The Shillong Times

SHILLONG: Adokni gitcham Rajya Sabha MP Wanweiroy Kharlukhi, Sombar salo, National Peoples Party (NPP)-o membor ongaoni ongkataha. Antangni party-oni ongkataniko NPP-ni state president Prestone Tynsong-na seatengon, Anga iantal, NPP-ni membor ongaoni ongkatengaha, ine Kharlukhi parakatenba, uni NPP baksa ongengmiting somoio apsan kamrangko karimna manahani gimin party-ni dilgiparangko aro pilak membor-rangkon mittelpilangaha. Angni NPP baksa ongengmitingo []

TURA: North Garo Hills ajao register kagipa tourist taxi bolsako, reanggipa Robibar attamchibara, Assam adokni Bijoynagar jolo, masina mangijagipa manderang, roong goe chadrapaha. All Garo Hills Taxi Association-ni uiatani gitade, ia gariara, ML-13A 8719 Maruti Suzuki Ertiga ongachim aro ia gariko, Robibar attamni 3:00 bajimango, motorcycle bolsao mande sakgni rebaenba, roongchi goe kataha. Ia gario, []

TURA: Central Agricultural University (Imphal)-ni ningo donggipa Tura-ni College of Community Science (CCS)-o adita salrangna skang, North Eastern Hill (NEH) Component-ni ningo Input Distribution Program-ko ongatangaha. Ia Input Distribution Program-ko ongatanio, Puttur-o donggipa ICAR-Directorate of Cashew Research (ICAR-DCR) baksa nangrime onatgipa V-7, Bhaskara aro Ullal-1 rokomni cashew-rangko, Garo Hills-ni song dambrio donggipa sak 50 game []

Dubai, Aug 24: India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and Sri Lanka seamer Asitha Fernando were on Monday fined 25 per cent of their match fee for an on-field altercation on day one of the second Test in Colombo. The duo was also handed a demerit point each. The players were involved in a confrontation after Fernando []

Colombo, Aug 24: India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal on Monday hit back at criticism over his heated altercation with Sri Lanka pacer Asitha Fernando, saying people should know what was said to him before passing judgement on his reaction. Jaiswal has copped considerable criticism for his behaviour during the incident, which took place on the opening []

Bengaluru, Aug 24: East Zone closed in on a comprehensive victory over North East Zone after an all-round performance on the second day of their Duleep Trophy quarter-final, while North Zone secured a useful first-innings lead over West Zone in the other last-eight clash here on Monday. East rode on a career-best 167 from out-of-favour []

London, Aug 24: England fast bowler Brydon Carse has come under investigation by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) following an incident at a nightclub in Derby, with footage appearing to show the pacer being led away from the venue in handcuffs by police. Carse was reportedly detained briefly outside the nightclub on Saturday []

Indian Grandmaster Pranesh M wins Kanizsa Open chess KANIZSA (Hungary), Aug 24: Indian Grandmaster Pranesh M won the prestigious Kanizsa Open following a thrilling final round win against Germanys Vadim Petrovskiy here.In the ninth and final round, the 19-year-old defeated Petrovskiy with the white pieces to seal the championship. Rated 2673, Pranesh is currently ranked []

CINCINNATI, Aug 24: Arthur Fils clinched his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title after producing a dominant final-set performance to defeat American Frances Tiafoe, while Coco Gauff powered past compatriot Jessica Pegula to win her second Cincinnati Open title on Sunday. Fils, the 21st seed, overcame a collapse in the second set to win against the []

ST. LOUIS (USA), Aug 24: Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa defeated Vincent Keymer of Germany to take a 9-3 lead and came close to qualifying for the finals of the concluding event of grand chess tour. It was at best can be described as a game of fluctuating fortunes wherein Pragg suffered early as white wherein Keymer []

NEW DELHI, Aug 24: Mens singles has entered an unusually open phase, with a deepening pool of contenders making sustained dominance increasingly difficult to imagine, according to several leading players, including new World Badminton champion Alex Lanier of France and world No. 7 Victor Lai. The evidence is not just in the names at the []

SHILLONG PREMIER LEAGUE Shillong, Aug 24: Meghalaya Police (MLP) produced a strong comeback to defeat Sawmer 4-2 in an entertaining Shillong Premier League 2026 encounter at the SSA Stadium here on Monday. Sawmer took the lead twice during a frantic opening 15 minutes, but MLP responded on both occasions before completing the turnaround in the []

Geneva, Aug 24: Bodo/Glimt are one game away from returning to the Champions League main draw after taking a 3-1 advantage into their playoff second leg against Dutch debutants NEC Nijmegen on Tuesday. The Norwegian side, who stunned Manchester City, Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan in last seasons competition, have scored three goals in each []

Shillong, Aug 24: The Meghalaya State Badminton Association (MSBA) has sought greater support from the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to strengthen the sports development in the state. MSBA Vice-President Pynbianglang Laloo met BWF President Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul in New Delhi over the weekend, where the two discussed measures to improve badminton infrastructure, technical officiating and []

Kabul, Aug 24: Ibrahim Zadran was on Monday named Afghanistan captain for their upcoming three-match T20I series against India, with the opener taking charge in his first assignment as the teams full-time T20I skipper. The series will be played at the Feroz Shah Kotla in New Delhi from September 13 to 17 and is Afghanistans []

NEW DELHI, Aug 24: The government plans to award eleven airports, including those at Varanasi and Tirupati, to private players in five bundles under the public-private-partnership model. The civil aviation ministry has proposed the engagement of private partners for 11 airports, grouped into five bundles, with each bundle to be awarded to a single concessionaire, []

By Dr. Bijoy A. Sangma In Meghalaya, the FCRA debate is not taking place only in Parliament. Its implications are being discussed in churches, educational institutions, hospitals and community organisations because many of these institutions have received foreign contributions at some point. Schools, colleges, hospitals, hostels, charitable organisations and social-service programmes have served communities across []

By Barnes L Mawrie (SDB) On August 19, the Khasi Students Union (KSU) decided to undertake the so-called peaceful protest march to demonstrate their 5 point demands from the Government. What was meant to be peaceful ended up in utter chaos, and the spill-over of violence is being witnessed in the days after. No one []