The Shillong Times

December 6th, 2012

• Misusing Toshan Sing Nongbet

  December 6th, 2012

  Editor, Through your esteemed daily I would like to apprise the public that a person who has individually brought a lot of honour and respect to the State of Meghalaya has simply been misused and embarrassed by the State Election Department. On December 3 last, an advertisement published on the last page of almost all [...]

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• VIP menace

  December 6th, 2012

  Elections are at hand and VIPs in Meghalaya have started coming off their high horses to visit the humble voter. After the elections they will storm past everyone with their blaring sirens even when a traffic jam is evident. Recently, senior Supreme Court lawyer Harish Salve, petitioned the apex court about the inconvenience caused to [...]

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• Garo Hills deteriorating – Who will set it right?

  December 6th, 2012

  By Albert Thyrniang   HH Mohrmen’s article, “Battle of guns and ballots in Garo Hills” (ST, 3rd December, 2012) sums up the situation in Garo Hills. I must say, however, that the following write-up is independent of the above mentioned article as it was just before I could send mine by e-mail that the 4th [...]

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• Two Cheers!

  December 6th, 2012

  By Ananya S Guha   I can understand the late Bal Thackeray having a large following in Mumbai and the rest of the country including of course political parties like the BJP. I can also understand his unstinted support for a country based on a premise of religious ideology. Many believe in it. I or [...]

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• Man City, Arsenal suffer Champions League blues

  December 6th, 2012

  Paris: English champions Manchester City and rivals Arsenal both slumped to defeats in their final Champions League group matches leaving City without even the consolation of a Europa League spot and the Gunners failing to top their group and facing a tough Last 16 draw. City bowed out with a passionless performance in a 1-0 [...]

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• European exit can be a boost: Mancini

  December 6th, 2012

  LONDON: Manchester City’s dismal exit from European competition is not an embarrassment and could boost the big-spending club’s defence of the EPL title, according to manager Roberto Mancini. City’s three points from six games is the worst performance by an English club in the Champions League and they finished bottom of Group D and failed [...]

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• Kaka laughs off Galaxy rumours

  December 6th, 2012

  LONDON: Kaka has reiterated his desire to stay at Real Madrid for the foreseeable future, and has insisted that there is no truth in the rumours linking him with LA Galaxy. “There’s nothing going on with LA Galaxy or the MLS at the moment. We’ll see what Real Madrid have in mind,” Kaka was quoted [...]

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