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		<title>Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)-ni niamrangko taridapna miksongenggipani bidingo Meghalaya a·doko donggipa dingtang dingtang mondolini dilgiparang, Union Home Minister Amit Shah-na memorandum-ko on·enga.</title>
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		<title>FCRA-ni bidingo dingtang dingtang mondolini dilgiparang Amit Shah-ko gronga</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SHILLONG: Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)-ni niamrangko taridapna miksongenggipani bidingo Meghalaya a·doko donggipa dingtang dingtang mondolini dilgiparang Robibar salo, a·dokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma-ni dilanichi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah-ko New Delhi-o grongeaha. Union Home Minister-ko grongeanio a·dokni Chief Minister baksa Presbyterian Church of India (PCI)-ni Moderator Rev HL Myrsing, PCI-ni ning·o donggipa FCRA [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span lang="EN-US">SHILLONG</span></strong><span lang="EN-US"><strong>:</strong> Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)-ni niamrangko taridapna miksongenggipani bidingo Meghalaya a·doko donggipa dingtang dingtang mondolini dilgiparang Robibar salo, a·dokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma-ni dilanichi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah-ko New Delhi-o grongeaha.<br />
</span><span lang="EN-US">Union Home Minister-ko grongeanio a·dokni Chief Minister baksa Presbyterian Church of India (PCI)-ni Moderator Rev HL Myrsing, PCI-ni ning·o donggipa FCRA Sub-Committee-ni Chairman Rev SC Diengngan, North East India Christian Council (NEICC)-ni General Secretary Dr Meyu Changkiri, Shillong Archdiocese-ni Administrator Fr Teiboklang Kharbani, Garo Baptist Convention-ni Youth Director Durasal R Marak aro gipin dilgiparangba dongpaaha.<br />
</span><span lang="EN-US">Union Home Minister-ko gronganio a·dokni Chief Minister aro dingtang dingtang mondolini dilgiparang, Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA)-ni niamrangko taridapna miksongenggipani bidingo aro maikai ia niamrangko taridapanichi, Meghalaya a·doko dingtang dingtang mondolirangni chalaienggipa institute-rangna nangchakeaniko ra·bagen, uarangni gimin agangrikangaha. Meghalaya a·doko, mongsongbate songadam nokadamrango, dingtang dingtang mondolirang, skul, college aro hospital-rangko chalaian baksana songsalni namgnina kamrangko ka·engani gimin maikai FCRA-ko taridapanichi, iandakgipa institute-rangna nangchakeaniko ra·bagen, uarangni bidingo a·dokni Chief Minister, dingtang dingtang mondolini dilgiparang baksa Union Home Minister baksa agangrikangaha.<br />
</span><span lang="EN-US">Meghalaya a·doko maikai toromni institute-rangko chalaianichi, songsalo aro lekka porao dingtanganiko ra·bana man·enga, uarangni bidingo a·dokni Chief Minister, Union Home Minister-na agan-talate on·angenba, FCRA-ko taridapanio, a·doko nangchakegipa kamrangkoba niatchina mol·molangaha.<br />
</span><span lang="EN-US">Iandakgipa institute-rangni kamrangko ka·anio maming champengani gri kamrangko ka·angkuna man·na gita cholrangko on·angkuchinaba Sangma, ma·mong sorkariko didiangaha.</span></p>
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		<title>South West Garo Hills a·jani Booth Level Officer (BLO)-rang, Special Intensive Revision (SIR)-ni bidingo talataniko on·na gita Rongsepgre songni Nokma aro songni manderang baksa tom·aniko ong·ataha.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:04:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>SWGH-o SIR-ni bak gita king 76,678 form-rangko sualaha</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:04:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[AMPATI: South West Garo Hills a·jao electoral roll-rangko Special Intensive Revision (SIR)  ka·ani bak gita gimik king 76,678 enumeration form-rangko sualataha. SIR-ko ka·ani bak gita a·dokni pilak biaprangon Booth Level Officer (BLO)-rang, re·anggipa June 30 tarikonin, nokantichi re·e, enumeration form-rangko sualna a·bachengaha aro uandaken South West Garo Hills a·jaoba BLO-rang, Sonibar attamni 5:00 bajiona kingking [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b><span lang="EN-US">AMPATI</span></b><span lang="EN-US">: South West Garo Hills a·jao electoral roll-rangko Special Intensive Revision (SIR)  ka·ani bak gita gimik king 76,678 enumeration form-rangko sualataha.<br />
