FAQs on “Rule 49-O”, “Right to Reject” and “None of the above” 1. What is rule 49-O? According to Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 rule 49-O says that “Elector deciding not to vote.-If an elector, after his electoral roll number has been duly entered in the register of voters in Form-17A and has put his signature or thumb impression thereon as required Read More
Farmers’ percentage dips in the state
SHILLONG, MAY 17: Meghalaya’s cultivators’ population has decreased even as the literacy rates in all the districts have gone up with the gender literacy gap between male and female decreasing with marked increase in female literacy rates. These figures are part of the primary census abstract which is a data highlight of census-2011 released by chief minister Mukul Sangma on Friday. The extract of the new census reveals that Meghalaya’s decadal growth rate in the last ten years has decreased by 27.9 per cent as compared to 1991-2001 which stood at 30.65 %. Meghalaya now ranks fourth among the states and union territories compared to national level which is 17.7 %. The 2011 census reveals out of the total population of 2,966,889, the highest decadal Read More
Policing against policemen
SHILLONG, May 17: Williamnagar police station constable Buhai D Shira was arrested and put under suspension after he had threatened two village boys on Thursday morning. It is learnt that around 12:40 noon on Thursday Shira went to Balsrigittim and New Samgong villages and threatened to kill the two youths. Read More
ICSE: City schools shines
SHILLONG, MAY 17: Meghalaya based Loreto Convent School, Pine Mount, St. Edmunds and Meghalaya Police Public School shined in the Indian Certificate School Examination (ICSE) result that was declared on Friday. The other school that has done well is the Shillong Public School with 93 per cent and St Edmund’s Read More
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Anchor: High court jolt to controversial CMJ University
SHILLONG, MAY 17: Shillong high court chief justice T Meena Kumari has uphold the direction of Meghalaya governor RS Mooshahary for stopping fresh admission in the controversial CMJ University and also maintained that the order issued by the Governor secretariat to the institute stands. Disposing off the writ petition filed by the CMJ University against the governor’s secretariat directive saying that the order is “legal infirmity” , Kumari however said , “This court finds that the letter of the Secretary of the Governor as contained under April 30, 2013 has no legal infirmity and it need not be interfered with by this court.” Kumari instead supported the directive saying that the University stops fresh admission till controversy is resolved. The court order says, “It is Read More