Also, the regional committee decided to submit a report to their respective State Governments by August this year. To facilitate this, an on-ground visit is scheduled to take place in the last week of June or July, in the presence of both Chief Ministers.
A murder incident took place in Monabari area of South West Garo Hills district, bordering Mankachar in Assam on Tuesday evening in which a younger brother stabehd his elder leading to his death.
Following the revelation by Hub News that the Fisheries department in West Garo Hills does not have testing kits to check for formalin in fish coming into the district from outside the State, the office of the Deputy Commissioner has informed that they have the testing kits available with them.
The development comes after the State government temporarily banned the sale of imported fish following detection of formalin on fish coming in the state.
The Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP), Garo Hills Zone, has urged the Deputy Commissioner of West Garo Hills to exempt the Garo Hills region from the purview of the MVA 179(1), under which buses in the region have been charged with fines of Rs 2000 for carrying ‘standing passengers’.
When the two persons continued assaulting him, the minor girl’s male friend escaped from their clutches and ran towards the residential area of Risa Colony for help.
