Jake Diettrich, manager of Market Outlet, a Pittsburgh produce shop, has been grappling since January with the city’s plastic bag ban. Diettrich has had to calm grumbling patrons, swap his stock of outlawed plastic bags for pricier paper ones and contend with worries that the bag ban and mandatory fees
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma visited the SHG mela, and announced that all the 46 C&RD blocks in the State will get a facelift and new infrastructure will be put in place to ensure that the rural blocks function in a more effective manner.