With the Assembly’s winter session drawing near, the Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) has announced a three-day hunger strike from December 7 to push the state government to pass official resolution to implement its 14-point of demands which include Inner Line Permit (ILP).
Addressing media persons HYC General Secretary Robert June Kharjahrin said that the hunger strike is to show displeasure against the state government’s towards the demand for strong anti-influx laws. Members of the Council will march towards the parking lot near the additional Secretariat to stage their hunger strike. The Council also threatened to campaign against any political parties which failed to reflect their seriousness on the influx related issues in their respective manifestos in the upcoming 2018 state elections.
The 2 day workshop under the theme: “Biotechnology for Sustainable Development of Ecosystems and Bio-resources” is being concluded North Eastern Council Auditorium, Shillong. This brainstorming workshop on ‘Bio-resources Development and Sustainable Utilization’ is being co-organised by the Bio-Resources Development Centre (BDRC), Government of Meghalaya and the Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India in collaboration with North Eastern Council, Ministry of DoNER, Government of India, North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project (NERCoRMP), Institute of Natural Resources Management (MBDA), Department of Forest & Environment, Government of Meghalaya, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Central Agriculture University, Umiam, ICAR for NEH Region, Umiam, Department of Agriculture, Government of Meghalaya and State Council of Science Technology & Environment (SCSTE).
The workshop was to discuss on the need to protect and preserve the rich bio-diversity of the State and to make it more sustainable for the future generations. The aims of the workshop were to provide platform for various stakeholders for developing frameworks for sustainable development of ecosystem and bio-resources of the North East India in general and Meghalaya in particular through biotechnological approaches.
Member, NEC, Shillong, Shri C. K. Das, Secretary, NEC, Shillong, Shri Ram Muivah, Adviser, Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, Dr. Mohd. Aslam, Director, CSIR-NBRI, Prof. S. K. Barik, Director, ISBD, Imphal, Prof. Dinabandhu Sahoo, Secretary to the Government of Meghalaya, Planning Department & Member Secretary, BDRC, Dr. B. D. R. Tiwari was also present at the inaugural programme.
Mr. Comingone Ymbon, a two-time sitting legislator of Raliang constituency, in West Jaintia Hills submitted his resignation letter to the office of the Chief Minister when Dr Mukul Sangma was leaving for Delhi. In his letter submitted to the chief minister Mukul Sangma, Ymbon said, “I hereby tender my resignation as minister in-charge of power general administration department (GAD) and community & rural development (C&RD) from today.
Mr Coming provide no significant reason on his resignation, he was inducted to the cabinet minister in the month of August 2017 along with Umsning MLA Celestine Lyngdoh. With his resignation it is likely assume that Mr. Comingone will leave the party ahead of the upcoming 2018 Assembly poll.
The left front government in Tripura faced a tough challenge from the opposition ahead of assembly poll when Congress and BJP separately sought action from CBI in the involvement of Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar in chit fund company scams. While BJP demanded immediate arrest of Sarkar for abetting Rose Valley to CBI, Congress asked to initiate an investigation into his closeness with some non banking financial companies. Congress wants an enquiry of the involvement of Sarkar’s family in Ponzi firms. BJP has sent the letter to CBI headquarters seeking immediate action against Sarkar.
United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate Joe Marwein has called out to the Meghalaya Government to strengthen the Lokayukta Act in order to fight against the menace of corruption in the state. While addressing during the gathering at Mawkhar, the UDP North Shillong youth wing lashed out at the Congress led- Government by reminding about the ongoing white ink scam and as to why such Act is important to prevent corruption. Marwein also lashed out against BJP for its implementation ‘Demonetisation ‘and ‘GST’ as it makes more complicated to the lives of the people. In his final note Marwein promised of quality education and healthcare for the people of North Shillong and State as a whole.
