The Shillong Times

SHILLONG: Meghalaya adoko National Peoples Party (NPP)-chi dilenggipa Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) 2.0-ni ningo dao dingtanganirangko nikna kadongsoengon, dao adita salrangni gisepo ongatna sienggipa Shillong Lok Sabha by-election-an ia party-rangna skanggipa porikka ba dake niani gita onggen. Ia Shillong Lok Sabha by-election-o Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ba candidate-ko susaatna tik kaangaha aro dao United Democratic Party []

AMPATI: Mongolbar salo, Young Meghalaya, Shaping Tomorrow ine pangchakaniko donenba, Block Level Chief Ministers Youth Engagement Program 2026-ko Zikzak C&RD Block-ni Multi Facility Centre-o ongatangaha. Ia CM Youth Engagement Program-ko South West Garo Hills ajani District Sports Office ongataha aro ia program-o, Zikzak C&RD Block ningo donggipa dingtang dingtang skulrangoni chatro chatrirang bak rae, antangtangni []

SHILLONG: Sombar salo, India asongni Vice President CP Radhakrishnan, chi, rama jallang, anseng baljokani aro bijolini kamrangna gong kror 1,010.95-ni project-rangko, Shillong songjinmani U Soso Tham Auditorium-o abachengate onangaha. Ia project-rangoni dalbatgipade, Shillong aro samba jolrango donggipa dam 32 songrangna namgipa ringani chirangko onna gong kror 850.58 onggipa Shillong Water Supply Scheme-ni Phase-II ba gnigipa []

TURA:Public Health Engineering (PHE) department-ni Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) ningo contractual staff ba contract-na kamko kaenggipa manderang, reanggipa April jaonin dormaharangko mantokkujaengani gimin ia jabongani dormahako taraken onchina sorkario dabiangaha. JJM-o contract-na kam kaenggipa manderangni parakatani gitade, uamangna reanggipa April jaonin dormaharangko onchipkujaengani gimin adita salrangna skangsan, PHE department-ni Chief Engineer-na sedoatahachim aro una skangba []

Dubai, Sep 8: Japans leading run-scorer Kendel Kadowaki-Fleming will lead his country in the historic one-off T20 International against India on September 22 in Sano with the hosts opting to field the same squad that will play in the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. Ibrahim Takahashi and Declan Suzuki-McComb are the other two players with the []

TURA: Meghalaya adokni deficit skulrango sanction post-rangko bonate, kamo gital rakkia mangipa skigiparangko, SEMAM-ni ningo Structured Pay Framework (SPF)-o napatskana sorkarini tik kae uiataniko Garo Hills Deficit School Teachers & Employees Association (GHDSTEA) raken jegalataha. Ia uiataniko Meghalaya sorkarini Education department, reanggipa August jani 12 tariko onangaha aro ian deficit skulrangna kamo gital rakkia mangipa []

TURA: East Garo Hills ajao Darugre-Songsak ramako apalbatate tarianio, aa nokgiparang aro jolo songdongenggipa manderang nengnikanirangko chagrongna nangenga ine Achik State Peoples Front (ASPF), jolni Nokmarang baksa, East Garo Hills ajani Deputy Commissioner-na badi kadoangenba, ia kamrangko nirokatchina didiataha. ASPF-ni Deputy Commissioner-na sedoatgipa chittio parakatani gitade, ia ramako tarina gita National Highways & Infrastructure Development []

Dubai, Sep 7: Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has been fined 10 per cent of her match fee for making disparaging gestures after dismissing India opener Shafali Verma during their Womens Asia Cup match, the ICC said on Monday. The incident occurred in the second over of Indias innings when Fatima, after dismissing Shafali, gestured in []

World Archery Para Series Ahmedabad, Sep 7: Reigning world champion Sheetal Devi confirmed a medal for India by storming into the womens compound individual final on the third day of the World Archery Para Series (Stage III), here on Monday. In an all-Indian semifinal, the armless archer from Jammu defeated Sarita 145-143 to book her []

Berlin, Sep 7: Italy gave the United States a huge scare in the womens FIBA World Cup, while China needed overtime to edge the Czech Republic 74-70 in another thriller. The US survived its toughest test at the tournament in two decades with a 55-52 win over Italy, with Jackie Young scoring 10 points on []

New Delhi, Sep 7: Commonwealth Games silver medallist weightlifter Gyaneshwari Yadav is hoping to carry her Glasgow experience into this months Asian Games, where she has set her sights on bettering her personal best. The 23-year-old from Chhattisgarh produced personal bests in both the snatch and clean and jerk for a total of 199kg (88kg+111kg) []

New Delhi, Sep 7: With ACC Womens Asia Cup 2026 reaching the business end and India emerging as one of the strongest favourites to win the title, a potential controversy surrounding the trophy presentation is already beginning to take shape as Asian Cricket Council President Mohsin Naqvi is reportedly set to attend the ceremony of []

MONZA, Sep 7: Ferrari brought confidence and upgrades into its home grand prix weekend. The race ended in tears and despair. It was even worse for Charles Leclerc, whose race lasted less than five minutes before he crashed hard. Leclerc lost control coming out of Parabolica at the end of Lap 2 and swerved off []

