The Shillong Times

WILLIAMNAGAR: East Garo Hills ajao, Dobu, Nengkha aro Naringgre songni aa nokgiparang, National Highway (NH-217) ramako apalbatate tarina ragipa aani tangka paisarangko taraken gamchina sorkario dabiangtokaha. Iani bidingo, adokni Chief Secretary, Revenue & Disaster Management department-ni official-rang, East Garo Hills ajani Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA) aro NHIDCL-na sedoatengon, ia NH-217 ramako tarina aa []

SHILLONG: United Democratic Party (UDP)-ni sakchet MLA-rang napangani jaman, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-na Meghalaya Cabinet-o Deputy Chief Minister-ni kamko manchape minister-ni damgittam biaprangko bienga ine koborrangko knasona manengon, BJP-o napanggipa UDP-ni sakchet MLA-rangko Cabinet-o rimnapna gita BJP-ni high command baksa Meghalaya sorkari songgigrika dongja ine National Peoples Party (NPP) talataniko onangskaaha. Iani bidingo talataniko onangengon, []

SHILLONG: Deficit skulrango skigiparangni dabianirangko sorkari knachakna gisik nangjaenga ine Khasi-Jaintia Deficit School Teachers Association (KJDSTA) parakatenba, ia dabianirangko chusokate onjagenchimode bilakbate jingjengatanirangko dakanggen ine mikrakataniko onangaha. KJDSTA-ni general secretary Barbara Lamin-ni parakatani gitade, reanggipa September-ni 25 tariko, KJDSTA aro Garo Hills Deficit School Teachers & Employees Association (GHDSTEA), jinma rejomaniko ongatangani jaman, uamangni

TURA: Achik State Peoples Front (ASPF) Kharkutta regional unit-ni membor saksako, North Garo Hills ajani Kharkutta police station ningo donggipa Chigrang songo, matchu badingsrukanio jak donggipa manderang, kragija dake chadrapenba rime donaha ine police-na FIR kadoangaha. Ia songni rama gita Assam-oni Bangladesh asongona matchu badingsrukatenggipa manderang, matchurangko raangenga ineba ASPF-ni FIR-o parakaha. ASPF Kharkutta regional []

TURA: Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) election-ko radodapanggija jadokna radogipa bonahaode taraken election-ko ongatchina warachakgipa dolni MDC-rang parakangtoka. Iani bidingo Tura-ni MDC Bernard N Marak aganangengon, jadokna election-ko radoatani dao October 18 tariko bonengaha uni jamanba delimitation aro Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-ko pasike election-ko radona chanchienga. Daalo Separate Electoral Roll (SER) ba gital electoral []

TURA: West Garo Hills ajani Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA), Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Department baksa nangrime, Organic Farming ba ongtelaigipa asalrangchi gama geani bidingo Kisan Mela 2026-ko New Tura-o donggipa Matchakolgre LP skul kalchakramo ongatangaha aro ia Kisan Mela-o dingtang dingtang songrangoni sak 150-mangni gita game gee chagiparang aro sorkari official-rang bak raangtokaha. Ia []

AMPATI: South West Garo Hills ajao mamong sorkarini scheme-rangko nambate chusokatna manna gita Sombar salo, Tura-ni MP Saleng A Sangma, District Development Coordination & Monitoring Committee (DISHA)-ni tomaniko Ampati-ni DRDA Conference Hall-o ongatangenba, dingtang dingtang department-ni kamrangko nipilangaha. Ia tomanio Tura-ni MP aro DISHA-ni Chairman Saleng A Sangma baksana DISHA-ni membor-rang aro dingtang dingtang department-ni []

SHILLONG, Oct 5: The Meghalaya Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) has been unable to furnish a formal policy, eligibility criteria, proposal or file details for regularising its long-serving contractual employees, even as it has repeatedly maintained that the process is under process, according to RTI replies obtained by activist and advocate Napoleon S Mawphniang. The replies, []

