The arrival of the monsoons has been an nounced and along with it the trauma a Shillongite normally faces during the rainy season has also been ushered. While rains are a relief to the water starved city of Shillong, it also takes the form of a nightmare as weeks of thunder showers not only worsen [...]
Finding a place to park a vehicle in the city is a major task as the number of cars here are on the rise against the decline in availability of space. Taking an example of Khyndai Lad (Police Bazar), the entire stretch from the old High Court premises to the junction is filled with cars [...]
It was a normal clear Wednesday morning, the 9th of May 2012 and I woke up early to start a new day which unfortunately started on a choky note with the dustbin near my house burning in huge leaps of flame at around 8.30 am., thanks to the miscreant who I can surely say was [...]
This ATM located within the State Bank of India, Laitumkhrah Branch was vandalised and hence unusable thereby resulting in a long queue in the adjacent ATM. Do we deserve such specialised services? Should all ATMs be guarded 24×7? Who pays for the security provided? (ST)
The much awaited project of laying a bitumen and waste plastic road in Jhalupara has been delayed even though the project was expected to be implemented in the month of February. The Shillong Cantonment Board had planned to construct the four kilometre bitumen road stretch in Jhalupara at an estimated cost of Rs 30 lakh [...]
Despite the efforts of the paramilitary forces and the Air Force to keep the Shillong Golf Course clean, indifferent attitude on part of the common public is a cause of concern for the area which is the pride of the city. The golf course has pleasantly improved in the past few months, thanks to the [...]
Ka Tah Shun at the Khyndailad Beautification Tombstone, the indigenous ritual to evade all evils from maligning the ingenious intentions of the Meghalaya Government. (Contributed by Nicholas Kharnami)
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