Mahendraganj MLA Dikanchi D Shira inspects a sewing machine during the inauguration of apparel production centre at Mahendraganj on 3 May 2017

The Shillong Times first appeared as a tabloid weekly on 10th August 1945 under the editorship of Late Sudhindra Bhusan Chaudhuri. In 1958 it was converted to a Daily. Owing to financial constraints, within six months it reverted back to a weekly.