The Shillong Times

SHILLONG, June 10: The United Democratic Party (UDP) has mourned the passing of its first general secretary and founding member, Hobell Arthur David (HAD) Sawian, describing him as a committed advocate of regionalism in Meghalaya. In a condolence message, UDP president Metbah Lyngdoh said the party was deeply saddened by the death of Sawian, who []

SHILLONG, June 10: A regional workshop on the implementation of the centrally sponsored schemes Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) and Pradhan Mantri Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (PM-USHA) was held at the State Convention Centre on Tuesday. The workshop was organised by the Union Ministry of Education in collaboration with the State Project Directorate and the State []

SHILLONG, June 10: Badap Hynniewta, founder of ACCENTUATE Makeup & Hair Academy, Shillong, conducted a live makeup demonstration at the Beautech Cosmetic & Salon Expo Guwahati 2026. Held at the Maniram Dewan Trade Centre in collaboration with London Prime, the session drew beauty professionals and enthusiasts from across the Northeast. Hynniewta presented signature techniques and []

NEW DELHI, June 10: Olympic silver medallist wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Paralympic bronze medallist high jumper Sharad Kumar have secured interim relief from the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) in their separate pleas seeking regularisation of services with the Delhi government.The CATs Principal Bench issued notices to the Delhi government and other respondents after observing []

United Nations, June 10: The US has blocked a joint bid by Pakistan and China at the UN Security Council to designate the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and the Majeed Brigade as a terrorist entity. Islamabad and Beijing had in September last year submitted their joint bid to the Security Council to blacklist the Balochistan []

NEW DELHI, June 10: here is simmering disquiet in Indias sporting circles these days and at the heart of it is an unprecedented delay. The annual celebration of Indias sporting excellence, the National Sports Awards, are yet to be announced even though the selection committee gave its recommendations six months ago. The Sports Ministry, whose []

Madrid, June 10: Benfica said late on Tuesday that its coach Jose Mourinho had agreed to return to Real Madrid, which earlier announced that it had parted ways with coach Alvaro Arbeloa. Madrid President Florentino Perez had vowed to bring Mourinho back as part of his campaign promises that led to his re-election on Sunday. []

Mohali, June 10: Rohit Sharma joined Indias white ball nets here on Wednesday and remained the box-office attraction despite the presence of young and emerging stars. The intrigue had begun even before the Indian team bus rolled into the IS Bindra Stadium complex this evening. There was speculation over his fitness status after his recent []

London, June 10: England captain Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson were on Wednesday dropped from the 15-member squad for the second Test against New Zealand due the ongoing investigation into their alleged involvement in a nightclub incident, the countrys cricket board said. Senior batter Joe Root was named interim captain in place of Stokes. The []

Bilsi 74-ni gisepo skanggipa changna GHADC-o kam kagiparang service rule donggnok TURA: Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC)-ko 1952 bilsio songchengaoni bilsi 74-ni jaman dao bonkame, GHADC-o kam kaenggiparangna service rule-ko donna gita GHADC-ni Executive Committee, Service Rule Bill-ko pass kaangaha. Ia bill-ko GHADC-ni Executive Committee, Mongolbar aro Budbar salgnina tome chanchirimangenba pass kaaha. Iani []

TURA: West Garo Hills ajani Selsella Community Health Centre (CHC)-o Intensive Care Unit (ICU) dongjani asel bilongbate sagiparangko sanna bananio nengnikanirangko chagrongna nangtokenga ine Selsella jolo dingtang dingtang dolrangni nangrime bikotgipa All Selsella NGOs Alliance (ASNA) parakatenba, Selsella jolrango songdongenggipa manderangni namgnina Selsella CHC-o taraken ICU-ko kulie onchina adok sorkariko didiataha. Ia All Selsella NGOs []

