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Paris, Dec 8: A leading international human rights organisation wrote to the United Nations Special Rapporteur, raising alarm over the ban imposed on Bangladeshs Awami League party and the suspension of its registration by the countrys Election Commission. In its complaint to the Office of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights to Freedom of []

Dhaka, Dec 8: In yet another instance of escalating internal conflict within the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), at least ten people were injured after clashes broke out between two factions over the partys nomination for a constituency in Gazipur district, local media reported. The violence erupted on Sunday evening in Kaliakair Upazila between supporters of []

London, Dec 8: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in London on Monday as European leaders sought to strengthen Kyivs position in difficult negotiations over a US-backed peace plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Zelenskyy said his meetings in London and later []

BANGKOK, Dec 8: Thailand launched airstrikes along the disputed border with Cambodia on Monday as both sides accused the other of breaking a ceasefire that halted fighting earlier this year. Longstanding border disputes erupted into five days of combat in July that killed dozens of soldiers and civilians. US President Donald Trump pushed the Southeast []

BANGKOK, Dec 8: A Myanmar military airstrike on a tea shop in Mayakan village, Tabayin township, Sagaing region, on December 5 killed at least 18 civilians and wounded 20, according to local residents and independent media. The victims, including a five-year-old child and two schoolteachers, were gathered to watch a televised MyanmarPhilippines football match. Two []

KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Nepals interim government on Monday directed all district administration offices to display the names of 45 individuals, declared as martyrs, who died during the Gen Z protests in September that led to the fall of the K P Sharma Oli-led government. The decision to this effect was taken at a cabinet meeting, []

Dharmendras children Sunny Deol and Esha Deol, wife Hema Malini and industry colleagues like Sharmila Tagore and Saira Banu on Monday remembered the Bollywood star on what would have been his 90th birthday. Dharmendra died on November 24 after brief illness and the family quietly marked the day by sharing their memories with the Hindi []

Bollywood actor Nitanshi Goel poses for pictures during the Lifestyle Asia Awards 2025, in Mumbai on Sunday. (PTI)

When people think of gym goers using steroids, the picture that comes to mind is often of a man pumping iron, like Arnold Schwarzenegger, or modern day shirtless masculinity influencers like the Liver King. But the image is changing. Women now represent a growing share of people who use steroids. And so harm minimisation efforts, []

SHILLONG: Kam kasoenggipa pilak skigiparangan Teacher Eligibility Test (TET)-ko pass katelna nanggen ine rai onaniko rapilchina gita adokni Law department, Supreme Court (SC)-ko molmolna pilak cholrangkon sandienga. Law department-oni kobor ontimgiparangni uiatani gitade, skigiparang TET pass katelna nanga ine rai onaniko adok sorkariba rapilchina nangnikenga aro iani bidingo kachari, rebaenggipa January jao hearing-ko daktaina sienga. []

SHILLONG: New Shillong Township (NST)-ni Mawdiangdiang-o rikenggipa gital Meghalaya Legislative Assembly nokko matchotna radodaptaiani dongjawaha aro ia gital Assembly nokko, rebaenggipa 2026 bilsini June jaon matchottelgnok ine Sombar salo, Assembly-ni Speaker Thomas A Sangma parakataha. Assembly nok rikaniko nipilna gita Sombar salo tomaniko ongatani jaman iako Sangma, kobor ratimgiparangna parakataha. Ia tomanio Speaker baksana adokni []

BAGHMARA: Reanggipa December 5 tarikoni 8 tarikona, South Garo Hills Bharat Scouts & Guides (BS&G)-ni Winter Camp-ko Baghmara-ni Simsang chisamo ongatangaha. Ia winter camp-ko ongatanio, South Garo Hills ajani dingtang dingtang skulrangoni gimik sak 138 Scout aro Guide-rang bak raangtokaha. Ia winter camp-o South Garo Hills ajani scout aro guide-rang, changa-sapanirangko skie raan baksa namgipa []

