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No theory, pure instinct: Inside the untold paradox of Meghalaya’s board warriors

By Our Reporter — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 04:20:14 +0000

In a state ruled by football, a quiet generation of hyper-intuitive players is drawing against international Grandmasters—and fighting an uphill battle to put the Northeast on the global chess map.
By Monojit Mandal

In the misty, windswept hills of Shillong and the sun-dappled stretches of the Garo Hills, the dominant sound of sports has always been the thunderous roar of a crowd cheering a football match. But beneath that loud surface lies a quieter, vastly more ferocious subculture. It is played across wooden tables in dimly lit rooms, community centers, and public parks—a war of pure intellect fought across 64 squares.
Every year on World Chess Day (July 20), national sports pages write familiar tributes to the structured chess academies of Chennai, Maharashtra, or Kolkata. Yet, hidden within Meghalaya’s pine-scented air is a story that defies traditional logic: a generation of raw, hyper-intuitive chess prodigies who routinely hold international Grandmasters and International Masters to jaw-dropping draws on a good afternoon—only to slide back into competitive obscurity by the following month.
They are the unrated slayers, the self-taught rebels, and the paradox of Indian chess. And their untold story reveals the true soul of sports in the Northeast.

Slaying titans

To understand chess in Meghalaya, one must first forget how a modern chess prodigy is supposed to behave. In the elite commercial academies of mainland India, young players spend thousands of hours memorising 25 moves of computer-tested opening theory. They calculate like cold, digital engines.
Put those same machine-bound players across the board from a player from Shillong or Tura, however, and the scripts disintegrate.
“The uniqueness of our Meghalaya chess players is our raw playing style,” reveals Silkam A. Sangma, a FIDE-rated instructor from Tura who clinched the top prize in his rating category at the North East Championship. “We play without much theoretical knowledge. We rely far more on pure intuition, spatial creativity, and calculating long, sharp sequences on the fly.”
This raw instinct has produced moments of pure sporting poetry. Veteran state icons—men like Bah Gilford Thangkhiew, Bah Rijied Katrai, Bobby Lyngdoh, K. Pajat, and Silkam Sangma—have achieved what seems mathematically impossible for players lacking elite international coaching: they have drawn games against international Grandmasters and International Masters in national arenas.
“My personal experience is that Meghalaya players are extraordinarily flexible when playing off-theory openings,” notes Shillong-based player Anubhav Sharma. “When the national trend is to play deeply memorised lines, our players thrive in chaos.”
That fighting spirit isn’t limited to seasoned veterans; it is embedded in the state’s rising youth. Take the story of Roni Bar Rani, a fiercely passionate player from Golf Links, Shillong, whose journey feels less like a sports profile and more like an act of defiance.
“My parents never allowed me to play chess,” Roni confesses. “I escaped my home many times just to play tournaments. But I never gave up. Chess taught me a lesson outside the board: when you lose your Queen, you feel like giving up, but your King is still alive. Life is the same—we lose pieces, but we don’t surrender until the game is won.”
That same unbroken resilience flows across the Garo Hills, where an entire household of four sisters—Mesaret, Aesara, Tzedacah, and Besorah Ch Momin—recently swept the winner’s trophies in their respective age categories at the Arunachal International Tournament. It shines in young prodigies like Advitiya AG, who conquered the State Under-12 Championship at the age of five, and young talents like Sachin Kumar, SagnikKandar, and Alisha Lyngdoh, who routinely shock higher-rated opponents on national stages.
Why, then, has this goldmine of raw intellect failed to produce a single homegrown Grandmaster or International Master?

The paradox

Ask the community directly, and a complex, brutally honest picture emerges—one split between personal discipline and systemic isolation.
“In our state, the problem often lies within the players themselves,” Roni Bar Rani admits with unfiltered candor. “After winning a category prize or beating a strong player, many don’t practice at all for a month. In other states, players return home from a tournament and immediately double their efforts. Here, overconfidence slips in, form drops, and in the next local event, they lose to an inexperienced beginner.”
Yet, blaming the players alone ignores a structural wall that no amount of individual willpower can scale: the sheer tyranny of distance and finance.
To earn International Master (IM) or Grandmaster (GM) norms, a player must compete continuously in FIDE-rated classical tournaments. But the nerve centers of Indian chess are located thousands of kilometers away in Southern and Western India.
“The primary bottleneck is geographical isolation,” explains Sachin Kumar, a top player from Tura. “For a player in Meghalaya to gain a serious FIDE rating, they must travel long distances. When you add the cost of travel, hotel stay, and entry fees for a parent and child, it becomes financially unsustainable for middle-class families.”
“Becoming a titled player is a very expensive venture,” seconds Anubhav Sharma. “Without government travel grants or corporate sponsorships, talented players simply hit a financial ceiling and quit.”
Furthermore, chess in Meghalaya continues to fight a quiet war for recognition in the shadow of team sports.
“Chess is a quiet, cognitive sport played indoors,” Sachin points out. “It lacks the immediate spectacle of a local football match and is often misclassified as a mere recreation rather than a rigorous psychological sport requiring peak stamina.”
Silkam Sangma points to tangible disparities in state incentives:
“Recently, a bronze medalist in rowing was promised a government job. If the same promise were given to chess players for podium finishes at the nationals, our players would work twice as hard to bring home medals.”

