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Meghalaya news: CM failed commitment, tourism reopen; vaccinate upto 75 %, congress reorganise to comeback.
Sangma failed to give any commitment on suspension demand, tourism resume with vaccine doses, the state targeted to vaccinate upto 75 per cent by end of September, congress to reorganise for comeback in Assembly election in 2023

Following the burning of effigies and massive protest in Mawlai area against the encounter of former HNLC leader Cheristerfield Thangkiew the protesters took to streets chanting slogans seeking justice for the leader. Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Thursday failed to give any commitment on the growing demand for suspension of the two police officials involved in the encounter of the leader. Acting on the query CM told that the purpose of setting up judicial inquiry was to find out the facts pertaining to the case and as the majority of the people have welcomed the government to move to institute a judicial inquiry over the incident it would be unfair for the inquiry commission for not giving fair chance. Sangma asserted that the action will be taken up only after the reports and proper investigation has been done on the entire case. Meanwhile, the protesters under the banner Ka Sur ki Nong Mawlai has decided to intensify its agitation to mount pressure on the state government to accept the demand.
MEGHALAYA TO REOPEN FOR TOURISTS WITH BOTH VACCINE DOSES
The Chief Minister of Meghalaya Conrad Sangma after the cabinet meeting announced that the state will resume its tourism from 1 September with certain norms as decided by the government of the state. Sangma said that those with both vaccine doses can enter the state however the tourists with only one dose and not vaccinated can also visit by producing a negative report of RTPCR test within 72 hours prior to arrival at the entry point. Moreover, locals with fully or partially vaccinated can also visit the sites and those unvaccinated locals have to provide negative report before visiting the place. He further added that reopening varies from place to place depending on the local authorities own set of protocols.
MEGHALAYA TO VACCINATE MINIMUM 75% BY SEPTEMBER
The Health Department despite of the challenges and hesitancy of vaccine in the state has targeted to vaccinate at least 75 per cent of population by end of September. The Principle Secretary of Health Department Sampath Kumar while speaking to the media told that 50-60 percent should be achieve this month and 75 percent is expected to complete by the end of September. Kumar also mention that several awareness campaign are been done along with traditional institutions and managed to mobilise various groups and the efforts made by the state government regarding the vaccine hesitancy has brought a positive result and this was the reason they have cross 50 percent.
CONGRESS HAS TO REORGANISE ITSELF TO RETURN IN 2023
The newly-appointed Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Vincent H. Pala on Thursday admitted that the state congress has to reorganise, discipline and strengthen itself and work together to stand any chance of making a comeback in the Assembly election in 2023. Pala told that the comeback is not sure but to work together and the present government may be weak but congress may be weaker until reorganise is done. The public knows the weakness of the present government and hence the congress has to give hope and inspire the youths he added.
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Video of men attacking Muslim jaggery vendor with sticks, stones in Uttar Pradesh goes viral, police nab accused | WATCH
After the video went viral, the authorities tweeted that Nandgram police nabbed 6 accused in the matter. According to the Police’s statements, the incident transpired on the morning of March 24. The police also added and said that the accused are local vendors of the area. The victim has also been identified as Danish.

A video has come to light from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad where a group of men can be charging at a Muslim man with sticks and bricks. It was reported that a jaggery vendor in the area was attacked by a group of men, following which police rushed to the incident and filed a complaint.
In the video, 3 men with sticks and bricks can be seen charging at the vendor as he tries to flee. However, failing to do so, the jaggery vendor gets ruthlessly beaten up by the group of men.
The video also shows the jaggery vendor imploring and screeching after being struck by the sticks. The man, after struggling, can be seen fleeing away from the grips of the men assaulting him. The men can also be seen chasing after him as the man runs from the group of men.
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Police’s action
After the video went viral, the authorities tweeted that Nandgram police nabbed 6 accused in the matter. According to the Police’s statements, the incident transpired on the morning of March 24. The police also added and said that the accused are local vendors of the area. The victim has also been identified as Danish.
The accused have been identified as Ashutosh, Ashish Kaushik, Pravesh Kaushik, Anupam Kaushik, Sonu, and Titu who are residents of the same area. The police are probing the case further, said reports.
Twitter reactions
After the video of the incident went viral, many users came forward to add their take on the incident. One user wrote termed the incident as shameful. The user also praised the Police authorities for putting the accused behind bars for their gooney actions.
One user also wrote and urged the administration to bulldoze the property of the accused in the matter as a way to reprimand them.
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Minor student dies in Bihar after getting allegedly beaten up over homework, accused absconding
As per the reports, one of Aditya’s friends has alleged that they found his body in a swollen state and even added that the beating spate continued for two days for reportedly not doing his homework.

A harrowing story has come to light from Bihar where a 7-year-old boy, identified as Aditya Yadav, was found dead inside the hostel of his residential school. The victim’s friends have claimed that the boy was brutally beaten with a wooden stick for failing to complete his homework.
As per the reports, the incident transpired in Bihar’s Saharsa district where Aditya was studying. The victim was in the KG class in the residential school.
It was reported that the friend of the victim found the lying dead in the hostel. After they took the boy to Sujeet Kumar, the prime accused, he asked the students to leave the body at the hospital.
Subsequently, Kumar informed his parents that their child fainted inside the school but before the father could reach to see his son, he was declared dead.
As per the reports, one of Aditya’s friends has alleged that they found his body in a swollen state and even added that the beating spate continued for two days for reportedly not doing his homework.
However, the doctor that declared Aditya dead, said there were no injury marks on his body. He further said that the cause of the boy’s death can be determined only after the autopsy.
It was also reported that the prime accused, Sujeet Kumar is absconding and the father of the victim told the media that when he reached the private nursing home, his son had died and Sujeet Kumar wasn’t there.
The father also filed a complaint in which he alleged that his son was beaten to death. The father spoke to the media and claimed that they first took his son to a local doctor who referred him to a Saharsa. He further claimed that his son died during treatment.
The autopsy report of the victim is awaited and the police will act accordingly after that, said reports.
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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav shares video of cop thrashing ice-cream vendor | WATCH
The vendor, in fear, can be seen continuing on as the unruly policeman returned back to the other side of the road. The video also shows several people complacently witnessing the assault by the policeman.

Former CM and Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav shared a video of a policeman thrashing an ice cream vendor. Yadav in his tweet questioned the state of UP as he questioned the UP administration for their brutality.
Samajwadi Chief in his tweet also wrote and took a dig at the BJP by questioning if this is what they meant when they said that UP has worked for ease of doing business.
In the video, a policeman can be seen intercepting an ice cream vendor who was returning to his home. After stopping the ice cream vendor, the policeman out of the blue slapped the vendor without saying anything twice.
The vendor, in fear, can be seen continuing on as the unruly policeman returned back to the other side of the road. The video also shows several people complacently witnessing the assault by the policeman.
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The Samajwadi Party leader has been actively sharing videos from Uttar Pradesh in a bid to slam the UP government over their alleged inadequacy to govern. Yadav has, of late, increased the staunch attack on the Yogi government ahead of the Lok Sabha Election due in 2024.
Twitter reactions
After the video went viral, many users came forward to add their take on the incident as one user wrote and said that everyone is a goon nowadays, implying that the state of UP has boiled down to rule of goons.
One user wrote and highlighted how the policeman beat up the vendor, but didn’t say a word to the people in the car. The user further questioned if the police only show authority to the poor and not the rich. The user also alleged the UP police of torturing, killing and bullying the poor.
One user also wrote and slammed the government for being high on power and further accused the government and administration of using bulldozers on the public which is condemnable.
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