SHILLONG: North Eastern Hills University (NEHU), 2024-2025-ni academic session-oni bilsi 4-na Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP)-ko ge-8 semester-rangni chugimik course-ko raangna abachengat-gnok. Senior Secondary (+)-ni jaman ia bilsi 4-ni ITEP chugimik course-na National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE)-ni rachakaniko NEHU manaha aro ian onkang-gipa, daitangko uigipa aro professional skigiparango tariangna miksonga. Tarisamsogipa skigipa-rango paradigm shift-o [] The post ITEP-ko

Law-and-order disturbances wont solve any problems, says Prestone Tynsong SHILLONG, April 28: The NPP-led MDA Government on Sunday said no solution would be obtained by creating law-and-order problems and invited disgruntled groups or individuals to sit across the table and discuss the issues. This is not the way of doing things. I would like to [] The post State govt ready for discussion: Dy CM appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG: Niam retina nengnikataniko ong-katatanio tole dakaniara maming namgniko ba namataniko manjawa aro iani bidingo tabale-ona rabana uamang agangrik-na taraie donga ine adok sorkari parakataha. Ian kakketgipa ramao dakenga ongja uni gimin anga sima arina bate dakjachina molmolata anching niam reti-ko jako rana manja. Jedakgipa nengnikanirangna table-ona rabae asonge agan-grikna chinga tarie donga, ine Deputy [] The post Petrol bomachi chadrapani maming namako rabajawa: DC Minister Preston

The government needs to restore peoples faith in the law-and-order machinery, says Mawthoh SHILLONG, April 28: United Democratic Party general Secretary, Jemino Mawthoh on Sunday said the Meghalaya government has to restore the peoples trust and confidence in the states law-and-order machinery. As citizens, we are disturbed by the incidents happening. Their recurrence means that [] The post Rising crimes in state disturbing: UDP appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG, April 28: The National Peoples Party has predicted that the agenda of hate politics propagated by the Voice of the People Party will face a backlash in the long run. Speaking to The Shillong Times on Sunday, NPP working president and KHADC Chief Executive Member, Pyniaid Sing Syiem said that the type of politics [] The post VPPs hate politics wont sustain: KHADC CEM appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG, April 28: The Meghalaya BJP has questioned Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma for allocating projects in Garo Hills to ARSS, a tainted company, which has been blacklisted for their shoddy work in the Dawki road project. In a letter to the chief minister, BJP vice president and Tura MDC Bernard N Marak on Sunday [] The post Tainted company awarded projects in GH, claims BJP appeared first on The Shillong Times .

NEW DELHI, April 28: Students and residents from the Khasi community celebrated the Hynniewtrep Convention in Meghalaya House here on Saturday on the theme Away from Home Reflecting the Lights of Our Roots. The tone of the mega event was set by Tourism Minister Paul Lyngdoh. He urged the Khasi people living in the national [] The post Khasis celebrate Hynniewtrep Convention in national capital appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG, April 28: The KHADC is confirming from the Revenue department whether the state government has notified any local name for Khanapara village under Ri-Bhoi. The council approached the Revenue department after receiving suggestion from KHNAM to replace the name of Khanapara with a Khasi name. KHADC CEM Pyniaid Sing Syiem said he had spoken [] The post KHADC may seek new name for Khanapara appeared first on The Shillong Times .

To work in nature conservation is to battle a headwind of bad news. When the overwhelming picture indicates the natural world is in decline, is there any room for optimism? Well, our new global study has some good news: we provide the strongest evidence to date that nature conservation efforts are not only effective, but [] The post Nature conservation works, were getting better at it! appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Childhood and dementia are two words we wish we didnt have to use together. But sadly, around 1,400 Australian children and young people live with currently untreatable childhood dementia. Broadly speaking, childhood dementia is caused by any one of more than 100 rare genetic disorders. Although the causes differ from dementia acquired later in life, [] The post Understanding childhood dementia appeared first on The Shillong Times .

New Delhi, Apr 27: Jake Fraser-McGurk produced a power-hitting master class as Delhi Capitals kept themselves in the race for IPL play-offs with a 10-run win over Mumbai Indians here on Saturday. Bringing his big-hitting prowess to the fore, young McGurk gave the scorching Delhi heat competition with a sizzling 27-ball 84, powering DC to [] The post Rasikh, Mukesh pick three-fers as Delhi Capitals beat Mumbai appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Lucknow, April 27: Skipper Sanju Samson led from the front with an unbeaten 33-ball 71 while Dhruv Jurel made 52 not out off 34 balls to guide Rajasthan Royals to a seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants, in their IPL match here on Saturday. Chasing 197, Samson and Jurel shared unconquered 121 runs for the [] The post Samson, Jurel hand Rajasthan 7-wicket win over Lucknow appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Ahmedabad, April 27: In need of a total reboot, Gujarat Titans will be wary of Royal Challengers Bengalurus newfound firepower in the middle-order when the two teams clash in the Indian Premier League here on Sunday. The Titans are now seventh on the table with eight points from nine matches, and they require a victory [] The post Gujarat Titans eye improvement against RCB appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Chennai, April 27: Smarting from back-to-back losses, defending champion Chennai Super Kings will be desperate to return to winning ways when they face a formidable but bruised Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match here on Sunday.CSK had a good start to the season under new skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad but they have been toppled by the [] The post Inconsistent Chennai face bruised SRH appeared first on The Shillong Times .

