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U Tirot Sing of the Syiemlieh Clan, the King of Syiem of the Khasi State of Nongkhlaw attacked the British Garrison for its failure to return the territory of Borduar, located in the Assam plains of the Brahmaputra Valley, which was part and parcel of the Hima Nongkhlaw State. It was the day April 4th 1829 which became a vital cornerstone of Khasi History.
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Dr Sanat Kumar Saha once came across this quote and it had left a deep & profound
impact on him. However, he claims that as his life evolves, he feels ‘judgment’ itself is unnecessary. As he retrospect, he gets a better understanding about himself and others by looking back and believing that his most defining moments of struggles were experienced by keeping himself open towards new experiences. At the age of about 65 and serving currently as the Honorary Member (Eminent Scientist), West Bengal State Council of Higher Education, Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal, he certainly has a lot of experience in his repository.
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U TIROT SING SYIEM, the Syiem (Chief) of Hima (state) Nongkhlaw, one of the twenty five Khasi states, is one of the greatest and the first personalities to challenge the British in Northeast India. In his attempt to prevent the Khasi Hills from falling into the colonial hands, U Tirot Sing fought armed struggle against the British. He could not match the Colonial forces in the war and was captured on being defeated. He died in captivity in Dhaka on 17th July 1835.
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Pawan Chamling is now the longest serving Chief Minister in the Country. The 5th term Chief Minister has surpassed the record of former West Bengal Chief Minister Late Jyoti Basu from 29th of April, 2018. Pawan Chamling rose to power after he was unanimously elected as Chief Minister of the 22nd State of India on 12th December, 1994, when the party under his leadership won the State General elections. Since then, there has been no looking back. He is currently in his 5th term as the Chief Minister of Sikkim and is continuously rendering his service to the people of Sikkim.
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St. Anthony’s & St.Edmunds tops the list in Science & Commerce
St. Anthony’s Higher Secondary School secured the highest number of ranks in the science stream category. This prestigious School secured rank from First to Tenth position followed by Donbosco Shool in Tura. The first rank was secured by Lawanaibok Kharphuli with distinctions in six subjects. The only school which made it to the Top 10 list besides St Anthony’s is Don Bosco College HS Section, Tura in which Nishtha Barman Hajong managed to bag the 6th position.
Even in the Commerce Stream category, St Anthony’s HS School managed to secured Seventh positions in the Top 10 list and St Edmund’s HS School, Shillong with three positions in the list with Chongdeinem Guite as the toper. BBS College and Christian Academy HS School are also featured in the top 10 list.
The district with the highest number of pass percentage in the Science stream is East Khasi Hills with 82.78 and in the Commerce stream is East Garo Hills with 93.75 percent.
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