Anti-Tobacco Day
The Deputy Commissioner, South West Khasi Hills District, has informed that the district administration in collaboration with the Meghalaya State Legal Services Authority will be observing the Anti-Tobacco Day on May 29 from 11 am at the Multi Purpose Hall, DC’s Office, Mawkyrwat.
CBSE results
Christ International Senior Secondary School has excelled in the Class XII Examination 2015 conducted by CBSE. Out of the 23 students from the first batch 17 secured first division and above with distinctions in different subjects. The topper of the School was Mabel Aind with 91% Marks.
B.K. Bajoria School has excelled in the Class XII CBSE Examination 2015 with a 100 % pass percentage with 370 distinctions. Rubina Sultan (95% in Science) and Sneha Kar (95.2% in Arts) scored distinctions in all subjects while Lizai Pyngrope (88% in Commerce) passed with distinctions in three subjects.
Poetry reading
A poetry reading programme was organized by the Dept. of English, NEHU, Tura under the guidance of Dr. L.K. Gracy. Students, scholars and the faculty presented their own works composed in English, Hindi, Garo, Khasi, Assamese and Bengali.
Corrigendum
The news item ‘VAB has ignored Women’ (ST, May 26, 2015) quoting Section 2(18) of the Bill inadvertently used the term ‘The Rangbah’ instead of ‘Teh Rangbah’. The error is regretted.
