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Union minister visits empowerment centre for disabled in city
Shillong, March 21: Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Virendra Kumar, visited the Composite Regional Centre for Skill Development, Rehabilitation and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (CRCSRE), Shillong, on Sunday as part of his three-day official tour to Meghalaya. During his visit, the union minister reviewed the ongoing activities…
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Compensation to coal miners may face CAG scrutiny
Shillong, March 1:The Comptroller and Auditor General of India( CAG) may scrutinize compensation to the miners affected due to illegal coal mining in Mynsngat-Thangsko, if one goes by an audit report of 2023 placed before the Assembly on February 27 related to two previous incidents. According to the CAG report…
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Army starts vaccination of Agniveers
Shillong, March 1: The Army started vaccination of all Agniveers at Assam Regiment Centre and health care workers at Shillong military hospital following the recent death of two Agniveer trainees due to meningococcal bacterial infection. “Health care workers and persons in close contact of suspected cases also received vaccination at…
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HNLC uses social media to lure youth, offers hefty pay package : DGP
Shillong, Feb 28: The young people were lured by the banned HNLC online, and offered ‘ a good pay package’ but their physical involvement was minimal. “We have got…a very significant number of names… we have identified a number of people but when we look at their social media interactions……
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K-9 unit of Meghalaya police grows bigger
Shillong, Feb 28: 24 dogs of the -9 Unit were inducted and three retired at a function held at the 1st MLP Battalion on Saturday. The K -9 unit is an indispensable pillar of our security architecture, said Deputy Chief Minister in-charge Home (Police) Prestone Tynsong during the event. Tynsong…
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Vaccination campaign to prevent cervical cancer begins in state
Shillong, Feb 28: The state government on Saturday launched the National Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccination Campaign at Ganesh Das Hospital here in alignment with the National Launch by the Prime Minister of India at Rajasthan. The vaccine can be taken at any government-run health facility for free across the State.…
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18 departments fail to submit 777 UCs: CAG
Shillong, Feb 27: As many as 18 Meghalaya government departments failed to provide 777 Utilisation Certificates (UCs). According to the report of CAG on finance accounts(Volume1) 2024-25, the pending submission of UCs for Rs 5428.54 crore is in respect of grants-in-aid The report below.
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Katakey warns of more mining incidents
Shillong, Feb 27:The court-appointed committee headed by BP Katakey predicted more incidents arising out of illegal coal mining in the state if preventive measures are not taken. Citing the instances of use of explosives to extract coal, Katakey said the possibility of the occurrence of serious accidents in all the…
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Japan minister commits to long-term ties with NE
Shillong, Feb 27: Japanese Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Horii Iwao said on Friday that Japan would support connectivity linking the North East to the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. Speaking on Day 2 of ‘Kizuna 6: Scaling up Partnerships’, the Japanese minister said the Government of…
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CM flags off new public buses
Shillong, Feb 27: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Friday flagged off new buses, The buses were inducted under the PM eBus Sewa Scheme at a programme held at the New Meghalaya Legislative Assembly. The launch marked the formal introduction of “Ka Bos Jong Ngi” (our bus) under the Urban Affairs…
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