As many as 1000 oxygen supported beds will be installed in the next two weeks for effectively tackling the ongoing second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, Meghalaya CM Sangma said.
Employees of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) under the banner of the Non Gazetted Employees Association (NGEA) are standing firm in their resolve not to attend office until at least one year’s pay in the revised scale is paid to them with immediate effect.
After chairing a meeting held with officials of the Social Welfare department here, committee chairperson, Ampareen Lyngdoh told reporters that the absence of a MSCW chairperson would automatically disadvantage agendas of women.
The Congress party has accused the chief minister of misleading the House in regards to the power purchase agreement signed with the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) in 2007.
The chief minister informed the House that recently, during the visit of the Union Home Minister to the state on January 23, a memorandum was submitted in which the matter relating to the demand for implementation of ILP in the state is also included.
UDP vice president Allantry F Dkhar said that the special committee will take care of all election related issues, including the selection of candidates as well as campaigning ahead of the GHADC polls.
