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Dhaka, May 16: Bangladeshs ruling BNP on Saturday said the countrys relations with India will depend on a new Ganges Water Sharing Treaty as it sought talks for an agreement in line with Dhakas expectations and needs. The Indo-Bangladesh Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, signed in 1996, is due to expire in December. We want to []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, May 16: The Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP) has urged the state government to take immediate steps to address the growing challenges faced by pig and poultry farmers across Meghalaya. In a memorandum submitted to Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Minister Sanbor Shullai on Friday, FKJGP president Dundee Cliff []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, May 16: Former Phulbari legislator SG Esmatur Mominin, whose surrender in Ri-Bhoi last month ended a high-profile police search, was granted bail by a Tura court on Friday. The release comes with strict conditions regarding his alleged role in the law and order disturbances that broke out ahead of the GHADC []

Through a journey of purpose, award-winning Rikadeisuk Suting redefines care in Meghalaya, reports Esha Chaudhuri On most days at Supercare Hospital, Rikadeisuk Suting (31) moves quietly through hospital corridors, reviewing protocols, tracking patient safety indicators and ensuring nurses have the support they need to deliver care. However, behind the calm composure of a Quality Nurse []

Students participate in a science fair programme, organised by Agastya International Foundation at Shishu Mandir Secondary School, Laban, on Friday. During the programme, around 30 students presented a total of 25 science models on various topics.

Bicycling has been promoted in India to reduce emissions and improve public health, but a new study reveals gaps in policy, implementation and gender equity.Researchers recommend talking to cyclists to learn how they navigate the roads, and what their needs and concerns are, in order to create stronger policies. Mongabay India correspondentAisiri Aminreports In 2025, []

By Our Reporter Meghalaya-based rapper and songwriter Rebel has unveiled her latest hip-hop single Praying Mantis, a track dissecting deception, power, and strategic intent through dense metaphors and incisive philosophical wordplay. The audio of the single debuted on May 7, with the official music video released on Thursday across digital platforms. According to the artist, []

SHILLONG, May 15: Teachers and employees of deficit schools and colleges on Friday criticised the National Peoples Party-led MDA government for allegedly failing to strictly comply with the directives of the High Court of Meghalaya. They also slammed the state government for confusing and contradictory orders regarding the implementation of the Meghalaya Non-Government Schools and []

From CK Nayak NEW DELHI, May 15: Meghalayas economy has doubled over the last five years and the hill state has become one of the consistently fastest growing states in the country, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma announced on Friday. Capital investment has increased four times compared to what it was from 2018, Conrad said []

SHILLONG, May 15: With more than 68 per cent of Meghalayas voters already mapped with the 2005 electoral roll, the Election Department has stepped up preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise that will begin across the state from June 20. Chief Electoral Officer B.D.R. Tiwari on Friday said around 16.14 lakh electors out []

SHILLONG, May 15: In a landmark achievement for womens health in Meghalaya, the first-ever thermal ablation procedure for treating HPV-related cervical pre-cancer was successfully performed at a government health facility on Wednesday. The procedure was conducted at the DAE Cancer Wing of Civil Hospital, Shillong, by a dedicated team from the Meghalaya Mission Cancer Prevention []

The Delhi High Court has allowed the OTT release of Dhurandhar 2 featuring the remix Rang De Lal (Oye Oye), rejecting a plea by Trimurti Films to block its streaming over alleged copyright violation of the song Tirchi Topiwale from Tridev (1989). Justice Tushar Rao Gedela ruled that since the film had already been released []

WILLIAMNAGAR, May 15: East Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner RP Marak has ordered an inquiry into a contractor constructing the Darugre-Chisobibra road following allegations of illegal stone extraction and severe environmental damage. The probe follows complaints lodged by Leader of the Opposition Mukul Sangma, who alleged that the firm engaged by NHIDCL deviated from the approved []

SHILLONG, May 15: The first phase of Census 2027 operations in Meghalaya will commence from Saturday (May 16) with the launch of the House Listing and Housing Census (HLO) field operations across the state. The exercise will continue till June 14, covering all 12 districts through a fully digital mode of data collection. Biswajit Pegu, []

SHILLONG, May 15: The Executive Committee (EC) of the Mawkhar Presbyterian Church on Friday clarified that it had not issued any official press statement alleging political interference in the internal affairs of the church. In a clarification issued in response to a news report published in The Shillong Times, Mawkhar Presbyterian Church secretary Elder Geraldton []

AMPATI: South West Garo Hills ajani Garobadha-Dalu ramao donggipa Betasing dolong nosto ongangengaha ine koborrangko mansoahani gimin ia dolong gita daldalgipa garirangni reruraaniko South West Garo Hills ajani District Administration champengatchengaha. Manderangna naljokaniko onna gita ia geetaniko, South West Garo Hills ajani District Magistrate Kum Anendya Raajsshre, Bharatiya Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023-ni Section 163-ni ningo []

