SPECIAL ARTICLE

By Aibanskhem Nongspung Traffic congestion in the city of Shillong has practically become part of our daily burden. and the future does look bleak. Perhaps the solution to this problem will happen when hell freezes over. No matter how much…

By Rajdeep Sardesai “Are you sure we are winning so comfortably?” the senior Congress leader’s voice on the other end of a midnight call sounded anxious. It was the night before counting day in Karnataka where an Axis My India exit poll…

By Shivaji Sarkar The battle royale begins for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. over the new Parliament building. The combined opposition led by the Congress has decided to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building on May 28 and…

By Kyrsoibor Pyrtuh This is a historical overview on the debates and agitations over the Reservation Policy. Apart from issues like influx of foreigners, Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958 which are…

By Robert Clements A few weeks after the nation was reeling under the shock of demonetization, like a white flag appearing from a trench, after a pitched battle, the two- thousand- rupee note appeared. It was like a truce declared between…

By Bhogtoram Mawroh With nearly all political parties having expressed satisfaction on the issue of the implementation of the roster system for jobs, the issue that has raised a lot of fear and uncertainty over the last few months is…

By Barnes Mawrie We all know that natural resources are limited and they get exhausted after a period of time. Wise nations that perceive this reality have already contemplated plan B or plan C. One fine example of such countries is Saudi…

By H H Mohrmen For the majority of the North Eastern states of the country, the Constitution 125th Amendment Bill of 2019 which deals with reorganising and empowering the District Councils, ought to be a very crucial piece of legislation.…

By Sujit Kumar Mohanty As the gentle light of Sunday morning filters through our curtains, and we find solace in the comforting embrace of our beloved cup of tea, let us pause and immerse ourselves in the enchantment of International Tea…

By Bhogtoram Mawroh The recent conflict between the Khasi-Jaintia and the Karbi people is not the first to have occurred in recent times. Although I am forgetting the exact year, tensions between the two groups flared up when I was doing…