MONZA, Sep 7: Kimi Antonelli took a big step to becoming the youngest champion in Formula 1 history with a fightback for the ages at his home grand prix on Sunday. Antonelli stormed to victory at the Italian Grand Prix, despite having started 19th on the grid. It took the Mercedes driver fewer than 17 []

Madrid, Sep 7: Barcelona stayed perfect in the Spanish league by cruising to a 5-0 win at Valencia, with Lamine Yamal scoring another brace for the Catalan club. Arsenal rallied to beat Chelsea 2-1 in the Premier League, while Manchester United was stunned in added time to draw 2-2 at Everton on Sunday. Federico Gatti []

Champions League London, Sep 7: The Champions League starts this week with five Premier League clubs in the 36-team lineup, chasing a first title for England in four seasons after yet another transfer window of heavy spending amid an affordability crisis for most of European soccer. Two-time defending title holder Paris Saint-Germain and record 15-time []

Nottingham, Sep 7: Roberto De Zerbi has urged Tottenham supporters to remain patient after his expensively assembled side endured another frustrating Premier League outing, drawing 0-0 at Nottingham Forest to remain without a league goal after three matches. The stalemate at the City Ground ended Tottenhams losing start to the campaign, following defeats against Brentford []

New Delhi, Sep 7: The Centre on Monday announced that domestic LPG consumers in rural areas will now be able to book refill cylinders every 25 days, bringing the booking interval at par with that applicable in urban areas. Union Minister of State for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Tourism Suresh Gopi said the government has []

New Delhi, Sep 7: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has issued a standardised checklist which a Customs officers will have to follow before clearing import consignments of cosmetics, drugs and medical devices. These products require certain mandatory compliance in terms of licenses, permissions, and registration certificates, as per the provisions of []

New Delhi, Sep 7: US artificial intelligence firm OpenAIs chief scientist Jakub Pachocki has sounded a warning over accelerating pace of artificial intelligence and said no one is prepared for consequences of rapidly-rising machine intelligence. In a post titled an alien mind, Pachocki said he expects and hopes for voluntary slowdowns to become commonplace until []

SHILLONG, Sep 7: Eight UDP MLAs led by Education Minister and Amlarem legislator Lahkmen Rymbui are understood to be waiting for a decision from the BJPs national leadership before taking the next step towards switching sides a move that could recast the balance inside Meghalayas ruling coalition. Sources close to the legislators said the []

SHILLONG, Sep 7: Deputy Chief Minister Sniawbhalang Dhar on Monday dismissed speculation of instability in the NPP-led MDA 2.0 government, asserting that the Conrad K. Sangma-led coalition is stable and will complete its full term. There is no huri hura or disgruntlement in the NPP, he said, and the party remains united with all its []

SHILLONG, Sep 7: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Monday welcomed the showcasing of the states traditional Khneng embroidery on Air India Express aircraft as part of its Tales of India initiative. In a social media post, Sangma said he was glad to see the unique Khneng embroidery of Meghalaya take flight as part of []

SHILLONG, Sep 7: Meghalayas political uncertainty has entered another uneasy phase. Barely two days after Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi, several senior BJP leaders from the state are now camping in the national capital. The leaders have described the visit as personal and have declined to discuss []

SHILLONG, Sep 7: RTI activist and Meghalaya Against Corruption Movement secretary Manbhalang Phankon on Monday sought an independent probe into the alleged illegal coal trade in the state. He also urged the state government to allow the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate to probe the entire chain of illegal coal miningfrom extraction []

By Airpeace W. Rani Since its inception, the Voice of the People Party (VPP) has made its presence felt in the political life of Meghalaya. Definitely the Party has earned the love and affection of its supporters far and wide. Interestingly, it has attracted considerable attention from its opponents to the extent that some columnists []

By Thomas Jones Wahlang The Tracing the Roots project is a good idea in principle. Meghalaya has waited a long time for real, systematic research into where its indigenous peoples came from and how they migrated over time. Now the Government has announced a big plan. Seventy-five scholars will travel to Vietnam, Cambodia and Tibet []

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is getting more combative, training his guns at opponents of all hues from the Congress, the opposition as a whole and the Dimagi Naxals a slight variation of the Urban Naxals or the activists seeking change in the corrupt, antiquated systems. An event he addressed on Saturday was the []

New Delhi, Sep 6: Developments in the West Asia conflict, crude oil prices, and US inflation data would be the major drivers for the stock market next week, according to analysts. Besides, trading activities of foreign investors and global market trends will also influence domestic equities. This week is expected to remain highly sensitive to []

New Delhi, Sep 6: The primary market is poised for another action-packed week, with 11 main-board companies, including Rentomojo, Karamtara Engineering and Kanohar Electricals, set to raise Rs 7,055 crore through initial public offerings (IPOs). The IPOs are scheduled to hit the market between September 7 and September 15, with most of the issues opening []