SHILLONG, Oct 5: Khasi feature film Ki Sngi Badum (The Dark Days) has secured third place under the Honourable Mention Feature Film category at the 1st Abohar International Film Festival, held in Punjab in September. Directed by Moonstar Nongdhar and produced by Banabas L Nongbri, the film is based on real events from Nongbris life, []

Co-pilot, identified as Omani national, used crash axe to attack captain CAIRO, Oct 3: The co-pilot accused of attacking the captain on an Israel-bound flight with an axe and trying to seize the controls was an Omani national whod been barred from flying on his countrys airline because of concerns about extremist views, officials said []

By Bhogtoram Mawroh Last week, I was invited by the Sauramandala Foundation to take part in a workshop organized by the Neighbourhoods of the Future (NOTF). It was quite an engaging programme, with many people sharing different aspects of what they love about the city of Shillong, its challenges, and how they envisage its future. []

SHILLONG, Oct 1: East Khasi Hills Police on Thursday suspended a head constable and three constables and transferred an officer-in-charge after videos put out by the Khasi Students Union showed personnel allegedly collecting money from trucks at Mawkhanu and Thangshalai on the National Highway. The union said drivers were being made to pay between Rs []

Mumbai, Sep 30: Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed lower for the third consecutive session on Wednesday, dragged down by last-hour selling in metal and pharma shares amid firm crude oil prices and elevated global bond yields. Giving up all intraday gains, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 48.78 points, or 0.07 per cent, to []

NEW DELHI/SHILLONG, Sep 30: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday extended the timeline for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Meghalaya, with the final revised electoral roll now scheduled to be published on October 26. The earlier deadline for publication of the final electoral roll was October 21. The decision []

SHILLONG, Sep 30: Lawyers in Meghalaya will resume their agitation from Thursday by abstaining from judicial work over the continued appearance of Advocate General Amit Kumar in matters concerning the State Government. The decision was taken at an emergent joint executive committee meeting of the High Court of Meghalaya Bar Association and the Shillong Bar []

SHILLONG, Sep 30: A VPP State Youth Wing delegation led by Nongstoin MDC Dr Juristman Iawphniaw faced a tense standoff with security personnel outside the West Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioners office on Wednesday while seeking to meet Deputy Commissioner Hema Nayak over the Staff Nurse recruitment at the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Hospital, Nongstoin. []

SHILLONG, Sep 30: The Meghalaya Government has left the door open for a fresh inspection of the proposed facilitation centres at Umling and Ratacherra if stakeholders remain dissatisfied with the earlier assessment. Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said the matter had already been entrusted to the district administration and there would be no objection to []

SHILLONG, Sep 30: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to visit Shillong on October 4-5 to confer the Presidents Colour on the Meghalaya Police at JN Stadium, Polo, on October 5. In preparation for the high-profile event, the East Khasi Hills district administration has declared a three-kilometre radius around JN Stadium a No-Drone Zone []

Nisshin, Sep 29: India will face Sri Lanka in the mens cricket semifinal at the 2026 Asian Games after persistent rain washed out the island nations quarterfinal against Nepal at the Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin on Tuesday. Sri Lanka progressed to the last four by virtue of their superior ICC T20I ranking after the []

New Delhi, Sep 29: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the results of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) elections be kept in a sealed cover and not be declared, while allowing the polling. A Bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana passed the direction while hearing []

Karachi, Sep 29: Mohammad Rizwan on Tuesday asked the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency of Pakistan to return his phone and provide him with written details about allegations or suspicions they are investigating against him. In a letter sent on Tuesday to the NCCIA, Rizwan has also asked the agency to use official channels while []

SHILLONG, Sept 28: Shillong bodybuilder Daman Ropmay secured two medals at the India Premier Natural Championship Series Monster Muscle Naturals Global Fitness Expo in Lucknow, winning a gold and a bronze. Ropmay claimed the top spot in the 50-55kg bodybuilding category and later finished third in Classic Physique Class A, which featured competitors below []

