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The institute has been a hotspot for student activists from the very beginning. Recently, after the hike in fee rates, these activists have taken in-charge of running the university. These ‘students’ have been seen locking doors and holding their professors’ hostage for hours on end. They have even been seen defacing the buildings of the university and it is because of this turmoil the university administration had to post-pone various examination dates as well as registration dates for the new semester. They had to resort to creating an online registration website for the safety and well-being of the students and Behold over 5400 students registered online for the winter semester which is a clear indication that only a small percentage of students have an issue with the fee hike. So let us begin by examining the facts.

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Meghalaya High Court seek report on primary School

The Meghalaya High Court led by Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq has sought report on the number of schools that have been taken over by the state government and the financial burden on the state exchequer for the different categories. The order was passed following a petition filed by Thomy R Marak here on Tuesday.

The state respondents have been directed to file affidavit before the next hearing fixed to be held on March 16.

It also enquired about the total number of primary schools and junior basic schools as separate entities, in the schools taken over, indicating separately the number of teachers serving there.

In the order, the court wanted to know as to how many schools have been been taken over by the state, which according to them were covered by the District Council lower primary school and the total number of teacher working with them.

The state respondents were also asked to indicate separately the total number of pre-primary schools functioning independently and those which are part of the schools taken over and the number of teachers working with each of them.

The court further maintained that the statement would also specify as to what is the total financial burden on the state exchequer in all the categories separately, including that of the pre-primary section, if they are taken over.

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APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India said, “Always think what you can give to society, and not what society can give you”. Keeping in mind these words of the former President, Shreya Singh Pundir, a young, agile and energetic girl of Labac tea estate, 25 km from here, has dedicated herself to the cause of humanity. Her mind is pregnant with creative and noble ideas with the vision to serve in particular the ignorant and not so educated women folk of tea gardens for amelioration of their socio-economic condition. To make better use of her vacation from Uppasala University in Sweden where she is pursuing her Ph.D course in cell and molecular biology, she organised an awareness camp on health and hygiene for women workers of Labac and Tarapore tea gardens recently.

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James Sangma removed from Home portfolios

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today has agreed to strips the home portfolio from his elder brother James K Sangma and assigns him the department of taxation and information & public relations but retained power, food, civil supplies & consumers affairs and law.

A notification issued by the chief secretary M. S Rao on Tuesday evening said, “The governor on the advice of the chief minister is pleased to order the reallocation of portfolios of the following (four) ministers”.

Lahkmen Rymbui of the United Democratic Party (UDP) has been made new home minister of the state apart from other department.

Urban Affairs Minister Hamletson Dohling of the People’s Democratic Front (PDF) will now take charge of the DCA department.

Meanwhile apart from health & family welfare and arts & culture, BJP minister A.L Hek will also look after home (jail) and home (passport).

It may be mentioned here that the coalition partners including UDP, PDF, BJP and others have been demanding removal of James as home minister over the alleged illegal transportation of coal in the state.

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The Khelo India programme have been introduced to revive the sports culture in India at the grass-root level by building a strong framework for all sports played in our country and establish India as a great sporting nation.

It is the biggest sporting event in India held for 2 categories, namely under-17 years school students and under-21 college students. It was first launched in 2018 in New Delhi under the name Khelo India School Games (KISG). Haryana emerged as top performers in the 1st edition & the 2nd edition was launched in Pune, Maharashtra, where Maharashtra emerged as the top performers.