The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) on Wednesday asked the district administration of East Khasi Hills to impose a ban on the sale and use of firecrackers during the upcoming Diwali celebrations.
The order said the plying of overloaded vehicles carrying more than 9 Tons has damaged portions of the road and poses danger and threat to villagers/pedestrians due to the narrow width of the road
East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police, Sylvester Nongtnger informed the arrested individual has been identified as Ibrahim Ansari (59) and a resident of Senha village, Muslim Mohalla, Lohardaga district, Jharkhand.
The order was passed by the district magistrate RM Kurbah after it had come to her notice that some organizations were planning to organize a Gau Dhwaj Sthapana Bharat yatra in Shillong on October 2 and that the organizers did not seek permission for carrying out the yatra.
The Superintendent of Police (SP) of East Khasi Hills, Sylvester Nongtnger, on Tuesday informed that between 2019 and April 2024, a total of 250 cases have been registered, resulting in the arrest of 485 individuals in the district. He said despite the rise in drug menace in East Khasi Hills, the police remain committed to combating drug-related crimes in the district.
In a crackdown on illicit activities within Shillong including the sale of illicit liquor, the East Khasi Hills district police on Friday conducted a series of connected vice raids across the city from Sadar area, Police Bazar, Polo area to Mawblei and Madanrting.