A village elder submits the consent letter on behalf of the 14 villages to CM Dr Mukul Sangma during the launch of My Village Model Village at Garagre on May 5.

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.