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PM keen to “Transform NE through Transportation”

Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi in his maiden visit to Shillong addressed a rally today in Polo Ground.The PM said "BJP’s agenda is development, speedy development, and all-round development”. Motto is transformation by transportation. Better transportation will lead to deeper connectivity. Modi unveiling the plaque inaugurated the project of 2 Laning of Shillong-Nongstoin section of NH-106 and Nongstoin-Tura Road of NH-127B. While speaking on air connectivity he said in North East sea plane can be used for areas where the accessibility is poor. 

Meghalaya will host National Games in 2022. This will also be the year when Meghalaya will complete 50 years of its constitution.
Development of bamboo in North East has vast scope but development is restricted here because of restrictive regulations regime. Focus of the State government should be good governance. Meghalaya has the capacity to be the role model for many small states in the country. The wave which was started after Assam election is now showing that it will start to show up in Meghalaya too.

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2 day workshop concluded at NEC

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.

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Expectation for answers to many questions from PM Narendra Modi visit to the capital Shillong

At long last, the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to capital Shillong, for the second time, was expected by the people. This time of course, many have questions and hopes, that he would bring along with him many answers to many questions, particularly pertaining to Meghalaya, not only for this period of elections, but also for the projected future days and years. The Prime Minister need to impress upon the people, not only with rosy promises but to bring about a greater and sincere understanding between Shillong and far away New Delhi. There are questions that the Constitution of India, has to be re-visited, regarding the strengthening of traditional grass root administration, so that development efforts can be fruitful, otherwise all would be futile.

The Prime Minister not only happens to be the leader of the Nation, but also the present ruling party.

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H.D.R Lyngdoh aims for C.M post

After successfully joining congress H.D.R Lyngdoh aims of winning the upcoming election from Sohiong constituency. The Home Minister is also expecting to be the next Deputy Chief Minister or Chief Minister after victory in 2018. This big expectation of Lyngdoh is seen when veteran politician like R.C Laloo and D.D Lapang decided to bowed out from next year competition.

The former HSPDP leader said that being the Deputy Chief Minister will provide him more platforms to bring more development in the constituency.

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1. How do you plan to carry out research in Northeast India?

Right now we are doing a lot of research on botanical prospects; especially on traditional medicine system and also planning to make documentation programme on it. We will bring our team where there will be proper scientists, researchers and experts who will work on it, so that the traditional work can be given a scientific touch and it becomes established. This will be our effort and whatever we can do we will do for it.

2. Have you visited North East India before?

I have come to Northeast several times but this is the first time that I have visited Shillong. We have done several works in Northeast especially in Assam, Manipur and planning to start here in Shillong too.

3. Are you planning to bring up a factory?

No, we will not be establishing a factory here but we will be making maximum usage of the available raw material, crafts and accordingly we can plan it out. We have planted a big unit in Tezpur. We can take raw materials from here and work on it there. We will train people from here only and establish them.

4. What is your view on Organic Farming?

Today, a new trend is being followed that is “Organic”. I would like to call it as “Fashion”. I would like to apologise for it, but they are just hybrid crops where there is no yield, no proteins, no nutrients. Just because we have not added any insecticides or pesticides it is not appropriate to call it Organic.The traditional seeds which have nutrients in it should not be named as Organic food but be named as Medicinal food. This food should reach the whole world. I do support organic farming but there is a misconception about organic farming. We work on the traditional and original way of organic farming, where there is no fertilised seeds and work on the medicinal point of view.

5. How will you make the utmost use of the resources available in Northeast India?

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Blame Game for the upcoming elections 2018

It is in the arena and backdrop of the Shad Nongkrem dance festival, at Smit, the capital of the Khasi state of Hima Khyrim, that the political big wigs of Meghalaya made a bee line to place themselves in the VIP dias in front of the courtyard of the Iing Sad the divinity thatched hut. Among them are Congress rebels, Prestone Tynsong, Rowell Lyngdoh also the Congress contender from Nongkrem John F. Kharshiing, NPP candidate H.S. Shylla and others. Tynsong had aired his sentiments to the accompaniment of drums and music, blaming the leadership of Mukul Sangma that has dropped the degree of popularity of Congress popularity in the whole state. That is why many questions have arise. Why so many prominent leaders are now tired and have instead chosen to drop out of the scene, like D.D. Lapang, Roytre Laloo, Roshan Warjri because they have got enough and cannot anymore digest, the way the Congress and also the government, are being run, by a solo plane, which is always taken home to land in the Ampati air strip.

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Yet another hard time for Congress in Meghalaya: DD Lapang backs off to contest in Assembly elections

Amidst this cold winter season, it is like throwing a bucketful of icy water on the Indian National Congress of Meghalaya, as D.D. Lapang, a five-time Chief Minister and President of the Meghalaya Pradesh Congress, had side-stepped from contesting the ensuing assembly elections. Nongpoh, has been the home ground of D.D. Lapang and this time it is just giving a walk-over to rival parties and contestants to fill the vacuum. However, Lapang has said that he would work for the party. But he would not have that energetic enthusiasm and commitment. In the meantime, the National People’s Party, (NPP), has propped up C.B. Syiem, to contest against Kong Rona Khymdeit of the United Democratic Party (UDP), both of whom are freshers in the Ri Bhoi political scenario. The Congress workers and supporters of Nongpoh are now left in a quandary.

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A.T Mondal welcomed by the opposition leader Donkupar Roy

There was an expectation that there would be daggers drawn in the fag end of the ninth legislative meet of Meghalaya, as much dust has been kicked up in the election arena. But things had cooled down, after the opposition had earlier withdrawn its no-confidence motion against the speaker. Instead praise were showered upon the speaker AT Mondal, even by the opposition leader Donkupar Roy, who congratulated Mondal, for creating history, by becoming the first speaker of Meghalaya from a minority community.

It was also unprecedented that members of both the ruling and opposition exchanged good luck wishes to each other, so that they meet again in the new House. Donkupar had concluded that, “whether we come back or not, we will continue to work as friends”. While the Meghalaya Congress Pradesh Chief D.D. Lapang, expressed his confidence that he would see all the present legislators from the visitor’s gallery.