Shillong, Feb 4: A media delegation from Karnataka visited the Umden Diwon Silk Village in Meghalaya's Ri Bhoi district, known for its traditional Eri...
The Meghalaya State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MSCPCR) has taken action against an organisation sending children from the state to Karnataka without proper documentation and under poor conditions.
The 22 students, who were recently affected by the food poisoning incident at Mandya, Karnataka, on Wednesday arrived in Shillong even as the Social Welfare Minister Paul Lyngdoh assured that all of them will immediately get admitted to government schools.
Cabinet minister and government spokesperson Paul Lyngdoh on Wednesday assured that the government will take action if there are complaints of minors being taken out of the state.
Commissioner & Secretary in-charge Home (Political) Cyril Diengdoh on Friday informed that the government is planning to bring all 22 students, who are affected by the recent food poisoning incident at Mandya, Karnataka, back to Meghalaya.
The team from the State Education Department on Wednesday informed that the health condition of the 22 students, who were hospitalized after the recent food poisoning incident in Karnataka, is improving except one student who is still in ICU but under stable condition.
In the wake of a tragic food poisoning incident at a residential school in Malavalli, Karnataka, which claimed the lives of two students from Meghalaya, Health Minister M. Ampareen Lyngdoh has urged parents to exercise greater caution and scrutiny when choosing educational institutions for their children.
