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What does CUET actually test?

Editor, A Master’s Degree or even Bachelor’s degree is considered prestigious in most countries. It is awarded to a...
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Addressing substance abuse

The DREAM project of the Police Department in collaboration with the Lympung Ki Seng Kynthei deserves appreciation for...
SPECIAL ARTICLE

Stunning Silence on the Mawpat Forest Plunder: Whither Pressure Groups

By Patricia Mukhim As a media person I am not ideologically attached to any political party. This vests me...
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An Archipelago’s tale

By Chiranjib Haldar When as tourists we disembark from a flight at the Agatti airstrip or from a cruise...
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Useless showpiece for the common Man

Editor, I am writing to express my frustration and disappointment after experiencing first-hand how meaningless the so-called “Smart City”...
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Modi-Shah Edifice

The 2024 parliament polls showed the BJP and even its NDA alliance failing to get the people’s mandate...
SPECIAL ARTICLE

Misconceptions about the Inner Line Permit (ILP)

By Melarbor L Thabah The ILP is a travel document that allows Indian citizens to visit and stay...
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Delusions of Democracy

By K N Kumar Having spent years working with the government, I have observed how India’s democracy, often regarded...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Appealing for Speaker’s intervention

Editor, It is the contention of this Open Letter to the Honourable Speaker of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly that...
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Looting the Commons

The Voice of Peoples’ Party (VPP) must be commended for rising to the occasion and pointing to the...
SPECIAL ARTICLE

Rolls in a Democratic Buffet

By Maitphang Syiem Is there anyone who doesn’t relish a spicy, juicy chicken, egg roll? Well on a general...
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Snooping: From hedge to hard drive

By Ellerine Diengdoh Disclaimer: The people mentioned in this op-ed are not real. If you think you know them,...
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