About Us The Shillong Times first appeared as a tabloid weekly on 10th August 1945 under the editorship of Late Sudhindra Bhusan Chaudhuri. In 1958 it was converted to a Daily. Owing to financial ...

The dorbar-shnongs had existed in the Khasi and Jaintia Hills as modern indigenous grassroots institutions before the formation of the state of Meghalaya. However, they functioned only as informal and ...

He was the son of the soil, the Cherrapunji poet of rains and rainbow, and the poet of the limbo-land. Born to Hag Tongper and Lyngkien Tham in 1873, he struggled hard to study, become a high school ...

SHILLONG, Nov 2: Malaria-related morbidity in Meghalaya has declined by 96 per cent whereas malaria-related mortality by 94 per cent, when kept 2015 data as the baseline. This was informed by Deputy ...

By HH Mohrmen Without any doubt the Umngot is one of the cleanest rivers and it has attracted visitors from far and wide. The condition of the river has even compelled people who have seen the river ...

Many articles have been written about Behdieñkhlam, but it is not possible to describe the different facets of this great festival in one article or even in a single one book. Many a times the ...

Clans are social organisations/institutions that evolved to maintain social order. They emerged as loose associations of a large number of people connected by kinship ...

Common ailments such as cold, cough, diarrhea, and fever are frequently brought up in general discussions about health and disease. Known to be generally harmless, these symptoms and illnesses are ...

Moolamylliang is a village located about 100 kilometers from Shillong the capital of Meghalaya. It is located near Sutnga and is perhaps, one of the oldest villages in the region. It is very close to ...

A couple of weeks ago, a friend, Valentine Sohtun, shared a 2015 article with me titled ‘An Ethnographic Exploration of the Lyngam Ethnic Community in Bangladesh’ written by Nur Mohammad Majumder, Lye ...

By Kenneth Nongsiej Prior to the enactment of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India, the Draft Sixth Schedule was rigorously discussed in the Constituent Assembly on September 5,6,7 1949. Dr ...

By HH Mohrmen The plains of Bangladesh, nestled at the foothills of Meghalaya, share a long and intricate history with the Pnar people of the region. Despite belonging to different ethnic groups—those ...