The Shillong Times

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 []

Moscow, Oct 18: Ukrainian strikes set an oil export terminal and a depot ablaze in St Petersburg on Sunday as Kyiv launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia in one of its largest aerial attacks of the war. The strikes came amid deepening tensions between Ukraine and Washington, with US President Donald Trump criticising Kyivs []

Washington, Oct 18: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said the waiver from sanctions on Russia and tariffs on other countries, including India, was a 60-day pause to analyse the global impact of the measure. Rubio was responding to questions on Saturday evening at Joint Base Andrews near here as he left for a []

Islamabad, Oct 18: Pakistan has extended its airspace ban on Indian-registered aircraft and planes owned, operated or leased by Indian airlines for another month, until November 24, according to the countrys airports authority. The restriction, initially imposed on April 23, 2025, has been extended periodically since then amid strained relations between the two neighbouring countries. []

Kathmandu, Oct 18: Devotees thronged temples dedicated to Goddess Durga across Kathmandu Valley on Sunday to offer prayers on Maha Ashtami, the eighth day of Nepals 10-day Bada Dashain festival. Maha Ashtami holds special religious significance for Nepals Hindu community, who worship the goddess in her forms of Mahakali, Mahalaxmi and Mahasaraswati, associated with power, []

Actor Imran Khan has approached the Bombay High Court challenging a notice issued by the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO), Mumbai, directing him to leave India by October 28, terming the action arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional. The actors legal team, led by advocate Zulfikar Memon, is likely to mention the matter before the High Court []

Frankfurt end winless drought at home Rome, Oct 17: Antonio Raimondo scored a hat trick for Frosinone in a 4-2 win over Sassuolo in Serie A on Friday, and Toulouse netted three times in the second half to overcome a plucky Le Mans 3-0 in the French league. Younes Ebnoutalibs late goal gave Eintracht Frankfurt []

Nagoya, Oct 17: India will look to build on its record-breaking performance at the last Asian Para Games, but a much smaller contingent and selection disputes in two disciplines could make matching its 111-medal haul a challenge when the competition begins here on Sunday. India finished fifth in Hangzhou in 2023 with 29 gold, 31 []

Nagoya, Oct 17: Manasi Joshi and Thulasimathi Murugesan assured India of a medal for the second successive edition, securing a semifinal berth in womens doubles SL3-SU5 at the Asian Para Games here on Saturday. The Indian duo, who had bagged a silver at the Hangzhou edition in 2023, defeated Chinas Yuemei Liu and Tongtong Li []

New Delhi, Oct 17: Indias former world number one doubles player Rohan Bopanna has been left out of the AITAs Sportspersons of Outstanding Merit (SOM) roster for not meeting the mandatory one-year retirement criterion prescribed under the National Sports Governance (National Sports Bodies) Rules, 2026. The 46-year-old announced his retirement from professional tennis on November []

LONDON, Oct 17: Chelsea moved into fourth place in the Premier League after Pedro Neto scored twice in a 2-0 victory over Everton, while Liverpool fought back to beat nine-man Brentford, Fulham secured their first league win of the season and Manchester City maintained their perfect start with a victory over Ipswich Town. The weekends []

Mullanpur, Oct 17: Indias Test and ODI captain Shubman Gills return to Ranji Trophy action for Punjab will be the main attraction when the second round of the domestic first-class tournament gets underway across the country on Sunday. Gill missed Punjabs opening-round fixture, with former India Under-19 captain Uday Saharan leading the side in his []

The Earths climate system is moving deeper into uncharted territory, with seven of its 16 climate-related vital signs now at record extremes, a new study has warned, highlighting the accelerating impact of human activities on the planet. Published in the journal BioScience, the study tracked indicators ranging from greenhouse gas concentrations and global temperatures to []

Mumbai, Oct 17: Indian equity benchmarks posted a firm recovery, sustaining gains for the second week as investors looked past early inflation worries, especially after the central banks special dollar window for oil marketing companies helped the rupee rebound. Nifty added 2.78 per cent during the week and gained 0.65 per cent on the last []

New Delhi, Oct 17: IDBI Bank on Saturday reported a 39 per cent fall in net profit to Rs 2,205 crore for the second quarter ended September 2026, as non-interest income moderated. The LIC-controlled bank earned a profit of Rs 3,627 crore in the year-ago period, including a one-off gain of Rs 1,699 crore from []

SHILLONG, Oct 17: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) Against Shillong Ropeway, comprising residents of Laban Pyllun, has given the Meghalaya government a 10-day ultimatum to scrap or relocate the proposed project, warning of intensified agitation, including a possible hunger strike, if its demands are not met. The committee took out a protest rally from Laban []

SHILLONG, Oct 17: As the Cockroach Janta Partys nationwide protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar gains momentum, several young voices in Shillong have expressed support for the movement seeking his removal over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. Bhakupar, a local resident, said he fears the government may brand legitimate []

SHILLONG, Oct 17: Shillong has embraced the festive spirit of Durga Puja, with devotees thronging pandals across the city to offer prayers to Goddess Durga as illuminated streets, decorated mandaps and bustling neighbourhoods mark the beginning of the celebrations. Families and groups of friends, dressed in festive attire, visited pandals on the opening evening on []