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 27: More than 70 residents of Nartiang descended upon the state capital on Saturday underscoring the ramification of the recent incidents of petrol bomb attacks that seem to have triggered security concern. The residents of various villages under the Nartiang constituency condemned the attack on the residence of Deputy Chief [] The post Petrol bomb attacks: Security concern rife appeared first on The Shillong Times .

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 27: One more KSU member was arrested by Shillong Police in connection with the gruesome murder of two individuals in Ichamati village of East Khasi Hills recently. The Superintendent of Police of East Khasi Hills, Rituraj Ravi, said that an accused, identified as Osternic Marbaniang (34), a resident of Jaiaw, [] The post Another KSU member held in Ichamati case appeared first on The Shillong Times .

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 27: Shillong Police is confident of filing the charge sheet in the alleged gang-rape of a young woman in September 2023 in Nongthymmai locality, soon. East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Rituraj Ravi said that the police have sufficient evidence and there are also video footages. We are confident of [] The post Charge sheet soon: Police on gang-rape case appeared first on The Shillong Times .

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 27: The United Democratic Party (UDP), on Saturday, emphasised the significance of silent voters in determining the outcome of the Lok Sabha elections in the Shillong Parliamentary seat. Right now, we cannot say much as the election this time is very different. But we believe in the silent votes also [] The post UDP underscores role of silent votes appeared first on The Shillong Times .

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 27: The Expert Committee on State Reservation Policy formed under the chairmanship of Justice (Retd.) Mool Chand Garg held its second physical meeting here on Saturday. The committee, comprising Justice (Retd) Dr Satish Chandra, Prof DV Kumar, Prof Chander Shekhar, and Prof Subhadip Mukherjee, convened alongside officials from the Personnel [] The post Expert committee to solicit public views on reservation policy appeared first on The Shillong Times .

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 27: The UDP-led Opposition in the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) is anticipating the completion of the delimitation committees report by the next session. The committee is tasked with adjusting and balancing the number of electorates across the 29 district council constituencies. During the last session, we discussed that [] The post Delimitation exercise likely by next session appeared first on The Shillong Times .

From Our Correspondent TURA, April 27: The Central Puja Committee (CPC), Garo Hills, has expressed its deep condemnation and outrage over the heinous gang-rape case involving two minor tribal girls during the recent Chenga Benga Mela in South West Garo Hills. In a press release issued on Saturday, the CPC stated that it was appalled [] The post CPC condemns SWGH gang-rape appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG, April 27: The VIT Engineering Entrance Exam (VITEEE), the entrance examination conducted by Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) for admission to B.Tech programmes of VIT Group of Institutions, viz. VIT-Vellore, VIT-Chennai, VIT-AP (Amaravati) and VIT-Bhopal, recently got under way in 125 cities in India and six cities abroad, viz. Dubai, Muscat, Qatar, Kuwait, Singapore [] The post Entrance Exam for B.Tech programmes under way appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG, April 27: Anuvadini, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool, will translate the ABK Media Indias The Northeast Connect into various Indian languages. According to a statement here, Anuvadini has been breaking boundaries by translating movie dialogues from Vietnamese to diverse Indian languages in collaboration with ABK Media India, which is also the official India partner [] The post AI tool to translate The Northeast Connect to various Indian languages appeared first on The Shillong Tim

Guwahati, April 27: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge kept suspense over party candidates in Amethi and Raebareli while defending Rahul Gandhis decision to contest Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad in Kerala. Addressing a Press meet here, Kharge said, People of Wayanad wanted Rahul Gandhi as their MP. That is why he has chosen to fight from [] The post Wait for few days, Kharge keeps suspense over Congress candidates in Amethi, Raebareli appeared first on The Shillong Times .

