Bhopal, April 27: Congress veteran Kamal Nath on Saturday said the voting pattern in the last two phases of the Lok Sabha elections indicated that the people want change at the Centre. The former Chief Minister said that the Congress gave a tough fight in the two rounds of polling and was in a strong [] The post Cong in strong position in 88 seats in India after 2nd round of LS polls: Kamal Nath appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Mumbai, April 27: Designer duo Rimple and Harpreet have confirmed that they are crafting costumes for the forthcoming magnum opus Ramayana, directed by Nitesh Tiwari. Harpreet told IANS: We are absolutely elated and honoured to be entrusted with the monumental task of designing costumes for the upcoming historical movie, Ramayana. Rimple added, This opportunity feels [] The post Rimple & Harpreet design costumes for Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi-starrer Ramayana appeared first on The Shillong Times

Shanghai, April 27: Dynamic Duo Indian compound mixed team of Abhishek Verma & Jyothi Surekha Vennam defeated Robin & Lisell Jaatma of Estonia 158-157 to win third gold medal for India at the Shanghai World Cup, here on Saturday Earlier in the day, Indian mens compound archery team of Prathamesh Fuge, Priyansh & Abhishek Verma [] The post Archery WC: Indian mens compound and mixed team win gold appeared first on The Shillong Times .

New Delhi, April 27: National champion Velavan Senthilkumar stormed into the semifinals of the Batch Open squash, a USD 12,000 PSA Challenger Tour event, in Paris with a straight-games victory over Jakub Solnicky of the Czech Republic Top seed Senthilkumar, ranked 58 in the world, defeated the fifth-seeded Czech 11-5, 11-6, 11-2 in 37 minutes [] The post Squash: Velavan Senthilkumar in semis of of PSA Challenger Tour event appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Chengdu (China), April 27: Ashmita Chaliha (world rank 53) beat former Commonwealth Games champion Michelle Li (world rank 25) of Canada in straight games 26-24, 24-22 at the Uber Cup 2024, here on Saturday. Priya and Shruti Mishra also won their opening match against Jeslyn Choi and Catherine Chow 21-12, 21-10 to give Indian women [] The post Uber Cup: Ashmita, Priya-Shruti give India 2-0 lead over Canada appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Gaza, April 27: Hamas has reportedly announced its openness to any ideas or proposals for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The group said in a statement on Friday that Hamas is open to any ideas or proposals that take into account the needs and rights of our people, Xinhua news agency reported. The [] The post Hamas announces openness to any proposals for a permanent ceasefire appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Imphal, April 27: Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including a Sub Inspector, were killed and two others have been injured after armed groups attacked a camp of security forces in Manipurs Bishnupur district early on Saturday, police said. A police official said that a suspected Kuki armed group opened fire and threw bombs [] The post 2 CRPF personnel killed in attack by armed group in Manipur appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Editor, It is utterly disturbing to see the law and order situation in Shillong getting from bad to worse coupled with a faltering governance mechanism. In short, we are living in what could be best described as a failed state. The cycle of violence and selective targeting of unsuspecting innocent non-tribals is unjustified and violates [] The post Playing with the law appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Time and again conflicts in Meghalaya and in Shillong city in particular have happened because some groups play on the emotions of people who feel cheated by the system and nurse a perpetual grouse against the government of the day. These grievance-soaked youth feel that they are losing the fight over unequal access to resources [] The post Weaponizing Grievance appeared first on The Shillong Times .

By Bhogtoram Mawroh I thank Glenn Kharkongor for his letter to the editor, for it allows us to discuss more about the Austro-asiatic speaking population to which the Khasi belong. Before we go into that, I would like to highlight a comment where he stated that I had said that 65,000 years ago, the Out [] The post Origins of the Khasis: The Puzzle Solved appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG, April 26: Amid an ongoing heatwave, the state government on Friday directed educational institutes across the state not to organise sports or any outdoor activities to avoid the ill effect of the heatwave on children. Director of School Education & Literacy, Swapnil Tembe said the advisory was issued to ensure the safety and well-being [] The post Heatwave: Govt bans school outdoor activities appeared first on The Shillong Times .

TURA, April 26: South West Garo Hills Police have so far arrested seven persons in connection with the heinous gang-rape case of two minor tribal girls during the Chenga Benga Mela in the district on April 17. Initially, four suspects were detained, and following comprehensive interrogations and analysis, an additional three suspects were apprehended on [] The post Three more held; seven in police custody in GH gang-rape case appeared first on The Shillong Times .

