States » East


Savitri chairs meeting with Meghalaya officials on Women and Child development

Shillong, Apr 15 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Savitri Thakur, on Tuesday chaired a meeting with government officials to review the progress on ongoing centrally-sponsored schemes and programmes of the Ministry of Women and Child Development projects in Meghalaya.
The meeting, attended by senior government officials of Meghalaya Social Welfare Department, discussed critical areas including the need for regular and high-quality supplementary nutrition under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS), and improving infrastructure at Anganwadi Centre.
The discussions also focused on assessing progress in flagship schemes such as Poshan Abhiyan, Mission Shakti, and Mission Vatsalya.
More News

Mamata Banerjee slams BJP saying the party ignoring West Bengal's contribution

08 Dec 2025 | 7:24 PM

Kolkata, Dec 8 (UNI) West Bengal chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the BJP claiming that some of its leaders in Rajya Sabha expressed that they do not like Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, nor Mahatma Gandhi and opposed a recent notification from Rajya Sabha that Vande Mataram composed by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay can not be sung.

see more..

Arunachal: RGU scholar wins Commonwealth Chemistry Best Poster Prize 2025

08 Dec 2025 | 7:13 PM

Itanagar, Dec 8 (UNI) Bhaskarjyoti Borah, a PhD scholar from the Department of Chemistry, Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh, has brought laurels to the university by winning the Commonwealth Chemistry (UK) Best Poster Prize 2025 at the 6th Commonwealth Chemistry Online Poster Event held on October 1-2, 2025. The winners were officially declared on Monday.

see more..

Students of FTII Itanagar refuse to begin 2nd semester over unfinished campus

08 Dec 2025 | 6:09 PM

Itanagar, Dec 8 (UNI) Students of Screen Acting and Documentary Cinema at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Itanagar have refused to begin their second semester, citing severe infrastructural shortcomings and an academically unfit learning environment.

see more..

Cannabis stashed in cricket bats seized in Odisha, two held

08 Dec 2025 | 5:32 PM

Bhubaneshwar, Dec 8 (UNI) With enforcement agencies stepping up vigil, the drug peddlers have resorted to inventive ploy to escape detection. Two persons were arrested on Monday while trying to smuggle cannabis in cricket bats in Odisha’s Berhampur city.

see more..

Bihar Mandai Weir Irrigation Project to be reviewed weekly

08 Dec 2025 | 5:09 PM

Patna, Dec 8 (UNI) With an aim to attain speedy growth and to expedite the implementation of Mandai Weir Irrigation Project, Bihar Chief Secretary Pratyaya Amrit on Monday directed the authorities concerned to complete the project by May 2026 so that farmers can get timely irrigation facilities.

see more..