New Delhi, Sep 6: Indian equity benchmarks are likely to remain in a cautious trading zone in the coming week, with the Sensex facing resistance around 77,00077,500 and a stronger hurdle at 78,000, while the Nifty faces resistance in the 24,00024,200 range, analysts said on Sunday. On the downside, analysts see 23,80023,600 as an important []

New Delhi, Sep 6: The government is considering liberalising foreign direct investment (FDI) norms in the plantation sector by bringing more commercial crops under the ambit, an official said. The Commerce and Industry Ministry is holding stakeholder consultations on the issue, the official said. We are looking for more FDI liberalisation in the plantation sector []

Christina K Sangma Jenny had never heard the sound of rain. She had seen it, of course. She had watched it tap against windows, turn dusty roads into dark ribbons, and make little silver lakes in potholes. But she had never heard its patter. Jenny was deaf. When she was young, people often looked []

Priyan R Naik September is the month when teachers in India suddenly become important. Students who have spent the rest of the year negotiating deadlines, ignoring homework and occasionally pretending not to hear their teacher will, on September 5, discover an extraordinary affection for the profession. Flowers appear, greeting cards change hands, messages of []

Chennai, Sep 4: Well known director, actor, writer and producer Nandita Das has paid a glowing tribute to feminist icon Gloria Steinem, saying her passing away felt like the end of an era. Taking to her Instagram page to pen a heartfelt tribute to the womens rights activist, Nandita Das wrote, Gloria Steinems passing feels []

NEW YORK, Sep 3: Aryna Sabalenka came to the U.S. Open struggling and in danger of losing the No. 1 ranking. She heads to the third round looking every bit ready for a three-peat. The top-seeded Sabalenka overwhelmed Polina Iatcenko 6-1, 6-1 in 53 minutes on Wednesday night, putting on a power-hitting display that made []

NEW YORK, Sep 3: Linda Noskova eased to a 6-4 6-2 win over Thailands Lanlana Tararudee on Wednesday to reach the U.S. Open third round as the Wimbledon champion bids for a second consecutive Grand Slam title.The sixth seed was in control throughout but had to stay alert as the 22-year-old Tararudee came close to []

NEW DELHI, Sep 3: Commonwealth Games bronze medallist javelin thrower Yashvir Singh has replaced injured Neeraj Chopra as the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) announced a 77-member track and field squad for the upcoming Asian Games, scheduled between September 19 and October 4 in Aichi-Nagoya. Two-time Olympic medallist Chopra was initially named to the 73-member []

CHINA MASTERS SHENZHEN, Sep 3: Indias Kidambi Srikanth stunned world No. 9 Canadian Victor Lai to reach the mens singles quarter-finals at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament on Thursday. Former world No. 1 Srikanth, the 2021 World Championships silver medallist, registered a straight-games win, 21-18, 21-19, over the Canadian, a bronze medallist at []

LONDON, Sep 3: F1 Champion Lando Norris has revealed he had other opportunities before signing a contract extension with McLaren, under which he will race for the Papaya team until the end of 2030. Norris, who has now won both of the previous races in Hungary and the Netherlands, signed an extension with McLaren ahead []

LONDON, Sep 3: Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham will all be desperate to break their winless starts when the Premier League returns this weekend, with several of the competitions bigger clubs already facing questions after disappointing opening rounds. Liverpool begin the weekend with a Friday night trip to newly promoted Ipswich Town, looking for their []

Shillong, Sep 3: Meghalaya enjoyed a serene 3-0 victory over Maharashtra in their second Group C match of the Junior Boys National Football Championship 2026-27 (Tier 1) for the Dr BC Roy Trophy in Bengaluru on thursday. Adriel B Nongbet (18, 47) and Habankhlur Lyngdoh Mawnai (52) scored in the comprehensive victory. Coach Playerson Jitem []

Chapel Hill, Sep 3: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned that countries helping Iran evade American sanctions could themselves face penalties, while dismissing suggestions that India and Iran were preparing a trade agreement. Rubio made the remarks when asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modis meeting with the Iranian President and officials, and reports []

Washington, Sep 3: When asked on Wednesday afternoon whether he really intended to rename the Strait of Hormuz after himself, Trump said: No, no it was just thrown out there. Trump floated the idea of renaming the strategic waterway earlier Wednesday, less than one week after he signed an executive order renaming Lake Ontario []

Paris, Sep 3: A leading international press freedom organisation has strongly condemned the sweeping restrictions imposed by the Chinese authorities on media professionals from accessing vital information regarding the Tibetan region following the devastating flash floods. Expressing grave concern, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said that no independent Tibetan media outlet or international news organisation has []

Los Angeles, Sep 3: Two people were killed and the suspect died after a shooting in Minneapolis, the largest city in the US state of Minnesota, local television station KSTP reported. The suspect died by suicide, and six others, including three police officers, were injured in the shooting that took place on Wednesday (local time). []

Quetta, Sep 3: A Balochi female folk singer from the Bugti tribe was shot dead in Dera Bugti in Balochistan province of Pakistan, local media reported on Thursday. The deceased female singer, identified as Mai Subhai Bugti, was considered among the first female singers belonging to the Bugti tribe, leading Pakistani daily Dawn reported. According []