New Delhi, April 27: On completing 20 years at the company, Alphabet and Google Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai said that a lot has changed since then such as the technology, the number of people using their products, and his hair. Pichai, who joined the tech giant in 2004 as a product manager, took [] The post A lot has changed, from tech to my hair, Pichai on completing two decades in Google appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Guwahati, April 27: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday asserted that the BJP has done pretty well in the five Lok Sabha seats that went into polls in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections. Taking to his X handle, Sarma wrote, My feedback from yesterday excellent turnout in our strongholds, 2nd [] The post LS polls: 2nd phase has been spectacular for BJP, says Assam CM appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Shillong, April 27: The East Jaintia Hills police seized a huge quantity of contraband heroin from a Mahindra pick-up truck (without registration plate) during an operation at Rattachera check post in the district at around 8.30 am today. The police party found the vehicle to be carrying one black plastic gallon(drum) of 50 liters [] The post East Jaintia Hills Police recover huge quantity of heroin appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Shillong, April 27: One more arrest has been made in connection with the recent murder case of Ichamati in East Khasi Hills district. Soon after the arrest today, KSU members gathered outside Sadar Police Station and shouted slogans. Police have refused to give any details of the arrested person and the organisation to which he/she [] The post One more arrest made in Ichamati murder case appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Bhopal, April 27: Congress veteran Kamal Nath on Saturday said the voting pattern in the last two phases of the Lok Sabha elections indicated that the people want change at the Centre. The former Chief Minister said that the Congress gave a tough fight in the two rounds of polling and was in a strong [] The post Cong in strong position in 88 seats in India after 2nd round of LS polls: Kamal Nath appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Mumbai, April 27: Designer duo Rimple and Harpreet have confirmed that they are crafting costumes for the forthcoming magnum opus Ramayana, directed by Nitesh Tiwari. Harpreet told IANS: We are absolutely elated and honoured to be entrusted with the monumental task of designing costumes for the upcoming historical movie, Ramayana. Rimple added, This opportunity feels [] The post Rimple & Harpreet design costumes for Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi-starrer Ramayana appeared first on The Shillong Times

Shanghai, April 27: Dynamic Duo Indian compound mixed team of Abhishek Verma & Jyothi Surekha Vennam defeated Robin & Lisell Jaatma of Estonia 158-157 to win third gold medal for India at the Shanghai World Cup, here on Saturday Earlier in the day, Indian mens compound archery team of Prathamesh Fuge, Priyansh & Abhishek Verma [] The post Archery WC: Indian mens compound and mixed team win gold appeared first on The Shillong Times .

New Delhi, April 27: National champion Velavan Senthilkumar stormed into the semifinals of the Batch Open squash, a USD 12,000 PSA Challenger Tour event, in Paris with a straight-games victory over Jakub Solnicky of the Czech Republic Top seed Senthilkumar, ranked 58 in the world, defeated the fifth-seeded Czech 11-5, 11-6, 11-2 in 37 minutes [] The post Squash: Velavan Senthilkumar in semis of of PSA Challenger Tour event appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Chengdu (China), April 27: Ashmita Chaliha (world rank 53) beat former Commonwealth Games champion Michelle Li (world rank 25) of Canada in straight games 26-24, 24-22 at the Uber Cup 2024, here on Saturday. Priya and Shruti Mishra also won their opening match against Jeslyn Choi and Catherine Chow 21-12, 21-10 to give Indian women [] The post Uber Cup: Ashmita, Priya-Shruti give India 2-0 lead over Canada appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Gaza, April 27: Hamas has reportedly announced its openness to any ideas or proposals for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The group said in a statement on Friday that Hamas is open to any ideas or proposals that take into account the needs and rights of our people, Xinhua news agency reported. The [] The post Hamas announces openness to any proposals for a permanent ceasefire appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Imphal, April 27: Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including a Sub Inspector, were killed and two others have been injured after armed groups attacked a camp of security forces in Manipurs Bishnupur district early on Saturday, police said. A police official said that a suspected Kuki armed group opened fire and threw bombs [] The post 2 CRPF personnel killed in attack by armed group in Manipur appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Editor, It is utterly disturbing to see the law and order situation in Shillong getting from bad to worse coupled with a faltering governance mechanism. In short, we are living in what could be best described as a failed state. The cycle of violence and selective targeting of unsuspecting innocent non-tribals is unjustified and violates [] The post Playing with the law appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Time and again conflicts in Meghalaya and in Shillong city in particular have happened because some groups play on the emotions of people who feel cheated by the system and nurse a perpetual grouse against the government of the day. These grievance-soaked youth feel that they are losing the fight over unequal access to resources [] The post Weaponizing Grievance appeared first on The Shillong Times .

