PWDs to get free stipendiary training

Staff Reporter

Shillong, Sept 18: The National Career Service Centre for Differently Abled, Shillong will start a free stipendiary training in Computer Application and Electrical and home Appliance Repair to Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjans) candidates belonging to Orthopedically Handicapped, Visual Impairment, Hearing impairment, Mild Intellectual disability, Multiple Disabilities and Nile Leprosy Cured.

The duration of the training programme is six months to a maximum of one year. During the period of the training programme, the concerned beneficiary will get a stipend amount of Rs. 2,500/- per month through the DBT process.

Interested candidates are requested to submit their bio-data along with desired documents like educational qualification, disability certificate, Aadhar card, caste certificate, passport size photo & bank account details to the office situated at Keating Road on or before 30th September 2023.

National Career Service Centre for Differently Abled (erstwhile VRC) is a subordinate office under Directorate General of Employment (DGE), Ministry of Labour & Employment Govt. of India and has been working for the welfare of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) through counselling, evaluation, imparting non-formal vocational training, rehabilitation and other outreach activities in order to bring them into the mainstreams model of development since October 2022 in the state of Meghalaya.

SDRF recovers mortal remains of landslide victim

The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) recovered the body of the last victim of the landslide tragedy at Ryngngain in East Khasi Hills District on Sunday.

The body identified as that of late Krejunlang Khongjirem was trapped under the rubble of rocks and soil following the landslip incident which occurred last Friday.

The SDRF were pressed into action following a call from District police on Friday evening about the landslip incident at Ryngngain. On reaching the spot they were informed that 9 occupants who were sitting in the passenger vehicle had sustained minor injuries and were taken to Pynursla PHC.

However, another vehicle with 2 (two) occupants inside was knocked down off the road and had fallen into a deep gorge.

SDRF personnel were first able to recover the body of late Seiborlang Jaktung, the driver of the vehicle, in the afternoon of 15 April 2023 and with the help of local villagers they were able to bring back the body at around 2100 Hrs approximately and handed over the body to the police.

Two teams of SDRF personnel were deployed for the recovery operation at Ryngngain East Khasi Hills from the force headquarters at Mawdiangdiang.

The SDRF personnel worked in close cooperation with the local residents at Ryngngain to recover the bodies of the occupants of the second vehicle.

The recovery operation of the SDRF ended with the recovery of the second victim on Sunday.