The site of the NTPC’s Tapovan-Vishnugadh hydropower project. A blast in one of the tunnels has been cited as a probable reason behind the cracks in buildings. Photo by Ministry of PowerWikimedi

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.