Staff Reporter
Shillong, March 21: Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the recent murder of one Elius Rangdon from Pahammawlein 20th Mile, Ri Bhoi District.
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This was informed by the Deputy Chief Minister in charge of Home (Police) Prestone Tynsong.
A criminal case was registered at the Nongpoh police station and an investigation is in progress, he told the Assembly.
“The police are leaving no stone unturned, and they are working round the clock, towards ensuring that the perpetrators of this heinous crime are found and prosecuted as per law and that justice is delivered to the kin of the deceased victim,” Tynsong assured.
The body of Elius Rangdon was recovered at Kliar Niangbari under 20th Mile, Byrnihat on the evening of March 9.
The matter was informed to the police by the headman of 20th Mile Pahammawlein to the police of the Byrnihat outpost.
Elius Rangdon was found lying on the ground with grievous injury on the head.
An FIR was filed by his daughter Rakhel Suting on March 10.
Shillong | March 8, 2023
Malpleasha Mylliemngap, is a mother of 5 who hails from Laitkroh, East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. Prior to taking up knitting garments as a full fledged business activity, her main source of livelihood was through shop keeping. Knitting was only a hobby before she took it up as a livelihood activity.
It was on days when her shopkeeping business was very low that she started knitting boots for babies through which she received many other orders because of the unique designs and quality products. Soon after, she also got orders for knitted scarves and shawls. Through her undivided commitment and perseverance, more orders came in for knitted caps, socks, purses, hoodies and dresses. She extensively relied on YouTube tutorials to learn different techniques and designs.
She also started a knitting class at the cost of five hundred rupees (₹500/-) per person where she provides training to the youth not only to upskill them but for employment generation. She has created a name for herself in her village and her daughter who is also a nurse makes time amidst her busy schedule to learn her mother’s craft.
Malpleasha wishes to expand her business and be able to be completely depend on it for her daily sustenance. As the knitting process is a tedious one that requires a lot of time and patience along with skills, it was a challenge for her to complete all orders on time because she did not have additional skilled manpower to help her. She also struggles with the lack of readily available and cheaper wool. The wool that she uses is bought from Shillong which is approximately 25km from her village.
Her enthusiasm for knitting led her to get identified under the PRIME Sauramandala Rural Entrepreneurship Programme (PSREF), a project under PRIME Meghalaya. Now she also hopes to come up with an official brand name for her products and also be financially able to purchase machines to produce uniform products. She was able to make the most use of support provided to her as part of the PRIME programme that helped her realize her potential.
