Manipur continues to burn

The visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to the troubled state of Manipur and his meeting with different communities there has hardly quelled the violence which continues unabated. The HM is not one who can understand the underlying and…

Separatists in Canada

The Khalistan movement is again on the radar of the Indian intelligence as separatist Sikh militants flushed with cash in foreign soil are attempting to target India from the UK, Canada etc. The “celebration” of Indira Gandhi’s…

No Scams in Meghalaya, only Scamsters galore

By Patricia Mukhim The MDA-1 Government is not the first to have been involved in a scam, except that there were too many scams during its first tenure. We the people of Meghalaya who either are either sleepwalking or are in a political…

War of Words on State Reservation Policy

In terms of word count the noise from the Khasi-Jaintia side of the state has been prolific with several articles, arguments and counter arguments put forth on the contentious Roster System vis-a-vis the State Reservation Policy. The word…

India in the US

Curiously, the US is set to have a high-profile visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi later this month. It comes close on the heels of the current visit of India’s principal opposition figure Rahul Gandhi to the US. While feelings are…

TRAGEDY ON TRACKS

When tragedy struck, it struck in epic proportions. It is premature to arrive at conclusions as to why and how three trains got derailed or collided one after another. Initial assumptions are that electronic signal malfunctioning was to…

#WorldEnvironmentDay# What’s different?

World Environment Day comes and goes. Pledges are made to the earth that we will be better and more responsible citizens but it ends there. Between words and actions is a huge gap. This year's theme for observing World Environment Day is…

Climate Change Upfront

Visitors to the State complained that two days ago Delhi experienced a temperature of 23’ Celsius while Shillong was hot and humid. On Friday the day temperature of Shillong was 28’ Celsius and gradually reduced to 20’ Celsius by 8 pm. …

Dahal in Delhi

Ties between India and Nepal are in sharp focus this week when Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is on a four-day official visit to New Delhi, marked by interactions with top leaders. Better known as Prachanda (the fierce), the Maoist…

Crisis demands statesmen at the helm

Meghalaya is presently caught in a bind on the 51 year old Reservation Policy. The subject is emotive and has unfortunately become a vote-gathering ploy for all political parties. The Policy crafted even before Meghalaya was a full- fledged…