By Bhogtoram Mawroh I thank Glenn Kharkongor for his letter to the editor, for it allows us to discuss more about the Austro-asiatic speaking population to which the Khasi belong. Before we go into that, I would like to highlight a comment where he stated that I had said that 65,000 years ago, the Out [] The post Origins of the Khasis: The Puzzle Solved appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG, April 26: Amid an ongoing heatwave, the state government on Friday directed educational institutes across the state not to organise sports or any outdoor activities to avoid the ill effect of the heatwave on children. Director of School Education & Literacy, Swapnil Tembe said the advisory was issued to ensure the safety and well-being [] The post Heatwave: Govt bans school outdoor activities appeared first on The Shillong Times .

TURA, April 26: South West Garo Hills Police have so far arrested seven persons in connection with the heinous gang-rape case of two minor tribal girls during the Chenga Benga Mela in the district on April 17. Initially, four suspects were detained, and following comprehensive interrogations and analysis, an additional three suspects were apprehended on [] The post Three more held; seven in police custody in GH gang-rape case appeared first on The Shillong Times .

TURA: South Garo Hills ajani Chokpot Block ningo donggipa Wari Chorako nina reangenggipa mitam manderang skatang jabolrangko galbaenga ine Garo Students Union (GSU) Chokpot regional unit parakatenba, ia biapo skatang jabolrangko galbajachina mikrakataniko onataha. Achik asongo damsa mingsingbegipa biap jekon Wari Chora ine mingachim, ia biapko nina reangenggipa mitam manderang ua biapo chips bikilap aro [] The post Wari Chora-o skatang jabol galjachina GSU mikrakata appeared first on The Shillon

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MAWKYRWAT, April 26: With the aim of encouraging and inspiring local residents to uphold cleanliness and environmental preservation, the Officers Club of South West Khasi Hills, led by Deputy Commissioner T Lyngwa, organised a Walk and Pick cleaning drive in Mawkyrwat, South West Khasi Hills, on Friday. The cleaning initiative commenced from the junction to [] The post Walk & Pick cleaning drive in Mawkyrwat aims to inspire appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG, April 26: The Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD) celebrated its 23rd Foundation Day with a seminar titled Bioeconomy from Bioresources: Promoting Bioentrepreneurship in NER for Viksit Bharat. During the event, Prof Pulok Kumar Mukherjee, Director of IBSD, highlighted the institutes scientific progress and outreach activities, including new initiatives such as the Phytopharmaceutical [] The post IBSD celebrates Foundation Day appeared first on The Shillong Time

SHILLONG: Meghalaya adokni pilak biaprangon ia sal somoirango dingani batroroengani gimin skulo poraienggipa bisarang aro skigiparangni namgnina sorkari, dingtangmancha niamrangko donataha. Iani bidingo uiataniko onatengon, dinganirang batroroengani gimin dao dipet skulrango kalsusaani ba uandake apalni kamrangko kaatjachina gita School Education & Literacy-ni Director Swapnil Tembe, pilak skulrangnan geetaniko onataha. Skulo poraienggipa chatro chatrirang aro kam [] The post Adokni skulrangna s

SHILLONG, April 26: The first Regional Conference on Health in the Northeastern region organised at Martin Luther Christian University has come to a close. The conference, themed Advancing Health Equity: Bridging the Gaps, was organized in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Public Health, Shillong. During the inaugural session, Sampath Kumar, Principal Secretary of Health [] The post NEs first conference on health equity concludes appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG, April 26: The North-Eastern Hills University (NEHU) will be starting a four-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) from the academic session of 2024-2025, which will be a full time course comprising eight semesters. It may be noted that NEHU recently received the approval of the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE), New Delhi, to [] The post NEHU to start ambitious 4-yr teacher education programme appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG, April 26: The NEEPCO Tribal Employees Welfare Association (NTEWA) and NEEPCO Women Welfare Association (NWWA), in a joint statement issued here on Friday, have condemned the recent incident wherein petrol bomb was hurled at a police vehicle which was escorting Director of NEEPCO (Personnel) Major General (retired) RK Jha in the city. The incident [] The post NEEPCO bodies condemn petrol bomb attack appeared first on The Shillong Times .

New Delhi, April 26: Bolstered by Rishabh Pants brilliant batting form and inspiring leadership, the resurrected Delhi Capitals will aim to continue their upward march in the IPL points table when they take on an inconsistent Mumbai Indians here on Saturday. The Capitals have endured a rollercoaster season so far, showing flashes of brilliance while [] The post Upbeat DC take on struggling MI as playoff race intensifies appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Lucknow, April 26: High-flying Rajasthan Royals will look to continue their winning momentum and consolidate their position at the top when they take on a resurgent Lucknow Super Giants, who would be gunning for revenge at home in an IPL match here on Saturday. Former champions RR have looked in ominous form this season with [] The post RR look to maintain winning run against resurgent LSG appeared first on The Shillong Times .