</span><span lang="EN-US">SIR-ko ka·ani bak gita a·dokni pilak biaprangon Booth Level Officer (BLO)-rang, re·anggipa June 30 tarikonin, nokantichi re·e, enumeration form-rangko sualna a·bachengaha aro uandaken South West Garo Hills a·jaoba BLO-rang, Sonibar attamni 5:00 bajiona kingking gimik king 76,678 enumeration form-rangko sualna man·aha.<br />
</span><span lang="EN-US">Official-rangni u·iatani gitade, ia king 76,678 enumeration form-rangko BLO-rang, South West Garo Hills a·jani Assembly constituency damgittam, chong·motan 53-Ampati (ST), 54-Mahendraganj (ST) aro 55-Salmanpara (ST) Assembly constituency-rango sualna man·aha aro ia king 76,678 form-rangoni Ampati constituency-o king 23,004, Mahendraganj constituency-o king 26,011 aro Salmanpara constituency-o king 27,663 enumeration form-rangko sualna man·aha.<br />
</span><span lang="EN-US">King 1357 enumeration form-rangkode digitize ka·aha aro ian chu·gimik sualgimin form-rangoni 1.25% ong·aha ine u·iatengon, da·o dipet king 21 (0.02%) form-rangko online gita submit ka·aha ine official-rang parakataha.<br />
</span><span lang="EN-US">BLO-rangni nokprakprakonaa re·e electoral roll-rangko nipilanio, sak 4 elector-rangde siaha sak 3-de gipin biapona apjitkamaha ine ma·sina man·aha.<br />
</span><span lang="EN-US">Indake ong·engon, South West Garo Hills a·jao jakgitelgipa aro namgipa electoral roll-rangko tarina man·na gita rakbee kamrangko ka·engani gimin Deputy Commissioner (Election) Office, dingtangmancha BLO-rangko, election official-rangko aro a·jao songdongenggipa mande sakantikon mittelpilataha.</span></p>
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		<title>Shillong-Tura ramako four-lane tarichina AHAM didia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 03:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TURA: Meghalaya a·dokni skotong Shillong songjinmaoni Tura songjinmaona dakbagipa ramako four-lane rama dake tarichina A·chik Holistic Awakening Movement (AHAM), a·dokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma-ko didiataha. Iani bidingo a·dokni Chief Minister-na sedoatengon, Shillong-oni Tura-ona re·ruraenggipa manderang chengonin gitcham ramaon pangchakna gita nangkuenga aro ia ramara bang·bata biaprangon gonggea, a·kuangrara daka aro ramarang apchonani a·sel songre [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<div dir="ltr"><strong>TURA:</strong> Meghalaya a·dokni skotong Shillong songjinmaoni Tura songjinmaona dakbagipa ramako four-lane rama dake tarichina A·chik Holistic Awakening Movement (AHAM), a·dokni Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma-ko didiataha.<br />
Iani bidingo a·dokni Chief Minister-na sedoatengon, Shillong-oni Tura-ona re·ruraenggipa manderang chengonin gitcham ramaon pangchakna gita nangkuenga aro ia ramara bang·bata biaprangon gonggea, a·kuangrara daka aro ramarang apchonani a·sel songre songgabatenggipa manderangna ru·ute somoiko nangenga aro ian kenchakna nangenggipaba ong·a ine AHAM-ni president George Prince Ch Momin parakataha.<br />
“Shillong-Tura ramara, Meghalaya a·doko ia mongsongbatgipa songjinma damgniko nangdimatgipa rama ong·a indiba ia songjinma damgnini gisepo songre songgabatanio ru·ute somoiko nangan baksana dingtang dingtang neng·nikanirangkoba chagrongna nanga. Salgro salaram jolni gipin ramarang baksa tosusagenchimode ia rama namen obosta dongjabatgipa ong·enga,” ine Momin janapatenba, Shillong aro Tura songjinma damgnian Meghalaya a·doko mongsongbatgipa biaprang ong·ani gimin ia biap damgniko four-lane ramachi nangdimatgenchimode biap damgnini gisepo re·a doaniko altubatatan baksana pilakni gitan tang·doanikoba nikna man·gen ine parakataha.<br />
AHAM president-ni Chief Minister-na sedoatgipa chittio parakatani gitade, ia ramako four-lane dake tarigenchimode ian songre songgabatani somoiko bakkandikatan baksana songregiparangna dongtoaniko on·gen aro ia ramako nambate tarianichi, ian Garo Hills-ni dingtang dingtang tourist spot-rang, jekai Tura Peak, Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, Balpakram National Park, Siju Cave, Pelga Falls, Rongbang Dare gita dakgipa biaprangona re·a doanikoba altubatatgen.<br />
“Uasan ong·aigija, Shillong-Tura ramako four-lane rama tarigenchimode, ian game ge·e cha·giparangna, bading chiwalgiparangna aro chonchongipa bading chiwalanirangko dake cha·enggiparangnaba namgni ong·e ian a·dokni economy-ko tang·dobatatna dakchakani ong·gen aro unbaksana ian lekka porako ra·enggipa chatro chatrirangna aro sagiparangko sanna re·ruraenggipa manderangnaba bang·en dakchakani ong·gen,” ine AHAM president parakataha.<br />
