The Shillong Times

SHILLONG: Deficit college-rango skigiparang, japrakon gong lak 4.5 dormahako manenga ine aganachi adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, deficit skigiparangko chonnika gita ongaha ine Bristibar salo, Voice of the Peoples Party (VPP)-ni MLA Brightstarwell Marbaniang matnangataha. Chief Minister-ni janapgipa dormahani gimin singdoatengon, jadelbatsranggipa skigipamangmangba japrako gong lak 3.5-mangkosan manenga indiba deficit college-rango skigiparang banoni lak []

TURA:Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969, aro Meghalaya Registration of Births and Deaths Rules, 1999 (amended in 2025)-o pangchake, atchiani aro sianirangko somoi gita sorkario segatchina, West Garo Hills ajao songdongenggipa manderangko didiataha. Atchiani aro sianirangko, joltangtangni registration unit-rang, Civil Registration System (CRS) portal-chi kaenga aro ia unit-rangara, Tura Municipal Board office, Government Hospital, []

Skanggipa MBBS batch-na somoiko tik kana mankujaenga SHILLONG: Tura Medical College-ko rikani kamrang 83 percent matchotahaoba, kam kagiparangko aro skigiparangko bangen nangkuengani gimin ia medical college-ni skanggipa MBBS batch-ko abachengna tarikko tik kana mankujaenga ine Bristibar salo, adokni Health Minister Wailadmiki Shylla parakataha. Assembly-o Gambegre-ni NPP MLA Dr Mehtab Chandee A Sangma-ni Tura Medical College-ko []

All Talk, no finish: Gambhirs men hand Sri Lanka draw India win the two-match Test series 1-0 Colombo, Aug 27: Centurion Sonal Dinushas unbending will en route an epic unbeaten 133 helped Sri Lanka enact a great jail break, battling persistent Indian bowlers, a fifth-day track and the weariness of following-on to eke out a []

New Delhi, Aug 27: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is set to hold talks with chief selector Ajit Agarkar over a possible one-year extension, but what should have been a routine contract discussion has been complicated by an apparent disagreement over the future of Rohit Sharma in the ODI team. According []

Colombo, Aug 27: Indias 1-0 Test series victory over Sri Lanka has kept their World Test Championship campaign alive, but the road to the 2027 final has become considerably tougher after the second Test ended in a draw. Shubman Gills side currently sit fifth in the WTC standings with a points percentage of 51.52. With []

Tarouba, Aug 27: West Indies great Kieron Pollard has reclaimed the world record for most runs in T20 cricket after surpassing Englands Jos Buttler during the Caribbean Premier League on Thursday. Pollard reached the milestone with a blistering 65 off just 26 balls for Trinbago Knight Riders against Saint Lucia Kings at the Brian Lara []

London, Aug 27: The Premier League returns this weekend with two intriguing fixtures as Crystal Palace welcome Manchester City to Selhurst Park on Saturday, while Liverpool host Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday, with all four sides looking to make an early statement under new managers. Palace face stern City test Crystal Palace will be []

New Delhi, Aug 27: India are set for a rare run of high-profile international friendlies, with World Cup nations Panama, Brazil and Uruguay scheduled to face the Blue Tigers in an action-packed FIFA window. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) on Thursday confirmed that Bengalurus Sree Kanteerava Stadium will host Indias friendly against Panama on []

Madrid, Aug 27: Kylian Mbappes first goals of the season came via a hat trick in Real Madrids 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad in the Spanish league, while newcomer Savio helped big-spending Tottenham rout Charlton 5-1 in the English League Cup. Vinicius Junior also scored for Madrid in the teams first home game in Jose []

Shillong, Aug 27: Meghalayas junior boys football team left Shillong on Thursday for Bengaluru to compete in the 2026-27 Junior Boys National Football Championship for the Dr BC Roy Trophy. Meghalaya have been placed in Group C alongside Tamil Nadu, Mizoram and Maharashtra, with the group winners advancing to the semi-finals.The state side will begin []

SHILLONG PREMIER LEAGUE Shillong, Aug 27: Shillong Lajong ended Nongksehs remarkable unbeaten run in Shillong Sports Association competitions with a narrow 1-0 victory in the Shillong Premier League 2026 at the SSA Stadium here on Thursday. Nongkseh had gone unbeaten in SSA competitions since November 2024, but their impressive streak finally came to an end []

Wavre, Aug 27: After failing to live up to the expectations, India will look to salvage some pride and regain confidence when they face formidable co-hosts Belgium in the seventh/eighth-place classification match in the FIH World Cup here on Friday. But the task is daunting for Harmanpreet Singh and his men against the world No. []

Amstelveen, Aug 27: Navneet Kaur scored a brace as the Indian womens hockey team defeated Germany 3-1in a classification match to finish a creditable fifth at the FIH World Cup here on Thursday. After a barren first half, India scored two goals in the third quarter. Ishika gave India the lead in the 43rd minute []

