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United Nations, April 17: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday welcomed the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, expressing hope that it would help advance efforts toward lasting peace in the region. I welcome the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel & Lebanon, and commend the role of the US in facilitating []

SHILLONG: Ri Bhoi ajani Umiam Lake-o daldalgipa project-rang, chongmotan five-star hotel gita dakgipa project-rangko kulina gita sorkarini miksonganiko dingtang dingtang dolrang jegaltokengon, ia Umiam Lake-ara adokna damsa nitogipa chibolsan ongaigija Meghalaya adoko mingsa jatni gam-jin gitaba ongenga ine Bristibar salo, BJP-na kuwattimgipa Mariahom Kharkrang parakatenba, ia biapo kulina miksongenggipa project-rangko name nipilchina, sorkarini aarangko rakkichina []

TURA: East Garo Hills ajani Dobu songo ruuta bilsirangna skangan Veterinary Centre-ko rikmanahaoba ia centre-o permanent doctor aro kam kagiparangko rakkikujaengani asel songo noko jilla kaanirang saanirangko manani somoirango nengnikanirangko chagrongna nangtokenga ine Dobu jolni dingtang dingtang dolrang, chongmotan AHAM, GSU aro FKJGP dolrang parakatenba, ia Veterinary Centre-ko taraken chalaina gita sorkari baksa agangrikchina Opposition []

TURA: Garo Hills-o sosojengjeng onganina adok sorkarini radoatgipa Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) election-ko tarake ongatchina GHADC election-o Trinamool Congress (TMC)-ni candidate onge susaenggipa manderang dabiangaha. Iani bidingo TMC-ni candidate-rang Bristibar salo, Tura-ni TMC office-o tomaniko ongatangenba, GHADC-ni bidingo aro election-ko ongatninggija donengani gimin chanchirimangaha. Ia tomanio TMC candidate-rang tome chanchirimengon, Tribal-rangna ongimin bilrangko []

TURA: Bristibar salo, West Garo Hills ajani dingtang dingtang skulrango poraienggipa chatro chatrirangna, District School Education Office-ni gita District Level Science, Mathematics & Environment Exhibition 2025-26-ko Tura-ni Dakopgre-o donggipa SMELC Building-o ongatangaha. Ia Science Exhibition-ko STEM for Viksit & Atmanirbhar Bharat ine pangchakaniko done ongataha aro ia exhibition-o West Garo Hills ajao donggipa dam 10 []

Editor, The article titled Religion without Conscience Collapses into Disaster: Michael Syiem Affirms by Salil Gewali, is very enlightening. Firstly, my thanks go to our veteran social activist Michael Syiem for his inspiring musical play, which highlights the growing number of false god-men who mislead believers. The act of demolishing mosques, temples and churches springs []

THE long-awaited Women Reservation Bill has been introduced in the special session of Parliament on Thursday with an assertion from Prime Minister Narendra Modi that Respect for our mothers and sisters is respect for the nation. The Bill seeks to ensure 33 percent reservation of seats for women in Parliament and state legislatures from the []

By Patricia Mukhim Critical thinking is the ability to think clearly, question assumptions, and make well-reasoned judgments. Critical thinking also questions past narratives that are embedded in the present despite the fact that the present requires an ecosystem that relies on logic and reasoning to meet new challenges. However, not everything about the past was []

By Shivani Pde The Strait of Hormuz has suddenly surged into global conversations, dominating news cycles and social media feeds alike. What was once a relatively obscure geographic passage is now being discussed in everyday conversations, from economic forums to Instagram reels. The reason is simple yet alarming: the rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 16: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma has said the Meghalaya government is lobbying with the Centre to relax scientific mining norms that small-scale coal miners find restrictive, while acknowledging the complexity of amending national laws. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Sangma confirmed the state has raised the issue with New []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 16: Khasi and Garo languages have now become official languages of Meghalaya along with English. The state Cabinet on Thursday approved the Meghalaya Official Languages Ordinance, 2026, repealing the Meghalaya State Language Act, 2005. Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said following this decision, Khasi and Garo languages will be used []

