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The United Democratic Party (UDP) of Meghalaya became the third party after Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Naga People's Front (NPF) to quit the Northeast Democratic Alliance (NEDA) over the Citizenship Amendment Bill. The decision was announced by party working President Paul Lyngdoh in Shillong.

 

The decision was taken after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah categorically said at a party rally in Assam that his party would revive the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill if it comes back to power in the country. His remarks provoked protests from various political parties and indigenous groups in the Northeast. United Democratic Party, Vice President, Allantry Franklin Dkhar said that the decision of the UDP to come out of the NEDA was taken on February 10th after eleven regional political parties from across the North Eastern States met in Guwahati on January 29th which unanimously resolved to oppose the Bill.

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Rs 1,323 crore budget before 109-2020

Meghalaya Chief Minister, Conrad K Sangma today presented an Rs 1,323 crore deficit budget for the year 2019-20. According to the Chief Minister, the fiscal deficit budget of Rs 1,323 crore is around 3.65 percent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP).

Presenting his second budget of the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) led-Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA), Conrad estimated the state’s total receipts for 2019-20 at Rs 16,199 crore, of which the revenue receipts are estimated at Rs 14,438 crore and capital receipts at Rs 1,761 criteria.

The Chief Minister said that excluding borrowings, the total receipts are estimated to be Rs 14, 463 crore. On the expenditure side, he estimated the total expenditure at Rs 16, 202 crore during 2019-20, of which the revenue expenditure is estimated at Rs 13, 700 crore and capital expenditure at Rs 2, 502 crore. Conrad said that excluding repayment of loans of Rs 416 crore, the estimated total expenditure is Rs 15, 786 crore. He also said that the interest payment during 2019-20 is estimated at Rs 746 crore and pension payment at Rs 855 crore.

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The Bodoland Territorial Area Districts celebrated the 17th Bodoland Day to mark the signing of the Bodoland Accord.  The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) is a territorial council that was established in the Assam state of India according to the Memorandum of Settlement on 10 February 2003. Hagrama Mohilary was sworn in as the Chief Executive Member (CEM) on 7 December 2003. Since then, he is scaling the Bodoland towards new heights.

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According to the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime (UNODC), South Asia is the fastest-growing and second-largest region for human trafficking in the world after East Asia. Most human trafficking victims come from poor rural areas, lured with promises of good jobs, only to find themselves forced to work in fields or brick kilns, confined in homes as domestic workers or as commercial sex workers.

 Until recently, Nepal was the preferred transit point for traffickers to send women to the Gulf but the rescue of 179 Nepalis, 147 women and 32 men, from the north-eastern state of Manipur by the state police in February reveals Moreh, a bustling commercial Indian border town in Manipur, bordering Myanmar, as the emerging border point for human trafficking.

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Dipmala Mazumdar of Dhubri town was awarded by All India Ophthalmological Society-Indian Journal of Ophthalmology as best research work for the year 2017-2018 in national level. The award was presented to her and co-researchers by Noble laureate Kailash Satyarthi on the occasion of 77th AIOC on 14th February 2019 in Indore. She belongs to a reputed family of Senpara area of Dhubri town, daughter of Jayanta Mazumdar and Ila Mazumdar.

Miss Mazumdar’s research was based on the prevalence of visual impairment which is on increasing all around the world and India is one of the countries with the highest rates of visual impairment.

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