The Khyndailad Beautification Project initiated by the State Government has been delayed for reasons best known to the authorities. The thoroughfare is now a pedestrian’s nightmare with potholes and construction materials dotting the entire stretch, making it difficult to walk. However, roadside vendors have taken this ‘blessing in disguise’ and have set up their stalls [...]
A railing along the footpath in front of the Old Assembly complex at Khyndailad is uprooted with some of the vertical rods found missing. (Photo by Sanjib Bhattacharjee)
Two rag pickers take time out for a siesta outside the Bata store in GS Road. These children are mainly seen in Police Bazar area where there are a large number of commercial establishments. Curiously NGOs in the State working for upliftment of street children or in the field of child welfare have overlooked these [...]
Motphran point is considered to be one of the most active junctions in Shillong city with a large number of people and vehicles passing through the junction every minute. The junction is strategically located near Iewduh, one of the biggest markets in North East India and is also the gateway to several localities like Mawkhar, [...]
The narrow and small roads of Bishnupur locality have not expanded over the years but congestion — both due to traffic and public movement — at the small junction has increased largely over the past years. Shillong town is witnessing a population boom and the small and narrow roads of the city, which was once [...]
Schools should follow uniform timings: Parents With the academic session com mencing in schools, parents are a worried lot particularly about the school timings and availability of school buses. They say that the school timings are set early in the morning and students don’t even get enough time for breakfast or to catch their school [...]
Examination fever has gripped the city with various academic examinations underway from mid February onwards. Students all over the city are busy preparing for their respective examinations and the busiest are those students who will be appearing for their upcoming SSLC and HSSLC examinations. A student from a city-based school said that SSLC is the [...]
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