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  • Cyclone Sitrang: IMD problems crimson alert for 4 North-East states

    By means of ANI

    NEW DELHI: Underneath the affect of Cyclone Sitrang, a crimson alert indicating heavy to very heavy and intensely heavy rainfall has been issued for Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura on Monday.

    Standard rainfall accompanied through thunderstorms, lightning, and heavy to very heavy and intensely heavy rain at remoted puts may be very prone to happen over Tripura on Monday and Tuesday, stated the India Meteorological Division (IMD) on Monday.

    “Underneath Sitrang affect, in style rainfall accompanied through thunderstorms/lightning/heavy to very heavy and intensely heavy rain at remoted puts may be very prone to happen over Tripura on twenty fourth & twenty fifth October 2022,” IMD stated in a press free up. Previous lately, the West Bengal govt was once witnessed taking the entire precautionery measures, together with evacuation of other folks, and provide of aid subject matter to shelters, to take care of imaginable devastation underneath the affect of Cyclone ‘Sitrang’.

    Civil defence groups are deployed at Bakkhali Sea Seashore in South 24 Parganas. Vacationers don’t seem to be allowed to discuss with the seashore and the department stores have additionally been closed.

    West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to the folks to “keep alert” as there’s a prime probability of rain on Tuesday because of cyclone Sitrang.

    “There’s a prime probability of rain on October 25. There’s an enchantment to the folks to steer clear of going out unnecessarily or to the ocean spaces together with the Sundarbans. The state executive has made preparations,” stated CM Mamata Banerjee.

    The cyclonic hurricane “Sitrang” pronounced as “Si-Trang” over the northwest and adjacent the central Bay of Bengal crossed the Bangladesh coast between Tinkona and Sandwip as regards to Barisal all through 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm on Monday with a most sustained wind velocity of 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph, IMD stated.

    “It lay focused at 11:30 pm on Sunday over coastal Bangladesh close to latitude 23.70N and longitude 90.80E, about 40 km east of Dhaka, 50 km west-southwest of Agartala, and 120 km north-northeast of Barisal (Bangladesh),” IMD officers stated.

    “The cyclone may be very prone to proceed to transport north-northeastwards and weaken right into a melancholy all through subsequent 6 hours and additional right into a well-marked low-pressure space all through next 6 hours,” it additional stated. 

    NEW DELHI: Underneath the affect of Cyclone Sitrang, a crimson alert indicating heavy to very heavy and intensely heavy rainfall has been issued for Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura on Monday.

    Standard rainfall accompanied through thunderstorms, lightning, and heavy to very heavy and intensely heavy rain at remoted puts may be very prone to happen over Tripura on Monday and Tuesday, stated the India Meteorological Division (IMD) on Monday.

    “Underneath Sitrang affect, in style rainfall accompanied through thunderstorms/lightning/heavy to very heavy and intensely heavy rain at remoted puts may be very prone to happen over Tripura on twenty fourth & twenty fifth October 2022,” IMD stated in a press free up. Previous lately, the West Bengal govt was once witnessed taking the entire precautionery measures, together with evacuation of other folks, and provide of aid subject matter to shelters, to take care of imaginable devastation underneath the affect of Cyclone ‘Sitrang’.

    Civil defence groups are deployed at Bakkhali Sea Seashore in South 24 Parganas. Vacationers don’t seem to be allowed to discuss with the seashore and the department stores have additionally been closed.

    West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday appealed to the folks to “keep alert” as there’s a prime probability of rain on Tuesday because of cyclone Sitrang.

    “There’s a prime probability of rain on October 25. There’s an enchantment to the folks to steer clear of going out unnecessarily or to the ocean spaces together with the Sundarbans. The state executive has made preparations,” stated CM Mamata Banerjee.

    The cyclonic hurricane “Sitrang” pronounced as “Si-Trang” over the northwest and adjacent the central Bay of Bengal crossed the Bangladesh coast between Tinkona and Sandwip as regards to Barisal all through 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm on Monday with a most sustained wind velocity of 80-90 kmph gusting to 100 kmph, IMD stated.

    “It lay focused at 11:30 pm on Sunday over coastal Bangladesh close to latitude 23.70N and longitude 90.80E, about 40 km east of Dhaka, 50 km west-southwest of Agartala, and 120 km north-northeast of Barisal (Bangladesh),” IMD officers stated.

    “The cyclone may be very prone to proceed to transport north-northeastwards and weaken right into a melancholy all through subsequent 6 hours and additional right into a well-marked low-pressure space all through next 6 hours,” it additional stated. 

