The Shillong Times

Our Bureau SHILLONG, Oct 23: A fresh wave of petrol bomb attacks has left Shillong on the edge, prompting East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner Abhilash Baranwal to stress confidence-building with local communities even as Congress leader Manuel Badwar dismissed plans for additional central forces as inadequate without a functioning intelligence network. Baranwal said the district []

Metbah Lyngdoh now lone party representative in Assembly By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 23: Meghalaya Assembly Speaker Thomas A. Sangma on Friday formally recognised the merger of three United Democratic Party (UDP) legislators with the National Peoples Party (NPP), reducing the UDPs strength in the 60-member Assembly to just one MLA (Metbah Lyngdoh) and further []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 23: Khasi Students Union president Raymond Kharjana and general secretary Reuben Najiar walked out of Shillong District Jail on bail on Thursday evening. Hundreds of union members gathered to welcome them and later marched to the organisations Jaiaw office. The two leaders had been in custody since their arrest on []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 23: The Centre has no fixed criteria for including Khasi in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution and has offered no timeline for taking the states long-standing demand forward. In a letter to Hynniewtrep Integrated Territorial Organization (HITO) president Donbok Dkhar, Director of the National Integration Wing of the Union []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 23: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Friday met the Secretary of the Union Ministry of Coal and the Additional Secretary, who chairs the ministrys committee on small-scale coal mining in the state, to review the panels progress. The discussions centred on the committees work and efforts to identify a []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 23: An RTI report has revealed serious shortcomings in Meghalayas implementation of disability rights. Of 115 government offices and educational institutions surveyed, 95 employ no persons with disabilities, while only one has formally implemented the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act, 2016. The findings have led disability organisations across []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 23: The State Congress on Friday questioned the environmental assessment and public consultation process for the proposed Shillong Peak ropeway project, demanding that it be kept in abeyance or scrapped unless comprehensive studies establish its environmental and social viability. State Congress secretary Manuel Badwar said the government had failed to []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 23: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) representing stone crusher owners, quarry operators, and transporters has put its proposed hunger strike on hold following an assurance from Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong that their grievances will be addressed in the next Cabinet meeting. Tynsong, who chairs the committee on stone and []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Oct 23: The Meghalaya government has constituted a high-level committee to select the State Chief Information Commissioner under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005. The committee, formed by the Governor under Section 15(3) of the RTI Act, will be chaired by Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma. Deputy Chief Minister Prestone []

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, []

TURA: West Garo Hills ajani Bhaitbari sepangjolo niam gri chalaienggipa bol ratani karkana ba sawmill-ko Forest Department Butbar salo chipataha bol ratani kolrangkoba oke raangaha. Belbari aro Gasbari Sorokpara jolrango niamgri bol ratani karkanarangko chalaiengani koborko mansoe Divisional Forest Officer-ni geetaniko mane Hollaidanga Range-ni Range Officer-ni dolko dilanio West aro South West Garo Hills Territorial []

TURA: Gambegre C&RD Block-ni Integrated Block Development Complex (IBDC)-ko Bristibar salo, adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma nokdonggae onangaha aro ia Block office-ko nokdonggaanio, Gambegre-ni MLA Mehtab Chandee A Sangma-ba dongpae bak raangaha. Ia gital rikgipa Block office-ko nokdonggae onanganio, adokni Chief Minister, jinmana aganprakangengon, adokni pilak dam 56 C&RD Block-rangon gital office nokrangko rike []

Golden Jubilee-ko manina sorkari gong kror 25-na baten koros kaenga TURA: 100 Drums Wangalani bilsi 50 gapaniko maniani bak gita ia chang 1000 Drums Wangala Festival ba dama bol 1000-ko doke Wangala manianiko ongatna siengani gimin Budbar salo, adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, Wangala Adam Chibragre-ona reange, ia manianiko ongatna tarisamsoanirangko niangaha. Ia Wangala []

TURA: West Garo Hills ajao Rimrangpara Higher Secondary School-ni taridapgimin nokko Bristibar salo, adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma nokdonggae onangaha aro ia skul nokko nokdonggaanio, Gambegre MLA Mehtab Chandee A Sangma baksana Chokpot MLA Sengchim N Sangma-ba dongpae bak raangaha. Ia skul nokko nokdonggae onanganio adokni Chief Minister, tomanio dongpae bak ragiparangna aganprakangengon, ia []

RAWALPINDI, Oct 22: England captain Harry Brook created history on Thursday by becoming the first batter from his country to score a double century in mens one-day international cricket, smashing 202 against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi. Brook reached the landmark in just 114 deliveries, setting a new record for the fastest double century in mens []

