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Shillong, Sept 18: A driver died on the spot after a clinker-loaded truck fell into a deep gorge at Jowai in West Jaintia Hills District on Sunday midnight.

The body of Khrawkupar Phawa from Sohmynting village was recovered on Monday afternoon following efforts put in by the search and rescue team, police said.

The truck was coming from Lumshnong village in East Jaintia Hills. On reaching Wahgate at Jowai along the national highway, the truck lost control and hit a tyre shop before falling into the deep gorge, they said.

Fortunately, an employee of the tyre shop was not present in the shop when the incident took place.

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Shillong, Sept 15: The Meghalaya Poultry Association (MPA) urged all poultry butchers from the Khasi-Jaintia region to come out on September 19 to register themselves with the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI).

The FSSAI is giving one last opportunity to all poultry butchers from the Khasi-Jaintia region to get registered on September 19 in order to obtain a license for selling poultry products.

Speaking to media persons, MPA president Wanshai Kharshandi said that the objective of registration is to get a license and also to get awareness on how to safely butcher Poultry and sell it to the public according to the norms of FSSAI.

Kharshandi said that those butchers from the Khasi-Jaintia region who will come and take part in the registration drive need to carry a Voter ID, 2 passport size, documents which include no objection certificate (NOC) from the localities and from the Municipal if their shops are located under the jurisdiction of the Municipal area.

“On September 19, the FSSAI will also give an awareness program to the butchers from all over the Khasi-Jaintia region on how to safely and hygienically butcher a chicken before selling to the public according to the norms of the FSSAI” said Kharshandi.

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Shillong, Sept 14: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma today said issues related to the long pending boundary dispute with Assam can only be resolved through discussion and dialogue but not through confrontation.

His statement came after the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) Laban Circle had threatened to close down the Karbi Hemtun (Guest House) if the Karbi people and Assam government continue to illegally encroach and harass Khasi people in West Jaintia Hills District.

The Karbi Hemtun was inaugurated jointly by Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Meghalaya Chief Minister on Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters at the sidelines of a function, Sangma said that confrontation is not the solution.

“We are in India and obviously we have to work and discuss matters and live in peace and harmony. There are challenges, there are complications which we have to work out but it cannot be worked out by confrontation. Solutions can only come with discussion and dialogue, with understanding and trust and hence we need to ensure that we build that trust with our counterparts, be firmed with our negotiations and our terms, find ways in which we can accommodate each other and obviously in important occasions like these, these are trust-building measures,” he said.

He added, “So tomorrow you want to put up a Meghalaya House in Assam or Guwahati and if somebody says well you cannot do it, I don’t think that is a trust-building mechanism.”

“Yes, I am not saying that there are no concerns, there are concerns but to resolve those concerns, confrontation is not the solution. We need to work together to build trust and in an amicable manner move forward and that is what the message was yesterday (during the inauguration of the Karbi House),” the CM said.

Meanwhile, Sangma informed that the chief ministers of Assam and Meghalaya will finalise a firm program related to the second phase of border talks, in the next couple of days.

The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) today extended its best wishes to four local youths, who will be participating in the World Pankration Championship to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Lozenza Songthiang, Francis RR Songthiang, Kyrshanbor R Songthiang and Nongkitboklang Songthiang will be leaving for Uzbekistan on April 30, to represent India in the world championship.

Leaders of KSU also met and wished all four success in the championship. This was informed by KSU publicity secretary Pynshai Rani in a statement issued here.

A 15-year-old boy lost his life and others were injured after a large tree fell on the shed of a house at Umling village in Ri Bhoi District.

Reportedly, the incident took place when the deceased was studying in a room with a few other family members, who were also present inside the house.

Following the incident, the deceased person and the injured were shifted to Civil Hospital Nongpoh for post-mortem and for medical treatment. However, the dead body was sent to his native village in Assam after all formalities were completed.