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Health · East Khasi HillsMeghalaya’s Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr. Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh announced on July 25, 2025, that the state is seriously considering a new law to make HIV/AIDS testing mandatory for all couples before marriage. This follows a disturbing surge in HIV/AIDS cases, particularly in East Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills, where thousands have tested positive but many are not receiving treatment. The government is preparing a cabinet note and cons…Read Article
Pre-Marriage HIV Test Could Soon Be Mandatory in Meghalaya — What’s Behind the Push? - The Logical Indian

Smoking · East Khasi HillsShillong, July 23: The East Khasi Hills Police have stepped up enforcement of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003, targeting smoking in public places and illegal tobacco sales near schools and colleges. Cantonment Beat House and Lumdiengjri Police Station have led the charge, booking the highest number of violators under this initiative. Enforcement is being carried out in every police station, outpost, and beat house acr…Read Article
EKH police intensify tobacco control drive under COTPA - Meghalaya Monitor

Mawlynnong · MawlynnongThe cleanest village in the country is located in Shillong, Meghalaya, and is called Mawlynnong. In 2003, this village was declared the cleanest village in the country by Discover India magazine. Then in 2005, it was also declared the cleanest village in India. The village elders have played a major role in making the country's cleanest village. There are no sanitation workers in this village. The elders of Mawlynnong village gather the children…Read Article