State BJP lists Mawjymbuin Cave, Weiking, Nongsawlia Church for devp By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 16: The Meghalaya unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is preparing to submit proposals to the Centre for the development of key religious and cultural sites in the State under the PRASHAD and Swadesh Darshan 2.0 schemes, including the []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 16: Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on Thursday expressed confidence that Meghalaya will witness an increase in its representation in Parliament following the proposed delimitation of constituencies, while welcoming the Womens Reservation Bill introduced in the Parliament on Thursday. Speaking to reporters here, the Chief Minister indicated that there is []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 16: The deputation of as many as eight senior IAS and IPS officers from Meghalaya to the election-bound states of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu has severely disrupted administrative work in several key departments. The IAS officers sent as Election Observers include Swapnil Tembe, Garod L.S.N. Dykes, David D. Sangma, []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 16: In a key decision, the state government has proposed to link Polo and New Shillong Township with a new four-lane road. Informing this on Thursday, Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said that the proposed four-lane road will start from the CRPF camp at Polo and it will pass through []

Our Bureau MAWKYRWAT/SHILLONG, April 16: President of the Khasi Authors Society (KAS), Dr DRL Nonglait, on Thursday lashed out at successive state governments and legislators for their failure to secure the inclusion of the Khasi language in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution. Speaking at a public meeting in Mawkyrwat, South West Khasi Hills, Nonglait []

A rusted direction signboard hangs precariously by cables near Lok Bhavan in the city on Thursday. (ST)

The TMC candidates asserted that administrative tasks, including the preparation of separate electoral rolls and delimitation, should not require a six-month window From Our Correspondent TURA, April 16: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MDC candidates met here on Tuesday to demand that the state government expedite the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) elections and finalise pending []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 16: BJP Meghalaya chief spokesperson Mariahom Kharkrang on Thursday said the country should acknowledge the Centres role in pushing the long-pending Womens Reservation Bill, which he claimed had remained unaddressed for decades. Speaking to reporters, Kharkrang said that while previous governments often highlighted womens empowerment during election campaigns, they failed []

TURA, April 16: Several organizations from Dobu in East Garo Hills along with nokmas and local villagers have called on Opposition leader Dr Mukul Sangma, to take up the matter of making the already completed Dobu Veterinary Centre functional, after repeated demands to the state government failed to draw any action. In their representation to []

Tura, April 16: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) MDC candidates held a strategic meeting today at the Tura TMC office to discuss the future of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) and address the current delay in the electoral process. The meeting focused on the implementation of long-standing demands for the protection of indigenous rights []

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE | ROHIT SHARMA BECOMES FIRST MI BATTER TO SCORE 6000 RUNS New Delhi, April 15: Ajinkya Rahane seems to be living in a bubble these days, a common characteristic with some of the accomplished Indian cricketers. The bubble is a shield for them to deflect any proverbial outside noise which in another []

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE | ROHIT SHARMA BECOMES FIRST MI BATTER TO SCORE 6000 RUNS Chennai, April 15: Kolkata Knight Riders Captain Ajinkya Rahane has been fined Rs 12 lakh for maintained a slow over-rate during their IPL match against Chennai Super Kings here. Kolkata Knight Riders Captain Ajinkya Rahane has been fined after his team []

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE | ROHIT SHARMA BECOMES FIRST MI BATTER TO SCORE 6000 RUNS Chennai, April 15: Spinner Noor Ahmads match-winning spell against Kolkata Knight Riders followed a lengthy conversation with Chennai Super Kings icon MS Dhoni in the nets. The left-arm wrist spinner from Afghanistan ended with figures of three for 21 in four []

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE | ROHIT SHARMA BECOMES FIRST MI BATTER TO SCORE 6000 RUNS MATCHES TODAY MUMBAI INDIANS VS PUNJAB KINGS AT 7:30 PM Mumbai, April 15: A struggling Mumbai Indians will be desperate to resurrect their Indian Premier League campaign while bracing for Rohit Sharmas possible absence against a rampant Punjab Kings here []