Kathmandu, Aug 27: Giri Lal has been left with memories of his wife and four children after Wednesdays flash floods swept through Timure, a border town in Nepals Rasuwa district. The 38-year-old was among those caught in a disaster that unfolded with such terrifying speed that, for many who witnessed it, it felt like an []

Washington, Aug 27: US President Donald Trump has said the war with Iran could end fairly soon, while asserting that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei was seriously wounded but remained alive. I dont think hes dead. He was very seriously wounded, Trump said in an interview with conservative broadcaster Glenn Beck. The left side []

Guwahati, Aug 26: The Assam Royal Global University (RGU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Star Cement Charitable Trust, the voluntary humanitarian trust of Star Cement Limited, marking an important industryacademia collaboration aimed at developing a structured framework and action plan for reducing the carbon footprint of schools. The MoU was signed []

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 []

NEW DELHI, Aug 24: India will look to continue its dominance in kabaddi at the upcoming Asian Games in Japan, with seven of the 12 players representing the country at the quadrennial showpiece event coming from the Kabaddi Champions League (KCL) ecosystem.KCL is a professional franchise-based kabaddi tournament in Haryana that provides a competitive platform []

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: UPI has seen unprecedented growth in both transaction volume and value over the past decade, with annual volumes rising nearly 12,000-fold from 2 crore transactions in FY 201617 to over 24,162 crore in FY 202526, an official factsheet said on Monday. Annual transaction value grew from Rs 0.07 lakh crore to []

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 []

TURA: Umiam-o donggipa ICAR-ATARI, Zone-VII-ni ningo South Garo Hills ajani CAU-KVK, reanggipa August 17 tarikoni August 21 tarikona, Scientific Production Technology of Mushroom Cultivation forSustainable Income Generation-ni bidingo salbongana skill training program-ko ongatangaha aro ia training program-ko ongatanio, South Garo Hills ajani dingtang dingtang songrangoni sak 25 chadamberang bak raangtokaha. Ia training program-ko ongatanio, South []

Colombo, Aug 23: Devdutt Padikkal conjured an extraordinary 117, powering India above Rishabh Pants hand injury and untimely fall of wickets around him to a reasonable 300 for five on the opening day of second and final Test against spirited Sri Lanka here on Sunday. Dhruv Jurel (7) and debutant Saransh Jain (4) were batting []

Colombo, Aug 23: Sri Lanka Cricket interim committee chairman Eran Wickramaratne on Sunday suggested a suitable rejigging of ICCs Future Tours Programme so that the country can play more Test matches against top nations like India, England, and Australia. Sri Lanka played two Tests against the West Indies in June-July after a year-long hiatus, and []

Colombo, Aug 23: India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant retired hurt after being hit on his left arm on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka, here on Sunday. During the third session of the day, Sri Lanka seamer Lahiru Kumara attacked Pant with a short ball, which the Indian batter attempted to pull []

Colombo, Aug 23: India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal was involved in a heated exchange with Sri Lankan pacer Asitha Fernando after being dismissed for 47 during the second Test in Colombo on Sunday. Fernando got the better of Jaiswal with a delivery that moved in sharply and took the inside edge, ending the openers promising innings []

Colombo, Aug 23: After more than a decade in domestic cricket, Madhya Pradesh all-rounder Saransh Jain finally earned his India Test debut, replacing Kuldeep Yadav in the playing XI for the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. The 33-year-old right-arm off-spinner, who bats left-handed, became Indias oldest Test debutant since Robin Singh in 1998 []

Colombo, Aug 23: India captain Shubman Gill reached another significant milestone in his Test career on Sunday, becoming the fourth-youngest Indian to score 3,000 runs in the longest format during the second Test against Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club. Gill needed just seven runs to reach the landmark after narrowly missing out on []

SER Bill-ni bidingo MDC sakgni nanggrika TURA: 2027 bilsini March 31 tarikona tarigipa Detailed Budget Estimate 2027-2027-ko Sukrobar salo, Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC)-ni Special Budget Session-o pass kaangaha. Ia apsan salon, GHADC-na Service Rule Bill-koba pass kaangaha. Council-o pass kaanggipa Detailed Budget Estimate-o, GHADC-ni ningo donggipa dam 24 department-rangna August jaoni March jaona []

AMPATI: Reanggipa Bristibar salo, South West Garo Hills ajani ningo donggipa 54-Mahendraganj constituency-ni MLA Sanjay A Sangma, Persons with Disabilities (PwD) ba beenni gita cholgri onggipa manderangna tangka paisani gita dakchakaniko aro RGSA-ni ningo Zikzak C&RD Block-ni Area Employment Council (AEC)-rangna computer-rangko, Chapahati-ni PWD Inspection Bungalow (IB)-o ongatanggipa program-o suale onangaha. Ia program-ko ongatanio, Zikzak []