Kyiv, Oct 22: Russia bombarded Kyiv with ballistic missiles in an hourslong nighttime barrage, and the Russian military said Thursday that its air defences intercepted 808 drones fired by Ukraine at Moscow and other cities, in attacks that dampened new hopes of progress in ending the war. At least two people were killed in Ukraine []

Colombo, Oct 22: Sri Lankas national electricity grid operator on Thursday announced an end to scheduled power cuts following the restoration of a unit at the Norochcholai coal-fired power station to its full capacity. On October 19, the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said it had been asked by the National System Operator []

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 []

New York, Oct 22: New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged communities to stand against hate and care for one another as he joined members of the Hindu diaspora here to celebrate Navratri and Durga Puja, days after authorities foiled a plot to carry out a mass shooting at a temple in Illinois. This week, []

Dubai, Oct 22: An Indian national was killed and three others injured in two separate attacks targeting a major airport and an oil field in Saudi Arabia, officials said on Thursday, amid a spate of missile and drone strikes by Yemens Houthis on key infrastructure in the Gulf country. The Indian Embassy in Riyadh said []

London, Oct 22: A British Indian landlord based in London has been stripped of his royal honour by King Charles III after being fined for renting out damp and squalid rooms. Nirpal Singh Riats name was on an updated UK Cabinet Office list issued this month among those whose Order of the British Empire (OBE) []

Mumbai, Oct 22: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty extended their slide to a third straight session on Thursday, as surging crude oil prices amid escalating tensions in West Asia dampened investor sentiment. A broad-based selloff, especially across FMCG, power and IT stocks, and weak global cues also kept domestic equities under pressure. The 30-share []

New Delhi, Oct 22: State-owned NHAI on Thursday said it has strengthened air pollution control measures across Delhi-NCR through intensified dust-control measures and faster decongestion of national highways. The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) said in a statement that it has deployed water sprinklers, anti-smog guns, road-sweeping machines, and more than 900 workers to []

New Delhi, Oct 22: Gold prices on Thursday declined Rs 1,724 to Rs 1,44,355 per 10 grams in futures trade amid a fall in spot demand.On the Multi Commodity Exchange, the yellow metal contracts for December delivery traded lower by Rs 1,724, or 1.18 per cent, at Rs 1,44,355 per 10 grams in a business []

New Delhi, Oct 22: Leading stock exchange BSE Ltd on Thursday said it has entered into an agreement with MMTC-PAMP India to promote and expand the electronic gold receipts (EGR) market in India. The partnership will focus on increasing market participation, improving transparency and enabling seamless conversion between physical gold and EGRs, subject to regulatory []

Mumbai, Oct 22: The rupee slumped 43 paise to close at 94.81 against the US dollar on Thursday, weighed down by a negative trend in the domestic equity markets and surging crude oil prices. According to forex analysts, the rupee began trading on a flat-to-lower trajectory due to sluggish domestic equities and surging crude oil []

SHILLONG, Oct 22: The three United Democratic Party (UDP) legislators, who are set to join the National Peoples Party (NPP), have neither been assured of any Cabinet berths nor have they laid down any preconditions, Deputy Chief Minister and NPP state president Prestone Tynsong said on Thursday. Responding to questions about a possible Cabinet reshuffle []

SHILLONG, Oct 22: The UDP has ruled out taking back the 11 MLAs who deserted it to join the BJP and the ruling NPP, choosing instead to rebuild the party rather than expend its energy on a prolonged legal battle for their disqualification. Talking to reporters here on Thursday, UDP president and the partys lone []

SHILLONG, Oct 22: The second phase of the Meghalaya-Assam border talks remain in cold storage, with the next round of joint inspections yet to begin because the two states have failed to agree on a schedule. Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Thursday acknowledged that Meghalaya was ready to proceed but said the exercise could []

Shillong, Oct 22: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday said the state government is upgrading all 56 Community and Rural Development (C&RD) blocks with modern infrastructure to improve public service delivery and bring essential government services closer to rural communities. Inaugurating the Integrated Block Development Complex at Gambegre in West Garo Hills district, []

Kathmandu, Oct 22: Nepal has strongly condemned an attack targeting Saudi Aramcos Shaybah oil field in Saudi Arabia that killed a Nepali national and a Filipino national after debris from an intercepted drone fell near the facility. In a social media post on Thursday, Nepals Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, Nepal reiterates its unequivocal condemnation []

RESUBELPARA: Mijal salni bako Kharkutta Constituency-ni MLA aro Meghalaya New and Renewable Energy Development Agency (MNREGA)-ni Chairman Rupert M. Momin, jolni dingtang dingtang biaprango rika choenggipa kamrangko reroroe nirokanganiko dakanga. MLA R. M. Momin, skanggipao North Garo Hills ajani, Rajasimla oni Dokongsi ona dakanggipa rama Rongdal Atimbo gittim-o RCC dollongko rikenggipa biapona reange nirokeaniko dakangaha []