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE | ROHIT SHARMA BECOMES FIRST MI BATTER TO SCORE 6000 RUNS New Delhi, April 15: Former Australia captain Aaron Finch believes India should be cautious in fast-tracking Vaibhav Sooryavanshis international debut, stressing the need to respect established performers despite growing hype around the 15-year-old IPL star. The 15-year-old has been in rollicking []

CAIRO, April 15: Mediators are edging closer to extending the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran ahead of its April 22 deadline, with both sides reportedly giving in principle approval to continue negotiations. The proposed extension would allow more time to resolve key disputes that derailed earlier talks, including Irans nuclear program, the []

Israeli soldiers drive through southern Lebanon, as seen from Northern Israel, on Wednesday. (PTI)

Islamabad, April 15: A Pakistani delegation, led by Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, reached Tehran on Wednesday as part of Islamabads efforts to resolve the conflict between the US and Iran. The Inter Services Public Relations, the media wing of the military, said in a statement that Munir is part of []

KATHMANDU, April 15: Prime Minister Balen Shah has called a cabinet meeting for Wednesday at 4 PM at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar, signaling possible major policy decisions at a sensitive political moment. According to government spokesperson and Education Minister Sasmit Pokharel, the meetings agenda has not []

BEIJING, April 15: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that China and Russia should work more closely to restore the authority of the UN and strengthen multilateralism. He called for deeper coordination within the BRICS and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to promote a more just and reasonable international order and counter what []

KYIV, April 15: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraines top priority is securing more support from allies to expand air defence systems as Russia continues intense strikes on civilian areas and infrastructure. Speaking during meetings with European leaders, Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine needs daily supplies of air defence missiles to counter ongoing attacks. Russian strikes over []

Mumbai, April 15: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty surged over 1 per cent on Wednesday as hopes of renewed diplomatic engagement between the US and Iran and crude oil trading below the USD 100-a-barrel level bolstered investor sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 1,263.67 points or 1.64 per cent to settle at 78,111.24. During []

New Delhi, April 15: Exports posted the steepest fall in five months, declining by 7.44 per cent in March to USD 38.92 billion due to trade uncertainty and geopolitical tensions, with shipments to West Asia contracting by more than 50 per cent in the month, according to official data released on Wednesday. The trade deficit, []

WILLIAMNAGAR: Adita salrangna skang, Songsak jolo donggipa Dagal Nachikol songo, beenni gita cholgri onggipa mande saksako, doke siatanio jak donggipa manderangoni sak 15-kode rimna manaha ine East Garo Hills ajani police-rang parakataha. Koborko onani gitade, reanggipa April-ni 8 tariko, Dagal Nachikol songo beenni gita cholgri onggipa mande saksa Talseng T Sangma-ni nokona dolsa manderang, atterangko []

TURA: Reanggipa March jao, Garo Hills-o adita salrangna sosojengjeng ongangani somoio, akawe jolo donggipa Chibinang Bazar-o Miriam-ni statue ba mangkrongko nisie galanina police-rang, komibeoba sakdok manderangko rimaha ine West Garo Hills ajani police-rang uiataha. Police-rangni uiatani gitade, Chibinang Bazar-o donggipa Miriam-ni mangkrongko nisie galanina police-rang, Tura-ni MDC Bernard N Marak-ni FIR kana skangan sandirokna abachengataha []

TURA: Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC)-ni ningo Sixth Schedule ajao gaakgipa pilak songrangkon Achik bimingchi mingchina gita Niksamso Garo Community Organisation (NGCO) dabiangaha. NGCO-ni parakatani gitade, Garo Hills-ara ramram biapsan ongaija indiba Achikrangni mane chabegipa daka rikani, manrikani aro Tribal onganiko mesokanisa onga. Indake onggenchimoba, Garo Hills-ni banga songrangkon, mongsongbate akawe jolrango Achik asongna []

