Shillong: Assam Rifles commanders finished a two-day security conference in Shillong on Friday. Director General Lt Gen Vikas Lakhera led the sessions at the Laitkor headquarters. Commanders focused on border management and modernizing equipment. They reviewed plans to add advanced weaponry and integrate new tech to sharpen intelligence. The force aims to tighten security along the Indo-Myanmar border and boost counter-insurgency efforts.
Martin Luther Christian University prepares for an international ethnobotany symposium. It runs November 16 to 18 at the Umsawli campus. Fifty traditional healers will join researchers to discuss human well-being and plant diversity. The National Innovation Foundation will showcase new technologies tied to local plant use.
Nababrata Bhattacharjee received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 9th International Conference on Tradition, Science, Technology and Society. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe presented the honor. The award recognizes nearly three decades of environmental research in Northeast India.
The Naga community plans a musical tribute this Sunday at 4 pm. Hosted at the Naga Community Hall in Nongrim Hills, the event marks over a century of ties between Nagaland and Meghalaya. The Nagaland Madrigal Singers will perform. Conductor Hito Kiho leads the group.
NEEPCO held a painting competition on energy conservation at its corporate office Friday. One hundred students competed. Nishan Das took the top prize in the junior category, while Smaran Nath won the senior division.
East Khasi Hills Police are searching for two missing people. They need help finding 14-year-old Khushi A. Sangma, missing since November 10, and 60-year-old Pankaj Kumar Paul, missing since October 12. Police promised, "the identity of informants will be kept strictly confidential."
In entertainment, the Khasi-Pnar movie Khih Win premiered at the Khliehriat West Community Hall. Director Heimon Lamurong said the commercial film uses coal mining as a backdrop. Finally, 14 contestants are preparing for the 43rd Miss Shillong Supermodel contest. The event takes place November 21 at U Soso Tham Auditorium.
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