SHILLONG: Sukrobar salo dingtangmanchagipa programme-rnag baksa World Fisheries Day-ko Fisheries department maniangaha, maniangao natokko jile chaani, janggi tanganiko tangdoatani aro ecological ripinganio gamchataniko kandike agan-talatangaha. Ia programme-ko ongatanichi adok gimikni natok jile chagiparang, official-rang aro badingchiwalrangko apsan ongatna rabaaha. Programme-o Fisheries Minister Timothy D Shira monsonggipa sokgipa onge kupattiangaha. Meghalaya-ni natok jile chaani aba dalroroe

South Africa end day one at 247/6 Guwahati, Nov 22: Temba Bavuma paid price for his momentary indiscretion while Tristan Stubbs fell prey to Kuldeep Yadavs guile as bowlers put India on top in the second Test, reducing South Africa to 247 for six on an attritional opening days cricket, here. It was a track []

NEW DELHI, Nov 22: Gold and silver prices remained volatile this week amid signs of some ease in global trade order, fading expectations of a December rate cut by the US Federal Reserve and a stronger dollar index. According to the Indian Bullion and Jewellers Association (IBJA), the price of 24-carat gold closed at Rs []

NEW DELHI, Nov 22: India is set to undergo a significant economic statistical overhaul as the government announced updation of its GDP estimation framework, adopting 202223 as the new base year, an official statement has said. FY 2022-23 has been chosen as the base year of the new series and the estimates of new series []

Guwahati, Nov 22: The Barsapara Stadium track is more suited to Indian teams current template, assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate said on Saturday but insisted that the result of a Test match is determined by the quality of a team and not the pitch. Ten Doeschate termed the first day track as the one where []

NEW DELHI, Nov 22: InterGlobe Aviation, the operator of the countrys largest airline IndiGo, will find a place in BSEs 30-share benchmark index Sensex from December 22, the BSE Index Services said on Saturday. At the same time, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd will be dropped from the index, it added. The changes have been []

Guwahati, Nov 22: Skipper Shubman Gill is all set to miss the upcoming three match ODI series against South Africa as his neck injury is likely to take more time to heal, sources in the BCCI told PTI on Saturday. The names of wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant and senior player KL Rahul could be considered for []

NEW DELHI, Nov 22: The Confederation of Central Trade Unions (CONCENT), a joint platform of 14 national labour organisations, has extended strong support to the Union Governments newly notified Labour Codes, calling them a historic and progressive transformation beneficial to nearly 40 crore unorganised workers. In a detailed joint statement, CONCENT said the four Labour []

NEW DELHI, Nov 22: Bitcoin is sliding toward its steepest monthly decline since the 2022 crypto meltdown, with a sharp downturn in market sentiment, large-scale liquidations and institutional selling dragging the broader digital asset ecosystem lower. According to CoinGecko, at around 11:30 am, Bitcoin was trading at $84,226.98, down 2.1 per cent in the past []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 22: Fisheries Minister Timothy D. Shira has called for the protection of freshwater ecosystems while highlighting the growing potential of Meghalayas fisheries sector. Speaking as the chief guest at a special programme organised by the Fisheries department to observe World Fisheries Day on Friday, Shira appreciated the increasing enthusiasm among []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 22: The Dorbar Shnong Mukroh has appealed to the central government to launch the long-pending CBI probe into the 2022 Mukroh incident in which five persons from the village were killed in Assam Police firing. A resolution on the appeal was adopted during a meeting on Saturday, marking the third []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 22: Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Wailadmiki Shylla on Saturday announced that the state government will provide jobs to medal winners in the National Games and Asian Games under the recently launched Meghalaya Outstanding Sportspersons Direct Appointment Policy. Speaking at a programme in Mawprem after inaugurating a futsal turf and []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 22: Meghalayas cement manufacturers have urged the state government to ensure that freight pricing remains aligned with competitive market conditions, cautioning that any sudden or steep revision risks destabilising supply chains and affecting the states broader economic momentum. The appeal comes following the 16-day strike called by the Meghalaya Commercial []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 22: The Dorbar Shnong Mawlynnong of Raid Lyngkhat, Khyrim Syiemship, has announced that Mawlynnong, known across Asia for its cleanliness and popularity as a tourist destination, will be closed to tourists and visitors on Sundays beginning January 2026. The village will remain open to visitors from Monday to Saturday, while []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 22: High Court of Meghalaya judge, Justice HS Thangkhiew, has said that modern crimes no longer require physical presence, are often transnational, involve victims across jurisdictions and lack traditional forms of evidence such as eyewitnesses. Justice Thangkhiew, who is the Judge In-charge of the Meghalaya State Judicial Academy, made the []

