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Pangsau Pass (Indo-Myanmar border) [TST] : It was a remote and inaccessible area from where the Allied forces had launched counter-attack against the Japanese Army during the Second World War, but for the past few decades it has been the route used predominantly by drug traffickers and militants to cross into Myanmar and back.

Morris, Gandhi-famed car steal the show

SHILLONG [TST] : The Morris Minor driven by seventy-six-year-old Harish Das of Assam and the 1904 vintage car from Shillong that featured in the film Gandhi by Richard Attenborough were the cynosure of all eyes at the Vintage Car Rally in the city on Sunday.

Shillong [TST] : The MLA Charitable Council, Laban Constituency launched a special pension scheme for persons belonging from BPL families under Laban constituency on Saturday.

The North East Zone Sports Climbing Committee has selected 27 climbers from the region to participate in the 14th National Climbing Competition to be held in New Delhi under the aegis of the Indian Mountaineering Foundation from November 19 to 23.

TURA [TST] : It was literally a journey back in time for many as hoardes of well-wishers came together on Friday morning to celebrate the hundred years of the establishment of the Tura Christian Hospital, the first health institution in the Garo Hills, that took form as a fifteen bedded hospital in the year 1908.

SHILLONG [TST] : The Langrin Youth Welfare Association (LYWA) has refuted claims of the Synjuk Ki Nongshong Shnong Langrin and Warsan Lyngdoh Area that majority of the villages near the proposed uranium-mining project are supporting the project.

SHILLONG [TST] : Faced with strong criticism from various organisations for its alleged failure to check infiltration of illegal migrants into Meghalaya, the State Government has finally decided to implement the work permit system by the middle of December this year.

SHILLONG [TST] : In a bid to deal with indiscriminate slashing of forests for charcoal manufacturing, the Forest and Environment Department has notified the Meghalaya Charcoal (Control of Production, Storage, Trade and Transit) Rules 2008.

TURA [TST] : The Disaster Rescue and Response Team of the state Home Guards and Civil Defence has mooted the idea of establishing a full-fledged citizens' band radio to tackle any large scale natural calamity so that citizens are not just informed but also able to communicate with the authorities on safety measures to be taken during a major storm or earthquake.

SHILLONG [TST] : Commemorating the 119th birth anniversary of India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Rotary Club Orchid City, Shillong on Friday joined the rest of the State and other parts of the country in celebrating the Children's Day by organising a special programme at the Raj Bhavan where 117 students from 10 different schools of the city participated.

SHILLONG [TST] : The Meghalaya Progressive Alliance (MPA) Government has constituted a draft committee to revise the State Tourism Policy that had been formulated by the previous Government.

SHILLONG [TST] : Eyebrows have been raised in the Power Department over the State Government's decision to bring Meghalaya Non-Conventional and Rural Energy Development Agency (MNCREDA) Director RC Agarwal back to his parent organisation.

Shillong [TST] : The photo electoral rolls of Mawryngkneng, Pynthorumkhrah, Mawlai, East Shillong, North Shillong, West Shillong, South Shillong, Mylliem, Nongthymmai, Nongkrem, Sohiong, Mawphlang, Mawsynram, Pynursla, Mawkynrew and Mairang Assembly constituencies have been prepared as per the newly delimited constituencies and in accordance with Registration of Electors Rules, 1960, a release said on Monday. Copies of the electoral rolls are available for inspection at the offices of the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) and in every polling station between November 10 and 24.

Shillong [TST] : The Governing Body of Bissau College, Shillong has constituted a three-member sub-committee to look into the demands of the teachers to increase their salary and come out with amicable solution.

Shillong [TST] : Governor RS Mooshahary has called for the integration of heritage healing into mainstream health care while also emphasising the importance of traditional healers in rural health.

SHILLONG [TST] : Lady Hydari Park throbbed with life as art aficionados made their way to the exhibition of art works by contemporary artists from Bengal and North East India. What makes this exhibition an extraordinary event is that it provides a platform for artists to articulate their ideas and critique the works of their peers. Frederick Hynniewta, an artist historian currently doing his research at Shanti Niketan, held the audience spellbound as he presented his dissertation on "Khasis and image-making tradition." Frederick ventured to question if Khasis did have an image-making tradition or whether they shunned images for whatever reasons, leading to lack of appreciation of art among Khasis.

NEW DELHI [TST] : Revd Purely Lyngdoh, the first tribal from the North East to become a moderator in the famous Church of North India (CNI), on Tuesday dismissed the demand to de-reserve seats for Christians in the region on the ground of their overwhelming majority.

SHILLONG [TST] : Help Age India has urged the Meghalaya Government to formulate a State Policy for Older Persons on the lines of the National Policy for Older Persons 1999 to ensure proper care of elderly people in the State.

SHILLONG [TST] : Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI) on Wednesday signed an agreement with the State Health Department for providing free emergency medical, police and fire services to people of the State.

SHILLONG [TST] : Higher and Technical Education Minister Manas Chaudhuri on Wednesday said the MPA Government was giving final touches to the much-awaited State Education Policy and iterated that the policy would be introduced by the next academic session starting in February 2009 after its approval by the Cabinet.