The Shillong Times

TURA: Meghalaya adokni dingtang dingtang biaprango gitan Tura-oba Police Commemoration Day-ko, Budbar salo, Tura-ni Police Reserve-o maniangaha. Ia Police Commemoration Day-ko manianio, West Garo Hills DEF aro Police unit-ni ningo donggipa dingtang dingtang gadangni police officer-rang bak raangtokaha aro asongna aro asongni manderangna dangdike onanio, janggitangtangko gimaatna nanggipa gitcham police-rangna, mande rapilskaanirangko dakangaha. Ia bilsio, []

Beijing, Oct 22: China on Thursday backed calls for reopening the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, a key international shipping route disrupted by Houthi attacks amid their conflict with Saudi Arabia, as global oil supplies face mounting pressure due to restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz triggered by the Iran-US war. China backs constructive efforts []

TURA: South Garo Hills ajaona dakanggipa National Highway (NH-217) rama namsrangjaengani gimin ia ramako taraken tarina gita South Garo Hills ajani sakgittam MLA-rangko bakrime, adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma-ko didichina, Garo Students Union (GSU) Central Executive Committee (CEC) didiataha. Iani bidingo South Garo Hills ajani MLA-rangna sedoatengon, NH-217 ramako taraken tarina gita Rongara-Siju MLA []

Islamabad, Oct 14: The local administration has imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistans Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, prohibiting public gatherings, rallies, processions and pillion riding on motorcycles until November 11, local media reported on Wednesday. The restrictions imposed by the district administration prohibit displaying, carrying and []

Duane Keffe D Davis, a former gang leader, has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Davis, 63, was convicted of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon in August. He is the only person ever charged in []

Actor Mrunal Thakur revealed that she approached the makers of Pooja Meri Jaan herself after hearing its storyline, which challenges the notion that a womans no means try harder. Thakur said she was eager to play the lead character, Pooja, and even requested an audition from producer Dinesh Vijan, convinced she could portray the challenging []

By Bhogtoram Mawroh I am a little perplexed by the Tracing the Roots project of the Government of Meghalaya, which claims that around 75 scholars will travel to Vietnam, Cambodia and Tibet to study the origins and historical journeys of the Khasi and Garo people. However, I am confused about this particular goal and some []

TURA: Tura-ni Congress MP Saleng A Sangma-ni agangipa video-ko tole taridapenba, Facebook social media-o watpripraahani gimin Shirley Irene-ni bimingo Facebook account-ko chalaienggipa manderangni kosako Tura District Youth Congress (DYC) FIR kadoangaha. Iani bidingo Tura DYC-ni president Rikrak M Sangma, West Garo Hills ajani Superintendent of Police (SP)-na FIR kadoangaha aro uni FIR-o janapatani gitade, ia []

SHILLONG: Adita salrangna skang, All Khasi Hills Achik Joint Action Committee (AKHAJAC)-ni jinma tombimonganiko South West Khasi Hills ajani Puksora songo ongatangenba, Khasi aro Jaintia Hills ajarango, District Selection Committee (DSC)-rangni dingtang dingtang kamna porikkarangko ongatanio Achik chadamberang nengnikanirangko chagrongna nangengani gimin chanchirimangaha. Toma matchotani jaman AKHAJAC-ni dilgipa John D Sangma, kobor ratimgipa manderang baksa []

New Delhi, Oct 12: West Indies cricketers Rovman Powell and Sherfane Rutherford have been reprimanded for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the second mens T20 International against India in Ranchi on Friday. Both players were also awarded one demerit point each, with the offences being their first in a 24-month period. Powell was []

Ahmedabad, Oct 12: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday said India is placing sport at the centre of nation-building by investing in future-ready sports infrastructure as he inaugurated the BRICS Traditional and Indigenous Sports Demonstration Games here. Designed as a non-competitive platform, the one-day event focusses on demonstration, and the exchange of traditional sporting practices. []

Odense (Denmark), Oct 12: Two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu faces a daunting opening-round challenge against world No.1 and defending champion An Se-young as she sets out to lead the Indian challenge through a tricky draw at the USD 950,000 Denmark Open Super 750 tournament beginning here on Tuesday. In the mens event, Lakshya Sen []

By Napoleon S Mawphniang After three nights on the pavement in Shillong a teachers voice acquires a new grammarslogans, ultimatums, deadlinesgiven to people who have never kept a deadline. I no longer think that every round represents a new crisis; if you keep the old newspaper cuttings you will notice that it follows a calendar. []

By Ajit Ranade Indias Election Commission was established on January 25, 1950, a day before India became a republic. This was a remarkable act of foresight. In a democracy, political parties compete for the support of the electorate to earn the right to govern. The contest must be free, fair and without fear or coercion. []