  • Cyclone Sitrang: Meghalaya on prime alert, faculties ordered close in 4 districts

    Through PTI

    SHILLONG: Crisis Control Government in Meghalaya were stored on prime alert as Cyclone Sitrang is prone to convey heavy rain in lots of portions of the state, officers mentioned on Sunday.

    In a minimum of 4 districts bordering Bangladesh, the management directed the government to stay all tutorial institutes close on Tuesday in view of the cyclone.

    The districts are East and West Jaintia Hills, East Khasi Hills, and South West Khasi Hills.

    Different districts had been directed to stay all box officials alert all the time, observe the placement and file in case of emergency, the officers mentioned.

    The IMD forecast is in most cases cloudy sky with steady rain in lots of portions of Meghalaya on Tuesday.

    The Nationwide Freeway Authority of India has been directed to stay its manpower and machines in a position for any emergency requirement in any a part of the state, a senior reputable of the state crisis control authority mentioned.

    All the northeastern state skilled mild to reasonable rainfall during Monday inflicting minor disruption of energy provides.

    In line with IMD, the cyclone is prone to pass the Bangladesh coast between Tinkona island and Sandwip close to Barisal early on Tuesday.

    SHILLONG: Crisis Control Government in Meghalaya were stored on prime alert as Cyclone Sitrang is prone to convey heavy rain in lots of portions of the state, officers mentioned on Sunday.

    In a minimum of 4 districts bordering Bangladesh, the management directed the government to stay all tutorial institutes close on Tuesday in view of the cyclone.

    The districts are East and West Jaintia Hills, East Khasi Hills, and South West Khasi Hills.

    Different districts had been directed to stay all box officials alert all the time, observe the placement and file in case of emergency, the officers mentioned.

    The IMD forecast is in most cases cloudy sky with steady rain in lots of portions of Meghalaya on Tuesday.

    The Nationwide Freeway Authority of India has been directed to stay its manpower and machines in a position for any emergency requirement in any a part of the state, a senior reputable of the state crisis control authority mentioned.

    All the northeastern state skilled mild to reasonable rainfall during Monday inflicting minor disruption of energy provides.

    In line with IMD, the cyclone is prone to pass the Bangladesh coast between Tinkona island and Sandwip close to Barisal early on Tuesday.

  • Statue to honour Khasi chief, subcontinent’s first lady minister

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    GUWAHATI:  Six many years after her loss of life, Meghalaya is making plans to put in a statue to honour Mavis Dunn Lyngdoh, who turned into the Indian subcontinent’s first lady minister 83 years in the past. As Meghalaya is celebrating the golden jubilee of statehood, Meeting Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh has written to Leader Minister Conrad Ok Sangma proposing to honour Mavis by means of erecting her life-sized statue.

    “Appreciating the state authorities’s effort to rejoice the golden jubilee in a grand and befitting way, it’s going to even be correct for us to honour the past due Mavis Dunn Lyngdoh. I wish to request the federal government to believe placing one full-size statue of her at the premises of the State Central Library (in Shillong) and honour her for her success and repair to our folks,” Lyngdoh’s letter to Sangma reads.

    Mavis was once appointed a Cupboard minister in Assam in 1939, 8 years ahead of Sarojini Naidu was once appointed because the governor of the United Provinces in 1947, turning into the primary lady to carry the place of business of governor within the Dominion of India. On the invitation of Sir Mohammed Syed Saadulla, Mavis, then elderly 33 years, had joined his authorities in 1939. Meghalaya, which attained statehood in 1972, was once then part of Assam. 

    Born on June 4, 1906 to H Dunn and Ka Helibon Lyngdoh, Mavis studied on the Welsh Undertaking Women’ Faculty, Shillong; the Diocesan Faculty and the Bethune Faculty, Kolkata, the place she acquired her BT level. She was once additionally the primary Khasi lady to qualify to practise legislation from the College Regulation Faculty, Guwahati.

    Her political occupation started on the age of 31 in 1937 when she was once elected as a member of the Assam Meeting as an unbiased candidate. Because the well being minister, she created the posts of nurses in government-run hospitals, and girls skilled in public in addition to personal establishments had been appointed. There have been no state coaching faculties for nurses within the Northeast again then. Mavis, who by no means married, retired from politics in 1946 however faithful her lifestyles to social provider. She died in 1962.

    GUWAHATI:  Six many years after her loss of life, Meghalaya is making plans to put in a statue to honour Mavis Dunn Lyngdoh, who turned into the Indian subcontinent’s first lady minister 83 years in the past. As Meghalaya is celebrating the golden jubilee of statehood, Meeting Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh has written to Leader Minister Conrad Ok Sangma proposing to honour Mavis by means of erecting her life-sized statue.

