New CJ of Meghalaya to be sworn in on Feb 24 Shillong, February 22 (PTI): Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, a senior judge of the Lucknow Bench of the Allahabad High Court, will be sworn in as Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court on Wednesday. Governor V Shanmuganathan will administer the oath of office to Justice Maheshwari at 10 AM at the Raj Bhavan here, officials said today. Chief Justice Uma Nath Singh of the court retired on January 14 last. Since then the lone judge at the High Court, Justice S R Sen has been discharging as the Acting Chief Justice. 15 endangered loggerhead sea turtles seized Shillong, February 22 (PTI): Fifteen endangered loggerhead turtles which were being smuggled out to Bangladesh through Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district, have been seized by BSF. The turtles were found today in a bag left by the smugglers at the side of a road at Dumnikora area of the district during a chase by the force personnel, BSF spokesperson said. The BSF personnel, who were deployed in the area, got suspicious and chased two motorcycle-borne persons who were carrying the bag this morning and were proceeding from Baghmara to Gasuapara on NH-62. The spokesperson said when the two were asked by the BSF to stop, they revved up speed and fled dropping the bag containing the turtles, which were being smuggled to Bangladesh. The loggerhead turtles are protected under schedule I and IV of Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and have a huge demand in the international market for their medicinal value.
