The Garo Students’ Union (GSU) commemorated the Martyr's Day with its 18th annual memorial service for the 30th September '05 Matgrik at Tura’s Chandmari playground, near Cenotaph, on Saturday.
The demand for the inclusion of the Khasi language in the Eighth Schedule of Constitution of India once again reverberated in the air of national capital New Delhi as all sections of society, in unison, cried out for their voices to be heard by the Union Government.
It was 18 years back that on this fateful day, 9 innocent souls from Garo Hills were lost to the bullets of police. The day has come to be known as the ‘Black Friday’, the darkest chapter in the history of the state and Garo Hills.
The Garo Students’ Union (GSU), Williamnagar Unit, has written to Chief Minister, Conrad K. Sangma, seeking an examination centre in the East Garo Hills district to cater to the aspirants facing hardship.
The Garo Student Union (GSU) and  Garoland State Movement Committee (GSMC), Zikzak regional unit, have submitted a complaint letter to the South West Garo Hills, Mahendraganj police station, against the illegal supply of logs from Koraitola to Assam.