TURA: Umiam-o donggipa ICAR-ATARI Zone-VII aro Central Agricultural University (Imphal)-ni dakchake onanichi South Garo Hills ajani Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), ongtelaigiparang asalrangchi gama geanirangko dakani bidingo skie onna gita dingtang dingtang songrango awareness program-ko ongatangaha. Asalrangko porikka rae nina nangani aro gama geanio, kraa gita samrangko jakkalna nangani bidingo game gee chagiparangna masiate onna ia []

TURA: 2014 bilsio sorkari baksa Agreed Text for Settlement (ATS) ba songgigrikanio soi kagrikgipa manderang, adita salrangna skang, South West Garo Hills ajani Jewilgre songo rikenggipa Architecture & Urban Planning College-ko nina reangenba, ia college-ko rikani kamrang, nanga gita ongjaenga ine suk onggijaniko parakataha aro ia college-ko nambate rikchina dabiangaha. ATS-o soi kagiparangoni membor saksa []

Editor, This refers to the speech Danny Khyriem delivered at the KSU General Council, where he attempted to justify that only one tribe existsthe Khasi tribeby citing the signing of the Instrument of Accession with the Khasi Syiems as testimony. Such a statement reflects a serious lack of historical understanding and is deeply insensitive to []

Assam has boundary disputes with Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur. These disputes are embedded in history and memory and the borders are more than just lines on a map. There are border residents who are regularly harassed by the more powerful state Assam. The last border skirmish between Assam and Mizoram in []

Washington, May 15: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, once sanctioned and barred by Beijing over his criticism of China, appeared prominently at President Donald Trumps summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week after Chinese officials quietly adopted a different Chinese spelling of his name, according to a report by The Washington Post. Rubio, []

Shillong, May 14: After seven consecutive victories, Nangkiew Irat SC were stopped in their tracks by Rymbai Shkenshynriah SC who won 2-1 in their Group B match of the Super 8 stage in the 5th Meghalaya State League in Thursday. Later, Langsning FC were comprehensive 7-0 winners against Maram FC, also in Group B. Jefferson []

Shillong, May 14: Shillong Lajong FC will look to keep their Indian Football League 2025-26 title hopes alive when they host Rajasthan United FC in their final home match of the season at the SSA Stadium, Polo, on Friday evening. The Reds head into the crucial encounter after grinding out a hard-fought 1-1 draw away []

Dharamsala, May 14: Punjab Kings slumped to their fifth straight defeat, seriously hurting their playoff hopes, as Mumbai Indians cruised to a six-wicket win in a crucial IPL clash on Thursday riding on Shardul Thakurs four-wicket haul and a clinical batting effort from Tilak Varma, who smashed 75. Asked to bat first, Prabhsimran Singh (57) []

Chennai, May 14: Chennai Super Kings on Thursday roped in South African all-rounder Dian Forrester as a replacement for Englands Jamie Overton, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League due to a right thigh injury. Forrester will join CSK for Rs 75 lakh, the IPL said in a statement []

New Delhi, May 14: Left-handed batter Tilak Varma will lead India A in the upcoming 50-over tri-series in Sri Lanka, with young batters Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Priyansh Arya among the notable inclusions in the squad announced by the senior mens selection committee on Thursday. The tri-series, scheduled to be held from June 9-21 in Dambulla, []

When you think of outer space, youre likely picturing stars, planets and moons. But much of space is filled with clouds of gas, plasma and stardust- known as interstellar clouds. In the local parts of our galaxy alone theres a complex of roughly 15 individual interstellar clouds. The Solar System is currently traversing one of []

New Delhi, May 14: Three IPL captains are in the line of fire due to campaigns that have been nothing short of disastrous and they could end up losing their jobs when the season winds up later this month, sources tracking developments in various franchises have indicated. Axar Patel, Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant have []

Shillong, May 14: Meghalaya midfielder Ricky John Shabong has earned a place in the list of probables for the Indian senior mens football team ahead of the upcoming Unity Cup, scheduled to be held in London later this month. India head coach Khalid Jamil named a 28-member provisional squad for the four-nation tournament, which will []

New Delhi, May 14: The Ajit Agarkar-led senior mens selection committee is likely to meet next week to finalise squads for Indias one off Test against Afghanistan and the subsequent three ODIs. The one-off Test will be played in New Chandigarh from June 6-10, while the ODIs will take place in Dharamshala, Lucknow, and Chennai []

BEIJING, May 14: Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump held high-level talks in Beijing aimed at stabilizing strained USChina relations. The two-day summit, which included a roughly two-hour closed-door meeting on Thursday, focused on preventing further deterioration in ties rather than producing major breakthroughs. Both sides acknowledged that deep disagreements remain on []

BEIRUT, May 14: Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon on Wednesday killed at least 12 people, including a woman and her two children, according to Lebanons Health Ministry. Seven vehicles were hit in multiple locations, including three strikes on a main highway south of Beirut linking the capital to Sidon, while other attacks targeted Saadiyat and areas []

NEBRASKA, May 14: An oncologist on a cruise ship linked to a hantavirus outbreak has been cleared to leave a special biocontainment unit in Nebraska after initially being placed in strict isolation for monitoring. Dr. Stephen Kornfeld of Bend, Oregon, was among more than 120 passengers and crew evacuated from the ship and transferred to []

