The agitating SSA non-teaching staff on Tuesday rejected the appeal made by Education Minister Rakkam A Sangma to call off their indefinite sit-in-demonstration on the ground that their demands are yet to be addressed by the state government.

The All Meghalaya SSA Non Teaching Staffs Association (AMSSANTSA) will begin its indefinite sit-in-demonstration from July 31, demanding the state government to enhance the salary of the non-teaching staff.

The protesters holding placards and banners raised slogans to stop intoxicating substances found outside the AMCH campus and Jalan Nagar area.

After nationwide unrest, Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Sunday (July 21) scaled back the quota system for government job applicants.

Most of the shops were closed, and CRPF and police have been deployed in most of the areas

It is noteworthy that the issue of artificial flooding in Rukminigaon and places in Guwahati city has multiple causes, including rapid encroachment along riverbanks, reducing the water-carrying capacity of rivers like the Bahini-Bharalu, an unscientific and inadequate drainage system unable to handle heavy rainfall, and clogged drains leading to water accumulation, to mention a few.

Tea garden workers across upper Assam including Dibrugarh under the banner of the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS) staged an hour-long protest in various tea gardens on Wednesday over the sale of tea garden lands for commercial purposes.

Bindas Syiem on Saturday said she is determined to continue her hunger strike protest till a satisfactory assurance comes from the deputy chief minister in-charge PWD (Roads) Prestone Tynsong himself regarding the dilapidated Nongpoh-Umden to Sonapur road.

Villagers from Gohalkona, Jongakhuli, Komaduli, Lepgaon and Katholpara had taken part in the day-long program