An investigation has been launched by West Garo Hills police, after Deputy Commissioner Jagdish Chelani called for a probe into a video clipping that reveals a young woman being subjected to a public flogging in a medieval style of punishment in a village somewhere in Garo Hills.
The intricate operation was performed by Dr. Sengkam R. Marak, MDS, an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, and Dr. Stevie Jaseng N. Sangma, MD, an Anaesthesiologist.
The Public Health Engineering (PHE) department on Saturday refuted allegations of irregularities in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in Garo Hills region.
People living in the Bhaitari area of the Rajabala-Phulbari plains in West Garo Hills are experiencing chaotic scenes navigating the pothole ridden main road to commute owing to the continuous plying of trucks laden with boulders from Bhutan that has turned the highway into a nightmare for commuters.
The accident happened at around 8 AM on Wednesday morning due to the heavy rain, where a portion of the retaining wall collapsed onto the shop below, completely destroying it.
Following the devastation caused in Meghalaya by incessant rainfall, especially the Garo Hills region, submerging most low lying areas, all critical road connections between Mendipathar and Resubelpara have been completely disrupted.
A powerful thunderstorm that lashed Garo Hills early Tuesday morning has caused extensive flooding in many parts of the region, including Williamnagar town in East Garo Hills, the plain belt region of West Garo Hills and also triggered landslides.
Currently, the state job reservation policy provides reservation of 40 percent for Khasis-Jaintia, 40 percent for Garos, 5 percent for other tribes and 15 percent general category.
