Staff Reporter
SHILLONG, June 19: A three – week – old infant lost his life in the hands of a masked person who had forcefully entered a house in the Mission Compound locality of Shillong in the wee hours of Tuesday morning.
The incident took place at around 2.30 am when the person who had covered his face forcefully broke into the house of a resident of Mission Compound.
Staff Reporter
SHILLONG, June 19: Stating that outsiders have no right to interfere with the internal affairs of the state, the Khasi Students’ Union has demanded that people who are not from Meghalaya refrain from meddling in affairs related to the vexed Sweepers’ Colony issue.
“We want to send a clear message that the state government should not allow people from outside to dictate because they have no right to come and interfere with the internal affairs of the state,” KSU chief Lambokstar Marngar said in a statement issued here on Tuesday.
Staff Reporter
SHILLONG, June 19: Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone who heads the High Level Committee to look into the issue of the Sweepers’ Colony at Tem Iew Mawlong has said that the issue with this colony is not based on any community but is rather a problem of relocation.
Staff Reporter
SHILLONG, June 19: The Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Conrad Sangma has assured to provide proper road connectivity to a number of villages lying along the international border with Bangladesh besides addressing other issues raised by them.
Conrad had made this assurance on Tuesday to a delegation of residents of these villages led by Social Welfare Minister, Kyrmen Shylla who represents Khliehriat in the Assembly.
Staff Reporter
SHILLONG, June 19: Assam Rifles, in collaboration with Assam University Silchar is conducting a joint seminar on ‘Convergence of Security Forces and Mass Media Towards Nation Building’ at Silchar on June 23 next.
The Director General Assam Rifles, Lt Gen SukhdeepSangwan and the Vice Chancellor, Assam University Silchar, Prof (Dr) Dilip Chandra Nath are amongst the prominent personalities attending the seminar.