From Our Correspondent TURA, Nov 22: Cabinet minister Marcuise N. Marak on Saturday linked Sardar Vallabhbhai Patels legacy to present-day nation-building efforts led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi under the vision of Viksit Bharat. Speaking at the district-level Padyatra (Unity March) in Tura, Marak termed the event historic, organised in honour of a veritable Titan []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 22: The third and final day of the Shillong Literary Festival saw the Shillong Chamber Choir in conversation with Brian Wahlang, Headmaster of Kiddies Corner School and a choir master himself. The internationally renowned Shillong Chamber Choir has come a long way since 2000, when Neil Nongkynrih brought his most []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 22: The North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR) has successfully concluded its three-month Vigilance Awareness Week 2025 campaign with a closing programme held on November 20 at its Shillong campus. The observance, spanning a series of activities, aimed at strengthening public awareness on integrity, transparency and accountability. []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 22: Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Saturday inaugurated the Care For India (CFI) Centre at Nonglum, Umroi, in Ri-Bhoi district. The new retreat centre is envisioned as a space to unwind, reflect and reconnect. Noting that the CFI, through its nursing college, is providing quality education to the youths of []

Johannesburg, Nov 21: Temba Bavuma was on Friday named as South Africas captain in the upcoming three-match ODI series against India, but premier pacer Kagiso Rabada will return home to recover from a rib injury that he sustained in a training session ahead of the ongoing Test series. Bavuma is currently leading the Proteas in []

Guwahati, Nov 21: The national selection committee led by Ajit Agarkar, in all likelihood, will select identical squads for the five-match T20I series against New Zealand and the marquee ICC T20 World Cup, a BCCI source said on Friday. While the schedule of the global event is yet to be announced, the tentative start date []

Doha, Nov 21: India A paid a heavy price for their insipidness with bat and ball, succumbing to Bangladesh A in Super Over in the semifinals of the Rising Stars Asia Cup here on Friday. Bangladesh A will face the winner of the second semifinal between Pakistan Shaheens and Sri Lanka A, to be played []

Perth, Nov 21: In a chaotic opening day of the Ashes, Ben Stokes won the toss and watched his team skittled for 172 before taking a five-wicket haul to give England a first-innings advantage Friday in the first cricket test. Day 1 lived up to the pre-series hype, with pace bowlers dominating on a sunny []

Perth, Nov 21: Mitchell Starc etched his name deeper into Ashes history on Thursday, becoming the 13th Australian and just the 21st bowler overall to claim 100 wickets in the iconic rivalry. The landmark arrived during a searing opening spell in the first Test at Perth, where the left-arm pacer ripped through Englands []

By Our Reporter Shillong, Nov 21: Shillongs rising batting sensation Akash Choudhary has earned a coveted trial call-up from Mumbai Indians, marking a major breakthrough in his cricketing journey just days after his explosive Ranji Trophy heroics captured national attention. Akash attended the trial in Mumbai on Friday after receiving an invitation from the franchise []

By Our Reporter Shillong, Nov 21: Following the conclusion of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26, Meghalaya will soon be in action in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26, making the switch from four-day cricket to the thrills of T20. The Meghalaya Cricket Association on Friday announced its squad for the tournament the plate groups matches []

MUMBAI, Nov 21: Snapping the two-day rally, benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower on Friday mainly due to weak global trends and fading hopes of a rate cut by the US Federal Reserve in December. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 400.76 points or 0.47 per cent to settle at 85,231.92. During the day, it []

MUMBAI, Nov 21: The Indian rupee experienced its steepest single-day fall in over three months on Friday, breaching the 89-per-dollar mark for the first time and closing 93 paise lower at 89.61 (provisional) against the US dollar. The sharp decline was triggered by negative cues from both domestic and global equity markets, driven by trade []

NEW DELHI, Nov 21: SEBI has barred mutual funds from participating in pre-IPO share placements while allowing them to invest in anchor rounds, a move aimed at enhancing transparency and liquidity in IPO valuations. The regulator recently amended rules for anchor investors, increasing total reservation to 40% from 33%, with 33% allocated to mutual funds []

A glitzy extravaganza is set to unfold here over the next few days as several global celebrities, including singer-actor Jennifer Lopez and US Presidents son Donald Trump Jr., are expected to descend on the City of Lakes to attend the wedding of US-based industrialist Raju Ramalinga Mantenas daughter. Several Bollywood actors, including Hrithik Roshan and []

Once the clocks have gone back and darkness falls before many of us even leave work, the rhythms of winter can feel heavier shorter days, darker evenings, and often, later dinners. But shifting when we eat during the winter could make these months a little easier on our bodies and minds. Our bodies operate []

Researchers uncovered a powerful weakness in lung cancer by shutting down a protein that helps tumours survive stress. When this protein, FSP1, was blocked, lung tumours in mice shrank dramatically, with many cancer cells essentially triggering their own self-destruct mode. The work points to a fresh strategy for targeting stubborn lung cancers. Researchers at NYU []

RONGJENG: East Garo Hills ajani Rongjeng-Darugre jol gita tarina sienggipa National Highway (NH-217) ramana aarangko raanio tangka paisa gamanirang tik ongja aro aarangko raanio dingtanganirang donga ine jolo songdongenggipa manderang matnangataha. Koborko onani gitade, iani bidingo jolo songdongenggipa manderang, district administration aro NHIDCL-naba baditaba chang uiatahachim indiba daalonan uamangni nengnikanirangko namatna jaku deanirang dongkujaenga. NH-217 []

