The Shillong Times

SHILLONG: Meghalaya sorkarini abachengatgipa Mission Education program-ni ningo dam 1391 sorkari Lower Primary (LP) skulrangko sorkari taridapaha aro dao bangki dongkuenggipa dam 216 skulrangkoba taridapkuenga. Sorkarini uiatani gitade, adok gimikni dam 1607 LP skulrangko taridapna gita jako raaha aro dao dipet 86 percent-na baten kamrang matchotmanaha. Ian Meghalaya adoko skul nokrangko namdapatna gita sorkarini jaku []

Kamrang taraken matchotgnok ine Minister akanga TURA: Tura Babupara-o gital dake rikenggipa Garo Labour Corps-ni Cenotaph-ko Sombar salo, adokni Cabinet Minister Marcuise N Marak, Preservation of Garo Arts, Culture & Heritage Sub-Committee-ni membor-rang aro gipin CSO-ni dilgiparang baksa nieaha aro ia Cenotaph-ko taraken matchotna siengaha ine parakataha. Ia Cenotapha-ara, agilsak gimikni skanggipa dakgrikanio (First World []

RESUBELPARA: North Garo Hills ajao antigimikna Cooperative Week manianiko Sombar salo, Mendipathar Multipurpose Cooperative Society Hall-o matchotataha. Ia program-ko East Garo Hills ajani Cooperative Societies Office ongataha. Ia Cooperative Week-ko reanggipa June 29 tarikoni July 6 tarikona, India sorkarini ningo donggipa Cooperation Ministry-ni changbongagipa Foundation Day-ko maniani bak gita ongataha aro ia Cooperative Week manianio, []

BRAZIL 1 | 2 NORWAY East Rutherford, July 6: Erling Haaland scored, and Andreas Schjelderup jumped on his teammates back. Haaland scored again, and Schjelderup leapt up again. Heading in the go-ahead goal in the 79th minute and scoring again before the end of regulation time, Haaland put Norway on his back and carried it []

ENGLAND 3 | 2 Mexico Mexico City, July 6: Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane carried England to the World Cup quarterfinals, overcoming a raucous crowd, the elevation of Estadio Azteca and a man disadvantage in the second half to beat Mexico in a 3-2 thriller on Monday. Bellingham scored two goals 98 seconds apart in []

Mexico City, July 7: Englands progress to the FIFA World Cup quarterfinals has been built as much on tactical intelligence as individual brilliance, with head coach Thomas Tuchel earning praise for his ability to adapt his side to different situations during matches. Against Mexico, Tuchel demonstrated the tactical flexibility that has become a hallmark of []

New York, July 6: FIFA is facing mounting criticism after overturning the suspension of United States forward Folarin Balogun, allowing the tournaments leading American scorer to feature in Mondays FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash against Belgium despite being sent off in the previous round. Balogun was shown a red card during the United []

Nyon, July 6: UEFA has launched a scathing attack on FIFA over its decision to overturn the automatic suspension of United States striker Folarin Balogun, warning that the move threatens the integrity and credibility of the FIFA World Cup. Balogun, who was sent off during the United States Round of 32 victory over Bosnia and []

Politicians, actors react as Diljit Dosanjhs film removed from ZEE5 Diljit Dosanjhs Satluj, which details the life of an activist in Punjab in the turbulent 1990s and has been taken off OTT, was at the centre of furious debate on Monday with political parties and the SGPC pushing for the release of the film and []

Hollywood actor George Clooney, known for his performances in projects such as Michael Clayton, Gravity, Oceans Eleven, Jay Kelly and ER, among others, will be honoured with the prestigious Golden Lion for career achievement at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. The award is presented to individuals who have made significant contributions to the film []

Actor Allu Arjun on Monday appeared virtually before the Nampally court in connection with the Sandhya Theatre stampede case, which pertains to the stampede during the Pushpa 2 premier show, his legal team said. According to the actors legal team, the other two accused in the case were absent and will file an absence petition. []

Actor Hannah Waddingham has weighed in on the long-running debate over whether the next James Bond should be a woman, saying she believes female actors have other things to do rather than take on the iconic 007 role, according to People. Speaking at a special screening of the upcoming Prime Video action-comedy series Ride or []

Tilly Norwood, the AI actor who debuted in late 2025, is set to star in her first feature film titled Misaligned, reported Variety. According to the outlet, Misaligned, announced by Particle 6, the AI-focused studio behind Norwood, is described as a comedy-drama telling a coming-of-age story infused with existential AI chaos. Set inside the so-called []

Calls for Trumps death grow as the funeral goes on TEHRAN, July 6: Mourners dressed in black flooded into Irans capital Monday for a procession as part of the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, with throngs of people calling for the death of US President Donald Trump. Khameneis flag-draped coffin, and []

