The Shillong Times

Established 1945

March 18th, 2012

  • Operation Lazarus to clean up the Gandrak stream

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    Tura : Yes We Can, We Will- was the motto of Sherwood School students who took part in operation Lazarus to clean up the Gandrak stream that flows into Tura. S tudents cleared dirt and filth from the stream and it needed two trucks of the Tura Municipal Board to collect the debris that was [...]

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  • We are coming to power in 2013, Purno declares

    NCP kick-starts 2013 Assembly poll campaign By Our Reporter  SHILLONG: “We are coming to power in 2013 and NCP will form a stable government in the State which would last five years,” senior NCP leader and Tura legislator Purno A Sangma declared on Saturday, in what was apparently a kick-start to the party’s campaign for [...]

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  • ‘UPA Govt will last full term’

    By Our Reporter  SHILLONG: Senior NCP leader and former Lok Sabha Speaker, Purno Agitok Sangma, has asserted that there is no threat to the UPA Government following the recent events which have rocked the national politics. “I don’t think there is any chance of the UPA Government collapsing since MPs are not in favour of [...]

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  • Land owners opposed to road construction

    VIP road from Mawlai to Umroi hits roadblock By Our Reporter  SHILLONG: The ongoing construction of the proposed 30 km VIP road from Mawlai Mawroh to Shillong Airport at Umroi has been hit by a major roadblock as land owners have decided not to part with their land in the face of inadequate monetary compensation. [...]

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  • Can Modi lead India, asks Time magazine

    Washington: Controversial Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi features on the cover of Time magazine which wonders if he can ever become the prime minister despite his development work in his home state. “Modi means business but can he lead India,” asks the cover story in the Asia edition of the March 26 issue of the [...]

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  • Court order on encroachment by Cantonment Board members

    By Our Reporter  SHILLONG: The Shillong Bench of the Gauhati High Court has directed the Deputy Commissioner of East Khasi Hills to nominate one additional District Magistrate within thirty days as member of the Shillong Cantonment Board to conduct an inquiry into the allegations of encroachment by two Ward members. The High Court was hearing [...]

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  • NEHU student dies in mishap

    By Our Reporter  SHILLONG: One James Saidiwang (29), a student of NEHU, succumbed to his injuries when he fell down from his bike (ML05 H 6150) at Mawlai Mawtawar here on Saturday afternoon. Saidiwang, originally hailing from Manipur, sustained multiple injuries on his head which led to his death. According to the police, the deceased [...]

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