Headmaster-ko chugimik kam ragalchina songni manderang dabia BAGHMARA: South Garo Hills ajao, Mon Rongsna Government Lower Primary (LP) skulni headmaster Headring M Marak, 2015 bilsionin skul rechipgija dormaha oke chaaha ine songni manderang matnangatenba, ia headmaster-ko chugimik kam ragalsrangchina sorkariko didiataha. Iani bidingo songni manderangni pal, social activist Greneth M Sangma, South Garo Hills ajani []

SHILLONG: Rebaenggipa 2026 bilsini abachengachibara ongatna sienggipa Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) election-na Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ni tikitko skatang onjawa indiba Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidate-rangnasan onaigen ine BJP-ni state vice president aro Tura-ni MDC Bernard N Marak parakataha. Marak-ni parakatani gitade, GHADC election-ko rebaenggipa bilsini April jao ongatnaba gnang ine kadongsoenga aro ia election-na []

TURA: HQ 101 Area, Assam Regiment Centre aro Sainik Welfare Directorate, Tikrikilla, Garobadha, Tura aro Ampati-ni Ex-Servicemen Association-rangni dakchakanichi, Sombar saloni abachenge salgnina Ex-Servicemen Rally-ko Tura Dakkopgre-o donggipa SMELC-o ongatenga. Ia Ex-Servicemen Rally-ko abachengatanio, General Administration Department-ni Minister Sosthenes Sohtun, mongsonggipa sokgipa onge bak raangaha aro unbaksana GOC 101 Area-ni SM, Lt Gen Mohit Wadhwa-ba []

Editor, As I reconnect with Shillong and resume living here, I increasingly feel that goods are produced and services rendered not because businesses must compete for customers, but because the public has few alternatives and is forced to accept whatever is offered. It is in this context that I wish to recount a few personal []

The Meghalaya Government may be making tall claims in many areas of so-called development but when it comes to enforcing the rule of law the state fares miserably. For once the BJP has made the right noises and called out the continued violation of the National Green Tribunal ban on coal mining since 2014. That []

By H. Srikanth & Airpeace Rani When Prof. P.S. Shukla, the Vice-Chancellor of NEHU, notified the launching of the Four-Year Undergraduate Program (FYUP) in UG colleges in 2023, Meghalaya College Teachers Association (MCTA) spearheaded a movement against the enforcement of the FYUP in the state without the approval of the NEHU Academic Council. MCTA was []

By Our Reporter Shillong, Dec 8: Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Monday announced that Package 1 of the ShillongDawki road project the four-lane stretch from Rilbong to Baniun in Mylliem will be fully completed by the end of December 2025. He said the executing agency has reaffirmed its commitment to the month-end []

Doha, Dec 8: Zorawar Singh Sandhu finished seventh in the mens trap final with seven hits in first 10 targets, as India concluded an impressive campaign at the ISSF World Cup Final with six medals, including two gold, here Monday. World Championship bronze medallist Zorawar was the only Indian representative on the concluding shotgun day []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 8: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday declared that Guwahati is poised to emerge as a major global concert destination, rivaling Shillong, thanks to the surging popularity of international acts like Post Malones headline show. Speaking to reporters amid the buzz surrounding the Grammy-nominated artists first solo India []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 8: The Meghalaya Commercial Truck Owners and Drivers Association (MCTODA) has expressed optimism that cement companies operating in the state will comply with the state governments fresh notification revising transportation rates for cement and clinkerfrom the existing Rs 7 per metric ton per km to Rs 9 per metric ton []

