There would be no elections in nine villages in the Mairang constituency of East Khasi Hills, as a mark of protest against the negligence of the government for not repairing a six kilometre road from Laitarted to Nonglyput. The Hynnniewtrep Youth Council along with the residents of these villages have taken the task upon themselves in repairing the road. These villages include Pyrda, Pyrdathymmai, Nongmynsain, Nonglyput, Sohksar (A), Sohksar Sohkhwai, Rimshylla and Khyllem.
The Sorkar of village Nongmynsain Nonglyput, Biren Nongrum has said the people were compelled to take upon themselves because of the adamant attitude of the government and also public leaders and representatives.
The Union Minister of State for Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre in the presence of Zenith Sangma and other State Government officials inaugurate the Mudra Promotion Campaign.The campaign is being organised in all over 50 locations across the country between September 27 and October 17 as the Centre aims to promote Mudra loans, financial inclusion schemes, and digital payment methods.
The aim of this Mudra Campaign is to help and provide platform to young entrepreneur to set up business or and be sufficient in their profession. Speaking at the official function here in Shillong the Union Minister said that ‘Pradhan Mantri Yojna’ and ‘Stand Up’ India are the two major scheme initiated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi which will bring up transformation to millions of youth by providing formal access to financial support. This will enable the youth to be self sufficient and self employment. The beneficiaries of the such schemes include Scheduled tribe, scheduled castes and especially woman where one can take up loan ranging from lakhs to crores rupees.
Zenith Sangma the Minister of Taxation reminds the people that illiteracy and lack of connectivity are the main problems regarding the setting up of banks especially in rural areas. The state has a total of 395 branches out which 51 percent are located in the rural areas, yet people are not aware of digital marketing or e-commerce. The Minister asked all the bankers to make it compulsory in providing awareness programme to people in rural areas about such schemes.
The Brahmaputra River runs over 891 km through Assam with vast network of islands and home to the most vulnerable communities in the state. With more than 2.5 million people living on some over 2,500 islands in Assam they represent 8 percent of the total population in the state. For centuries the river has been a source of life for the people of northeast especially Assam. Yet every year due to floods, millions of people are displaced, crops, livestock and properties are destroyed. Health problem are of major concern due the inaccessibility to medical aid.
Most of these islands lack basic infrastructure and services especially in health care. Post the flood event, the major problem faced by people especially those living away from the mainland of Assam is the access to medicines and sustained health care. People had to travel long distances at great cost and risk to get medical attention. The people dwelling among these islands frequently lost pregnant women and children due to lack of access to basic health care.
It was only in June 2004-2005 when Mr. Sanjoy Hazarika the Managing Trustee for the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research (C-NES) launched a unique initiative to tackle the challenges faced by the Island dwellers. The service provided by C-NES comes virtually to their doorstep with the help of dedicated and extremely hard working team of medical personnel.
Inspite of the United Democratic Party (UDP) pre poll alliance with the Hills State Peoples Democratic Party (HSPDP), the political equation in the West Khasi Hills, ha remarkably changed with the entrance of the National People party (NPP), in areas like Mawkyrwat, where the veteran Congress leader, Rowell Lyngdoh, built up the party for the last 35 years, has been dumped, by the present leadership of Chief minister Mukul Sangma.
Bah Rowell Lyngdoh has revealed that in fighting within the Congress leadership and party members. Being a former Deputy Chief minister, he had did his best for the sake of development, in the six constituencies of West Khasi Hills, also for popularising the Congress, but his efforts were not appreciated.
HYDRO POWER POTENTIAL OF NORTH EAST INDIA AND IT’S DEVELOPMENT
In this modern era of information and electronic technology, power plays a significant role in not only the socio-economic development but also the overall development of human being. All this modern days’ electronic gadgets and equipment which provide information is rely on power. All of them are functioning with the help of power. In brief, it is true that we cannot live without power for a few seconds in one way or other. Unfortunately even after 70 years of independence, our country in general and states of north east India in particular such important infrastructure is still unable to fulfil the requirement in spite of having huge power potential especially hydro power is concern. It is a great issue which all of us have to think seriously. On the other hand, North eastern region of India occupies the major share of having hydro power and thermal power potential among the other regions of the country. The present paper is highlighted onthree main parts. The first part is discussing on the potentialities of Indian hydro power resources in global context, present status, power projection for the future through different plan period and contribution of North Eastern Region to Indian total hydro power potential. The second part is critically examining the potentialities of hydro power in North Eastern Region through state-wise potential, power projects in operation and projects under constructions. Finally, it is devoted to suggestions and conclusion of the study in the wake of the government of India’s Act East Policy.
When our country attained Independence, we did not have sufficient electricity to light up our homes. The iconic lantern and oil lamp were the only sources of light for all of us after getting dark. The oil lamp lit and placed at a window served as guiding torch for travellers or those yet to come back home late night. Today after 70 years of independence, the situation has become much brighter. Electricity has reached most households of both urban and rural areas. According to government report, out of 18,452 villages in the country 14,483 villages have been electrified so far. The electrification work is in progress on 2,981 villages while 988 villages are uninhabited. The government has said it aims to provide electricity to all homes by December 2018, with a target of reaching power to all un-electrified villages by the end of December 2018.
During its election campaign in Manipur in the early part of 2017, BJP swore to fix accountability for the gross misrule perpetuated in the border state by the Congress, tagging then Chief Minister, Okram Ibobi Singh as the 20 percent CM alleging, he takes that much commission for each and every developmental projects executed in the state during his 15 year rule of Manipur as the Congress’ Chief Minister since 2002.
Seven months after assuming power, on September 2nd, the BJP led N Biren Singh government registered an FIR for offences of cheating, criminal conspiracy and breach of trust against the former Chief Minister, Okram Ibobi Singh and three former chief secretaries, DS Poonia, PC Lawmkunga and O Nabakishore Singh in a case pertaining to financial irregularities in managing Manipur’s premier construction and employment generating agency, Manipur Development Society, MDS. The misappropriation amounts to Rs.185.79 crore and it is hashtagged as MDS scam now. The FIR came after the state’s Vigilance Department submitted its inquiry report on financial irregularities of MDS acting on a complaint filed by the Planning Department in November 2016.
Others named in the scam are MDS’s former Project Director, Yambem Ningthem Singh and the agency’s Administrative Officer, S Ranjit Singh.
According to the State Vigilance Commission inquiry report, the officials and staff of MDS flaunted established procedures, norms and rules particularly while awarding contract works to agencies and caused a financial liability to the tune of Rs 185.79 crores.
Police source said the FIR lodged would help in establishing how and who were responsible for the procedural lapses, mismanagement, misappropriation and misuse of public fund. Police suspects Yambem Ningthem as responsible for concealing missing documents that the Vigilance inquiry reported in the case of MBs, DPRs, sanction papers of MDS. It is under Ningthem’s tenure as Project Director that the police are investigating for financial irregularities.
