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In the United Nation’s World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2022, Government of Meghalaya’s initiative of Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture received the best project award (Winner Award) in the category of “the role of governments in the promotion of ICTs for development”.  Mr. Houlin Zhao, Secretary General of ITU presented the winner award to Shri Conrad K Sangma, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Meghalaya in the WSIS Forum Prizes 2022, held at Geneva, Switzerland. A total of 360 projects nominated from different countries passed the test of the UN jury. Post this there was voting to select the best 90 projects which were invited in Geneva, Switzerland for the final award. Meghalaya had to contest with projects from Australia, China, Argentina and Tanzania. Today at the forum, Meghalaya was declared as the best project in the category. Meghalaya Enterprise Architecture is the only project from India to win the Winner Award this year.

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All works for the construction of Nagaland’s Medical College at Phriebagie, Kohima are in “full swing”. Amid reports that the much-awaited Medical College could have been halted due to financial problem, the government of Nagaland clarified that “the project was never grounded” and funds not exhausted.

The Nagaland Government updated that the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) approved the establishment of a medical college in Nagaland with an intake capacity hundred MBBS seats at the District Hospital Kohima (NHAK). It was learnt that the establishment of the medical college has been finalized at an whooping amount of Rs 189 crores under the centrally sponsored scheme for the establishment of new medical colleges by upgrading district/referral hospitals in the year 2014.

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The Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Export Promotion Council and technology firm BillMart FinTech have come together to create awareness on  unlimited growth opportunities for MSMEs & start-ups in Meghalaya. 

A joint study by MSME council and BillMart FinTech was presented to the state government. The study was released in the city by MLA AL Hek, who is the Chairman of Meghalaya, MSMEs along with  Dr DS Rawat, the Chairman of MSMEs  Export Promotion Council and BillMart Co-Founder & CEO, Jigish Sonagara. This is in the context of state attracting investment in food processing, horticulture, tourism and mineral based industries among others.

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A Manik has been added to the political crown in Tripura.

Manik, we know, means a gemstone that radiates light. The BJP High Command, in a rather swift move, changed Tripura’s leadership replacing Biplab Kumar Deb by Manik Saha.

Such a move, however, is not new as the BJP also charged the Chief Minister in other states just before elections. The BJP removes the guard when it feels the person concerned may not prove to be charismatic enough to lead the party to victory in the polls or generate unnecessary controversies.

This game of political musical chairs is typical of the BJP.

Let us have a look at it.