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Bodies of father-son duo recovered from flood water
Shillong, Oct 5:The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Sunday located the bodies of the father-son duo from flood water in West Garo Hills. According to a statement of the SDRF, the two bodies are believed to be the occupants of the car found from the flood water at Dalu…
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Guardians of rape victims get help from Guv
Shillong, Oct 5: The guardians of the two rape victims from Garo Hills along with members of Meghalaya Koch Women Welfare Association (MKWWA ) have received a cheque of Rs 1 lakh from the Governor as compensation and token help. On April 16 this year, two minor girls were gangraped…
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Virtual library promises to encourage reading habit
Shillong, Oct 5: In today’s world, smartphones have replaced books and children are caught in the net of the virtual world. It is not easy to reverse the trend but it is definitely possible to make good use of the changing times. E-Pustakalay, an initiative by the Ministry of Education…
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Death toll in Garo Hills flood & landslide rises to 10
Shillong, Oct 5: After the death of three persons on Friday due to flood, seven more persons lost their lives in Garo Hills due to landslide. Though the incident of land slide was reported on Friday, the seven deaths in Gasuapara, South Garo Hills were confirmed on Saturday. Whole family …
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Three deaths reported from WGH due to flood
Shillong, Oct 4: Three people lost their lives and4s three others were injured in West Garo Hills following the rain-related incident on Friday. The deceased have been identified as Santa Marak (57) from Koinabui, Miardo Marak (5) from Sorokpara and Sarika Marak (18) from Kharongngre-all from West Garo Hills. According…
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Physical test for civil defence & home guards postponed
Shillong, Oct 4: The state government has postponed the Physical Efficiency Test (PET) of Civil Defence & Home Guards Recruitment due to inclement weather. Comingone Ymbon, Minister for Civil Defence & Home Guards inspected the venue of the PET being conducted at Civil Defence & Home Guards Complex, Mawdiangdiang, accompanied…
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USTM seeks Rs 233 cr interest-free loan to run PA Sangma medical college
Shillong,Oct 4: The University of Science and Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) wanted the state government to give interest-free loan of Rs 233 crore for the PA Sangma International Medical College and Hospital, a joint venture of USTM and Government of Meghalaya Addressing a press conference here on Friday , the USTM…
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Second edition of Shillong Book Fair from Oct 5 to 13 in city
Shillong, Oct 4: Separate session to help the state civil service aspirants will be one of the features of the Shillong Book Fair starting from October 5 to 13 in the city organised by the National Book Trust (NBT). Governor CH Vijayashankar will open the fair on Saturday at 10…
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Health department clarifies on nurses’ recruitment
Shillong,Oct 3: The health and family welfare department has responded to the allegations on the issue of nurses’ recruitment. The officials of the department addressed a press conference in this regard on Thursday evening at DHS(MI), in Laitumkhrah. The full text of the clarification below Allegations Raised: The Meghalaya Medical…
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Pressure mounts on govt for clarity on nurses’recruitment
Shillong, Oct 3: The state government is silent following the many allegations regarding the recruitment of nurses in the state. Sources said on Thursday that the Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh wanted the recruitment board to clarify on the matter as it is an independent body. The functionaries of the recruitment…
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