Islamabad, July 6: People observed a shutter-down strike and participated in the demonstrations called by the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), with clashes erupting between protesters and law enforcement personnel in several areas, especially Mirpur district, local media reported on Monday. Sources and residents reported that around a dozen people, including []

New Delhi, July 6: The appeal by the people of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to the Indian government for assistance underscores the depth of the crisis unfolding in the region. Protests have continued across PoK for more than a month, with neither the demonstrators nor the Pakistani establishment showing any signs of backing down. An official []

Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip), July 6: The Hamas militant group said Monday it had dissolved its government in Gaza and is preparing to transfer power to a technical committee backed by the United Nations as part of a US-brokered ceasefire deal. Hamas did not say whether it planned to take the crucial step of disarming []

Mumbai, July 6: Stock markets extended the gaining streak to the fourth day on Monday, with the benchmark Sensex rising by 521 points to settle at a more-than-two-month high, driven by buying in blue-chip bank and oil shares and lower crude oil prices. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 521.16 points, or 0.67 per cent, to []

New Delhi, July 6: Automobile retail sales in India grew by 21.83% year-on-year at 25,57,234 units in June, with the industry remaining cautiously optimistic going forward hoping for monsoon to make up for the deficit, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations said on Monday. (PTI)

New Delhi, July 6: Union Minister Amit Shah on Monday announced that a cooperative life insurance company will be established to expand the business areas of cooperatives and also said the services of Bharat Taxi would be increased to 500 cities in the next two years. At an event in the national capital to mark []

HYDERABAD, July 6: Dr. D. Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman of AIG Hospitals, delivered a compelling address on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Healthcare at the 16th Foundation Day Lecture of the ICFAI Foundation for Higher Education (IFHE). Stressing that AI is a tool to augment rather than replace healthcare professionals, Dr. Reddy said: AI will []

The goings-on in the Meghalaya Cricket Association (MCA) where women players were sexually exploited by a section of male members of the Association and which the State Commission for Women took very seriously, deserve discussion by womens groups across the state. In a matrilineal society it is expected that women would rise to the occasion []

By H.H. Mohrmen Meghalaya is renowned not only for its breathtaking landscapes but also for its extraordinary underground world. Its heavy rainfall and vast limestone deposits have, over millions of years, created one of the largest and most spectacular cave systems in India, earning it the title of the Caving Capital of India. These caves []

By S. N. M. Abdi After Assam, West Bengal the politically, electorally and demographically dominant state in the east of the country is now all set to roll out the Uniform Civil Code in the wake of the Bharatiya Janata Partys victory evicting the Trinamool Congress from power. Suvendu Adhikari, the new Chief []

SHILLONG: Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)-ni niamrangko taridapna miksongenggipani bidingo Meghalaya adoko donggipa dingtang dingtang mondolini dilgiparang Robibar salo, adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma-ni dilanichi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah-ko New Delhi-o grongeaha. Union Home Minister-ko grongeanio adokni Chief Minister baksa Presbyterian Church of India (PCI)-ni Moderator Rev HL Myrsing, PCI-ni ningo donggipa FCRA []

AMPATI: South West Garo Hills ajao electoral roll-rangko Special Intensive Revision (SIR) kaani bak gita gimik king 76,678 enumeration form-rangko sualataha. SIR-ko kaani bak gita adokni pilak biaprangon Booth Level Officer (BLO)-rang, reanggipa June 30 tarikonin, nokantichi ree, enumeration form-rangko sualna abachengaha aro uandaken South West Garo Hills ajaoba BLO-rang, Sonibar attamni 5:00 bajiona kingking []

TURA: Meghalaya adokni skotong Shillong songjinmaoni Tura songjinmaona dakbagipa ramako four-lane rama dake tarichina Achik Holistic Awakening Movement (AHAM), adokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma-ko didiataha. Iani bidingo adokni Chief Minister-na sedoatengon, Shillong-oni Tura-ona reruraenggipa manderang chengonin gitcham ramaon pangchakna gita nangkuenga aro ia ramara bangbata biaprangon gonggea, akuangrara daka aro ramarang apchonani asel songre []

FRANCE 1 | 0 PARAGUAY Philadelphia, July 5: Kylian Mbappe laughed and smiled and scored, of course when Paraguay tried to bait him and his French teammates into fouls and provoke fights, as hot heads became a recurring theme during one of the steamiest World Cup games on record. After the final whistle, []

MOROCCO 3 | 0 CANADA Houston, July 5: Morocco is heading back to the World Cup quarterfinals and coach Mohamed Ouahbi believes his team has established itself among soccers elite. Azzedine Ounahi scored twice to lead Morocco to a 3-0 win over Canada in the Round of 16 Saturday to make the country the first []

