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Meghalaya Youth Congress protest outside GHADC

The Meghalaya Youth Congress today protest outside the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) in protest against the non-cooperation of the Chief Executive Member (CEM) Dipul Marak who refuses to resign and is absconding after they lost the floor test.

MPYC President Richard Marak said that the action of incompetence CEM by absconding is an absolute and blatant disregard for the democratic process. Their EC has already been voted out. They brought this upon themselves by their incompetence. Moreover, there was even an attempt to manipulate the number of votes after the fact. They should understand that GHADC is not their personal property that they can do anything at will."

Richard Marak also went on to say that under him the EC tries to subvert the process of tendering for the haats by illegal means, namely allotting them without free and fair process and signing the orders backdated, which would not be the first time.

"Our sources also tell us that certain high ranking staffs are doing the bidding of the Minister for District Council Affairs, James Sangma, on the promise of promotions and other benefits thereby allowing Dipul Marak and his EC to break the rules and loot the GHADC He added.

"Therefore, we demand that Dipul Marak and the EC that has been voted out take responsibility and resign following the very laws that they took oath to uphold when they were voted as Members of the District Council."

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North East Region MP seek Prime Minister intervention on CAB

Members of Parliament (MP) representing the Indigenous Tribes of the North East Region today collectively staged protest outside the Parliament to express strong opposition against the decision of the Central Government to implement Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB).

The members also send a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing strong objection to the passing and implementation of the CAB in the Region. The Bills clearly states that by implementing CAB will particularly render the indigenous and tribal populations as the people of the region are vulnerable to being displace in the future. In a letter address to the Prime Minister the MP from North East urged the Prime Minister to exempt all North East from CAB.

The Members of Parliament (MP) representing the Indigenous Tribes of the North East Region also requested the Prime Minister to look into the mater seriously and address the concerns at the earliest.

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National Milk Day 2019

Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma and Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong attended the celebration of the ‘National Milk Day’ in Shillong. The State Government has taken measures to upscale the dairy industry in Meghalaya by implementing Dairy Mission in several District of the State.

Speaking during the program Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said that it has been an endeavor of the State Government to ensure that dairy programme of the State is intensified. “We have taken measures to upscale the dairy industry in Meghalaya and Dairy Mission is one such initiative” He added. During the celebration the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister handed out prize to winners of several competition organized by the Department.

National Milk Day is celebrated across the country on 26^th November every year on the birthday of Dr. Verghese Kurien. He was the father of the White Revolution in India. National Milk Day is celebrated to promote benefits related to milk and milk industry and to create awareness among people about the importance of milk and milk products. Verghese Kurien is known as the ‘Father of the White Revolution’ of India who was a social entrepreneur whose “billion-litre idea”, Operation Flood, the world’s largest agricultural dairy development programme.

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Meghalaya Governor approve Latiplang Kharkongor as new CEM

Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy today has approved Latiplang Kharkongor as the new Chief Executive Member of the Khasi Hill Autonomous District Council (KHADC)

In a letter through the Deputy Commissioner of East Khasi Hills District, Matsiewdor War, Deputy Secretary A Lakiang to Governor Roy, said, “I am directed to inform you that Governor has approved the election of Latiplang Kharkongor as the new Chief Executive Member of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council.”

On Saturday, Roy declined to accede to the state government’s request for imposing Administrator’s Rule by the Conrad Sangma-led government as there was majority leading to the election of Chief Executive Member.

Four-time KHADC member, Latiplang Kharkongor was elected unopposed as the new Chief Executive Member after the combined NPP-UDP-led United Democratic Alliance boycotted the election of the Chief Executive Member