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The Department of linguistics North Eastern Hill University National Conference

The Department of linguistics North Eastern Hill University Shillong organised or National Conference on revisiting indology and Sanskrit in India on 21st September 2017 at its premises. The inaugural function was chaired by Professor B K Agarwal Dean, School of Humanities, Shri Atul Kothari Shiksha Sanskriti utthan nyas New Delhi was the guest of honour, professor Rajnat bhat head department of linguistics Banaras Hindu University Varanasi UP was a special guest, the coordinator and chairperson of the conference professor Shailendra Kumar Singh, head department of linguistics gave the welcome inaugural address.

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Movement of Trucks

With Durga Puja just few days away the Deputy Inspector General of Police (ER), Meghalaya has imposed certain restriction and routes for trucks in order to ease traffic congestion in Shillong city during this celebrations. These restrictions shall valid with an effect from 27^th September to 1^st October, 2017. No Trucks will be allowed to enter Shillong city from 10:00 AM to 12:00 midnight

Trucks coming from Jaintia Hills on the way to Shillong via Sohryngkham will be stopped at Mawryngkneng, while those coming from West Khasi Hills District towards Shillong will be stopped at Mairang, and those coming from Mawsynram, Sohra and Pynursla towards Shillong will be stopped at 7^th Mile Upper Shillong.

No Trucks will be allowed to proceed to Shillong via Umiam during the hours of restriction and those proceeding towards Jaintia Hills should ply through the Shillong By-Pass only. However, there will be no restriction on the movement of Trucks towards Ri-Bhoi District via Shillong By-Pass

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Pencak Silat rekindling

Olympic Dreams of Asian Martial Art Sportspersons

Sunzu Bachaspatimayum

There’s renewed hope amongst martial arts based sportspersons of Manipur that finally their passion, dedication and hard work would pay off in fulfilling the Olympic dream. This wind of change comes with the global recognition of the newest contact sports that originated from Indonesia – Pencak Silat.

Unlike many other physical sports like Wushu and Kickboxing, Pencak Silat, which will feature in 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, is recognized by the Asian Olympic Council and is likely to feature in future Olympic games.

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Roshan Warjri

Roshan Warjri scripted history when she became the first woman to hold the crucial home Minister portfolio in the matrilineal state of Meghalaya and she is also the second woman in the country to hold this portfolio. Warjri was the first woman in the northeast and eastern India to hold the crucial department. She was a chairperson of Meghalaya State Commission for Women.  She first got elected to the legislative assembly in 1993 from North Shillong constituency and got re-elected in 1998 state election on congress ticket. She came back to politics after a break in 2013 state election.  She is currently the Minister of Higher and Technical Education Cooperation Department , Health & Family Welfare Department  and Law Department. She is also the second woman in India after P. Sabita Indra Reddy in Andhra Pradesh to become home minister.

A third-time legislator, Warjri is the widow of Korbar Sing Phanbuh, a legislator of the erstwhile Hill People's Union. After the demise of her husband, Warjri joined electoral politics and was elected to the assembly two times consecutively, in 1993 and 1998, on the Hill People's Union and United Democratic Party tickets respectively.

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Villages under new Diengpasoh Police Station

For public convenience and better administration, The Government of Meghalaya has created a new Police Station at Diengpasoh in East Khasi Hills which will be known as Diengpasoh Police Station. With the setting up of this new Police Station the areas falling under its jurisdiction will no longer be under the Rynjah Police Station.  The villages under the new Diengpasoh Police Station shall include Sohlaper, Mawiong, Ummir, Mawsharoh, Mawthumthum, Ryngksaw, Diengpasoh, Jaroit, Mawkhanu, Mynriang and Nonghali.