SHILLONG, Sep 28: Meghalaya Police athletes Wandalin Syiemiong and Alan Sun Marbaniang struck gold at the 75th All India Police Wrestling Cluster 2026-27, held at the Haryana Police Academy in Madhuban, Haryana. Syiemiong emerged champion in the womens 60kg arm-wrestling category, while Marbaniang secured the mens 90kg gold. Marbaniang added another major achievement to his []

GUWAHATI, Sep 29: Indias second ODI against the West Indies in Guwahati on Wednesday could face interruptions as rain and thunderstorms are forecast around the match at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. India lead the three-match series 1-0 after an emphatic eight-wicket victory in the opening ODI in Thiruvananthapuram, where Virat Kohli struck his 55th ODI []

SHILLONG, Sep 29: As many as 184 runners participated in a 5-km World Heart Day Marathon in Shillong early Tuesday morning, with the event highlighting the importance of regular exercise and preventive healthcare for maintaining a healthy heart. The marathon was organised by the Meghalaya Medical Services Association (MMSA) in collaboration with Health City Hospital, []

Shillong, Sep 29: A goal in the early part of each half gave Mawlai a 2-0 win against Meghalaya Police in the Shillong Premier League 2026 at the SSA Stadium here on Tuesday. Arkibor Makhroh (3) and Damanbhalang Chyne (51) were the scorers in the victory that took Mawlai up to second place as the []

Guwahati, Sep 28: A vibrant convergence of art and conservation titled Colours of vultures for raising awareness for vulture conservation was organised by Aaranyak in collaboration with Universal Creative Point, Jorhat, during September 26-27 at Gallery Vision Art, Asom in Jorhat. The exhibition that attracted around 30 artists and more than 50 artworks, used art []

GAROBADHA, Sep 27: A total of 286 Scouts, Guides, and volunteers from 12 schools took part in a three-day summer camp organised by the Meghalaya Bharat Scouts & Guides (MBSG), South West Garo Hills District Association, at St. Dominic Savio Higher Secondary School from September 24 to 26. The contingent comprised 89 Scouts, 171 Guides, []

MAWKYRWAT, Sep 27: Four meritorious students were conferred the 20th Maniwell Jahrin Awards for Academic Excellence on Saturday during a ceremony held at the Maharam Government Higher Secondary School auditorium in Mawkyrwat, South West Khasi Hills. Organised by the Maniwell Jahrin Academic Trust, established by the children of late Maniwell S. Jahrin, the annual award []

SHILLONG, Sep 27: Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the Voice of the People Party (VPP), accusing it of weakening traditional institutions and grassroots leadership through its functioning in the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC). Addressing an election rally at Wahlyngkhat in his home constituency of Pynursla to []

SHILLONG, Sep 27: The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the All Jaintia Muster Roll Workers & Labour Union (AJMRW&LU), Jowai, has expressed gratitude to Public Health Engineering (PHE) Chief Engineer R.S. Nongbri and his staff for clearing pending wages and implementing the revised daily minimum wage. A union delegation led by Mutdashisha Papang, president of []

CHOKPOT, Sep 27: Eleven villages under the Chokpot civil sub-division in South Garo Hills remain without electricity, despite being located barely 5 to 6 kilometres from the local MePDCL office, Clinton Marak, an aspiring MDC candidate for Rongrikkimgre constituency, has pointed out. The villageshome to a combined population of over 2,000include Minchi-Chiringgre, Kama-Minchi-Chiringgre, Rongbinggre, Waro-Songgitcham, []

TURA, Sep 27: The Gorkha Welfare Society, Garo Hills, in collaboration with the West Garo Hills District Administration and the District Social Welfare Office, staged a series of street plays across Tura on Saturday to raise awareness on substance abuse and digital detox. Performed by students of Tura Town Higher Secondary School and Gorkha School, []

New Delhi, Sep 22: The Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA) on Tuesday addressed recent reports alleging irregularities involving certain players and a franchise associated with the Delhi Premier League (DPL), following a sting operation by a media outlet that featured former Ranji player Rachit Bhatia making strong match-fixing claims. The DDCA said the allegations []