    “Appreciating the state authorities’s effort to rejoice the golden jubilee in a grand and befitting way, it’s going to even be correct for us to honour the past due Mavis Dunn Lyngdoh. I wish to request the federal government to believe placing one full-size statue of her at the premises of the State Central Library (in Shillong) and honour her for her success and repair to our folks,” Lyngdoh’s letter to Sangma reads.

    Mavis was once appointed a Cupboard minister in Assam in 1939, 8 years ahead of Sarojini Naidu was once appointed because the governor of the United Provinces in 1947, turning into the primary lady to carry the place of business of governor within the Dominion of India. On the invitation of Sir Mohammed Syed Saadulla, Mavis, then elderly 33 years, had joined his authorities in 1939. Meghalaya, which attained statehood in 1972, was once then part of Assam. 

    Born on June 4, 1906 to H Dunn and Ka Helibon Lyngdoh, Mavis studied on the Welsh Undertaking Women’ Faculty, Shillong; the Diocesan Faculty and the Bethune Faculty, Kolkata, the place she acquired her BT level. She was once additionally the primary Khasi lady to qualify to practise legislation from the College Regulation Faculty, Guwahati.

    Her political occupation started on the age of 31 in 1937 when she was once elected as a member of the Assam Meeting as an unbiased candidate. Because the well being minister, she created the posts of nurses in government-run hospitals, and girls skilled in public in addition to personal establishments had been appointed. There have been no state coaching faculties for nurses within the Northeast again then. Mavis, who by no means married, retired from politics in 1946 however faithful her lifestyles to social provider. She died in 1962.

  • Police: 5 kids rescued from Meghalaya BJP chief’s farmhouse run as brothel

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    GUWAHATI: Meghalaya police rescued 5 kids from the farmhouse of state BJP vp Bernard Marak that was once allegedly run as a brothel.

    All over a seven to eight-hour lengthy raid performed on the farmhouse in Tura on Friday night time, the police recovered 400 bottles of liquor, 500 packets of condom and contraceptive tablets, 37 automobiles, 47 cellphones, Rs 30,000 and incriminating paperwork.

    Director-Basic of Police LR Bishnoi stated the 5 kids have been locked inside of a room and the police rescued them through breaking the lock. He stated 73 other folks, together with 26 women folk, have been picked up through the police.

    Bishnoi stated the police may no longer hint Marak regardless of searches at his Tura place of dwelling and Shillong. He was once someplace close to Guwahati the closing time his cell phone was once tracked. It was once therefore discovered switched off, he stated.

    “The restoration itself signifies there was once one thing fishy there. He has no licence to run it. The restoration of 400 bottles of liquor and 500 packets of condom and contraceptive tablets signifies it was once run as a brothel. Additionally, lots of the other folks there have been present in compromising positions. The police took motion as consistent with the regulation,” Bishnoi instructed reporters.

    The police registered a case below sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and seven of the Immoral Trafficking Act. Any other case below the POCSO Act was once registered with the Tura Ladies Police Station. The DGP stated the police would pass “strictly”.

    Marak on Friday had slammed Leader Minister Conrad Okay Sangma, alleging the latter was once the use of the state equipment to malign his (Marak’s) symbol. He had described the raid as “political vendetta”.

    The BJP is a constituent of ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance which the CM’s Nationwide Other people’s Birthday celebration heads.

    “The CM is focused on me as a result of he is aware of he’s going to lose the South Tura seat to the BJP,” Marak, who was once in Shillong on Friday to have a good time the victory of Droupadi Murmu within the Presidential election, had stated.

    Marak is a former militant leader-turned-politician, recently a Member of Building Council in Garo Hills Independent District Council.

    GUWAHATI: Meghalaya police rescued 5 kids from the farmhouse of state BJP vp Bernard Marak that was once allegedly run as a brothel.

    All over a seven to eight-hour lengthy raid performed on the farmhouse in Tura on Friday night time, the police recovered 400 bottles of liquor, 500 packets of condom and contraceptive tablets, 37 automobiles, 47 cellphones, Rs 30,000 and incriminating paperwork.

    Director-Basic of Police LR Bishnoi stated the 5 kids have been locked inside of a room and the police rescued them through breaking the lock. He stated 73 other folks, together with 26 women folk, have been picked up through the police.