From Our Correspondent JOWAI, Dec 8: The Jaintia National Council (JNC) has been assured by Health Minister, Wailadmiki Shylla, and Mission Director of National Health Mission (NHM) Meghalaya, R. Chitturi, that the concerns raised regarding the welfare of long-serving contractual NHM staff will be taken up with priority. In a meeting with the NHM Mission []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 8: Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) working president Thomas Passah has informed that the Secretary of the Secretariat Administration Department (SAD) has summoned party leaders for a clarification hearing regarding an RTI application filed by the party. Passah told reporters on Monday that the RTI application sought the complete []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 8: Saitsohpen, the sleepy undulating locality of Sohra, came alive on Saturday last as it received an outdoor gym, gifted jointly by the Rotary Club of Shillong and Polo Orchid at a cost of Rs 5 lakh. The colourful gym equipment, numbering nine pieces in all, is a value addition []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 8: The Seng Kur Warjri will hold its 27th General Council Meeting at Seijiong village in New Shillong Township on December 12, during which issues concerning the clans challenges and future prospects will be discussed. Speaking to reporters, Seng Kur Warjri vice president Raphael Warjri said the Seijiong unit, comprising []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 8: Amid growing concerns over individuals illegally posing as lawyers, the District Council Courts Bar Association (DCCBA) has issued a strong warning to the public after several cases emerged of impostors offering legal services, including filing affidavits, through cyber cafs and one-stop centres. These individuals have allegedly been advertising their []

Guwahati, Dec 8: Showcasing the growing leadership of indigenous Karbi women in conservation, Joshna Terangpi Project Officer at leading biodiversity conservation organsation Aaranyak (www.aaranyak.org) and an indigenous Karbi woman actively participated in an international workshop organised by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. The workshop, held at the Felix []

Guwahati, Dec 8: A free medical camp focusing on diabetes, blood pressure as well as eye examinations was organised on December 7 at Balikuchi Primary School in Balikuchi in Darrang district of Assam to raise community awareness on common life-style diseases and provide care to the camp participants. The camp was organised by the []

Dhaka, Dec 7: Bangladeshs mobile phone traders and students held a protest here on Sunday, causing traffic congestion in several parts of the capital, including the Science Laboratory, Shahbagh, Agargaon and outside the Education Building, local media reported. Mobile phone traders held a sit-in in front of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) building in []

Islamabad, Dec 7: Pakistan on Sunday criticised External Affairs Minister S Jaishankars remarks against its military, saying its institutions, including armed forces, are a pillar of national security. Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit in New Delhi on Saturday, Jaishankar said much of Indias problem emanates from Pakistans military and even referred to its []

Kathmandu, Dec 7: A senior Indian government official arrived here on Sunday to review Nepals election preparations and assess progress in India-funded development projects, officials said. Munu Mahawar, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, will hold a series of high-level meetings during his four-day visit. He is expected to call on Prime Minister []

Music composer Palash Muchhal has issued a public statement, and has shared that his wedding with Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana has been called off. On Sunday, he took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and shared a long note saying that he would like to take a step back. He wrote, I have decided []

President Donald Trump presents Sylvester Stallone with his Kennedy Center Honors medal in the Oval Office of the White House, on Saturday. (PTI)

Actor Sonu Sood urged people to be responsible citizens and to control their frustration following the massive operational crisis with IndiGo flights, which left many stranded at the airport for hours without any confirmation. The operational crisis at the airline stemmed from its failure to adapt to new, stricter pilot duty and rest rules (FDTL), []

Actor Anil Kapoor celebrated 14 years since his Hollywood breakthrough with Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, starring Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt. Taking to Instagram, Kapoor reflected on his experience, highlighting not just the films global success but the bonds he formed with the cast and crew. He described the journey as filled with laughter, []

New Delhi, Dec 7: The US Feds interest rate decision will be the major factor dictating trends in the domestic equity market this week, with global movements and foreign investor activity also influencing sentiment, according to analysts. Stock markets ended the last week on a subdued note, with benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closing flat. []

New Delhi, Dec 7: The governments recent decision to cut GST rates on a range of farm-related products is expected to reduce costs for small and marginal farmers and help them adopt better agricultural practices, Fertiliser Minister J P Nadda has told Parliament. Nadda said the GST on micronutrient fertilisers was reduced from 12 per []

New Delhi, Dec 7: The visiting European Union (EU) team will hold discussions with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday on the progress of negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement, an official said. The meeting is important as both sides are eager to conclude the negotiations as early as possible. The team, []