New Delhi, Sep 16: Afghanistan head coach Richard Pybus admitted his side must improve its strike rate and reduce dot balls, while stressing the need for quality pitches at home to develop its white-ball game after the seven-wicket loss to India in the second T20I here. Afghanistan lost to India by seven wickets in the []

Tokyo, Sep 16: The Indian womens cricket team head coach Amol Muzumdar said his players are eagerly looking forward to the unique atmosphere of the Asian Games after the defending champions landed in Japan determined to extend their recent run of success. Fresh from their T20 Asia Cup triumph, Harmanpreet Kaur and Co. will now []

London, Sep 16: Formula 1 plans to open the 2027 season in Bahrain even as uncertainty remains over this years races in the Middle East. F1 released a 24-race schedule for 2027 on Wednesday starting with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 14 and then Saudi Arabia a week later, with events also scheduled for []

New Delhi, Sep 16: With India sending a strong and experienced 30-member shooting contingent to the Asian Games, Olympic silver medallist Vijay Kumar wants the shooters to set their sights firmly on individual glory, believing that is where they can make the biggest impact. The former pistol ace feels India has enough experience and recent []

SHILLONG, Sep 16: The Meghalaya governments decision to allow vacancies carrying the State Pay Scale to be filled through the Structured Pay Framework (SPF) has raised concerns over the pay and service conditions of teachers who may be appointed against such posts. An Education Department notification dated August 12, 2026, issued under the orders of []

SHILLONG, Sep 16: Senior BJP leader and Pynthorumkhrah MLA AL Hek has written to the Minority Commission seeking recognition and welfare benefits for indigenous faith communities, including Seng Khasi, Seng Jaintia, and Seng Raj. Hek argued that tribal followers of indigenous faiths should not be denied facilities extended to other notified minority communities. Pointing out []

SHILLONG, Sep 16: The High Court of Meghalaya on Wednesday allowed an appeal filed by Emanuel Marwein and set aside his conviction and sentence in a POCSO case after holding that the prosecution had failed to establish beyond reasonable doubt that he was the person who committed the offence. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice []

Competition The Zenith Jubelieth Club, Laban, will organise the 27th All Shillong Dr. M.M. Das Memorial Inter-College/Higher Secondary School Debate Competition on September 19 at 2:30 pm. The competition will be held at the auditorium of Laban Bengalee Boys Higher Secondary School, Streamlet Road, Laban. The motion for this years debate is: Social media does []

SHILLONG, Sep 14: While a large section of teachers has opposed the Voice of the People Partys call for the removal of Education Commissioner and Secretary Vijay Kumar Mantri, deficit school teachers struck a different note on Monday, refusing to join that defence and pressing their own charge that the official has caused hurt and []

SHILLONG, Sep 14: With Durga Puja just a month away, Shillong has already slipped into a festive mood as pandals take shape and committees work through the last stretch of preparations. The District Administration and the Central Puja Committee (CPC) have begun mapping arrangements to keep the celebrations peaceful. The five-day celebrations will be held []

By Abhijit Deb Shillong, Sep 14: Long before packaged snacks, roadside eateries and modern food-delivery systems reached the Garo Hills, farmers working in jhum fields had a simple way of dealing with hunger they ate what the land around them provided. A newly published study on indigenous food systems in the Garo Hills has []

SHILLONG, Sep 14: The Hills Farmers Union (HFU) on Monday demanded compensation for pig farmers hit by the recent outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) and a waiver of Piggery Mission loans, accusing the Meghalaya government of failing to ensure proper health screening of pigs entering the state. Talking to reporters after an HFU delegations []

NEW DELHI, Sep 12: When India take on Afghanistan in the opening T20I of their three-match series on Sunday, the venue may seem familiar, but the designation of the series is anything but straightforward. India are effectively playing an away series in New Delhi, with Afghanistan listed as the home side. The unusual arrangement is []