One of the reasons for the migration of the UDP MLAs to the BJP is to speed up the reopening of coal mining activities which feed a cohort of mine owners who have also taken on lease all areas identified to have coal seams. On Saturday a High level team from the Central Mine Planning []

New Delhi, Oct 12: Gold prices on Monday declined Rs 1,280 to Rs 1,50,219 per 10 grams in futures trade amid a fall in spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, yellow metal contracts for December delivery traded lower by Rs 1,280, or 0.84 per cent, at Rs 1,50,219 per 10 grams in a business []

Mumbai, Oct 12: The rupee appreciated 96 paise, logging its steepest single-day gain in more than six months, to close at 95.75 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday after the Reserve Bank of India over the weekend stepped in with several measures aimed at bolstering the domestic currency. Forex traders said the RBIs measures []

New Delhi, Oct 12: Stellantis India, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited (TMPV) and its subsidiary Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEM) on Monday announced the signing of a definitive agreement to expand the scope of their long-standing partnership further into advanced technology and product collaboration. Under the agreement, TMPV and Stellantis will collaborate to develop []

SHILLONG, Oct 12: North-Eastern Hill Universitys fall from 15th among Indian universities in 2016 to the 151200 rank band in 2025 has prompted student bodies to demand decisive leadership, urging Governor C.H. Vijayashankar on Monday to appoint a regular Vice-Chancellor capable of reversing the decline and restoring the institutions academic standing. The NEHUSU and KSU []

Nagoya, Oct 4: The Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games came to a spectacular close on Sunday, with a dazzling blend of music, lights and Japanese culture bringing an end to more than two weeks of competition involving athletes from across Asia. The 90-minute closing ceremony at the Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium featured colourful performances, laser displays and []

Mullanpur, Oct 4: Wary of not being able to field a settled eleven because of injuries and tight scheduling, India skipper Shubman Gill wanted to give regular opportunities to the players who will potentially make it to the ICC World Cup 2027 in the upcoming ODI matches. India fielded largely second string players against the []

New Delhi, Oct 4: Indias fielding unit appears to be undergoing a quiet tactical shift under Subhadeep Ghosh, who has taken over from T Dilip in the national setup. Ghosh, who has worked extensively with India A and age-group teams besides his association with the National Cricket Academy, has brought a more methodical approach to []

New Delhi, Oct 4: Hardik Pandyas return to competitive cricket has suffered another setback, while fast bowler Harshit Rana has also seen his rehabilitation programme disrupted, putting their availability for Indias upcoming series against New Zealand in doubt. Pandya, who has been out of action for an extended period, developed pain in his right calf []

Beijing, Oct 4: Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka was bundled out in the third round of the China Open in straight sets by the Czech Republics Nikola Bartunkova on Sunday. The No. 34-ranked Bartunkova defeated the four-time Grand Slam champion 6-4, 6-3 in just over an hour and a half leaving the tournament without its two top []

New Delhi, Oct 4: Homegrown polymer science firm Uflex, in partnership with the US-based Spectra Systems, has submitted bids for the proposed polymer banknote programme as the RBI evaluates potential suppliers to manufacture polymer-based currency substrate, sources said. The programme was initiated by Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Pvt Ltd (BRBNMPL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of []

New Delhi, Oct 4: RBIs interest rate decision, TCS earnings, crude oil prices and global bond yields will be important factors to determine stock market movement this week, analysts said. Macroeconomic data announcements and foreign investors trading activity will also guide market trends, they added. RBIs monetary policy meeting will be closely watched. The policy []

Mumbai, Oct 4: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to increase the repo rate by 0.25 per cent in the October monetary policy review due to mounting inflationary pressure amid the re-escalation of the West Asia crisis and also the rate hikes by global central banks, according to economists and bankers. If the []

New Delhi, Oct 4: Indias economic growth remains impressive, but policymakers and businesses must stay vigilant against an increasingly uncertain global environment marked by geopolitical tensions, shifting trade dynamics and supply chain disruptions, leading economists and policy experts said on Sunday. Speaking to IANS on the sidelines of 5th Kautilya Economic Conclave 2026 here, Washington []

SHILLONG, Oct 4: Continuing to train his gun at UDP president Metbah Lyngdoh, the partys working president Paul Lyngdoh on Sunday said the former would be the best person to explain why he is now seeking action against legislators who have joined the BJP after having, as Assembly Speaker in 2021, upheld the merger of []

SHILLONG, Oct 4: The State Congress has accused NPP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar of allegedly using money and threats to influence voters, with MPCC president Vincent H. Pala claiming that Dhar offered Rs 20 lakh to villagers in return for votes. Pala alleged that political interference had reached the grassroots to such []

