HIV/AIDS testing centres in Meghalaya have detected 151 positive cases in five months, but experts say the number is not alarming.
Between April and August this year, a total 2,616 persons were examined for HIV virus out of which 121 were found to be positive cases, a report from the Meghalaya Aids Control Society (MACS) said.
Pre-natal tests on 5,636 pregnant mothers also confirmed presence
Shillong, Sept. 14: The chief labour commissioner of Meghalaya and his team today wrapped up the visit to Jaintia Hills to ascertain the prevalence of minors working in coal mines and will prepare a report to be submitted to the Union government.
According to sources, chief labour commissioner N.K. Prasad, the regional labour commissioner, Calcutta, B.B.
Call it climate change or a scientific phenomenon but birds that were hitherto not seen in Meghalaya are making their appearance. The other day a lady called up to say she sighted an unusual bird on her pear tree. It
Shillong, July 27 (IANS): Three earthquakes shook parts of Meghalaya and Assam within eight hours on Tuesday, triggering panic among residents. No casualties were reported.
The first tremor measuring 4.1 on the Richter Scale with its epicentre at Barpeta region in Assam was felt at 12.43 am in Meghalaya and Assam, an official at the Central Seismological Centre here told IANS.