Engines, algorithms, and new leadership

Despite these challenges, a quiet revolution is currently underway, driven by a blend of dedicated local leadership and digital technology.
Under the leadership of Meghalaya Chess Association (MCA) General Secretary K. Pajat—who doubles as an active competitive player and mentor—the state’s chess calendar has transformed:
The landmark 1st Meghalaya International GM Open brought international Grandmasters directly to Shillong soil.
Elite coaching initiatives, including workshops led by International Master Sagar Shah (founder of ChessBase India), provided local talents with rare access to top-tier mentorship.
The state government recently sponsored young players to compete in national age-category school championships—a historic first.
Simultaneously, the digital age has broken down Meghalaya’s geographical barriers. Platforms like Chess.com and Lichess, paired with AI analysis tools like Stockfish, have democratized top-tier chess education.
“Online tools have been the ultimate equalizer for us,” explains FIDE-rated player Gargee Chakravarty. “A young player in a remote village can now study the exact same opening theories and database lines as someone in Chennai or Europe. AI helps us spot mistakes instantly.”
However, players like Ratnadeep Dutta and Devraj Dutta emphasise that digital screens can only go so far:
“AI engine analysis is incredible for preparation, but it can never replace the raw psychological pressure of sitting face-to-face across a board in a high-stakes, classical over-the-board tournament.

Vision 2035

If neighboring Assam can produce its first Grandmaster in Mayank Chakraborty, Meghalaya’s players believe their state can do the same—provided the ecosystem adapts over the next five years.
Interviewing players across districts reveals a consensus on what must happen next:
Grassroots School Integration: Introduce chess as an official, structured sport in primary schools across all districts. As Gargee Chakravarty and Anubhav Sharma point out, chess builds problem-solving, discipline, and spatial intelligence that directly boost academic performance in science and mathematics.
Permanent High-Performance Academies: Establish a state-funded chess academy offering structured masterclasses with visiting International Masters and Grandmasters at least twice a year.
Annual Rated Tournaments & Travel Grants: Make the ShillongInternational Open an annual fixture, and create direct travel subsidies so financial hardship never forces a talented prodigy to retire early.

Beyond the 64 Squares

When you ask these players what chess has given them, none of them lead with Elo ratings or trophies. They talk about character.
They talk about patience—a virtue highlighted by SilkamSangma and Anubhav Sharma, who remind us never to rush when holding an advantage. They talk about accountability—the sobering realisation that once a piece is released, you cannot take the move back, and you alone must live with the consequences of your decision.
Meghalaya’s chess community is done being an overlooked underdog story. The raw, fighting talent is alive inside the young kids who escape their homes to play, the sisters sweeping trophies in the hills, and the veterans who refuse to surrender their Kings.
If the state, private sponsors, and sports authorities back these silent warriors today, 2035 will not merely mark the arrival of Meghalaya’s first Grandmaster. It will mark the moment the misty hills of the North East are recognised as one of the fiercest powerhouses in Indian chess.

Goa’s Dolphins Face a Daily Dilemma: Food or Tourist Boats?

Agencies — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:57:11 +0000

A study of the Indian Ocean humpback dolphins off Goa’s coast found that the dolphins socialised and foraged less when tourist boats were around and the probability of foraging increased around fishing nets. When tourist boats and fishing nets were in the same feeding area, foraging declined, suggesting dolphins balance food access against human disturbance. India still lacks formal national guidelines for whale and dolphin watching. The study authors recommend limiting tourist vessels around dolphin groups and regulating approach distances. Mongabay India correspondent Sneha Mahale reports

For Indian Ocean humpback dolphins off Goa’s coast, fishing nets may offer feeding opportunities, while tourist boats often bring disturbance. A recent study, published in the journal Marine Ecology Progress Series, examined how the endangered species balances these competing responses when tourism and fisheries overlap in the same waters.
“Tourism and fisheries are among the most common human activities in the habitats used by these dolphins. We were interested in how dolphins respond when they have to balance disturbance from boats with the opportunity to access food resources,” says Imran Samad, corresponding author of the study and a scholar at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science.

Watching dolphins from above

Most fishing interactions recorded during the study involved commercial purse-seine vessels targeting Indian mackerel and Indian oil sardine. Image by Imran Samad.