SHILLONG, Oct 4: VPP president Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit on Sunday criticised the state government over the death of a three-year-old child who allegedly died on the way to a health facility because of poor road connectivity. The child, from Domkyrkoh village under the Rambrai constituency, died on October 1 while being taken for medical treatment, []

SHILLONG, Oct 4: East Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police Vivek Syiem has advised people with evidence of wrongdoing to register formal complaints rather than depend on social media posts and posters. His comments came in the wake of a deepfake video and wall posters that targeted him and Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong after allegations []

Bijoya Sawian What remains in the end, what you leave behind is your reputation We are at the edge of a precipice and only if we accept this in all humility and take a U turn and think, we will sink. It is the same all over the world but I wish to []

Sujoy Dhar, journalist and travel writer, returns to the Thousand Islands in Ontario a decade after he first fell for themand finds the place has aged like good wine, while he has simply grown more certain of his love for it. Some places you visit. Others you carry around with you long after youve left. []

Denied entry into temples, they did not argue they carried Ram on their skin instead. TWF-IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh traces how Chhattisgarhs Ramnami Samaj, a Dalit devotional community that began tattooing the name of Ram across their bodies in the 1890s as a quiet act of resistance against caste exclusion, has travelled from the []

Dubai, Oct 3: Five Indian nationals were rescued after a Kuwait-flagged tanker was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the Indian mission in Oman said on Saturday. In a post on X, the Indian embassy said it coordinated the rescue of the five Indians on board the MT Kazimah III, with all []

Islamabad, Oct 3: Pakistan on Saturday summoned the Indian Charge dAffaires to lodge a strong protest over the killing of two people by Indias Border Security Force (BSF) a day ago, saying they were civilians. BSF troops on Friday shot dead two suspected Pakistani intruders along the international border in Punjab, officials said. Tarn Taran []

Kyiv, Oct 3: A Russian strike damaged Kyivs Northern Bridge early Saturday, suspending traffic and causing tailbacks for a third day, in Moscows latest effort to disrupt life in the Ukrainian capital. The strike came a day after Russian assaults forced the full or partial closure of three of Kyivs six road bridges over the []

Cast: Veer Pahariya, Aafiya Sayed, Aparshakti Khurana, Rakesh Bedi, Nikhil Vijay, Duration: 2h18m, Rating: 4 stars There is more to Prem Keetanu than a boy falling for a girl and another boy trying to win her over. Yes, the film has the familiar ingredients of a youthful romantic comedy crushes, awkward conversations, friendship, jealousy, []

SHILLONG, Oct 3: The VPP will hold a mass gathering at Polo Ground on October 10 to mobilise its supporters behind the partys candidate, Batskhem Myrboh, for the Shillong Parliamentary constituency by-election. VPP president Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit on Saturday announced that the gathering would begin at noon and called upon party supporters from across the []

SHILLONG, Oct 3: Following the allegations of illegal collection from trucks on the Shillong bypass, the Superintendent of Police, East Khasi Hills, on Saturday ordered the transfer and posting of 15 police personnel, including inspectors, UB Sub-Inspectors, Head Constables and UB constables, with immediate effect. The order, issued on October 1 on the recommendation of []

SHILLONG, Oct 3: Jowai South MDC Moonlight Pariat joined the BJP on Saturday, saying he would highlight the problems faced by the district councils and ensure that their concerns were conveyed to the central leadership in Delhi. He said several proposals relating to the district councils had failed to make any headway as political parties []

SHILLONG, Oct 3: The BJP is pursuing the small-scale coal miners concerns with its national leadership, senior party leader and Pynthorumkhrah MLA Alexander Laloo Hek said on Saturday, as miners seek a scientific mining framework suited to their scale of operation. The party and its leaders are pursuing this, he said, adding that the matter []

SHILLONG, Oct 3: State BJP has supported the amendment to the voter rules in the GHADC to restrict electoral participation in council elections to native tribal communities. Governor CH Vijayashankar recently gave his assent to the amendment to the voter rules to restrict electoral participation in council elections to native tribal communities only. Reacting to []

SHILLONG, Oct 3: Rilbongs centenary celebrations came alive with food, music and community participation as the Rilbong Food Fest brought together participants and families to celebrate the localitys 100-year journey on Saturday. Held as part of the Rilbong 100 Years celebrations (19262026), the food festival featured competitions across a range of categories, alongside music, games []

SHILLONG, Oct 3: After receiving several complaints about the condition of the Lailad-Nongmensong road, Pynthorumkhrah MLA AL Hek on Saturday said that the pending work on the road will be completed once the weather conditions become suitable for bitumen work. The legislator said he had received several complaints about the unfinished stretch and had taken []