TURA: South Garo Hills ajani Chokpot Block ningo donggipa Wari Chorako nina reangenggipa mitam manderang skatang jabolrangko galbaenga ine Garo Students Union (GSU) Chokpot regional unit parakatenba, ia biapo skatang jabolrangko galbajachina mikrakataniko onataha. Achik asongo damsa mingsingbegipa biap jekon Wari Chora ine mingachim, ia biapko nina reangenggipa mitam manderang ua biapo chips bikilap aro [] The post Wari Chora-o skatang jabol galjachina GSU mikrakata appeared first on The Shillon

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MAWKYRWAT, April 26: With the aim of encouraging and inspiring local residents to uphold cleanliness and environmental preservation, the Officers Club of South West Khasi Hills, led by Deputy Commissioner T Lyngwa, organised a Walk and Pick cleaning drive in Mawkyrwat, South West Khasi Hills, on Friday. The cleaning initiative commenced from the junction to [] The post Walk & Pick cleaning drive in Mawkyrwat aims to inspire appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG, April 26: The Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD) celebrated its 23rd Foundation Day with a seminar titled Bioeconomy from Bioresources: Promoting Bioentrepreneurship in NER for Viksit Bharat. During the event, Prof Pulok Kumar Mukherjee, Director of IBSD, highlighted the institutes scientific progress and outreach activities, including new initiatives such as the Phytopharmaceutical [] The post IBSD celebrates Foundation Day appeared first on The Shillong Time

SHILLONG: Meghalaya adokni pilak biaprangon ia sal somoirango dingani batroroengani gimin skulo poraienggipa bisarang aro skigiparangni namgnina sorkari, dingtangmancha niamrangko donataha. Iani bidingo uiataniko onatengon, dinganirang batroroengani gimin dao dipet skulrango kalsusaani ba uandake apalni kamrangko kaatjachina gita School Education & Literacy-ni Director Swapnil Tembe, pilak skulrangnan geetaniko onataha. Skulo poraienggipa chatro chatrirang aro kam [] The post Adokni skulrangna s

SHILLONG, April 26: The first Regional Conference on Health in the Northeastern region organised at Martin Luther Christian University has come to a close. The conference, themed Advancing Health Equity: Bridging the Gaps, was organized in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Public Health, Shillong. During the inaugural session, Sampath Kumar, Principal Secretary of Health [] The post NEs first conference on health equity concludes appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG, April 26: The North-Eastern Hills University (NEHU) will be starting a four-year Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP) from the academic session of 2024-2025, which will be a full time course comprising eight semesters. It may be noted that NEHU recently received the approval of the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE), New Delhi, to [] The post NEHU to start ambitious 4-yr teacher education programme appeared first on The Shillong Times .

SHILLONG, April 26: The NEEPCO Tribal Employees Welfare Association (NTEWA) and NEEPCO Women Welfare Association (NWWA), in a joint statement issued here on Friday, have condemned the recent incident wherein petrol bomb was hurled at a police vehicle which was escorting Director of NEEPCO (Personnel) Major General (retired) RK Jha in the city. The incident [] The post NEEPCO bodies condemn petrol bomb attack appeared first on The Shillong Times .

New Delhi, April 26: Bolstered by Rishabh Pants brilliant batting form and inspiring leadership, the resurrected Delhi Capitals will aim to continue their upward march in the IPL points table when they take on an inconsistent Mumbai Indians here on Saturday. The Capitals have endured a rollercoaster season so far, showing flashes of brilliance while [] The post Upbeat DC take on struggling MI as playoff race intensifies appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Lucknow, April 26: High-flying Rajasthan Royals will look to continue their winning momentum and consolidate their position at the top when they take on a resurgent Lucknow Super Giants, who would be gunning for revenge at home in an IPL match here on Saturday. Former champions RR have looked in ominous form this season with [] The post RR look to maintain winning run against resurgent LSG appeared first on The Shillong Times .

By Our Reporter Shillong, April 26: Rangadjied United FC kept their 100 percent win record going on Friday in the Shillong Premier League 2023 but only after an intense battle with defending champions Mawlai SC. Rangdajied, reduced to 10 men for the last 20 minutes, won 2-1. With a full 18 points from six games, [] The post Ten-man Rangdajied United keep perfect win record intact appeared first on The Shillong Times .

EKH U-17 Girls Inter Cluster Cricket By Our Reporter Shillong, April 26: In an intense battle between STCC Pongtung Lioness and Mawsynram Pink Panthers in the U-17 Girls Inter Cluster Cricket Tournament 2024, Pongtung Lioness emerged victorious over Pongtung Lioness by 29 runs. The match unfolded with great anticipation as the Mawsynram Pink Panthers won [] The post Pongtung Lioness win over Pink Panthers appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Mumbai, April 26: Indias forex reserves contracted by $2.83 billion to $640.33 billion as of April 19, the latest data released by the RBI on Friday showed. The countrys forex kitty had declined by $5.4 billion to $643.16 billion in the preceding week that ended on April 12 for the first time after rising steadily [] The post Indias forex reserves dip by $2.83 billion to $640.3 billion appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Kolkata, April 26: A Colt official police revolver was among a large cache of firearms seized by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from a house at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Paragans, the CBI claimed in a statement issued on Friday evening. The recovery was made from the residence of a relative and close aide [] The post Police revolver among large cache of arms seized from Sandeshkhali, claims CBI appeared first on The Shillong Times .