Ia ramako four-lane dake tarina ta·raken India sorkari aro Road Transport &amp; Highways Ministry baksa agangrikchina gitaba Momin, a·dokni Chief Minister aro a·dok sorkariko didiataha.</p>
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		<title>Mbappe’s cool spot kick seals Paraguay’s fate</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[FRANCE 1 &#124; 0 PARAGUAY Philadelphia, July 5: Kylian Mbappe laughed and smiled &#8211; and scored, of course &#8211; when Paraguay tried to bait him and his French teammates into fouls and provoke fights, as hot heads became a recurring theme during one of the steamiest World Cup games on record. After the final whistle, [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Philadelphia, July 5:</strong> Kylian Mbappe laughed and smiled &#8211; and scored, of course &#8211; when Paraguay tried to bait him and his French teammates into fouls and provoke fights, as hot heads became a recurring theme during one of the steamiest World Cup games on record.<br />
After the final whistle, Mbappe kept on walking and left Paraguayan goalkeeper Orlando Gill hanging as Gill extended his right hand in a show of sportsmanship.<br />
In response, Gill thew the ball right at the No. 10 on Mbappe’s jersey.<br />
Mbappe got the last laugh as he scored his 19th career World Cup goal, and France survived stifling heat to beat Paraguay 1-0 on Saturday, sending Les Bleus into the quarterfinals for the fourth straight time.<br />
“We knew what kind of match it was going to be,” Mbappe said in French. “We can also get our hands dirty, we know how to do it. We know how to play ugly football. Guess they were thinking we were going to show up in tuxedos, but we were ready.” France advanced to play Morocco on Thursday in Foxborough, Massachusetts. France beat Morocco 2-0 in the semifinals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.<br />
With an extreme heat warning in effect throughout the match as temperatures hovered around 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius), Mbappe finally broke through against a physical, defensive-minded Paraguay side when he converted a penalty kick in the 70th minute.<br />
That was enough for Les Bleus, whose red, white and blue-clad fans looked plenty patriotic on July Fourth in the city where the United States was founded exactly 250 years earlier.Mbappe was awarded the penalty when Diego Gomez was called for tripping after a video review. Then he stutter-stepped on his way to his 19th goal in 19 World Cup appearances, one behind career record holder Lionel Messi of Argentina. Mbappe and Messi each have seven goals in this tournament to top the Golden Boot race.Mbappe won that award four years ago, but Messi and Argentina beat France in the final.<br />
Mbappe &#8211; who frequently trash-talked the Paraguayans in Spanish &#8211; is now the only player to score at least three goals in the knockout stage of three World Cups.Mbappe botched a breakaway attempt in the second half, and Manu Kone had his top-corner shot knocked away by Gill after he was wiped out in the netting by Ousmane Dembele only moments earlier.<br />
Gill also stopped two strong attempts by Mbappe in second-half stoppage time.<br />
The 26-year-old Gill had bested German great Manuel Neuer in a penalty shootout in the previous round. He then lost his cool after the loss to France when he chucked the ball at Mbappe.<br />
“I tried to shake his hand, but since he didn’t pay me any attention, I lost my temper,” Gill said. “But anyway, that was all I did; I calmed down afterward.” For the criticism that hydration breaks have watered down the pace of play at the World Cup, they were never more needed for the players than in the midst of a miserable heat wave. Sprinklers showered the Kentucky bluegrass field during the breaks and at halftime.<br />
“Given our style of play, it was harder to give high intensity,” France coach Didier Deschamps said.<br />
More than in any of the five other World Cup games played before 68,000-plus fans at Lincoln Financial Field, spectators fled for the concourse at halftime, seeking shade and refuge from the sun.<br />