AMPATI: South West Garo Hills ajao Tuberculosis (TB), high blood pressure aro diabetes mangipa manderangko senggnang masina manna gita April-ni 15 tarik Budbar salo, Intensified Screening Drive-ko Ampati-ni Deputy Commissioner (DC) Office-o ongatangaha. Ia Intensified Screening Drive-ko ongataniara, jagittamna, South West Garo Hills ajani dingtang dingtang department aro office-rango 100 Days TB Campaign & NCD []

Editor, I write to express my deep resentment at the ongoing selective hunger strike undertaken by the Chairman, Greentech Foundation, Meghalaya. While the cause of Lumpongdeng is understood, the selective nature of the protest raises serious questions about the credibility and consistency of the Foundations activism. Since its supposed inception in 2019, the Foundation has []

THERE are many guardians of tradition in Meghalaya but few if any care about the ecology. Now the state even wants to fund studies on tracing the roots of the Khasi, Jaintia and Garo communities as if this is a question of life and death for the tribes. If the idea for the research is []

By Bhogtoram Mawroh Over the last couple of weeks, there have been speculations that Sanbor Shullai, BJP MLA from South Shillong, is being projected as the common candidate of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA), Government for the upcoming Lok Sabha by-poll from Shillong. The untimely demise of Ricky Syngkon, who had won the Shillong seat []

By Maitphang Syiem Some people are known best not by their titles, but by what they did in the ordinary hours: the evenings after rounds, the mornings before the hospital woke up. Dr. John Lalremsiama Sailo Ryntathiang was that kind of person. Today, on the sixth anniversary of his passing, we remember him not only []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 15: North Shillong MLA Adelbert Nongrum on Wednesday strongly opposed the proposed Rs 300Rs 330 crore luxury resort and spa project at Umiam, raising serious concerns over its links to Badri Rai and Companya firm previously implicated in two major construction failures in Meghalaya. Extending support to H. Bansiewdor Nonglang, []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 15: East Khasi Hills Police on Wednesday made a major disclosure in the murder of 39-year-old Eilang Phawa, claiming that the accused, Kennedy Khongsit, allegedly killed her in a fit of rage during a heated argument triggered by irritation when she teased him. Informing this on Wednesday, East Khasi Hills []

From Our Correspondent WILLIAMNAGAR, April 15: In a major breakthrough in the murder of a Person with Disability (PwD) that took place on March 8 in Songsak, East Garo Hills Police confirmed the arrest of at least 15 persons who were allegedly directly involved in the brutal assault and murder. The FIR filed by the []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 15: The Thirty-Seventh Interim Report has been filed by Justice (retd) B.P. Katakey Committee in connection with the PIL on illegal coal mining and transportation in Meghalaya. The High Court of Meghalaya took the report on record on Wednesday. A status report was also filed on Wednesday itself by the []

From Our Correspondent NONGPOH, April 15: Ri-Bhoi police have arrested a man for allegedly sexually assaulting his nine-year-old daughter repeatedly over the past year. The matter came to light after relatives heard rumours from villagers regarding the fathers behaviour. When questioned by her family, the girl confessed to the abuse, prompting them to file a []

From Our Correspondent TURA, April 15: Following the growing demand for deletion of non-tribal names from the GHADC electoral rolls, a new demand has now surfaced for replacing the names of several villages that currently bear non-Garo names with names reflecting the indigenous Garo language and cultural identity. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 15: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday delivered a message that went beyond policy, funding, and infrastructurea message distilled into a single word: kindness. Addressing officials during the inauguration of the Nongstoin C&RD block office, the Chief Minister reminded government staff that governance is not defined by buildings or []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, April 15: Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Wednesday urged teachers to look beyond routine classroom duties and recognise their role in shaping the future of the state, reaffirming that education remains central to the governments long-term development strategy. I urge our teachers to remind themselves every morning before they start []