New Delhi, April 26: Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane emphasised the need to adopt a zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism in all its forms at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers meeting held in Astana on Friday. The meeting, held within the framework of Kazakhstans ongoing SCO chairmanship, was attended by the heads of the defence [] The post Adopt zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism, India tells SCO member states appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Imphal, April 26: Over 76 per cent of the around 4.85 lakh voters on Friday exercised their franchise in the remaining part of the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency, whose major part went to polls in the first phase on April 19, officials said on Friday. Election and police officials separately said that no untoward [] The post Over 76 per cent turnout recorded in remaining part of Outer Manipur LS seat, no incident reported appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Srinagar, April 26: In a significant development, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Friday took cognisance of a report on X accusing PDP President and Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat candidate Mehbooba Mufti of using school children for campaigning in the election. In a communication to Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, NCPCR [] The post NCPCR initiates action against Mehbooba Mufti for using school children for election campaign appeared first on The Shil

Shillong, April 26: Observing that the participation of women in the workforce is not a matter of privilege, but a constitutional entitlement, the Supreme Court has ordered the Himachal Pradesh Government to form a committee chaired by the Chief Secretary to reconsider the entire aspect of the grant of Child Care Leave to working mothers. [] The post Participation of women in workforce is a constitutional entitlement: SC appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Shillong, April 26: Kajol shared a hilarious glimpse of her workout from her pilates classes and asked everyone whether the picture was taken before or after her exercise. Kajol took to Instagram and posted a funny picture from her pilates class. In the photo, the actress is seen lying down on the pilates machine, wearing [] The post Kajol shares hilarious sneak peek into her workout, asks if this is before or after appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Shillong, April 26: A voter turnout of 53.51 per cent was recorded till 5 p.m. for the 8 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra where voting was held on Friday. Wardha registered the highest polling percentage till 5 p.m. at 56.66 per cent, followed by Amravati (54.50), Yavatmal-Washim (54.04), Parbhani (53.79), Akola (52.49), Nanded (52.47), Buldhana [] The post Free haircut, mehendi for women on offer as Maharashtra votes in Phase 2 appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Shillong, April 26: The police are still investigating the object which was hurled at the residence of Deputy Chief Minister, Sniawbhlalang Dhar at Nongmensong on Friday. We are still investigating what is the nature of the object or whether it is a petrol bomb. We will update once further details emerge on this, East [] The post On job to ascertain nature of object thrown at Dy CMs residence: SP appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Shillong, April 26: The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) has impressed upon the Shillong Cantonment Board (SCB) to evict the illegal settlers residing at the plot of land opposite to the Bara Bazaar Fire and Emergency Service Station at Lum Survey which falls under the jurisdiction. The HYC members led by its president Roykupar Synrem [] The post HYC urges SCB to evict illegal settlers appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Shillong, April 26: A Hyderabad court on Friday dismissed bail petitions of three suspended police officers in the phone-tapping case. The Nampally City Court rejected the bail petitions filed by D. Praneeth Rao, Bhujanga Rao and Thirupathanna, agreeing with the argument by the prosecution that bail to the accused at this stage may impact the [] The post Hyderabad court denies bail to 3 police officers in phone tapping case appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Thiruvananthapuram, April 26: Voters in Kerala on Friday braved the scorching heat with 50 per cent of them casting their vote, according to official figures. In the fray are 194 candidates. Voters in the state number 2,77,49,159, including 1,43,33,499 women, 1,34,15,293 men and 367 transgenders. They are eligible to elect 20 Lok Sabha members. For [] The post Kerala records healthy voter turnout amid scorching heat appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Guwahati, April 26: Around 46.31 per cent voter turnout was recorded in Assam till 1 p.m. as voting for five Lok Sabha seats is the state is underway. The highest turnout was recorded in Darrang-Udalguri Lok Sabha seat and Karimganj parliamentary constituency also witnessed a similar turnout of 49.14 per cent till 1 PM. Meanwhile, [] The post Assam records over 46 pc turnout till 1 PM appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Agartala, April 26: Braving the scorching heat, around 55 per cent of voters cast their votes till 1 p.m. in the Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency where polling is underway on Friday. Election officials said that heavy security arrangements have been made for the Tripura East seat spread across six districts to foil any incidents [] The post Amid scorching heat, Tripura East records 55 pc turnout till 1 p.m. appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Guwahati, April 26: A leading research-driven biodiversity conservation organisation, Aaranyak (www.aaranyak.org) has collaborated with local schools and community groups to launch a seeds collection drive throughout Udalguri and Baksa districts of Assam as part its larger goal of restoration of degraded elephant habitats in the region. As part of a such recent initiative to [] The post Students, community collect seeds to restore elephant habitats in Assam appeared first on The Shillong Times

