EDITORIAL

By Patricia Mukhim On March 21, Santa Mary Shylla of the coal-rich Sutnga -Saipung Constituency spoke on behalf of the people who have been reduced to poverty after the ban on coal mining. We don’t expect anything else from someone whose…

Editor, I couldn't help but respond to Biplab Kr Dey's report: Can the education sector in Garo Hills be revived? (ST March 22, 2023). It is with anguish and pain that I read the deeply distressing, on ground, factual report of the dismal…

Editor, It is really disheartening to read about the negative reactions of respectable uptight people to the use of Hindi by our Honourable Governor in his Address to the first Assembly Session of the year. Let us remind ourselves that we…

By Sushil Kutty Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is a late bloomer. That said, he has been a Member of Parliament several times over and, therefore, cannot be reduced to a Johnny-come-lately. And after Amethi, he wasn’t a stranger to the…

The entire fracas that took place in the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly over the Governor’s decision to give his remarks in Hindi is indicative of the fact that regionalism, in this case exemplified by Khasi sub-nationalism, is not going…

March 22 is observed as World Water Day but like every other day set aside to remind people of the importance of one issue or other, this day too passed by uneventfully except for a function for school/college students at the Soso Tham…

The Punjab Police and the state government would need to give a lot of explanation as to how they have allowed the situation to reach a level wherein a 'militant' preacher by name Amritpal Singh operated there without any hindrance for the…

By Albert Thyrniang Last Monday during the inaugural address of the governor, Phagu Chauhan agitated Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit and leader of the Voice of the People’ Party (VPP) led his MLAs to walk out of the Assembly in protest against…

By Robert Clements With attacks on poor Rahul worsening by the day, in my very vivid imagination I see the Congress think tank putting on their thinking caps and pondering the best solution to the nightmare brought about by their leader…

Editor, Much has been written and many opinions given through this paper in the past on bad roads and road construction in Shillong city, not to speak of rural roads. We  all are concerned about public property and assets, since such…