    Bishnoi stated the police may no longer hint Marak regardless of searches at his Tura place of dwelling and Shillong. He was once someplace close to Guwahati the closing time his cell phone was once tracked. It was once therefore discovered switched off, he stated.

    “The restoration itself signifies there was once one thing fishy there. He has no licence to run it. The restoration of 400 bottles of liquor and 500 packets of condom and contraceptive tablets signifies it was once run as a brothel. Additionally, lots of the other folks there have been present in compromising positions. The police took motion as consistent with the regulation,” Bishnoi instructed reporters.

    The police registered a case below sections 3, 4, 5, 6 and seven of the Immoral Trafficking Act. Any other case below the POCSO Act was once registered with the Tura Ladies Police Station. The DGP stated the police would pass “strictly”.

    Marak on Friday had slammed Leader Minister Conrad Okay Sangma, alleging the latter was once the use of the state equipment to malign his (Marak’s) symbol. He had described the raid as “political vendetta”.

    The BJP is a constituent of ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance which the CM’s Nationwide Other people’s Birthday celebration heads.

    “The CM is focused on me as a result of he is aware of he’s going to lose the South Tura seat to the BJP,” Marak, who was once in Shillong on Friday to have a good time the victory of Droupadi Murmu within the Presidential election, had stated.

    Marak is a former militant leader-turned-politician, recently a Member of Building Council in Garo Hills Independent District Council.

  • Monsoon enters north-east, heavy rains most likely in Assam, Meghalaya 

    Via PTI

    NEW DELHI: After a temporary lull, the Bay of Bengal arm of the south-west monsoon has stirred into motion and entered north-eastern portions of the rustic and is ready to convey heavy rains over Assam and Meghalaya over the following two days, the IMD stated Thursday.

    “Southwest monsoon has additional complicated into some portions of northwest Bay of Bengal, some extra portions of northeast & eastcentral Bay of Bengal and maximum portions of Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland,” the India Meteorological Division stated.

    On Wednesday, the monsoon had coated Bengaluru, Chikmagluru, Karwar.

    Below the affect of monsoonal westerly winds from the Arabian Sea over the south peninsular India, the elements workplace has forecast moderately standard rainfall over coastal and south Inner Karnataka, Kerala, Mahe and Lakshadweep and over the following 5 days.

    It has additionally forecast remoted to scattered rains over Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, North Inner Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal all through subsequent 5 days.

    Most temperatures were emerging steadily over northwest India and the elements workplace has issued heatwave warnings over Rajasthan, south Punjab and south Haryana over the following two days.

    The elements workplace had upgraded its forecast for a standard monsoon this 12 months on Monday. It stated that monsoon rains could be moderately well-distributed around the nation, aside from in north-eastern portions of the rustic and excessive south-western peninsula.

    The IMD had introduced the onset of monsoon over Kerala on Might 29, 3 days forward of the standard onset date of June 1.

  • Check in case in opposition to the ones desirous about tying girl to pole: Meghalaya girls’s panel tells police

    Via PTI

    SHILLLONG: The Meghalaya State Fee for Girls on Monday requested police to sign up a suo moto case in opposition to the ones desirous about heckling and tying a lady to a pole for alleged pickpocketing at a market in Jowai closing week.

    A senior legitimate of the fee mentioned it sought criminal motion after the girl refused to record an FIR in opposition to the culprits.

    “We’ve requested the police to sign up a suo moto case in opposition to the perpetrators concerned within the felony act,” MSCW Chairperson Phidalia Toi mentioned.

    An undated video, which went viral on Would possibly 13, confirmed the girl, in her twenties, being taken to a shed via unknown other folks all through the daylight, requested questions after which tied to a pole amidst jeering via onlookers.

    As in keeping with a initial investigation via the Meghalaya Police, the perpetrators attempted to show the girl a lesson for being “a routine culprit”. No arrest has but been made in reference to the incident.

  • CUET exemption most likely for Meghalaya scholars: CM Conrad K Sangma

    CUET ratings were made necessary for admission to undergraduate classes at 45 central varsities from the 2022-23 educational consultation.

  • Some other folks embracing gun because of joblessness, admits Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma

    Through Specific Information Provider

    GUWAHATI: Meghalaya Leader Minister Conrad Okay Sangma admitted that some formative years within the state have been embracing the gun because of joblessness and mentioned the state’s coalition executive was once taking efforts to make the formative years employable.

    “We now have taken up quite a lot of programmes to create process alternatives,” Sangma informed reporters.

    The remark was once made in opposition to the backdrop of the formation of a militant outfit “Lawei ba Phyrnai” (Vivid Long run) by means of a gaggle of trained jobless formative years.

