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Inter-State Youth Exchange Programme launched in Shillong

As part of the nationwide youth programme, “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat” launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Shillong just like any other State today inaugurate the ‘inter-state youth exchange programme’ in the presence of W.R. Lyngdoh, IAS, secretary, Education department. This nationwide youth programme is being organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) under the Ministry of Youth Affairs, and Sports in collaboration with the department of Education, government of Meghalaya.

Speaking at the function which organised in Youth Hostel the main objective of the exchange programme is to encourage and celebrate unity in diversity, to promote national integration and to showcase heritage, custom, and tradition of the country. Under the Programme, Meghalaya is being co-partner Arunachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

In a nutshell ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’ (one India, great India), was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the 140th Birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhhai Patel.

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The newly regional party PDF to enter in the election fray

 The People Democratic Front (PDF) is the latest regional party in the state initially confine to the Khasi-Jaintia Hills has also entered in the election fray. Would be acceptable to the people is the fore most question? Yet it would be on the quality of the candidates. The congress rebel being suspended from the party, Pynshngain N.Syiem who is also Chief Executive Member of the Khasi Hills District Council has however at long last the PDF came out the congress, joined and propped as the Chief Ministerial candidate from Mawsynram. Syiem has accused the congress for adopting what he called “political tricks”, to drag him down and also the ruling PDF in the District Council. Syiem also member of the State Assembly challenged the state government for the disqualification of members also being member of the district council, in which his stand was upheld by the Meghalaya Shillong High court. 

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Common interest should gain more importance over individual ethnic agendas prevailing in the region said Tibetian spiritial leader, His Holiness Dalai Lama on his first visit to Manipur.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama addressed an international conference on Peace & Harmony in the restive state upon the invitation of the Manipur Legislative Assembly Speaker, Yumnam Khemchand.

The iconic world spiritual leader was accorded a civil reception at the City Convention Centre in Imphal by a jam packed crowd comprising of Ministers, MLAs, Bureaucrats, Civil Society Leaders, Students and even delegates from neighbouring states and Myanmar.

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Mahendraganj Battle

Mahendraganj Constituency located in the Indo- Bangla borders in Garo hills have attracted interest, not only it is a congress strong hold, represented by Dikanchi D. Shira , the wife of Chief Minister yet this time would be facing, U Khasi Muslim Serazul Kharkongor and independent candidate. This is his second attempt at the poll, which he failed to win from Tirikilla constituency in 2013. This time besides Serazul Kharkongor, Dikanchi would be facing candidates of the BJP, NPP, and UDP. Therefore it would not be and easy task for Dikanchi in which the votes would be splintered.  

In the last election Dikanchi has secured 11,580 votes out of the total votes of 25,361.