User Rating:  / 0

Yashwantrao Chavan Award 2017

Mumbai based Award Yashwantrao Chavan Pratishthan had designed an award “Yashwantrao Chavan National Award 2017” to any individual, Institution to recognise their contribution to the national integration, democratic values, social and economic development. This award is applicable to all the citizen of the county and is free to apply or recommend anyone who is eligible for this award.

More information is available at the Deputy Commissioner office Shillong.

User Rating:  / 0

Nonghyllam get its first Police Station

Nonghyllam which falls under south west khasi hill inaugurate its first Police Station to ease public convenience and for better administration. This long awaited police station will caters to different other villages that falls under its jurisdiction which includes Umsur, Nongjri, Umbar, Poitblei, Noingkallang, Pormasar, Amasang, Utengkut, Weikut, , Sohling , Chibak, Upper Chibak, Khonjoy A, Khonjoy B, Rangdongai, Kmapilgre, Mawhar, Nayagoan, Maheshkola, Hemanagar, Gelangdra, Tinpul, Thateja, Rajaju, Sawumbor, Koraibari , Upper Karaibari, Lakma, Borsora, Shipur,Amarsang,Gomagok, Garobita, Diengan, Ganganagar A, Gnaganagar B,Rongdusora, Chiragoa, Jaru Bagan, Kitakona, Kachiasora and Gilagora. Similarly it will share its law and order mechanism with Nongstoin, Mawkyrwat , Ranikor and Rongara Police Station. 

User Rating:  / 0

National roaming from 15^th August

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to provide free national roaming benefit voice call, SMS and data service through special tariff voucher (STV) and combo voucher in all areas where BSNL operate.

This scheme is quite beneficial for people who travel frequently such as Army personal, journalist, and students. Though at present STV benefit are available at every state through License service are (LSA) but post 15^TH August such benefit will be available at every places. This will make easy for every individual to recharge even when one travel out from his registered hometown.

User Rating:  / 2

Ampareen Lyngdoh an example for women empowerment

She is the only woman candidate who has never face defeat when it’s come to politics in Meghalaya. Being from a family with political strong hold she left her teaching career and joined the Indian Youth Congress but was denied ticket for the 2008 state election which prompted her to contest from the United Democratic Party (UDP). In the aftermath 44 members of UDP resigned in protest as her brother Robert G Lyngdoh was a Congress legislator and the presiding state's education Minister at that time.

She won the following assembly election by defeating the former President of UDP Youth wing Malcolm B. Tariang who contested as an independent. Though she won by huge margin yet she was forced to resigned from UDP in 2009 when the congress attained majority and formed the government. In the same year she joined the Congress when she met the AICC President Smti. Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi. In the 2009 by-election she retained her seat. By joining the congress she was assigned the post of Education Minister even though she was not a legislator. She remained the only female legislator for the session of 2008-2013.

Similarly in the 2013 state election she was re-elected to the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly from the East Shillong constituency after the creation and delimitation of Laitumkhrah constituency. She proved to be a worthy candidate when she defeated the UDP candidate and the former cabinet minister Bindo M Lanong.

While holding the post of Education Minister she was alleged in the involvement of the education scam in 2012 and was demanded to resign from the post by many activists.

The recent scuffle in the Cabinet got her to be incharged of the departments of PWD (Buildings), Information Technology, Labour and Information & Public Relations after a cabinet re-shuffle.

Since joining politics Ampareen Lyngdoh has set her bars high by overcoming all sorts of obstacles and set an example for other women who eagerly want to make their mark in politics. The 2018 election will be her hat trick if she came out successful

User Rating:  / 0

Davinder Singh 1^st Indian to qualify for Javelin Finals

 Davinder Singh Kang creates history by becoming the first Indian to qualify for the final round of the javelin throw at the World Athletics Championships. Injured Kang cleared the automatic qualification mark of 83m in his third attempt with a distance of 84.22m. Being the last man to throw Kang uplifted the Indian team and eventually did it in style by sending the spear beyond the qualification mark to set his personal best at 84.22m.

His personal best placed him on 7^th position among the top 10 to compete in the final on the 12^th of August. With this he is the first Indian to do so at any Championship in the world.

User Rating:  / 0

Nepal criminalises isolation of menstruating women.

The recent death of young girl has prompt Nepal Parliament to criminalise the isolation of menstruating women which was still practiced despite its banned by the Supreme Court more than a decade ago.

Menstruating in Nepal is considered as unclean by some communities and in some remote areas women are forced to sleep in a hut away from home during their periods.  This custom known as “Chhaupadi” is linked to Hinduism and considers women untouchable when they menstruate, as well as after childbirth.

The new law accompanied three-month jail sentence or a fined of Rs. 3000 or both, for anyone forcing or encouraging the woman to follow this evil custom.