    It had despatched two danger mails to the CM just lately. The founding father of the crowd was once arrested by means of the police two days in the past.

    Within the first e mail, the outfit had threatened to cause bomb blasts each unmarried week starting Would possibly 1. In the second one, it had demanded the discharge of the jailed chief of rebel team Hynniewtrep Nationwide Liberation Council (HNLC) Julius Okay Dorphang and warned of blowing up a faculty within the tournament of failure to take action by means of the federal government.

    The state’s important opposition celebration All India Trinamool Congress slammed the federal government for allegedly doing little or no for the formative years.

    Birthday celebration chief and previous CM Mukul Sangma alleged the federal government was once least afflicted about growing jobs.

    Reacting to the formation of the brand new rebel team, he mentioned the unemployment scenario within the state was once such that even individuals with post-graduate levels have been making use of for Grade IV executive jobs.

    Pointing out that those are caution indicators, Sangma mentioned the following 5 years can be the most important for the state which goes to the polls early subsequent 12 months.

    Within the fresh previous, he had cautioned the federal government more than one occasions about militancy rearing its unpleasant head within the state.

    Not too long ago, the HNLC, whose leaders are believed to be working from neighbouring Bangladesh, had come ahead for unconditional talks and the federal government additionally answered undoubtedly. The method of peace is on with the appointment of interlocutors by means of either side.

  • Two killed, homes swept away in landslides in Northeast

    Through PTI

    SHILLONG: Copious rain induced landslides in Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya, as two folks have been killed and homes washed away in numerous puts, officers mentioned on Tuesday.

    As many as seven landslides have been reported throughout Meghalaya previously 24 hours, they mentioned.

    Two folks, known as Rohit Kshiar (14) and Dilibon Tangsang (35), have been killed following a landslide in Mawlat village in East Khasi Hills district, an reliable of the state crisis control authority mentioned.

    Two homes and two retail outlets have been washed away in every other landslide in Umblai village, whilst a portion of the Thangbnai-Mawlyngot highway was once broken.

    Site visitors motion was once additionally affected on Mawphlang Balat Street in Mawsynram Block and NH- 40 (Shillong-Dawki Street), the officers mentioned.

    In Arunachal Pradesh, incessant rainfall spark off a sequence of landslides at other places throughout state capital Itanagar, posing a risk to inclined constructions.

    The northeastern state has won greater than 15 cm rainfall during the last few days, the Met division mentioned.

    A number of bridges have collapsed because of the torrential rainfall, whilst roads have been washed away via landslides within the strategically positioned Anjaw district close to the China border, the officers mentioned.

    Reviews of a flood-like state of affairs had been won from Namsai, Changlang and Tirap districts, they mentioned.

    The Lohit district management has additionally issued a site visitors advisory to keep away from travelling to Anjaw within the wake of the inclement climate.

    It has appealed to folks to keep away from river banks and chorus from fishing actions.

    Recovery paintings is underway within the affected spaces, the officers added.

  • Meghalaya governor Satya Friend Malik says he doesn’t personal area, seeks one post-retirement

    By means of Categorical Information Provider

    GUWAHATI: Meghalaya Governor Satya Friend Malik has asked the Centre to allot a area to him post-retirement.

    Talking at an match in Shillong on Wednesday, Malik mentioned despite the fact that he had served as an MLA, MP, minister and now Governor, but he didn’t personal a area. He mentioned he had asked Union House Minister Amit Shah to allot a area to him following retirement.

    In a veiled assault at the Narendra Modi executive, Malik mentioned if he had been wealthy, his area would were raided via companies such because the Enforcement Directorate, Source of revenue Tax division and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

    “If I had wealth, Enforcement Directorate, Source of revenue Tax division and CBI would have come to my area and I might were scared,” he mentioned.

    A critic of the farm regulations, Malik mentioned poverty have been his energy and he may battle the prime and mighty of the rustic.

    Just lately, the Governor had hinted that his days within the put up might be numbered for his grievance of the Centre at the farmers’ factor however he used to be now not afraid.

    He had requested the Centre to stay its guarantees made to the farmers whilst he asserted that he may take at the PM and the Centre at the farmers’ factor as a result of he lived in a one-and-half room area in Delhi. He additionally mentioned that he didn’t have any enmity with the central executive.

    Talking on the programme in Shillong, Malik criticised the central executive for its alleged loss of center of attention at the training sector.

    He mentioned India may produce best 12 Nobel laureates whilst the colleges in the United States and England have a number of such winners. He mentioned not anything may empower an individual up to training can.