Wednesday, April 2, 2025

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GI tag for Meghalaya’s Ryndia, boon to state’s indigenous textiles

  Shillong, April 2: A new chapter for Meghalaya’s Ryndia...

Solar fences lifeline to education at schools vulnerable to invasion by wild elephants

Guwahati, April 2:  The normal course of life of...

Centre gets record dividend of Rs 74,106 crore from PSUs

New Delhi, April 2: The government has received a...

Bangladesh: Over 100 hospitalised after eating contaminated street food

Dhaka, April 2: Over 100 people, including children, in...

Lalu Prasad Yadav flown to Delhi for medical treatment as health deteriorates

Patna, April 2: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was...

Bill not linked to religion, it’s prospective and not retrospective: Kiren Rijiju flays naysayers

New Delhi, April 2: Union Minister for Minority Affairs...
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A last bow to a political icon

 THE sudden demise of PA Sangma, Meghalaya’s veteran politician and MP of Tura Lok Sabha constituency for nine terms has created a void that...

A political legend passes on

By Patricia Mukhim Purno Agitok Sangma         whose name every         citizen of Meghalaya is familiar with is no more. This icon of...

Development in Assam

The run-up to the assembly poll in Assam has taken a sudden turn. Until recently, it was thought that the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP)...

Are we sending kids to school or reformatories?

By Patricia Mukhim A letter to the editor by a very concerned parent published in these columns and agonising about the homework burden of her...

Where freedom ends

  Certain platitudes need to be restated now that the Indian political scene has become murky. Liberty should not be synonymous with licence. Hate speech...

Budget 2016: What’s in it for Meghalaya?

A budget is a much awaited exercise especially for tax payers. They weigh the benefits against tax cuts and the rise in income tax...