SOHRA: The Cherrap-unjee Greater Water Supply scheme, commissioned last month at an estimated cost of Rs 4.13 crore was inaugurated on Monday to help alleviate the drinking water shortage faced by the locals of the "wet desert".
Inaugurating the project formally on Monday, PHE Minister Preston Tynsong said the scheme would benefit 25,451 people of Sohra area.
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
