Health Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh has invited the Meghalaya Accredited Social Health Activist Workers Union (MASHAWU) on November 22 for a discussion on their demands.
Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers on Friday took out a peace rally as a mark of protest against the state government’s adamant attitude towards their demands which include enhancement of their honorarium.
The All Meghalaya Primary School Teachers' Association (AMPSTA) organised a protest rally on Monday to demand from the government that it revive the Old Pension Scheme, which has been suspended since April 2010.
East Jaintia Hills police on Thursday resorted to firing several rounds of tear gas and lathi charge after protesters attacked a venue at Lumshnong village where a public hearing was being held. The protest was against the proposed expansion of M/s Meghalaya Cement Ltd (Topcem).
In a major development in the Tura unrest case, one of the key instigators of the mob violence, Salseng R. Marak, who allegedly urged protestors to burn down the ACHIK campsite and target police and the delegation holding talks with the Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, has been arrested.
