Staff Reporter
SHILLONG, June 18: Those with a penchant for loud vehicles will now have to face the ire of the Traffic wing of the police department which is cracking down heavily on aftermarket exhausts on two-wheelers that had been a bone of contention for years now in the city.
East Khasi Hills District traffic branch on Monday started the crackdown and booked twenty four individuals under the Police Act 102 and filed non FIR cases against them.

Staff Reporter
TURA, June 18: In an effort to help residents of the Chibinang and Phulbari area, as well as be a watch dog for human rights, a group of likeminded individuals of the area have opened a new NGO in the region.
The NGO, named Anti Corruption and Human Development Organization (ACHDO) will look to bring out cases of corruption, injustice, awareness and communal harmony, help the poor and needy, create awareness of rights of democracy and entitlement as well as to coordinate with the government for grievance redressal. The NGO will also work to root out all anti social elements from society.

Staff Reporter
SHILLONG, June 17: Social media has become a bane instead of a boon in the context of Meghalaya in particular and the country at large. With regard to the recent impasse over the Punjabi Lane incident, the matter which according to many is a “daily affair” was blown out of proportion with the aid of social media.
While falsity was the weapon used in order to create commotion in the society, the trouble mongers and vested interests could not have asked for a better medium than the social media where there is no decorum over the uses of language and a minimal chance to track offenders.

New Delhi, June 17 (IANS): Admitting increasing plastic consumption is a rising threat to his state, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said he had personally quit using plastic as well as barring it from his office.
Asserting that it will take some time to address the plastic menace as people are use to using it, India's second-most youngest Chief Minister, who hails from one of the greenest and cleanest states, says he believes in leading by example and has adopted a top-down approach.