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95% of women in rural areas of Meghalaya part of Self Help Groups: Meghalaya CMMeghalaya is championing organic farming, with 95% of rural women now in Self Help Groups. The state is investing in infrastructure and pro...
Narendra Modi, Nirmala Sitharaman term Meghalaya 'blueprint for resilient, self-reliant India'Prime Minister Narendra Modi commended Meghalaya's development, calling it a model for a self-reliant India, after Finance Minister Nirmala...
Nirmala Sitharaman in Sohra: Lauds Meghalaya's Self-Help Groups model, grassroots growthNirmala Sitharaman's Meghalaya visit highlighted the transformative impact of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in achieving the state's economic vis...
PM Modi lays foundation stone for multiple development projects in MeghalayaNotable projects for which the foundation stone was laid include the construction of an IT Park in Tura and the expansion of a new four-lan...
NPP, UDP befooled everyone in Meghalaya in the last five years: Abhishek BanerjeeAssuring action within the first month should TMC come to power, Banerjee said that unemployed youths and women who have registered with th...
Meghalaya Assembly polls: Congress announces 10 women candidatesThe 10 women candidates are - Jhanika Siangshai, Rona Khymdeit, Bethleen Dkhar, Venetia Pearl Mawlong, Dr Banidashisha Kharkongor, Lakyntie...
PM Modi to visit Meghalaya on February 24 ahead of assembly pollsAhead of the Assembly election at the end of this month Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to visit poll-bound Meghalaya on February 24. As pe...
Matrilineal but still patriarchal: Meghalaya women yearn for control in politicsChildren get their mother's last name, husbands move into their wives homes and youngest daughters inherit family property. But with only f...
TMC releases manifesto for Meghalaya, promises three lakh jobs in next five yearsThe manifesto also promised job cards to all individuals engaged in the tourism sector through the formalisation of their jobs along with a...
TMC to release election manifesto for Meghalaya pollsThe party promised that it will ensure that the reins of the state are not surrendered to external forces. An expert committee will be set ...
TMC's proposed cash transfer schemes will push Meghalaya into debt trap: Conard K Sangma"Bengal's 'Lakshmir Bhandar' scheme has been rebranded as 'We card'. The TMC government in West Bengal has a per capita debt of around Rs 5...
Mamata Banerjee asked the people of Meghalaya to choose the two flowers and remove proxy BJP GovernmentLeader of Opposition Dr. Mukul Sangma stated, “We need to defend our tribe and fight against the BJP, not with mere weapons but with the po...
India's population is stabilising as total fertility rate declines across statesOf the 17 states analysed in the NFHS-5 data, except for Bihar, Manipur and Meghalaya, all other states have a TFR of 2.1 or less, which im...
Meghalaya approves policy on seat reservation for women in village employment councilsThe policy entails, position of the Secretary of VEC will be reserved for women members in all VECs on a rotational basis. Adult women who ...
Government may fall short of its skill development goal of training one crore youthUnder the PMKVY-2.0, launched in October 2016, ministry had targeted to impart skill training to one crore youth for over four years (2016-...
Goa, J&K, Karnataka, Rajasthan, West Bengal among top states for women entrepreneursThe report also finds that nearly 80% of women entrepreneurs across the country are self-financing their businesses with little utilization...
40 per cent women own or have share in joint property: SurveyBihar tops the chart with highest 58.8 per cent having property in their name, followed by Meghalaya and Tripura at 57.3 per cent each.
No dearth of funds to set up drug treatment centre for women: Thawar Chand GehlotThawar Chand Gehlot assured the Meghalaya government of financial support to set up a drug treatment centre for women drugs addicts.
Bharatiya Mahila Bank targeting business of Rs 1800 crore this fiscalThe CMD, who inaugurated the bank's 30th branch here, the second in Kerala, said no state-wise targets had been set.
Rahul Gandhi stresses on women empowerment during Northeast poll campaignCongress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today stressed on women empowerment during his second leg of election campaign in the Northeast.