TURA: Batanggimin salrango GHADC election-ni mamlao Garo Hills-o jatgni nanggrikani asel abri jolrangona rorirangni skatang song-nokona nape niamgri bading-chiwalanirangko champengatna gita rakgipa niamrangko donangaha. Indake, West Garo Hills ajani, Chibinang jolo donggipa Bikonggre songona rorirangni rebae bading chiwalaniko dakna amenganiko champengangkuna gita Bikonggre songni manderang baksa Nokma-Sanirang aro dingtang dingtang NGO-ni dilgiparang apsan chanchirime tik []

SYDNEY, June 10: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu led a strong show by Indian women with an easy victory while teenager Tanvi Sharma pulled off an upset win in the womens singles competition at the Australian Open Super 500 badminton tournament here on Wednesday. Third seed Sindhu, Tanvi, Malvika Bansod, Isharani Baruah and Tanya Hemanth []

ISLAMABAD, June 10: Several leading international human rights organisations slammed the Pakistani authorities violent crackdown on peaceful protests in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), including an internet shutdown, mass arbitrary arrests, and the deadly use of force, describing it as an alarming deterioration of human rights in the region. The remarks came amid reports that several people []

WIILIAMNAGAR: East Garo Hills, Williamnagar Nama Bajar-o niamgri nok rike donggiparangko pee galchina aro mikkangchi niamgri akange dongna jotton kaaniko champengchina gita Garo Student Union (GSU), East Zone, Deputy Commissioner-na sedoaha. Uamangni chittio janapani gitade, batanggimin somairango Nama Bazar-o skatang akangdrae songdong achagiparang gapahachim, indiba reanggipa somoio Garo Hills-o sosojengjeng ongmitingo ua biapko wate katangtokaha. []

KARACHI, June 10: The top officials of the Pakistan Cricket Board are set to meet over this weekend here to decide on the future of Test captain Shan Masood and head coach Sarfaraz Khan. The meeting will be attended by PCB chairman Mohsin Khan and it will determine if Masood and Sarfaraz, who were in []

TURA: Budbar salo, West Garo Hills ajani ICAR-KVK, Khet Bachao Abhiyan campaign-ni bidingo awareness program-ko ongatangaha. Ia Khet Bachao Abhiyan campaign-ko game gee chagiparangna, antangtangni game gee mangipa bosturangko chelchakani, joong aro sabisirangko name nirokani aro gama geanirango gital kolrangko jakkalani bidingo game gee chagiparangna uiatna aro talate onna gita June 1 tarikoni 30 tarikona []

Tehran will pay the price for stalled talks, asserts Trump Dubai, June 10: The United States launched airstrikes early Wednesday against Iran after blaming Tehran for the crash of an American attack helicopter, and Iran fired back at countries in the region another escalation that threatened to derail efforts to end the war. Hours []

LONDON, June 10: After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena Williams showed she still has plenty of power to her game as she made a winning return at Queens Club on Tuesday. The 44-year-old Williams hit service winners of up to 120 mph and some ferocious winners as she teamed up with 19-year-old []

GUWAHATI, June 10 : S. K. Bhalla, Secretary, North Eastern Council (NEC) inaugurated the newly- established Laboratories of Agricultural Sciences at The Assam Royal Global University (RGU) today in the presence of Prof Alak Kumar Buragohain, Vice Chancellor of RGU, Dr Bidyut Kumar Sarmah, Director, NECAB, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, apart from deans, faculty members []

Guwahati, June 10: A large group of teachers from various schools across different districts of Tripura, participated in an orientation programme on sustainability education held in Agartala on June 7 last. The day-long orientation programme was organised by regions premier biodiversity conservation organisation Aaranyak (www.aaranyak.org) in collaboration with the Tripura Science Forum and with support []

From CK Nayak NEW DELHI, June 9: Total change in North East during the past decade was the main theme of the speech of the newly-appointed BJP president Nitin Nabin in his address at the first-ever national media conference on the occasion of completion of 12 years of the party-led NDA Government at Bharat Mandapam []

SHILLONG, June 9: Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui on Tuesday said he was confident that Meghalayas ranking in the Ministry of Educations Performance Grading Index (PGI) would improve significantly in the coming years. Meghalaya was the lowest-performing state in the country with a score of 417.9 points out of a possible 1,000 in PGI 2.0. Talking []