Shillong, April 26: Voting is underway for five Lok Sabha seats in Assam in the second phase of polls. Elections are taking place in Nagaon, Darrang-Udalguri, Diphu, Silchar and Karimganj parliamentary constituencies. There are 62 candidates in the fray with Assam minister Parimal Suklabaidya, and incumbent MPs from the BJP and Congress, Dilip Saikia and [] The post Voting underway in five Lok Sabha seats in Assam appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Shillong, April 26: Two terrorists were killed while a civilian and two soldiers were injured in the ongoing gunfight between the security forces and holed-up militants in Sopore town of J&Ks Baramulla district on Friday. Security forces, including the local police, Army and the CRPF started a cordon and search operation in the Nowpora locality [] The post Two terrorists killed in encounter in J&Ks Sopore appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Shillong, April 26: Voting started on a brisk note in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections to eight constituencies in the Vidarbha-Marathwada regions of Maharashtra, officials said on Friday. The constituencies are Akola, Amravati (SC), Buldhana, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani, Wardha and Yavatmal-Washim, with a total of 204 candidates in the race. Queues of early [] The post Brisk voting in Maharashtras eight LS seats appeared first on The Shillong Times .

TURA: Garo Hills-o dingani 46 degree Celsius-ona kingking tangdoani cholrang donga ine Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)-oni uiataniko onangani jaman, mikkangchi iandake dingani batroroangjana gita samtangtango ongtelaigiparangko ripinge rakkina nangengahani gimin Centre for Environment Protection & Rural Development (CEPARD) dolni gita mikrakataniko onangskaaha. Anchingni samtangtango ongtelaigiparang taraken dingtangahani asel manderangni janggi tanganio nangchakeaniko manna abachengengah

Shillong, April 25: Goalless in the first half, Langsning FC turned on the tap in the second to win 5-1 against Nongthymmai SC in their Shillong Premier League 2023 match at the SSA Stadium at First Ground, Polo, here on Thursday. Langsnings goals were scored by Sheen Sohktung (55, 90+1), Nelson Rymbai (59), Kitboklang Pale [] The post Langsning defeat Nongthymmai in second-half masterclass appeared first on The Shillong Times .

New Delhi, April 25: From religion-based reservation to wealth redistribution to inheritance tax, this election season is witnessing intense fireworks with political parties gunning for each other. Interestingly, the public is also not behind in shaping the election narrative as they are showing keen interest on these issues even as the parties have accused each [] The post Google searches for inheritance tax, Sam Pitroda hit a new high amid raging row appeared first on The Shillong Times .

EAM describes the US Congressional report as deeply biased Washington, April 25: An independent US Congressional research report has alleged that the scope and scale of human rights abuses in India has increased under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Biden Administration requests USD 103 million in foreign assistance to India for FY2025. [] The post US research alleges increase in scale of human rights abuses in India appeared first on The Shillong Times .

New Delhi, April 25: The AAP on Thursday launched its Lok Sabha campaign song titled jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge, aiming to generate sympathy in view of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwals arrest. The song, penned and sung in rap style by AAP MLA and partys chief whip in Delhi Assembly Dilip Pandey, [] The post AAP highlights arrest of Kejriwal through campaign song appeared first on The Shillong Times .

New Delhi, April 25: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and sought time from him to explain in person the partys Nyay Patra. In his two-page letter, he told the prime minister that he is being misinformed by his advisors about things that are not even written in the [] The post Kharge writes to PM, seeks time to explain partys Nyay Patra appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Morena/New Delhi, April 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday alleged that former PM Rajiv Gandhi had abolished inheritance tax in 1985 after his mother Indira Gandhis death to save her wealth from going to the government, as he continued his relentless attack on the Congress over wealth redistribution and inheritance tax. Modi also claimed [] The post Rajiv scrapped inheritance tax to save Indiras wealth appeared first on The Shillong Times .

Hyderabad, April 25: Rajat Patidars explosive fifty and a collective effort from the spinners set up Royal Challengers Bengalurus 35-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL here on Thursday, bringing an end to their six-match losing streak. Patidars 50 off 20 balls stood in stark contrast to Virat Kohlis measured 51 off 43 balls [] The post Patidar, spinners help Bengaluru snap six-match losing streak appeared first on The Shillong Times .