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60 pregnant women test positive for HIV
Shillong, August 13: 60 pregnant women tested positive for HIV from April to June this year. The Meghalaya AIDS Control Society (MACS) has issued updated and verified information on the Intensified IEC Campaign 3.0, following its state-wide launch on August 12, from.April to June. There are 9,244 People Living with…
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Lajong to face North East United in quartel final on Aug 17
Shillong, Aug 13: Shillong Lajong FC will take on North East United FC in the quarter final match to be held on August 17 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Polo. The Durand Cup Organising Committee has announced the quarter-final lineup for the 135th IndianOil Durand Cup which will be played…
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Cabinet nod to draft resolution against uranium mining
Shillong, Aug 13: Cabinet has approved the draft resolution against mining of uranium in the state. Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting on Thursday (August 13), Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said the resolution will be moved in the upcoming autumn session of the Assembly, beginning on August 24. Language ordinance Cabinet…
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Langsning & Lajong score 3 each
Shillong, Aug 13: Shilong Lajong FC and Langsning scored three goals each at the Durand Cup being held at JN Stadium on Aug 13. Lajong scored two goals in the first half whereas Langsning equalised tally in the second half. Later both the teams scored one more each . Shillong…
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Govt to open FCRA cell to address concerns
Shillong, Aug 13: The state government has decided to form an FCRA cell to address the concerns arising out of the proposed amendment. Speaking to reporters on Thursday (Aug 13), Chief Minister Conrad Sangma said that this will ease the difficulties the applicants will face. Neither support nor opposition To…
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Govt to decide on 108 ambulance service
Shillong, Aug 12: Health Minister Wailadmiki Shylla said with the completion of a study, the government will address on Wednesday said the government will soon act on problems plaguing the 108 emergency ambulance service after studying a recent report. “We had conducted a study and received the report. The NHM…
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Survey focus on strengthening foundational learning
Shillong, Aug 11: The state government’s Teaching and Learning Practices Survey (TLPS) 2025 report was presented at an Evidence Convening held at the Asian Confluence Centre in Shillong. Richa Kulkarni, Director at DSEL and SPD, highlighted the importance the state is placing on foundational literacy and numeracy. “So far, the…
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Lightning strike kills two brothers, injures 8 others while playing football
Shillong, Aug 11:Two brothers aged 19 and 18 were killed, and eight others injured following a lightning strike during a football match in a West Khasi Hills vilage. The district police chief said an information was received at Nongstoin police station that while a football match was ongoing at Mawsnapwir…
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Workshop for awareness on mental health held in city
Shillong, Aug 10: Medical officers and mental health professionals from across Meghalaya recently met at the State Convention Centre for a special awareness programme and Mind Body Medicine Workshop, organised as part of the Indian Psychiatric Society – Meghalaya State Branch Annual Conference. The interactive event focused on practical ways to improve…
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Smart glasses handed over to visually impaired beneficiaries
Shillong, Aug10: The Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (CRCSRE), Shillong, in collaboration with the Voice of Specially Abled People (VOSAP), on Monday organised a programme for the distribution of smart glasses to beneficiaries with visual impairment at Lok Bhavan. The programme was…
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