Among the bills are those on trading by non-tribal people, the councils service rules, and regulations relating to the 14 Himas SHILLONG, June 9: The KHADC Executive Committee (EC) is set to introduce a series of amendment bills during the upcoming council session scheduled to commence on June 17. The decision was made on Monday []

SHILLONG, June 9: The KHADC Executive Committee (EC) has decided to increase the salaries of its 72 casual employees, many of whom have served the council for years on low wages. The council has proposed raising the monthly salary of all casual workers to a flat rate of Rs 10,000 as an initial measure. Currently, []

MAWKYRWAT/SHILLONG, June 9: Miscreants burnt down the office of the SAI Computer Limited located at Pamdaba in Ranikor, 50 km from Mawkyrwat, South West Khasi Hills District. Official sources informed that the incident took place in the wee hours of Monday night in which some unknown miscreants set ablaze the office of the SAI Computer []

MAWKYRWAT, June 9: The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), South West Khasi Hills, has issued a safety advisory following forecasts of heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and landslides in the region. The district administration has advised residents to avoid visiting rivers, streams, and waterfalls. Commuters have been urged to exercise extreme caution on hill roads and highways, []

SHILLONG, June 9: The National Peoples Party (NPP) has urged the Centre to establish a transparent, consultative, and time-bound framework for regulating foreign contributions under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA). The party stated that national security must be balanced with the needs of genuine civil society organisations serving remote and underserved regions. The demand []

SHILLONG, June 9: The Khasi Students Union (KSU) has petitioned Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma to address the prolonged delay in disbursing the Chief Ministers Scholarship for the 2025 academic year, alleging that many students have been waiting for over a year. In a letter to the Chief Minister, KSU education secretary Alerick Kharjana stated []

SHILLONG, June 9: The Jaintia National Council (JNC) Western Zone has urged the state government to immediately advertise 677 vacant teaching posts in government Lower Primary and Upper Primary schools to address an acute staff shortage and the growing concerns of thousands of qualified candidates. A delegation led by JNC Western Zone president Hamehi Bamon []

By Rajdeep Sardesai Sequels in Indian cinema rarely work. Audiences have usually seen the original, the novelty factor is gone and the script feels stale. There are exceptions like the recent blockbuster Dhurandhar , of course, but most follow-ups struggle to recreate the magic of the first hit. Which is why the coming together of []

Singer Katy Perry and her beau Justin Trudeau, former Prime Minister of Canada, made their red carpet debut together at the Tribeca Festival. Trudeau was seen supporting Perry at the premiere of her concert film Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour Live from Paris at the film festival. Perry wore a white halter-neck gown featuring []

Researchers have been able to trigger neural connections in awake mice that normally occur only during sleep, offsetting impacts of sleep deprivation and revealing features key to restorative effects of sleep. What were essentially doing is forcing sleep in a local region of the brain. While that part is solidifying memories and restoring learning capacity, []

TALLINN, June 9: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Nordic and Baltic leaders in Tallinn, Estonia, offering to share Ukraines drone technology and expertise to help counter Russian drone threats. The discussions came after several Ukrainian drones, reportedly diverted by Russian electronic interference, entered Baltic airspace and caused incidents in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Zelenskyy said []

The debate around jaidbynriew has long occupied the political and social imagination of the Khasi people. From village dorbar to pressure groups, from student unions to political party, the call for the protection of the Jaidbynriew has become almost sacred in Khasi public discourse. As a Khasi man, I understand why this sentiment exists. Our []

AMPATI: Assam-oni South West Garo Hills-ona niamgri jakkalenggipa ramko champengchina gita Garo Student Union (GSU), Western Zone (South) Ampati aro Achik Holistic Awakening Movement (AHAM), South Western Zone, Ampati, Deputy Commissioner, Anendya Raajsshre-na memorandum-ko onaha. Uamangni chittio janapani gitade, Assam aro South West Garo Hills district-ni gisepogipa Katuli-Kakripara, Jholgaon-Kakripara, Thakurunbari-Kakripara aro Thakurunbari-Mankachar jolrangko niamgri rerurana []