Manchester, May 14: The Premier League title race is not over yet. Manchester City cut Arsenals lead at the top of the standings back to two points after beating Crystal Palace 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium. With two rounds of the season to go it means Arsenal will have to wait another week at least []

New Delhi, May 14: India senior mens team head coach Khalid Jamil on Thursday announced the 28-member preliminary squad,which has four goal keepers and eight forwards, for the Unity Cup to be held in London from May 26 to 30. The Blue Tigers are set to assemble in Bengaluru for a brief camp after the []

Shillong, May 14: Shillong Public School took another step towards strengthening its sporting infrastructure with the inauguration of the renovated SPS Tynrai Football Arena at Laitumkhrah on Thursday. The upgraded facility is part of the schools collaboration with Tynrai Academy aimed at promoting sports alongside academics and providing students with improved training opportunities. To mark []

Stage set for triangular contest between NPP, VPP and Congress By Our Reporter SHILLONG, May 14: The Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee on Thursday unanimously resolved that its chief, Vincent H. Pala, should contest the forthcoming by-election to the Shillong Lok Sabha seat. This decision has now firmly set the stage for a triangular contest between []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, May 14: Meghalaya will be covered under Phase-III of the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Thursday. The schedule of the SIR Phase-III has been fixed keeping in view the common field machinery with the ongoing house listing of the Census. []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, May 14: Teachers and employees from deficit schools and colleges staged a dramatic walkout on Thursday from a meeting called by the Education Department to discuss the Meghalaya Non-Government School and College Employees Centralised Provident Fund Scheme, 2026. The meeting, chaired by Commissioner and Secretary Vijay Kumar Mantri, saw strong objections []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, May 14: Amid Prime Minister Narendra Modis call for austerity measures, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday said his own security convoy has been cut down further to reduce fuel consumption and unnecessary expenditure. Speaking to reporters, Sangma said Meghalaya was perhaps among the first few states in the country []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, May 14: The East Khasi Hills Police have registered a murder case after a man from Pynter village accused the village headman, Fullmoon Khongsdoh, and Village Defence Party (VDP) members of beating his son to death. The complainant lodged a Zero FIR on May 5, stating that his son was assaulted []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, May 14: Calling the concerns raised by residents of Lapangap genuine, Meghalaya Director General of Police Idashisha Nongrang on Thursday said additional security personnel have been deployed to the troubled border village following complaints that crops planted by villagers were being uprooted at night. Speaking to reporters, Nongrang said a significant []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, May 14: Police on Wednesday seized a huge cache of 30,000 detonators and arrested two persons in East Jaintia Hills District, officials said on Thursday. During a vehicle checking drive at 2 Kilo in Umkiang in the early hours of Wednesday, a car (AS10 A 5916) on its way to Silchar []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, May 14: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has submitted a fresh status report before the High Court of Meghalaya regarding the ongoing construction and repair works on the JowaiRatacherra section of NH-6. The status report tendered on Thursday listed the steps taken by the NHAI with respect to the []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, May 14: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday said discussions with Assam to resolve the second and final phase of the Meghalaya-Assam interstate boundary talks would be taken forward soon following the swearing-in of the new government in the neighbouring state. Speaking to reporters, Sangma said the Assam government had []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, May 14: The Executive Committee of the Mawkhar Presbyterian Church on Thursday alleged political interference in its internal affairs, claiming government machinery is being used to silence dissenting voices amid an ongoing dispute within the congregation. The committee claimed that a faction, reportedly backed by the Khasi Jaintia Presbyterian (KJP) Synod []

GUWAHATI, May 14: Shri Wailadmiki Shylla, Minister of Sports & Youth Affairs, Government of Meghalaya, visited The Assam Royal Global University (RGU) today and took part in a series of programmes aimed at promoting student engagement, sports culture, and environmental awareness on the university campus. The Minister officially inaugurated The Zenith, the newly-established food court []

TURA: Rebaenggipa July 26-31 tarikona Australiani Sydney-o ongatenggipa 13-gipa Commonwealth Youth Parliament (CYP13)-o Garo Hills-oni Nandini Ishvi O. Sangma India asongni pal onge bakko rana gita seokako manaha, indake ian Achik Asongna, uandake Meghalayana namen rasong chabeani ongaha. Nandini, Tura Don Bosco College-ni Political Science chatri onga, ua India-ni gipin sakbonga delegate-rang baksa international youth []

Scientists at McGill University have uncovered a hidden molecular switch that turns on a powerful calorie-burning system in brown fat, the bodys heat-generating fat linked to metabolism and weight control. The breakthrough centers on glycerol, a molecule released when fat is broken down in the cold, which activates an enzyme called TNAP and triggers an []

The hoiho, also known as takaraka or yellow-eyed penguin, holds a special place in Aotearoa New Zealands natural identity. Shy and solitary, with its distinctive yellow headband and pale eyes, it is one of the worlds rarest penguins and among the countrys most recognisable wildlife species. For Ngai Tahu, the hoiho is a taonga species []