Editor, Through your esteemed daily, I wish to draw urgent attention to the growing and deeply troubling issue of noise pollution caused by late-night celebrationsbe it weddings, birthdays, or other eventsacross Shillong. In recent weeks, some localities have witnessed a rise in such disturbances, including a recent incident where a wedding party continued with loud []

The Shillong Literary Literature Festival now into its 5th year has made significant strides in terms of the quality of writers invited. This time International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq was not only present for one session but was also engaged in two different sessions enlightening the audience about how she took to writing short []

By Dominick Dauni Roising Rymbai These days, the moment one reaches for the newspaper (hard copy or electronic-paper), or opens the YouTube channel of an online-based news portal, the following reactions or emojis are robotically generated. Cynical; sad; oh, ok; not again; seriously! And the worst: the question, for how long innocent lives of women []

NDA has successfully exploited insecurity over sir in Bihar Assembly Polls By Nilotpal Basu The Bihar assembly election is a watershed in the electoral history of our country. Conducted against the backdrop of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) announced on June 25, it laid out a new set of ground rules for adult franchise. The []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 21: The ambitious plan to transform Khyndai Lad into a dedicated music boulevardLynti Sur Bathianghas remained largely stagnant for months despite the removal of hawkers from the area. However, following sustained media scrutiny, some preliminary work was finally visible on Friday evening. Tiles were found removed from parts of the []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 21: The physical progress of the retrofitting and upgrade of three multi-level car parks in the state capital stands at just 30 per cent, even after three years since the project was awarded under the Shillong Smart City Project Limited. The project was awarded to Avantika Contractor (I) Limited in []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 21: The North-Eastern Hill University Teachers Association (NEHUTA) has issued a stern ultimatum to the NEHU administration, demanding that Gate No. 1 be opened within a week. The association has warned that if the university fails to take action, teachers themselves will unlock the gate in protest. NEHUTA president Prof. []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Nov 21: The Audit Week celebrations were jointly inaugurated here by the three offices of the Indian Audit & Accounts Department in Shillong the Office of the Principal Accountant General (Audit), the Office of the Principal Accountant General (Accounts & Entitlement), and the Regional Capacity Building & Knowledge Instituteon Friday. According []

MUMBAI, Nov 20: Benchmark Sensex climbed 446 points while Nifty closed above the 26,100 level on Thursday, extending their gains for the second consecutive day on buying in oil & gas and select financial shares and fresh foreign fund inflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 446.21 points or 0.52 per cent to settle at 85,632.68. []

NEW DELHI, Nov 20: Gold prices declined by Rs 600 to Rs 1,26,700 per 10 grams in Delhi on Thursday due to a stronger US dollar and weak global cues. Silver fell Rs 2,000 to Rs 1,58,000 per kilogram. Analysts attributed the fall to lower safe-haven demand following renewed US efforts to end the Ukraine []

NEW DELHI, Nov 20: RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said more Indian banks are likely to enter the top 100 global banks soon, given strong economic and banking growth. Currently, only SBI and HDFC Bank feature. PSU banks profits hit a record Rs 1.78 lakh crore in FY25, while consolidation and privatisation efforts continue. (PTI)

MUMBAI, Nov 20: The Indian rupee fell 20 paise to close at 88.68 against the US dollar on Thursday, pressured by a stronger dollar and lower chances of a US Federal Reserve rate cut in December. The rupee opened at 88.63, touched an intra-day low of 88.74, and a high of 88.62 during trading. Analysts []

Guwahati, Nov 20: India skipper Shubman Gill is likely to be replaced by Sai Sudharsan in the second Test against South Africa and spin bowling all-rounder Axar Patel and seam bowling all-rounder Nitish Reddy will fight for the other slot available in the playing eleven for the game starting here Saturday. The Indian team management []

Guwahati, Nov 20: India captain Shubman Gill, who has not trained due to a neck spasm sustained during the first Test against South Africa, will undergo a fitness test on Friday in a last-ditch attempt to be available for the second game, batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has indicated. Gill developed the spasm on the second []

Guwahati, Nov 20: South Africas bowling coach Piet Botha feels the wicket at the Barsapara Stadium will be much better for batting but he is interested in knowing if the Indian curators will be shaving off the liberal covering of grass from the red soil track. The second and final Test starts here from Saturday []

Doha, Nov 20: India A will need a heftier contribution from their top-order batters to support the in-form Vaibhav Suryavanshi when they take on a tricky Bangladesh A in their Rising Stars Asia Cup semifinal here on Friday. Suryavanshi, the second highest run-maker with 201 runs in this T20 event, has done most of the []

New Delhi, Nov 20: Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting asserted that the home side needs a strong performance from Steve Smith to lead the five-Test Ashes, starting on Friday in Perth. With Pat Cummins sidelined for the opening Test because of a back injury and his availability for the second match in Brisbane still []