Curiously, INDIA bloc held its meeting in the national capital on Monday at the behest of West Bengals former chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Banerjee had been undercutting the cause of opposition unity and charting an independent course. She often trashed the Congress that led the bloc and targeted its leader Rahul Gandhi. But, on Monday, []

SHILLONG: PM eBus Sewa Scheme-ni ningo electric bus gari bolbongako Mongolbar salo, Meghalaya adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma, Shillong songjinmani Taraghar State Guest House-o abachengate onangaha aro ian songjinmarango rea doani cholrangko namdapatna aro garirangni walkuchi moila ongataniko komiatna mongsonggipa jaku deani gita ongaha. Ia scheme-ni skanggipa bako, manderangna rongtalgipa aro dongtogipa rea []

GUWAHATI, June 9: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said the state government was taking robust steps to reclaim lands encroached by illegal settlers in the state. Freeing up our lands from encroachers remains our top priority. Over the last five years we have reclaimed over 200 square kilometres of land from encroachers. We []

TURA, June 9: Cracking down on illegal trade operations, the GHADC on Tuesday shut down several business establishments in Tura for operating without valid Trading Licenses and not paying the required taxes. The drive was led by GHADC Deputy Chief Executive Member (CEM), Shri Stevie Marak, who supervised the spot inspections to ensure strict adherence []

GUWAHATI, June 9: A four-day residential Master Trainers Training Programme of Assam for the first phase of Census 2027, namely the House Listing and Housing Census (HLO), commenced at the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship at Lalmati here from Tuesday. The training programme has brought together 59 master trainers, comprising 44 officials from various districts of []

Legendary American rock band Guns N Roses is set to return to India later this year for two major performances as part of the Asia leg of its ongoing world tour, with concerts scheduled in Bengaluru and Guwahati. The band will perform at Nice Grounds in Bengaluru on November 14 before travelling to Guwahati for []

Varun Dhawan has revealed that his father, filmmaker David Dhawan, once wanted to include a joke about his smile in his latest film, Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai. Speaking on comedian Tanmay Bhats show, Varun recalled how he never expected his smile to become a subject of online jokes. The actor said he initially []

Obsession, directed by Curry Barker, has become the highest-grossing film in the history of Focus Features, earning USD 224.7 million worldwide. The horror-romance surpassed the studios previous record-holder, Downton Abbey, which grossed USD 194.6 million globally. Made on a reported budget of just USD 750,000, the film was acquired by Focus Features for more than []

KYIV, June 8: Ukraine and Russia intensified their drone war on Monday, with Ukrainian forces targeting major Russian energy infrastructure while Moscow launched hundreds of drones at Ukrainian territory. Ukraines General Staff said its forces struck the Grushovaya oil transshipment base near Novorossiysk in Russias Krasnodar region, one of southern Russias largest oil and petroleum []

Ahmedabad, June 8: When Kemi Blake first took up yoga nearly a decade ago, she was not looking for medals. She wanted to become a contortionist. On Saturday, that journey came full circle when Kemi won gold for the United States in the Back Bend Senior B category at the inaugural World Yogasana Championships at []

BEIJING, June 8: China on Monday urged India to maintain what it called the right strategic perception of bilateral relations, stressing that the two countries should regard each other as cooperative partners rather than rivals, and as opportunities rather than threats to each others development. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian made the remarks while []

Shillong has no traffic lights. At the busiest intersections in the city, where roads converge from impossible angles and traffic seems to be on the verge of collapsing into chaos, a single traffic policeman or woman stands in the middle of it all. Sometimes small in stature, armed with a whistle and an outstretched hand, []

ISLAMABAD, June 8: Pakistan-occupied Kashmirs Gilgit-Baltistan region appears headed for a coalition government after no party secured a majority in the elections to the so-called legislative assembly. According to unofficial results reported by Pakistani media, President Asif Ali Zardaris Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) emerged as the largest party with nine seats, while the Pakistan Muslim []