Maybe they were looking for some action of any kind.Les Bleus scored 13 goals in the first five games of the tournament but were stymied in the first half by a Paraguay team trying to turn the match into a rock fight. Tempers flared when Andres Cubas took down Mbappe and the teams briefly pushed and shoved each other. Matias Galarza also threw his right elbow into Mbappe and sent him crashing to the grass.<br />
Paraguay advanced by beating Germany in a penalty shootout on Monday, the biggest upset of this World Cup. But after a gritty effort by La Albirroja, it’s France that’s moving on.<br />
After defeating Croatia for the 2018 title, France lost to Argentina on penalty kicks in the 2022 final. Les Bleus are 5-0 in this year’s tournament, outscoring opponents 14-2.<em><strong> (AP)</strong></em></p>
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		<title>Atlas Lions silence Canada, keep African dream alive</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[MOROCCO 3 &#124; 0 CANADA Houston, July 5: Morocco is heading back to the World Cup quarterfinals and coach Mohamed Ouahbi believes his team has established itself among soccer’s elite. Azzedine Ounahi scored twice to lead Morocco to a 3-0 win over Canada in the Round of 16 Saturday to make the country the first [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Houston, July 5:</strong> Morocco is heading back to the World Cup quarterfinals and coach Mohamed Ouahbi believes his team has established itself among soccer’s elite.<br />
Azzedine Ounahi scored twice to lead Morocco to a 3-0 win over Canada in the Round of 16 Saturday to make the country the first African nation to reach the quarterfinals more than once.<br />
“We are no longer a surprise,” Ouahbi said through an interpreter. “Now when people talk about Morocco we’re a major contender and it’s a great source of pride. I think it’s only the beginning and I hope we continue to have runs like this.” And despite already making history in this World Cup, Morocco has much higher goals.<br />
“We want to keep going,” Ouahbi said. “We don’t want to stop.” It’s Morocco’s second straight appearance in the final eight after becoming the first African team to reach the semifinals in 2022.<br />
“We are so proud to represent Africa because it’s a continent with a lot of talent and Africa deserves to be in the best level in football,” goalkeeper Yassine Bounou said.Neither team was able to break through until Ounahi took a free kick from Achraf Hakimi and made a right-footed shot through traffic from outside the box to the bottom right corner to put Morocco on top 1-0 in the 50th minute.Ounahi made it 2-0 on a right-footed shot from the middle of the box off a pass from Brahim Diaz in the 82nd minute.<br />
Soufiane Rahimi added a goal in the final minute of stoppage time.Morocco will meet France, which beat Paraguay later Saturday, on Thursday in Foxborough, Massachusetts.<br />
The loss ends a historic run for World Cup co-host Canada, which won its first-ever knockout round game, beating South Africa 1-0 to reach Saturday’s match. The country was playing in the World Cup for just the third time and the run enchanted a nation that is normally far more interested in hockey than the pitch. Canada coach Jesse Marsch shared his postgame message to the team.<em><strong> (AP)</strong></em></p>
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		<title>World Cup serenade</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mexican fans blast horns outside hotel to disrupt England players’ sleep Mexico City, July 5: Despite police blockades, dozens of Mexican fans gathered outside the England national team’s hotel until the early hours of Sunday morning, hoping to disrupt players’ sleep ahead of their World Cup round-of-16 match against co-host Mexico. Armed with loudspeakers, horns [&#8230;]]]></description>
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<p><strong>Mexico City, July 5:</strong> Despite police blockades, dozens of Mexican fans gathered outside the England national team’s hotel until the early hours of Sunday morning, hoping to disrupt players’ sleep ahead of their World Cup round-of-16 match against co-host Mexico.<br />
Armed with loudspeakers, horns and fireworks, the crowd gathered outside the JW Marriott hotel in Santa Fe, in the western part of Mexico City and did its best to disturb the guests.<br />
