Editor,
People residing in and around Sohra were happy to know in 2010 that the new National Institute of Technology (NIT) would be set up at Sohra. We also came to know that the site for the proposed NIT campus was surveyed and is somewhere in the Elaka of Saitsohpen. But what is the outcome of this long waited Institute? Has the land /site to set up NIT campus been finalised? Recently we have seen lots of advertisement for the posts of Assistant Professor and other faculty and staff for this Institute and also the temporary campus being set up at NEHU, Bijni campus. Admissions for the 2012 batch was also advertised. The MLAs of Sohra-Shella Constituency should take this matter up with Government to speed up the construction work of the NIT at Sohra before it is too late. Can any one from the Department of Higher and Technical Education give some feed back in this regard? We want to know the latest status of this prestigious Institute.
Yours etc.,
Rangkisan Khongwir,
Via email
MPSC & DSC exams clash
Editor,
Through your esteemed daily I wish to point out that that the dates for the compettive exams to be held by the Meghalaya Public Service Commission (MPSC) and District Selection Committee (DSC) are scheduled for September 22, 2012. Hence candidates wishing to appear for both will have to miss one or the other. The physical test for DSC has been completed while the MPSC is conducting the exams that were called off earlier due to shortage of question papers. Many candidates have applied for both and do not wish to miss either one. So I request the authorities concerned to shift one of the exams to another date.
Yours etc.,
B.Diengdoh
Rynjah
Is ILP a law?
Editor,
By saying that, “… the ILP,… is an outdated law which was framed by the British administration for better control over the tribals” (ST. Sep 10, 2012), does Bah Toki Blah mean to say that it is dead? It would seem so, because he is known to be one of the anti-ILP lobby.
His view that it “… was framed by the British administration for better control over the tribals” should have been supported by some authority which he has not quoted. So, his view cannot be accepted.
A law cannot be dead until it is killed by a repeal. Till such time it remains in the statute and is applicable. However unpalatable it may be, one cannot wish it away by saying “it is outdated”. But, is it a law? He should demystify us if he wants us to comprehend this statement.
Yours etc.,
Morning Star Sumer,
Shillong – 2
