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VIJAYA BANK

Vijaya Bank received the first prize under Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar (Region C) for the year 2016-17 due to the active implementation of Hindi in its day to day activities. The award was handed over to the Bank by Hon’ble President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind and received by Bank MD & CEO Shri R. A. Sankara Narayanan in the presence of Hon’ble Union Minister for Home Affairs Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Minister of State Shri Kiren Rijiju, Hon’ble Minister of State Shri Hansaraj Gangaram Ahir and others at New Delhi.

GIRL FROM GUWAHATI SELECTED FOR ‘VOICE OF INDIA KID 2017’.

Manashi Sharma, an 11 years old girl, Class VI student of Pride Academy Kalaigaon and an offspring of very talented parents. Her mother Jitu Moni Saharia graduated in Classical Song while father Anupam Saharia is a well known Tabla and drum player of Darrang District. She is the powerhouse of talent as before this achievement she has also won ‘Voice of Darrang’ and stood first in the State level Jyoti Sangeet competition organized in Guwahati and recently has been selected for the National Music Entertainment Program ‘Voice of India Kids 2017’. She has made the entire Northeast especially her village Udmari near Kalaigaon in Darrang District very proud by her victory and has made her village known to everyone.

STREAMLET DKHAR RECEIVES ENTERPRISE AWARD

Streamlet Dkhar, a prominent Khasi writer, received the ‘2nd India’s Women Enterprise Awards’ (InWENA), 2017 for her contributions as woman in various fields at a ceremony held in New Delhi Institute of Management. Dkhar won the award in the category of “Woman Social Persona of the Decade - Grassroots Impact- Social Sphere, North Eastern India and Promotion of Khasi Poetry, Drama, Art, Culture and Khasi language of Meghalaya in the National and International level”. She expressed her gratitude and said that this award will encourage her to do more for the youth and women of the state and North-East.

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Hollywood New Releases

Blade Runner 2049- 6th October 2017

Lead roles- Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, Jared Leto & Mackenzie Dav Directed by Denis Villeneuve.

The Mountain Between us- 6th October 2017

Lead roles-Idris Elba, Kate Winslet & Dermot Mulroney Directed by Hany-Abu-Assad

The Snowman 17 October 2017

Lead roles- Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Furguson & Charlotte Gainsbourg Directed by Tomas Alfredson

Jigsaw 28 October 2017

Lead roles- Laura Vandervoort, Tobin Bell & Mandela Van Peebles Directed by Taika Waititi

Geostorm- 20 October 2017

Lead roles- Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish & Alexandra Maria Lara Directed by Dean Devlin

BOX OFFICE REVIEW:

Movie “It” based on Stephen King's novel is all about a nightmarish clown which is becoming the latest horror movie to bolster, shattering numerous records and setting a new bar for horror films with the opening of $123.1 million in North America and $185 million globally by far the biggest launch ever for the genre. So, It's record-breaking debut came at an opportune time for any movie in the horror genre and the largest September opening of all-time.

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Geogre Lyngdoh contesting from Umroi

There is a common belief, that money change hands, during elections, that votes can be bought by the contesting candidates, belonging to which ever party. Also that contestants have to lure the voters by arranging feasts that goes on for days together.

However this time, there is a case of unprecedented exception, which is somewhat the other way round. Geogre Lyngdoh contesting from the Umroi constituency of Ri Bhoi has started his campaign, being the son of former Legislative Assembly Speaker E.K.Mawlong, a  who had also represented Umroi.

To the surprise of the contesting candidate, Geogre Lyngdoh, the member of the Mahila Congress of Umroi, handed over money to the candidate, collected from his supporters in Umroi, to help meet his elections expenses. The women folk appealed to Umroi voters not to be influenced by money power.   

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HYC, HANM oppose Toll Gate

The Hynniewtrep Achick National Movement (HANM) and the Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) have strongly opposed the motive of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) to set up two toll gates in East and West Jaintia hills Districts.

The reason for this opposed is the unsatisfactory work done regarding the expansion of the highway. The size of the highway remains the same but the NHAI has only been repairing side drains besides adding black topping in repairing pot holes. Both the union want the HNAI to expand the roads where ever possible as Jaintia Hills District is quite busy in terms of transport.

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Whole Meghalaya be like Mawlynnong

With the newly open Sanitary Landfill for disposal of processed rejects and inert waste at Marten the Government of Meghalaya is keen on making the state a garbage free state from this year on ward. Dedicating the landfill site at Marten to the citizens of the city, Meghalaya Urban Affairs Minister, Shri R. V. Lyngdoh said that the landfill ensure that the waste generated are properly segregated and dumped in the site. Also the government is working out for other technological based solutions on waste management in order to make Meghalaya a garbage free state.

Lyngdoh also remind the public that the state government recently passed strictly law regarding littering in and around the state. Any person disobeying the lawful orders is liable to be arrested under section 102 of Meghalaya Police Act, 2010 and on conviction by a court of law will be liable to be fined Rs 5000. With his dream of making the whole Meghalaya Like “Mawlynnong” Lyngdoh said that “cleanliness should always begin at home.”