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EVILS OF SOCIAL MEDIA 

Though  social  media  is  serving  the  interests  for  spreading  faster  information,   yet  there  is  at  the  same  time  the  dark  side  of  misusing  which  include  cyber  crimes. The Martin Luther Christian University in Shillong has created awareness. That in  Shillong  itself  there  are  as  many  as  300  social  websites,   which  are  used  by  specially  the  youths  and  students  in  their  day  to  day  contact,  even  with  friends  and  acquaintances  within  and  outside  the  country.  Social  media  including  internet  have  however  both  positive  and  negative  aspects.  There  is  therefore  a need  today  for  imparting  proper knowledge  and  know  how  among  the  youths  on  the  merits  and  demerits  of  the  social  media.  Besides, there  is  the  Facebook  and  Instagram  facilities  that  have  come  about  but  the  main  concern  is  that  the  youths  should  not  be  misled  in  using  these  media  for criminal  and  other   anti-social  purposes.  In  anything  there  is  always  two  sides  of  the  coin.               

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RAINFALL RECORD

The south-west monsoon has arrived. The  rainiest  spot  in  the  world  Sohra,  received   281.7   millimeter  on  June  13,  accompanied  by  lightning  and  thunder covering  the  rain belt  valley  from  Sohra  to  Pynursla,  trapping  the  monsoon  clouds. State capital Shillong recorded 173 mm of rainfall. Rivers  and  streams  have  been  flooded,  the  beauty  lies  in  the  cascading  of  waterfalls specially  in  Sohra,  thundering  to  the  deep  and  green  valleys.  However,  damage  was  caused  in  residential  areas  of   Nongstoiñ  West  Khasi  Hills.  The  Speaker  of  the  State  Legislative  Assembly,  Donkupar  Roy  along  with  the  Education  Minister Lakmen  Rymbui  and  District  Council  Member  Grace  Mary  Kharpuri  were  caught  in  a  road  block  at  Mawkyrnot  near  Pynursla,  while  on  their  way  to  Umñiuhtmar. The  Speaker   had  to  return  back  to  Shillong  by  hiring  a  local  taxi. 

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WORLD CUP CRAZE 

People specially of Shillong are well known for their  craze  over  football,  especially  in  the  emergence  of  the  Shillong  Lajong  Football  Club,  which   has  further  taken  steps  in  lifting   Shillong  football  to  the  National  Standard  Level.  With  the  start  of  the  World  Cup  at  Lazhriki  Stadium  in  Moscow,  the  craze  of  the  footballers  grew  more  intense.   In  the  earlier  years,   the  fans  of  the  game,  during  World  Cup   would  go  down   either  to  Sohra  or  Mawsynram  with  their  TV  sets  to  watch  the  games  from  these  lower  elevation  areas,  sloping  down  to  Bangladesh.  Now  however,  the  story  is  different,  as  each  and  every  home  have  a  Direct  to  Home  TV  connections  and  can  relax  in  their  bedrooms  or  drawing  rooms.  In  the  opening  of  the  Russian  World  Cup,   viewers    were  also  enthralled   in  the  opening  ceremony of  seeing  their  favourite  stars  singers  perform,  including  Robbie  Williams of  the  United  Kingdom  and  Aida  Garifullina  from  the  host  country  Russia. Where in the opening game, the Russia thumbed Saudi Arabia 5-0 to win the opening game of FIFA 2018 World Cup and in doing so keeping the record of the host nations not losing their opening games at the cup intact.                   

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Sikkim Summit for Tribal Status 2018 was held at Gangtok on May 2018. The summit was organized by Eleven Indigenous Ethnic Communities of Sikkim (EIECOS) in collaboration with Sikkim Commission for Backward Classes and Social Welfare Department, Government of Sikkim. At this summit, Chief Minister Pawan Chamling emphasized on tribal status restored for Sikkim Nepali communities.

Chief Minister Stated that the ‘historical injustice was done to Sikkimese Nepali community. which he wants to restore for 11 left out Nepali communities of Sikkim. The matter which he had placed before all leaders in the nation including Prime Minister Narendra Modiji in his visit to Sikkim in 2016 as well.