SHILLONG, Oct 17: Two incidents involving a suspected petrol bomb and a vehicle fire were reported in Mawbah on Saturday night within 10 to 15 minutes of each other, prompting police to launch an inquiry. Rangbah Shnong of Mawbah Aresstone Thabah said he received information from residents at around 9.45 pm that a petrol bomb []

London, Oct 14: A section of diaspora groups in the UK organised an Emergency Protest outside the High Commission of India in London in solidarity with the protests in New Delhi. Convened by the South Asia Solidarity Group, Cambridge South Asian Forum Against Hindutva, Indian Workers Association and SOAS Ambedkar Society, among other groups, the []

Kathmandu, Oct 14: A massive landslide in the high Himalayas of Nepals Gorkha district on October 11, which triggered devastating floods in the Budhi Gandaki River, generated energy equivalent to that of a 3.5-magnitude earthquake, according to a preliminary assessment by the Department of Mines and Geology. The landslide occurred in the upper reaches of []

Islamabad, Oct 14: The local administration has imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistans Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, prohibiting public gatherings, rallies, processions and pillion riding on motorcycles until November 11, local media reported on Wednesday. The restrictions imposed by the district administration prohibit displaying, carrying and []

London, Oct 14: International students, including Indians, are likely to be impacted as British universities revoke offers to courses amid a clampdown on study visas issued by the UK Home Office, according to a media analysis this week. The Financial Times newspaper analysed official data to find that universities are taking the step to withdraw []

Duane Keffe D Davis, a former gang leader, has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 murder of rap icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas. Davis, 63, was convicted of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon in August. He is the only person ever charged in []

Actor Mrunal Thakur revealed that she approached the makers of Pooja Meri Jaan herself after hearing its storyline, which challenges the notion that a womans no means try harder. Thakur said she was eager to play the lead character, Pooja, and even requested an audition from producer Dinesh Vijan, convinced she could portray the challenging []

By Bhogtoram Mawroh I am a little perplexed by the Tracing the Roots project of the Government of Meghalaya, which claims that around 75 scholars will travel to Vietnam, Cambodia and Tibet to study the origins and historical journeys of the Khasi and Garo people. However, I am confused about this particular goal and some []

Singapore, Oct 14: Two Singapore-registered container vessels were reportedly struck by unknown projectiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday and Wednesday, Singapore time, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said Wednesday. The vessel GFS PRIDE sustained damage and caught fire before sinking, the authority said in a statement. All 21 crew []

SHILLONG: Adoko lekka porako namdapatna gita Chief Ministers Leadership in Education & Development (CMLEAD) Fellowship-ko adok sorkari abachengataha aro ia program-na seoka mangipa chadamberangko kamo rimnapna gita Mongolbar salo, Induction Ceremony-ko Shillong-o Chief Minister-ni dongchakgipa noko ongatangaha. Ia program-ko ongatanio adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, seoka mangipa chadamberangna agan-kupattianirangkoba onangjolaha. Ia program-ko ongatanio adokni []

Today at 7:00 pm t20 4 of 5 Hyderabad, Oct 13: Indias marauding batters would be eyeing another run feast against a West Indian attack that would have to do more than just be defensive when the two sides clash in the potentially series-deciding fourth T20 International here on Wednesday. India need a win to []

Durban, Oct 13: Josh Hazlewoods career-best 6-49 helped Australia win the first cricket test by 214 runs at Kingsmead and finish off South Africa on the final day Tuesday. Hazlewood took four of the six wickets Australia was hunting for on day five. A target of 421 was always improbable for South Africa and the []

London, Oct 13: Sevillas promising start in La Liga suffered a setback in a pulsating 3-3 draw with Levante that featured three goals in stoppage time on Monday. In Serie A, Torino beat Udinese 2-1 and Venezias miserable start to the season continued after losing at Atalanta 3-1. Ure on form in Seville Scottish striker []

SHILLONG, Oct 13: The Meghalaya Schools Welfare Development Association Central Body (MSWDA-CB) has sought greater autonomy for private school managements in teacher appointments and salary administration, proposing a Composite Lump-Sum Grant-in-Aid option to address staffing constraints and pay disparities. In a representation submitted to Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Tuesday, MSWDA-CB president HM Marbaniang []

SHILLONG, Oct 13: The Khasi Students Union (KSU), Shillong Mihngi Circle, has questioned the legality of a place of worship being built inside the CBI office premises at Mawdiangdiang and demanded clarity on approvals and compliance with the land agreement. In a representation submitted to Urban Affairs director P.K. Boro on Tuesday, assistant general secretary []

SHILLONG, Oct 13: Dr Sanku Dey, a senior faculty member in the Department of Statistics at St Anthonys College, Shillong, has been featured among the worlds top 2% scientists for consecutive years from 2021 to 2026, the college announced in a statement. Dr Dey, who also serves as the colleges Coordinator for Research (Statistics), holds []

SHILLONG, Oct 13: The Meghalaya Cabinet has approved the write-off of Rs 24.43 crore in outstanding government dues owed by the state-owned Mawmluh Cherra Cements Limited (MCCL), clearing a key hurdle in the winding-up of the loss-making unit. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said the liabilities comprise Rs 8.9 crore in sales tax owed to []

Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma will attend the 10th anniversary programme of the District Mineral Foundation at the State Convention Centre at 10:30 AM. Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma along with the Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui will be releasing the second and final instalment of Umbrella Post-Matric Scholarship for Scheduled Tribe (ST) students for the []