Mexican fans blast horns outside hotel to disrupt England players sleep Mexico City, July 5: Despite police blockades, dozens of Mexican fans gathered outside the England national teams hotel until the early hours of Sunday morning, hoping to disrupt players sleep ahead of their World Cup round-of-16 match against co-host Mexico. Armed with loudspeakers, horns []

Berlin, July 5: Jurgen Klopp has confirmed his interest in succeeding Julian Nagelsmann as Germany coach but stressed that talks with the German Football Association (DFB) and his current employer Red Bull remain necessary. Klopp had earlier expressed his reluctance over the coaching opportunity after Germanys below-par performance in the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup. []

Philadelphia, July 5: France captain Kylian Mbapp moved to within one goal of Lionel Messis all-time FIFA World Cup scoring record after netting his 19th career World Cup goal in Frances Round of 16 victory over Paraguay on Saturday. The 27-year-old converted a second-half penalty to take his tally to 19 goals in just 19 []

NEW JERSEY, July 5: Norways remarkable FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign has not only been fuelled by the goals of Erling Haaland and the leadership of Martin Odegaard, but also by a unique celebration that has captured the imagination of football fans around the world. Known as the Viking Row, the synchronised celebration has become []

Bangladesh would not have been born but for the timely help that India provided by way of material, moral and military assistance to the Mukti Bahini of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, when his liberation struggle faced brutal repression from the Pakistani military rulers there. Now a nation of nearly 18 crore, Bangladesh is the worlds []

By Napoleon S Mawphniang Theres a particular kind of cruelty quiet, bureaucratic, almost elegant in its indifference that doesnt announce itself with the blunt instrument of a bad law or the loud violence of a riot. It reveals itself instead in the architecture of a government scheme. A scheme wrapped in the language []

By Shakeel Rafee Swer The debate over whether quick-commerce platforms should be allowed to operate in Meghalaya extends far beyond grocery deliveries. It presents a fundamental question that policymakers across the world have faced: Should public policy primarily shield existing businesses from competition, or should it promote competition that ultimately benefits the wider public? The []

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the largest sporting event in history. Its also the most surveilled World Cup ever. If youre visiting or traveling around host cities, then you and your face, behavior, movement and devices are being monitored by governments and private companies. The U.S. government funneled more than US$1 billion to World []

The worlds oceans are the hottest on record for June, pushing past records set during the 2023-24 El Nio years. Right now, the average sea surface temperature is just under 21C across the worlds tropical and temperate oceans. Before widespread industrialisation in 1870, the temperature was about 19.6C. That may not sound like a big []

FCRA ISSUE SHILLONG, July 5: Amidst growing concerns in Meghalaya over proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), particularly a clause that would empower a designated authority to take over or dispose of assets including buildings, schools, hospitals and land created with foreign contributions in cases where an organisations registration is []

SHILLONG, July 5: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration in East Khasi Hills is making steady progress, with Booth Level Officers distributing forms door-to-door across all 15 Assembly constituencies. The process, which began on June 30 covering 898 polling parts, is on track for completion of distribution and collection by July 29, according to the []

SHILLONG, July 5: The North East India Christian Council (NEICC) on Sunday expressed optimism over what it described as a positive and constructive meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding the proposed Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 and Rules, 2026. A delegation comprising representatives of the NEICC, the Presbyterian Church of India, the []

SHILLONG, July 5: A surge in tourist numbers has placed Sohras fragile eco-sites under increasing strain, prompting local stakeholders to urge the state government to adopt a policy of regulated tourism. Popular sites including Wei Sawdong, Nohkalikai, and Lyngksiar Falls are witnessing a surge in tourist footfall every day. However, despite the environmental fragility of []

As parenting becomes more child-centred than ever, are we confusing love with self-erasure; and raising adults ill prepared for lifes hardships? Patrick P. Sawian Every age produces its own peculiar absurdities. Ours, it would seem, has become remarkably inventive in its efforts to transform gratitude into litigation and parental sacrifice into a moral offense. []

Care labels on clothes are no longer enough for supporting consumers to enjoy their clothes for longer. Clothing retailers will face growing pressure to think about the whole lifecycle of their products with the forthcoming European introduction of a policy called extended producer responsibility this holds fashion brands and manufacturers responsible for managing post-consumer []

Every year, Maple Grove School held a cooking competition, and every year the theme was different. Some years it was soups; other years it was breads or international dishes. But this year, the announcement brought cheers from almost everyone. The theme was desserts. No one was happier than Maria. Desserts were her specialty. She loved []

Vo Thi Nhu Mai Some places surprise us not because they are entirely unfamiliar but because they awaken something deeply familiar within us. That was exactly how I felt when I arrived in Shillong, the beautiful hill capital of Meghalaya. From the very beginning, Shillong reminded me of Da Lat, the highland city in []