Mobile tablets were distributed to ASHAs and ASHA facilitators under Amlarem Civil Subdivision, Amlarem to enhance healthcare services and improve digital access to health care workers in an Aspiration Block programme held on Monday at the office of Amlarem C&RD Block in West Jaintia Hills District.
The decision was taken at a meeting held with the State police and the Border Security Force (BSF) following the alleged harassment of a veterinary officer by the BSF.
The United Democratic Party (UDP) Monday demanded action against the BSF personnel for harassing an officer of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department.
The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) Monday said recent incident of highhandedness against a government officer underscores the urgent need for accountability and reform within the Border Security Force (BSF) to ensure such flagrant abuses of power do not recur.
Lily Tariang, a resident of Hawai Bhoi village in Amlarem C&RD Block, West Jaintia Hills District, on Saturday, received a new house as a beneficiary of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G), a flagship program of the Central Government with a mission to provide housing for the rural poor.
In Jowai, Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department Shri. A.L. Hek unfurled the National Flag and took the Rashtriya Salute to the tune of the National Anthem led by JNV School, Mukhla at Jrisalein Playground in Jowai.
With a view to reaching out to MSME entrepreneurs, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducted a town hall meeting on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) on Friday at the Thangbuli Village Club Hall, Amlarem, in West Jaintia Hills District.
