MANILA, Nov 9: Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the Philippines largest storm this year, battered the northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, killing at least two people and forcing over a million to evacuate from high-risk areas prone to floods, landslides, and storm surges. With winds of up to 185 kph and gusts of 230 kph, []

By Dominick Dauni Roising Rymbai History is always written by the victors of war and conquests with the assistance of the gatekeepers of knowledge and education and, of course, the controllers of trade and commerce. The atrocities and ruthlessness of the Allies during the colonial rule and in the two World Wars were either never []

People throng the Shillong Gurdwara as they offer prayers on the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti in the city on Wednesday. (ST)

People browse through gold ornaments on the occasion of Dhanteras in the city on Saturday. (ST)

People bid farewell to Ukrainian soldier Oleh Pyvovar in Irpin, Ukraine on Wednesday. Oleh was killed during a combat mission in Donetsk. (PTI)

Bengaluru, Sep 28: Mithun Manhas rapid ascension to the BCCI presidency, which was ratified at the AGM on Sunday, is symbolic of the decision-makers desire to keep the highest cricket administration post in the country firmly in the hands of cricketers. That Manhas was chosen ahead of some big names such as Sourav Ganguly and [] The post Street-smart, task-master, people-friendly: Manhas steps into challenging BCCI role appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Midway through a difficult discussion in her performance review, an employee named Jane finally cracks, and the tears start. Her boss doesnt know what to do and handles the situation awkwardly. Ask yourself: how would you react in this situation? And would you have the same reaction if it were not Jane who was crying []

When we talk about drug overdose deaths, many of us imagine a problem that affects young people. But new data from Australias Annual Overdose Report, reveals a significant jump in the number of older adults dying from an overdose, compared to two decades ago. Since 2001, unintentional overdose deaths have declined by about one-third among []

A whopping 2.1 billion people or one in every four people globally lack access to safely managed drinking water, according to a joint report by UN agencies WHO and the UNICEF on Tuesday. This includes 106 million people who drink directly from untreated surface sources, stated the report, released as part of the World Water [] The post Report reveals 2.1 bn people lack access to safe drinking water appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG, Aug 12: The Blind Lead Trust (BLT), an organisation advocating for the rights of persons with disabilities, has urged the Meghalaya government to explore railway connectivity in the state. BLT co-founder and managing director, Jitendra Dkhar, said the organisation is ready to support the governments efforts to bring railways to Meghalaya, stressing that the [] The post Trust of visually impaired people seeks rail connectivity in state appeared first on The Shillong Times .

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Aug 9: A special lecture on Ethnomusicology in Indigenous Worlds: Reflections from Assam & Meghalaya was featured during the celebration of International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples at St. Edmunds College as a pathway to belonging through sound, story and fieldwork. Hosted by the colleges Department of Sociology, the event [] The post City college hosts lecture on music of indigenous peoples appeared first on The Shillong Times .

By Benjamin Lyngdoh The development of Meghalaya depends on the interplay of state government spending, role and mindset of the people, and most importantly a sense of responsibility of all stakeholders. The interplay is however disjointed, distorted and in most cases completely missing. This explains the current socio-economic status of Meghalaya especially in the areas [] The post Government spending, people, and responsibility appeared first on The Shillong Times .