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 []

SHILLONG: Meghalaya adokni mongsonggipa dabianirangko chusokate onna kurachakahani giminsa United Democratic Party (UDP)-ni sakchet MLA-rang, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-o napangaha ine akangatani jaman, ia MLA-rangni dabianirangko chusokate onna BJP-ni dilgiparang kurachaka dongja ine adokni Congress dol matnangatskaaha. Iani bidingo kobor ratimgipa manderang baksa agangrikengon, adokni mongsonggipa dabianirangko chusokate onna kurachakahani gimin UDP-ni MLA-rang, BJP-o napangaha []

SHILLONG: Shillong Literary Festival-ko Shillong songjinmani Wards Lake-o ongatrongengani gimin Hynniewtrep National Youth Front (HNYF), adok sorkariko singdoatenba, ia Festival-ko ia biapo ongataniara, ia Wards Lake-ko namdapatna gong kror 25 tangkarangko koros kaanichi maming namgni dongjaenga ine matnangataha. Iani bidingo Sombar salo, adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma-na sedoatengon, Literary Festival gita dakgipa program-rangko ongatanichi, []

AMPATI: Sombar salo, SOUTH West Garo Hills ajani Mahendraganj Community Health Centre (CHC)-ni ningo onggipa Barmanpara songo , Human Development Leadership Programme (HDLP)-ko ongatangaha. Ia ongatanggipa program-o healthcare dolrang, Block HDLP dolrang aro skulni skigiparang apsan bakko raangenba, bisarangni dalroroanio nangchongmotgipa chaa ringanirang, songsalni anseng baljokani aro silroro namroroani kamrangni bidingo chanchirimangaha. Ia ongatanggipa program-o []

India vs Zimbabwe Third Womens T20 Match starts: 7pm IST Raipur, Oct 19: With its batting unit back in rhythm, the Indian womens cricket team will aim to extend its winning streak and complete a 3-0 sweep against Zimbabwe in the final T20I here on Tuesday. Smriti Mandhanas era as full-time captain began with some []

Las Vegas, Oct 19: Wrestlers Rohit, Jaskaran Singh and Chandermohan won bronze medals in their respective weight divisions at the U23 World Championship, helping India finish the tournament with six medals. Competing in 57kg repechage round, Rohit outplayed Moldovas Ion Bulgaru, beating him by technical superiority (12-2) and then prevailed 8-3 in the bronze medal []

Paris, Oct 19: Indian shuttlers, led by the seasoned P V Sindhu, would be desperate to overcome their recent struggles and make a mark at the USD 950,000 French Open Super 750 badminton tournament that begins here on Tuesday. Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, will face South Koreas top seed An Se Young in the []

Madrid, Oct 19: Kylian Mbappe scored a beautiful goal and converted a penalty kick to help Real Madrid beat Sevilla 4-1 despite the absence of the suspended Vinicius Junior in the Spanish league on Sunday. Madrid moved to third place behind Atletico Madrid and leader Barcelona. Freiburg wasted a chance to regain first place in []

PARIS, Oct 19: The showpiece Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona will go ahead as planned on Tuesday in the French capital city, the French Interior minister confirmed, despite a weekend of protests marred by violence and looting across the country. Many French citizens have been left shocked by the images of violence []

NEW DELHI, Oct 19: The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) has dismissed reports suggesting that India have withdrawn from the upcoming SAFF Championship in Bangladesh, confirming that the defending champions remain part of the tournament despite uncertainty over their international commitments. The clarification came after a report by Bangladeshi publication Kalbela claimed that the All []

GROUP A KANPUR, Oct 19: Captain Aryan Juyals unbeaten half-century helped Uttar Pradesh recover from an early collapse and reach 102 for four in their second innings against Goa on the second day of their Ranji Trophy Group A match here on Monday. Juyal was batting on 60 off 113 balls at stumps, with Uttar []

Yerevan (Armenia), Oct 19: With a new UN report showing where the world stands in delivering on its commitments to address biodiversity loss and four years remaining to achieve the 2030 targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), representatives of governments, indigenous peoples and local communities and stakeholders gathered in Yerevan on Monday for []

Dubai, Oct 18: The Indian Embassy in Riyadh on Sunday asked its nationals to take note of and follow updated directives issued by Saudi authorities for people receiving emergency warnings through the National Early Warning Platform for Emergencies amid heightened security concerns following strikes by Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The instructions ? which were shared through []