Meghalaya govt constitutes committee to discuss exorbitant fees levied by private hospitals

Meghalaya Health Minister Alexander Laloo Hek on Friday informed that the state government has constituted a consultative committee to discuss the exorbitant Covid fees levied by private hospitals. The committee will be headed by the Directorate of Health Services (Medical Institutions). The decision comes after complaints were received from the public against private hospitals for […]

Golf Links clash not communal, says Meghalaya Health Minister AL Hek

In Shillong, quick action and stringent measures are being demanded over the Golf Links assault case, where 3 youth were allegedly attacked with beer bottles by unknown miscreants. Meghalaya Health Minister AL Hek on Wednesday said that the incident in Golf Links was not a clash between ethnic communities but between people who were drinking […]

Meghalaya: BJP legislator AL Hek backs HM Lahkmen Rymbui over mining incident

At a time when the Meghalaya BJP is demanding the resignation of state home minister Lahkmen Rymbui, the home minister has found support from an unlikely side in the form of state health minister AL Hek, who is also a prominent BJP leader in the state. Hek said that Rymbui cannot be blamed for the […]

Meghalaya Health Minister AL Hek tests positive for COVID-19

Meghalaya Health Minister AL Hek has tested positive for COVID-19 and is undergoing home isolation, an official said on Sunday. Hek is the second minister in the state to have contracted the disease. Earlier, power minister James PK Sangma was diagnosed with the infection. Hek, also a senior BJP leader in the state, was found […]

Meghalaya to witness spike in COVID-19 cases by September: AL Hek

Meghalaya Health Minister AL Hek said that the medical experts predicted that there will be a spike in COVID-19 cases in the state by September and October. Talking to reporters, Hek said that the government is prepared to tackle any kind of eventuality to combat COVID-19. The Health Minister further said that the state government […]

Meghalaya Health Minister inaugurates 68-bed Covid Care Centre in Shillong

Keeping pace with the rise in COVID-19 cases, the Meghalaya government is enhancing its capabilities to handle the situation effectively. Health Minister AL Hek on Friday inaugurated a 68 bed Covid Care Centre at TB Hospital, Umsawli in Shillong. Talking to newsmen, Health Minister AL Hek said that the state is witnessing a spike in  COVID-19 […]

ILP: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma and cabinet members to leave for New Delhi tomorrow

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma along with his cabinet members will leave for Delhi on Tuesday to seek an appointment with Union Home Minister Amit Shah on the issue. With growing pressure over implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) in Meghalaya, the MDA delegation is expecting an appointment tomorrow evening or by Wednesday. Some of […]

GVK EMRI staff to resume services in Meghalaya

After almost over a month-long stand-off between the management and the employees of the GVK EMRI 108 Services, the deadlock was finally broken on Friday after both the parties came to a consensus and agreed to restart the emergency services at the earliest. Meghalaya Health Minister AL Hek who chaired the meeting held at the […]

Meghalaya govt mulls mass vaccination amid Japanese Encephalitis outbreak in Garo Hills

In the wake of the outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis cases in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills area, the state government is planning to conduct mass vaccination in the entire Garo Hills region. Informing this on Friday, State Health Minister, AL Hek said that the vaccination will be carried out only in the Garo Hills region as of […]