Earlier in the week, “El Tri” supporters deployed the same tactics before a crucial match against Ecuador &#8211; Mexico won 2-0 prompting the Ecuadorian football federation to file a formal complaint with organizers.<br />
England manager Thomas Tuchel anticipated the disruption but downplayed its potential impact.<br />
“We have a 6 p.m. (Sunday) kickoff, so if we miss some hours of sleep, we’ll make them up in the late morning,” Tuchel said on Saturday.These late-night hotel “serenades” are an entrenched and polarizing tradition in Latin American football. While they began as a passionate display of support for the home team, they have increasingly evolved into a psychological weapon designed to deprive opponents of sleep. <em><strong>(AP)</strong></em></p>
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		<title>After initial reluctance, Klopp ready to take Germany job</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Berlin, July 5: Jurgen Klopp has confirmed his interest in succeeding Julian Nagelsmann as Germany coach but stressed that talks with the German Football Association (DFB) and his current employer Red Bull remain necessary. Klopp had earlier expressed his reluctance over the coaching opportunity after Germany’s below-par performance in the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup. [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Berlin, July 5:</strong> Jurgen Klopp has confirmed his interest in succeeding Julian Nagelsmann as Germany coach but stressed that talks with the German Football Association (DFB) and his current employer Red Bull remain necessary.<br />
Klopp had earlier expressed his reluctance over the coaching opportunity after Germany’s below-par performance in the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup.<br />
But he now seems to have changed his mind.<br />
In an interview with broadcaster MagentaTV on Saturday night, the 59-year-old Klopp, Red Bull’s Head of Global Soccer since January 2025, said he was prepared to return to coaching after stepping down at Liverpool two years ago because of declining energy.<br />
“The timing is not perfect now either. Nevertheless, it is better than it has ever been. I am now more than recharged. So I am ready,” Klopp added.<br />
After Germany’s World Cup elimination by Paraguay in the Round of 32 and Nagelsmann’s departure, the DFB confirmed that it had contacted Klopp over the vacant post.<br />
Klopp, the former Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool coach, remains under contract with Red Bull until the end of 2029. <em><strong>(IANS)</strong></em></p>
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		<title>Mbappé moves within one WC goal of Messi’s all-time record</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Philadelphia, July 5: France captain Kylian Mbappé moved to within one goal of Lionel Messi’s all-time FIFA World Cup scoring record after netting his 19th career World Cup goal in France’s Round of 16 victory over Paraguay on Saturday. The 27-year-old converted a second-half penalty to take his tally to 19 goals in just 19 [&#8230;]]]></description>
										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Philadelphia, July 5:</strong> France captain Kylian Mbappé moved to within one goal of Lionel Messi’s all-time FIFA World Cup scoring record after netting his 19th career World Cup goal in France’s Round of 16 victory over Paraguay on Saturday.<br />
The 27-year-old converted a second-half penalty to take his tally to 19 goals in just 19 World Cup appearances, leaving him one behind Argentina captain Messi, who leads the all-time charts among active players with 20 goals.The strike also saw Mbappé draw level with Messi in the race for the tournament’s Golden Boot, with both players now having scored seven goals in the ongoing World Cup. Norway’s Erling Haaland and England’s Harry Kane follow with five goals each.Mbappé also created another piece of history by becoming the first player to score at least three goals in the knockout stages of three different FIFA World Cups, underlining his reputation as one of the game’s biggest performers on football’s grandest stage.France coach Didier Deschamps praised his captain’s influence, saying Mbappé continued to lead both through his performances and his presence within the squad.Messi had extended his own World Cup record to 20 goals during Argentina’s victory over Cape Verde a day earlier. <strong><em>(AP)</em></strong></p>
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