09 | February | 2012 | The Shillong Times

February 9th, 2012

Wahingdoh lift First Div title

February 9th, 2012

By Our Reporter SHILLONG: Wahingdoh SC defeated Lumdiengjri SC by 1 wicket in a nail-biting finish to the final match of the First Division Shillong Cricket League 2012 organised by the Shillong Cricket Association at Polo on Wednesday. Lumdiengjri SC won the toss and elected to bat first. They put up a competitive score of [...]

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India overcome jitters to beat Lanka

February 9th, 2012

Perth: Virat Kohli struck a match-winning 77 as India finally tasted their first ODI win overseas in seven months, beating Sri Lanka by four wickets in the second game of the tri-series at the WACA Ground here on Wednesday. Riding on Kohli’s brilliant knock and Sachin Tendulkar’s 48, India achieved the target of 234 in [...]

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Relieved Dhoni savours win

February 9th, 2012

Perth: India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday heaved a sigh of relief after the World Champions won their first One-day International since June last year. Asked about India finally winning an ODI overseas, Dhoni said: “To be honest, there is so much cricket being played these days, I have lost a track of where [...]

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State trying to increase deficit food production: RC Laloo

February 9th, 2012

From Our Correspondent NEW DELHI: Dr R C Laloo, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies on Wednesday said that the hill state with its limited agricultural area is trying its best to increase its deficit food production and storage capacity as well to feed its ever increasing population. Addressing the conference of the state agriculture [...]

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ONGC to increase gas production in Tripura

February 9th, 2012

From Our Correspondent AGARTALA: The state-owned oil giant ONGC is all set to substantially increase natural gas production in Tripura. Of the total 11 gas fields in the state, as of now only four are operational for supplying natural gas to different power plants since the demand is less. However, the demand for natural gas [...]

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Centre, state govts cannot appoint more than posts advertised: SC

February 9th, 2012

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has held that the Centre and the state governments cannot make more appointments than the number of posts advertised. A bench comprising Justices Altamas Kabir and S S Nijjar while dismissing petitions challenging a Gauhati High Court order noted,”If requisition and advertisement are for a certain number of posts only, the [...]

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BNFC for greater ties among Bodos at home and abroad

February 9th, 2012

KAJALGAON (ASSAM): The Bodo National Festival Committee (BNFC) delegates from across the country on Wednesday adopted resolution for greater ties among the Bodo groups in India and abroad. As per the resolutions adopted at the fourth BNFC here, a dictionary would be compiled soon for Bodo linguistic groups and Bodo students from Mizoram, Nepal and [...]

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