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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 []

TURA: Indigenous Peoples Rights ba adok-chigao atchikape songdongenggipa manderangna songsalo sasonni bidingo mandetangchi sason kaan baksa jatni daka-rika, changa-sapa, aro gam-jinrangko ripingna gita Indian Constitution ni Sixth Schedule-o ongimin bilko Achik songsalo gipin jatrangni jakkalsretna ame Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) election ongnasienggipao bak-rengsi ongpana jotton kaenganiko champengan baksa Tribal rangna Sixth Schedule-o ongimin []

By Lakhon Kma The comments made by the BJP leader who is a former RSS Pracharak-Sunil Vishwanath Deodhar against Christians in Meghalaya at the Indigenous Faith Conference in Pynter village, Pynursla Sub-Division East Khasi Hills, is highly venomous, toxic, dangerous and utterly disturbing for the Hynniewtrep people. Although he has apologized under pressure after being []

TURA: West Garo Hills ajani Tura, Nokma Council-o, Grassroot Organization H.Q. Shillong-ni gita skanggipa changna Indigenous Peoples Rights-ni bidingo Sonibar salo salsana workshop-ko ongataha. Program-o, Meghalaya Arts and Cultural-ni gitcham Director C.T. Sangma (Meghalaya Civil Service Officer) mongsonggipa sokgipa onge bakko raangan baksana Grassroot Organisation, Shillong-ni Kennyson Lyngdoh, Tura-ni Advocate Disem D. Shira, Monitoring Committee []

Dhaka, Feb 18: Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, on Tuesday, met with Shafiqur Rahman, chief of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Leader of the Opposition, on the sidelines of Bangladeshs new government swearing-in ceremony. Misri conveyed Indias greetings to Rahman on his new role and reaffirmed New Delhis enduring support for Bangladesh, emphasizing the people-centric nature []

People take part in a musical event, organised as part of Valentines Day celebrations, at Khyndai Lad on Saturday. (ST)

People look at a promotion for James Camerons Avatar: Fire and Ash, at a cinema in Beijing on Monday. (PTI)

People wait for the all-clear signal to reach the opposite bank of the Dnieper River during a Russian drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday. (PTI)

People react during a ceremony following a call by Irans former empress, Farah Pahlavi, for a day of mourning for protesters killed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Toronto, Canada, on Friday. (PTI)

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 31: As Meghalaya enters a new year marked by ambitious economic goals and multiple development projects across sectors, people from different walks of life have articulated their expectations, concerns and priorities, highlighting the need for peace, inclusive growth, environmental responsibility and improved urban management. Speaking to The Shillong Times, renowned []

People gather outside the hospital where former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia died, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Tuesday, (PTI)

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By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 24: As Christmas approaches, political parties in Meghalaya have used the season to urge a return to people-centric politics, calling on leaders to prioritise service, compassion and equity over power, excess and optics-driven governance. The Voice of the People Party (VPP) said Christmas should prompt serious political introspection, reminding leaders []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 23: Voice of the People Party (VPP) president Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit has defiantly responded to threats from the banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), stating he is prepared to face any consequence including assassination if it leads to improved governance and benefits the people of Meghalaya. In a []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 22: Ahead of Christmas, Cabinet Minister Sanbor Shullai has stressed the importance of harmony among one and all, appealing to people to pray for one another and maintain unity irrespective of whether one is Khasi or non-Khasi, particularly in areas like Laban and its surrounding localities. This message of inclusion []

Security forces control a group of people who arrived to participate in the funeral prayers for leading Bangladeshi activist Sharif Osman Hadi, who died from gunshot wounds sustained in an attack earlier this month, outside the nations Parliament complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Saturday, (PTI)