Social Welfare Minister Paul Lyngdoh has raised concerns about the escalating drug trade in Meghalaya, attributing the issue to the ongoing unrest in Manipur, which has caused a shift in drug trafficking routes to the state.
The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) on Tuesday alleged that the Notice Inviting Quotation (NIQ) issued by the Directorate of Housing on September 10, reeks of clear manipulation and systematic efforts to favour some particular firm or entrepreneur or manufacturing unit in Meghalaya for the supply of Aluminium Roofing Sheets to the department worth about Rs 69,65,00,000.
Speaking to reporters, HYC president Roykupar Synrem said, “We demand the government to immediately institute a judicial inquiry to be headed by the Session District Judge or retired judge into the matter.”
Hundreds of members and leaders of prominent pressure groups from the Khasi Hills region of the State on Friday gathered in front of the Shillong Airport at Umroi in Ri Bhoi District to stage protest against the arrival of the Gau Dhwaj Sthapana Bharat Yatra leaders led by Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Shri Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati for their proposed cow protection rally in Shillong.
The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) on Wednesday decided to file a formal complaint with the Assembly's public accounts committee (PAC) against the alleged irregularities in the supply of Corrugated Aluminium Roofing Sheet by the Housing department of the state.
The Shillong Press Club (SPC) on Thursday expressed its concern over the incident that happened outside the club’s premises where members of the Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) and the State Police personnel were seen gathered outside in view of the proposed press conference called by the Bramachari Mukundanand, representative of Jagatguru Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranda Saraswati.