Sometimes, we get lucky in science. In this case, an oceanographic float we deployed to do one job ended up drifting away and doing something else entirely. Equipped with temperature and salinity sensors, our Argo ocean float was supposed to be surveying the ocean around the Totten Glacier, in eastern Antarctica. To our initial disappointment, []

The Nordic countries are no strangers to the long, dark winter. Despite little to no daylight plus months of frigid temperatures people who live in northern Europe and above the Arctic Circle have learned how to cope mentally and physically with the annual onset of the winter blues, which can begin as early []

TURA: West Garo Hills ajani Raksamgre Civil Sub-Division-ni ningo Assam-oni napdrana jotton kaanirangchi adok damgnini gisepo sosojengjeng onganirangko nikna manengani gimin ia meligrikgijaniko namatna manna gita Assam sorkari aro mamong sorkari baksa taraken agangrikanirangko dakchina Garoland State Movement Committee (GSMC) Pedaldoba regional unit-ni chairman Rimjen Ch Sangma, Meghalaya adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma-ko didiataha. []

SHILLONG: Meghalaya adokko Khasi-Jaintiarangna dingtang aro Garorangna dingtang dake bak dakna dabianirang chusokgipa onggen ine Hill State Peoples Democratic Party (HSPDP), kadongchakkuenganiko parakataha. Dingtang adokna dabianio somoirang nangkunaba gnang indiba ia dabiani changsaode chusokgipa onggen ine HSPDP-ni president KP Pangniang, antangni kadongchakenganiko parakataha. Pangniang-ni aganani gitade, Khasi-Jaintiarangna dingtang aro Garorangna dingtang adokko dabianiara adokni gitcham []

Editor, Apropos of the news Governors House renamed as Lok Bhavan (ST 5th December, 2025) the renaming of Raj Bhavan to Lok Bhavan in Shillong is symbolically significant. The term Raj Bhavan carries colonial and monarchical connotations Raj evoking rule and authority. Lok Bhavan translates to Peoples House, signalling a deliberate move toward democratization of []

The massive cancellation of hundreds of IndiGo flights for the past one week has come as a rude shock to passengers. The entire aviation sector has been severely hit. A refund by itself is small comfort to the millions of affected passengers. Nor would the government decree to put a cap on airfares in this []

By Glenn C. Kharkongor Frontline magazine carried a pictorial article on a tribal school in Nagaland in the Oct 25, 2025 issue. Titled Badze Leshuki, Nagalands Rooted Classroom, it described a school for Angami children in the forest near Kohima. Badze means spaces where people sit to chat, rest, and recuperate and leshuki means school. []

By Medari J Tham Language not only reflects our identity but also serves as a medium through which our culture is transmitted and preserved. In this technological age, where connectivity has no borders, language usage has expanded exponentially. For instance, WhatsApp alone handles nearly 100 billion messages daily. This raises an important question as to []

Blue, Yellow Claw, Prateek Kuhad and Kanika Kapoor headline Day 2 Our Bureau TURA/SHILLONG, Dec 7: The 5th edition of the highly popular Megong Festival concluded on Saturday with a spectacular finale in the Garo Hills, drawing thousands of visitors over two days and reinforcing Meghalayas emergence as one of Indias most vibrant cultural destinations. []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 7: Meghalaya Commercial Truck Owners and Drivers Association (MCTODA) spokesperson, Wanshuwa Nongtdu, has stated that he harbours no regret over his removal as the deputy chairman of the Meghalaya Transport Corporation (MTC) Board, while asserting that genuine public service outweighs the value of any official position. Nongtdu was removed through []

By Our Reporter SHILLONG, Dec 7: Manjuri travelled from Shillong to Guwahati with her husbands embalmed body in a coffin, booked on an IndiGo flight to Kolkata for the final rites. She reached the airport on timeonly to watch every IndiGo flight get cancelled one after another with no prior warning. There was no information, []