PGI to open primary world school in State

Courtsey: The Shillong Times

The Pailan Group of Institutions and Pailan World School on Friday said that they would open a primary world school in the State after talks with the Government. Expressing his company's desire to mould local talent, especially young children in the State, chairman and founder of Pailan Group Apurba Saha said his company would like to produce more global icons from the State in future.


Addressing the media, parents and students at a conference on Global Education and Child Development at a city hotel here, Mr Saha said that under the new project every child would be given the right to basic education as part of the social obligation of Pailan Education Trust.


Renowned Australian global educationist Ken Jerman dwelled on the need for global education to promote job opportunities and enhance possibilities in education and employment. Professor Streamlet Dkhar advised the people to come out and avail the global opportunities offered by Pailan Group in the proposed education project.


Pailan Group of Institutions and Pailan World School has the distinction of being the largest global institute in the eastern region offering courses from KG to PG in a single campus. Pailan is the first institute in the eastern region to introduce the IGCSE, University of Cambrige curriculum.

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IIM Shillong's maiden batch gets 100% winter internship

Courtesy : Economic Times

IIM Shillong’s 64-strong maiden batch has witnessed 100% placements for its winter internships, with some 35 companies across sectors making a total of 79 offers to students.

Top contenders to pick up students from IIM Shillong included Deloitte, E&Y, KPMG, and PwC. A number of students also opted for media and advertising firms which included the likes of Ogilvy & Mather, Viacom, Warner Brothers and Euro RSCG, among others. On the marketing front, recruiters included AC Nielsen, Cadbury and ITC.

The students will be undergoing a two-month internship in January-February. IIM Shillong however, declined to comment on the stipends offered.

While students showed a reluctance to join traditional i-banking biggies, core banking and asset management companies including Citigroup, HDFC, Standard Chartered, Axis Bank, Tata AIG, SBI Cap, Kotak Mahindra Bank, SREI-BNP Paribas were among those who turned up for the process.

Other leading companies at the institute included Barclays, Deutsche Bank, HUL, TATA Capital, Eicher Motors, and GE India. Technology consulting drew keen interest as well, with Siemens, Bosch, and Headstrong participating.

Manufacturing and supply chain companies like Ford, Honda, Lafarge, Hero Group, Cargo Partners made their presence felt on campus as well. PSUs included ONGC, NTPC, and Power Finance Corporation.

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NEIGRIHMS better than AIIMS

Courtesy: Shillong Times

NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Dr Ambumani Ramadoss has said the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) of Shillong is better than Delhi-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). The Minister said this while addressing Editors' conference here on Wednesday.


Dr Ramadoss, however, admitted that the institute was facing a serious faculty problem as specialist doctors were unwilling to go there. "The government is trying to provide extra incentives to the doctors to serve in the region," he said. He, however, ruled out the possibility of opening of another AIIMS-like institute in Northeastern region.


The Union Minister said besides malaria, tuberculosis, cancer and HIV have taken heavy toll in Meghalaya and other Northeastern states, adding "the state governments have failed to tackle the menace of vector-borne diseases".


"The rise in cases of malaria and failure of the government to control the same is largely due to the change in climate, remoteness and inaccessibility of the affected areas," he said. "At the same time the Union Health Ministry is giving attention to the N-E region," Dr Ramadoss said adding that one Joint Secretary, who visits the North-Eeast every month, had been appointed to look after the region.

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EMRI service launched in Meghalaya

Courtesy : Shillong Times

Patients in East Khasi Hills and West Khasi Hills districts will now have excess to free emergency services. What they need to do is just dial 108 and an ambulance will be at their doorstep. The project called "108 Emergency Response Services (ERS) ambulances" or "Wheels of Hope" was flagged off by Chief Minister Dr Donkupar Roy in the presence of Health Minister Dr Adviser Pariong and Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI) officials here on Monday.


This is the first project undertaken by the government under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. Meghalaya is the ninth state in the country to see the launch of such emergency response services. A total of 15 state-of-the-art ambulances, worth about Rs 15 lakh each, will be at the service of the people. The ambulances are well-equipped to deal with all types of emergencies. Initially, the emergency services would be operational in the two districts of East West Khasi Hills and West Khasi Hills. The project would cover the entire State soon.


The ERS centre is located at the Neurological Building, MIMHANS, Lawmali in the city. The centre is equipped with latest technology and infrastructure with 117 personnel. 108 is a toll-free number and it functions round the clock. An individual, particularly a patient, can dial this number from his landline or mobile phone at any time to get urgent help during any emergency, be it medical, police or fire incident. On receiving the call, emergency response teams from the ERS centre would provide free pre-hospital assistance to the person concerned through ambulance service.

Speaking at the inaugural function at the Aurobindo Institute Hall here, Dr Roy said the free emergency services would cater to the poor people of the State. Stating that the State Government was pursuing the PPP model in people's interest and that it should not be seen as "sellout of the public assets," the Chief Minister said "The PPP model is meant to strengthen and improve the services to the people. We cannot avoid PPP which is a modern day need. Health is a major concern and the poor people should get proper treatment."


Health Minister Dr Pariong said the 'Wheels of Hope' would help people of rural areas. He also said the government was trying its best to improve all the hospitals in the State, including PHCs, CHCs and dispensaries. EMRI Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Venkat Changavalli lauded the Meghalaya Government for making the initiative possible within 88 days of signing the MoU with EMRI. According to the agreement, the State Government would provide 95 per cent of the funds and EMRI would chip in with five per cent to run the project.

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