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New Delhi, July 6: The appeal by the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to the Indian government for assistance underscores the depth of the crisis unfolding in the region. Protests have continued across PoK for more than a month, with neither the demonstrators nor the Pakistani establishment showing any signs of backing down. An official []

By Pyndap Lyngdoh It is often said by leaders, elders, and public figures that youth are the future of the nation and society. This statement carries deep truth, because the strength, energy, and creativity of youth are essential for the progress of any community. Young people are not only the future leaders of the country, []

People walk under a banner showing portraits of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, and the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in US and Israeli strikes on February in Tehran, on Saturday. (AP)

Osteoarthritis (OA), long considered a wear-and-tear disease of old age, is increasingly being diagnosed in patients as young as 30 years, according to a review by researchers published in the journal International Orthopaedics. The review, published on May 15, reframes osteoarthritis as a heterogeneous syndrome rather than a single disease, driven by diverse biological, biomechanical, []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, May 7: Chief Minister and NPP national president, Conrad K Sangma on Thursday said political parties are free to make claims about forming the next government, but maintained that the final decision would rest with the people and electoral numbers. His remarks came in response to recent assertions by the Meghalaya []

Displaced people display portraits of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, as they return to their villages on the second day of a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel in Qasmiyeh, near Tyre city, southern Lebanon, on Saturday. (PTI) The post Displaced people display portraits of late Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah appeared first on The Shillong Times .

People perform during a cultural programme, organised by the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, to celebrate the Bengali New Year, in the city recently. (ST) The post People perform during a cultural programme, organised by the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad appeared first on The Shillong Times .

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 12: A national study on humanelephant conflict has revealed that 92 people and 58 elephants lost their lives in Meghalaya between 2009 and 2024. The report attributes these fatalities primarily to habitat fragmentation, shrinking forest corridors, and changing land-use patterns. While Meghalayas figures are lower than those of several other []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 5: The North East Students Organisation (NESO) has raised concerns over the vulnerability of indigenous communities in the North East, cautioning that demographic pressures linked to migration remain a serious issue. Speaking to reporters, NESO chairman, Samuel Jyrwa, said communities in the region are microscopic in size and therefore particularly []

Scientists have found that those living with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have a 71 per cent higher risk of cardiovascular events (CVEs) or death from any cause (all-cause mortality) compared with those not living with OSA. New research, to be presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2026, Istanbul, Turkey, May 12-15), is a []

Editor In recent days, I have come across in this news daily, the topic about the Jaintia people. For a long time, many Jaintia intellectuals and Jaintia people never identified themselves as Khasis or as a sub-tribe of the Khasi tribe because of their identity and culture that are different from the majority Khasis. They []