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Kiwi fruit or Chinese gooseberry is an edible berry with a fibrous, dull greenish-brown skin and bright green or golden flesh with rows of tiny, black, edible seeds which are found in the hills of Arunachal Pradesh. Kiwi’s fruits from Arunachal Pradesh are considered new to the people of the State or country as a whole since people have always preferred imported Kiwis.

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Improvement of Education  in the State is Govt's top priority: CM Conrad K Sangma

Chief Minister Mr. Conrad K. Sangma stressed that there is need for overall development of the region in term of education sector.

The Chief Minister spoke during the occasion of the Golden Jubilee celebration of Shngimawlein Government Upper Primary School in Mawkyrwat. Conrad expressed his satisfaction as the school is moving in the right direction which has been possible only through the hard work and dedication of the founding members of the school and various personalities which have helped elevate the school to its present status.

The Chief Minister admit that there is a need of improvement in the education sector of the State and the Government will try to tackle all the challenges to improve the education quality in the State.

He added that the Government is working tirelessly to ensure that the right policy is implemented in order to bring out better quality of education in the State. On his first ever visit to South West Khasi Hills, the Chief Minister Mr. Conrad K.  Sangma said “there are certain areas and regions and districts in our state that really do need special attention and special care apart from education.

The programme was attended by Education Minister Mr.Lahkmen Rymbui, Local MLA Mawkyrwat constituency Shri Renikton Lyngdoh, Local MLA of Ranikor constituency, ex MLA Mawkyrwat Shri. Rowell Lyngdoh, Deputy Commissioner of South West Khasi Hills Smti I. Laloo, other government, heads of various organizations and people of Mawkyrwat.

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The BJP-IPFT Government in Tripura has mooted an idea to open counters for selling the organic agricultural products to boost the market and encourage the famers to go for organic firming besides, boosting the cultivation of horticultural produces. The government has adopted multipronged strategies to increase agricultural production as well as firm mechanization to attain self-sufficiency in food grain and vegetable production.

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U Tirot Sing of the Syiemlieh Clan, the King of Syiem of the Khasi State of Nongkhlaw attacked the British Garrison for its failure to return the territory of Borduar, located in the Assam plains of the Brahmaputra Valley, which was part and parcel of the Hima Nongkhlaw State. It was the day April 4th 1829 which became a vital cornerstone of Khasi History.

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Dr Sanat Kumar Saha once came across this quote and it had left a deep & profound impact on him. However, he claims that as his life evolves, he feels ‘judgment’ itself is unnecessary. As he retrospect, he gets a better understanding about himself and others by looking back and believing that his most defining moments of struggles were experienced by keeping himself open towards new experiences. At the age of about 65 and serving currently as the Honorary Member (Eminent Scientist), West Bengal State Council of Higher Education, Department of Higher Education, Government of West Bengal, he certainly has a lot of experience in his repository.

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U TIROT SING SYIEM, the Syiem (Chief) of Hima (state) Nongkhlaw, one of the twenty five Khasi states, is one of the greatest and the first personalities to challenge the British in Northeast India. In his attempt to prevent the Khasi Hills from falling into the colonial hands, U Tirot Sing fought armed struggle against the British. He could not match the Colonial forces in the war and was captured on being defeated. He died in captivity in Dhaka on 17th July 1835.