Staff Reporter
TURA, Dec 18: A day after police refused to admit an FIR in the case of the snatching away of phones of two residents of the Circuit House area during the assault of three teens by two allegedly drunk policemen, the same was admitted on Thursday in the Tura Police Station. The incident has already begun to spark widespread alarm, with many questioning the veracity of the claims of the police.
One of the victims of the assault, Tangkame R Sangma (19) confirmed the admittance of the additional FIR on Thursday after the same was refused on Wednesday. She, along with her 16 year old brother and another 16 year old teen were allegedly beaten up by two drunken cops. The incident happened at about 3 pm on Tuesday.

Staff Reporter
SHILLONG, Dec 18: The creation of a rain museum at Cherrapunjee and a cable car service from Cherrapunjee to Mawsynram are some of the initiatives that the government is contemplating. This was informed by the C & RD Minister, Prestone Tynsong at the inaugural day of the Sohra Indigenous Festival 2014, held at Sa- I-Mika Park, Sohra on Thursday.
These initiatives, according to Tynsong are mooted to upscale the tourism sector of the region. The initiatives will be a part of the state government’s endeavour so as to retain and preserve the name and glory of Cherrapunjee as the heaviest area of rainfall in the world with the hope that Cherrapunjee will develop and prosper in future through the plans and initiatives to be taken up by the government. Tynsong also called upon the private businessman for partnership to make this goal a reality.  

Staff Reporter
TURA, Dec 17: In a case of highhandedness by men in uniform, two policemen, allegedly in a drunken state, assaulted two minor boys and punched a 19 year old girl, near the Circuit House area in Tura at around 3 to 3:30 pm on Tuesday. Eye witnesses to the event also alleged that the two policemen in question even aimed their guns at them, threatening to shoot them if they did not comply. It has also been alleged that the two plain clothed policemen took away the phones of two of the boys who had come to see what was happening.
An FIR was lodged by 19 year old Tangkame R Sangma, a resident of the area near the Circuit House in Tura, at the Araimile Beat House on Tuesday.

Staff Reporter
SHILLONG, Dec 18: In the wake of the court ruling on December 16 which stopped headmen from issuing No Objection Certificates (NOCs), the Movement for Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Livelihood (MIPRL) – Meghalaya, has lambasted the said ruling and has stated that it is contrary to law.
In a press release issued on Thursday, the vice chairman and spokesperson of (MIPRL) Erwin K. Syiem Sutnga said, ‘Contrary to the observations made in the said ruling, in law, the office of Headman is equated as an Officer of the District Council who is to carry on the administration of the autonomous District as decided in U Prellyshon Lyngdoh Nongrum Vs. Executive Committee, District Council, United Khasi-Jaintia Hills, Shillong, AIR 1969 A&N. 139 ILR (1969) 21 Assam 370.’

Anup Kumar Sinha
SHILLONG, Dec 18: The past one year has seen a lot of changes in the city of Shillong. The sights and sounds have altered yet the same smiles linger on peoples’ faces. The year 2014 saw the overbridge in Motphran being torn down to the beautification of Laitumkhrah Police Point to the installation of Solar Panels in Khyndailad. If the STPS buses have charged Rs 10 from the normal minimum Rs 5; the new electricity bill system has also seen a change saving paper and the porters in Iewduh having a uniform with a number.

Staff Reporter
SHILLONG, Dec 17: In light of the recent demand notes that have been served to a few businessmen of Shillong by the proscribed Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), the Superintendent of Police (SP), East Khasi Hills (EKH) district, M Kharkrang on Wednesday has warned that donors to the outfit will amount to contravention of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.