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Meghalaya govt to power its remote health centres using solar technology

The Meghalaya government has successfully installed solar-powered devices in 100 health centres in remote villages, an official said on Saturday.

High Court asks Meghalaya govt to seek funds from Centre for roads

During the hearing, the counsel representing the state had informed the court that the funds for such roads are sanctioned and provided by the Centre through the rural development ministry

Border talks: 26 Jaintia villages write to officials to remain in Meghalaya

'At least 26 villages in disputed Meghalaya's Jaintia Hills have written to the state government voicing their concern at the possibility of being "given away" to the neighbouring state of Assam'

Assam and Meghalaya sign pact to resolve border dispute in six places

With signing of Assam-Meghalaya border pact, dispute in 70% areas resolved now, says Union Home Minister Amit Shah

MHA convenes meeting of Assam, Meghalaya CMs on border disputes

The two northeastern states signed an inter-state border agreement on January 29 to settle the boundary dispute in six of the 12 disputed locations

Meghalaya CM tables Rs 1,849-cr deficit budget, no extra taxes proposed

Sangma also announced that the state government has made fundamental changes in the budgeting system, doing away with the plan and non-plan estimates in line with the Centre's practices.

42 of 43 Meghalaya students returned from Ukraine, one stayed back: CM

Forty-two of the 43 students from Meghalaya have returned to India from war-torn Ukraine, while one chose to stay back in neighbouring Poland with his relatives, Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma

30-36 disputed villages along Assam border to remain in Meghalaya: CM

Thirty of the 36 disputed villages along the Meghalaya-Assam border have been recommended by regional committees of the two states to remain in Meghalaya, CM Conrad K Sangma said

Eleven more students from Meghalaya arrived in Delhi from Ukraine: CM

Still, several students from the state remained stranded in the restive country, an official said

Meghalaya students stuck in Ukraine, CM Sangma seeks MEA intervention

Appeals to the Centre have also been made by the chief ministers of Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana and Jharkhand

Cong supporting MDA will not affect relationship with BJP: Conrad Sangma

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma has said that decision of all five Congress MLAs to join the ruling Meghalaya Democratic Alliance

Meghalaya logs 158 new COVID cases, 4 more fatalities

Meghalaya on Tuesday recorded 158 new COVID-19 cases, 86 more than the previous day, with the tally mounting to 92,521, a health department official said. The death toll rose to 1,552 as four more people succumbed to the disease, he said. Of the fresh cases, 52 were reported from East Khasi Hills, 35 from West Garo Hills, 21 from West Jaintia Hills and 17 from Ri Bhoi. The remaining infections were registered in eight other districts. Meghalaya now has 1,208 active cases, Health Services Director Dr Aman War said. At least 285 people recuperated from the disease during the day, taking the total number of recoveries to 89,761, he said. The state has conducted over 13.39 lakh sample tests for COVID-19 so far. Over 23.05 lakh people have been inoculated in the state till Monday with 9,38,630 of them having received both doses of vaccines, War added.

Covid-19 pandemic: Meghalaya logs 211 new cases, 2 fresh fatalities

Meghalaya's Covid-19 tally rose to 92,021 as 211 more people tested positive for the infection, while two fresh fatalities pushed the northeastern state's coronavirus death toll to 1,538

Covid-19 pandemic: Meghalaya logs 362 new cases, four more deaths

East Khasi Hills district recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 149

Meghalaya coronavirus update: State reports 305 new cases, 1 death

Meghalaya recorded 305 new Covid-19 cases, 13 less than the previous day, pushing the tally to 88,764, a senior health department official said

Meghalaya reports 318 fresh Covid-19 cases, 1 new death

Meghalaya on Sunday recorded 318 new Covid-19 cases, 88 less than the previous day's count, pushing the tally to 88,459, a senior health department official said

Assam, Meghalaya CMs apprise Shah of efforts to resolve border disputes

Himanta Biswa Sarma and Conrad K. Sangma met Amit Shah in Delhi and apprised him about the efforts being made to resolve six of the 12 inter-state border disputes between Assam and Meghalaya

Border row: CMs of Assam, Meghalaya to meet Amit Shah today in Delhi

A vital meeting regarding the resolving of the border dispute between neighbouring states of Assam and Meghalaya will take place with Union Home Minister Amit Shah

Meghalaya extends upper age limit for job aspirants by 5 years: CM Sangma

The Meghalaya government on Wednesday extended the upper age limit of government job aspirants from 27 years to 32 years for non-tribals, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said.

Sixty-four new cases take Meghalaya's Covid-19 tally to 85,085

Fourteen more people were cured of the disease during the day, taking the total number of recoveries to 83,338