The Shillong Times

March 4th, 2013

• Where is the real church?

  March 4th, 2013

  Editor, I wanted to let you know that I truly appreciated the sincerity and spirituality in the article, “The Church we never had” by Kit Shangpliang (ST March 2, 2013). Here in the west, the real church has become the private sphere of the human heart, because church leaders are failing their flock. The alluring [...]

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• New Government, new aspirations

  March 4th, 2013

  Meghalaya will have its 24th government in 41 years. Political instability is the Achilles heel of this abode of clouds. Perhaps it is a reflection of the nature of its elected representatives whose sole aim of getting elected is to appropriate power by becoming a minister. In the last Government, instability was created by those [...]

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• The verdict is out and the message clear

  March 4th, 2013

  By HH Mohrmen The people of Meghalaya have made their final decision and verdict though full of meaning but the message is clear. First and foremost the verdict is on the performance of the MUA 2 government which was led from the front by the Congress in general and Dr. Mukul Sangma in particular. The [...]

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• Can FM rewrite it?

  March 4th, 2013

  Union Budget By Shivaji Sarkar Finance Minister P Chidambaram better rewrite his Budget. People’s expectations of growth acceleration, freedom from inflation and simple tax norms have sadly not been met by the UPA Government’s 10th budget. The promised over six per cent growth too may remain only on paper. Worse, his move to make non-payment [...]

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• Vijay, Pujara hit centuries as India take control

  March 4th, 2013

  Hyderabad: Opener Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara decimated the Australian attack with scintillating centuries as India took complete control of the second cricket Test, here on Sunday. Pujara (162 batting) notched up his fourth Test hundred and Vijay (129 batting) scored his second ton as the record second-wicket partnership of 294 runs took India to [...]

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• It will take a lot for the Aussies to save this Test

  March 4th, 2013

  By Sunil Gavaskar  Classic centuries from Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara have given India the upper hand in Hyderabad. The Indian bowlers had risen to the occasion on the first day, after Clarke had won the toss again, by sticking to an accurate line that gave no room for the Australians. Only the skipper Clarke [...]

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• ‘I didn’t want to repeat my mistakes’

  March 4th, 2013

  Hyderabad: Opener Murali Vijay said he was determined to make up for the mistakes committed in the first Test as he steered India to a commanding position in the second match in company of Cheteshwar Pujara. Vijay struck his second Test century, an unbeaten 129, and shared an unbroken 294-run partnership with Pujara (162). “To [...]

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