SHILLONG: Special director general of Meghalaya police – Idashisha Nongrang has been appointed as the DG of the stateโ€™s home guards and civil defence.

Nongrang will take charge of her new appointment on Friday (June 3).

Idashisha Nongrang is a 1992-batch IPS officer.

Prior to this, she was serving as the DGP (in-charge) of Meghalaya police.

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Norgrangโ€™s new appointment as DG of home guards and civil defence came following appointment of LR Bishnoi as the new Meghalaya DGP.

Bishnoi took over the charge from Idashisha Nongrang recently.