The study was carried out in north Goa between October 2023 and April 2024. The region supports relatively high densities of Indian Ocean humpback dolphins and also experiences intensive fishing and dolphin-watching tourism activity. Researchers monitored dolphin groups from elevated coastal vantage points. Once dolphins were sighted, they followed the animals using a drone, flown at a height of 60-100 metres above sea level.
“Traditionally, dolphin behaviour is studied either from the shore using theodolites (monoculars used to estimate dolphin positions) or from boats. We used drones, which allowed us to observe animals from above and follow individuals and groups without directly disturbing them,” says Samad.
Over six months, the team conducted 90 focal follows of dolphin groups and recorded 19 hours of dolphin footage. The footage was then analysed using machine-learning tools that tracked dolphin movements and estimated group size, swimming speed and movement direction.
Based on these observations, dolphin behaviour was classified into four categories: travelling, socialising, foraging and avoidance.
The researchers also examined how dolphins switched between these behavioural states under different combinations of tourism and fishing activity. The location of tourist boats and fishing nets relative to dolphin groups was recorded.
To understand seasonal changes in prey availability, researchers also monitored fish landings from purse-seine and gillnet fisheries, two common fishing methods used in the area.

Dolphin responses to tourist boats

When no tourism or fishing activity was present, dolphins spent most of their time travelling, followed by socialising and foraging. In the presence of tourist boats, the probability of socialising declined by 35%, and that of foraging declined by half.
Researchers found that dolphins were more likely to avoid tourist boats when the boats approached more closely or surrounded them in larger numbers. Field observations showed that tourist boats consistently approached dolphin groups at high speeds. Dolphins often responded by diving and resurfacing farther away. As one boat located the resurfacing dolphins, others often followed.
According to the study, dolphin groups could be chased for hours as departing boats were replaced by new ones.
“We also found that responses varied depending on the level of disturbance and group size. Smaller groups seemed particularly sensitive. They were more likely to dive and reappear elsewhere, suggesting active avoidance. Larger groups tended to stay together on the surface and move away as a cohesive unit,” says Samad.

Dolphin foraging response to fishing nets

Goa supports relatively high densities of Indian Ocean humpback dolphins and sees intensive fishing and dolphin-watching tourism activity, which influence dolphin behaviour, according to a recent study. Image by Imran Samad.

Fishing nets were associated with a different set of behavioural changes. The probability of foraging increased considerably, by 330%, in the presence of fishing nets compared to undisturbed conditions. Particularly when they were closer to the nets, dolphins transitioned from travelling to foraging.
Most fishing interactions recorded during the study involved commercial purse-seine vessels targeting Indian mackerel and Indian oil sardine. Researchers frequently observed dolphins foraging in close proximity to these nets.
The increase in foraging or seeking food around fishing nets was the strongest during the low-catch season. At this time, when lower volume of fish was caught, the probability of dolphins foraging was almost 40% higher than during the high-catch season. Commercial catch rates were the highest during October and November and remained lower during the remaining months of the study period. During the low-catch season, dolphins also spent longer foraging near fishing nets.
According to Samad, seasonal changes in fish availability may influence dolphin interactions with fisheries. “During periods when fish such as sardines and mackerel are abundant, dolphins may have less reason to approach fishing nets. As fish densities decline, especially during the summer months, both dolphins and fishing activity may concentrate in areas where there are more fish, intensifying their overlap,” he says.

When tourism and fisheries overlap

The researchers also examined locations where tourism and fisheries occurred together. Dolphins near fishing nets were about 80% less likely to forage when tourist boats were also present than when only fishing activity was present. However, they were also less likely to display avoidance behaviour than when tourist boats alone were present.
Compared to instances involving only tourist boats, dolphins were 86% less likely to avoid the area and 55% more likely to forage, when fishing nets were also present. The findings suggest that dolphins may tolerate human activity when feeding opportunities are available nearby.
The study also found that smaller groups of one to four dolphins changed behavioural states more frequently than larger groups in response to interactions with tourist boats and fishing nets. They were more likely to switch to foraging around fishing nets and avoid tourist boats than larger groups.
However, the study did not assess whether these behavioural changes affect survival or population trends.

Measures to reduce disturbance

Tourist bouts follow a pod of dolphins. Dolphins near fishing nets were about 80% less likely to forage when tourist boats were also present. Image by Imran Samad.

Samad says tourism and fisheries have long existed in these waters, but their intensity has increased considerably in recent years. “It is certainly something conservationists should pay attention to. At the moment, we still need more information to understand the long-term consequences. Behavioural changes can translate into population-level impacts through complex pathways, by affecting feeding efficiency, energy expenditure or habitat use over extended periods,” he says.
Longer-term monitoring will be needed to determine whether these behavioural changes have lasting effects on dolphin populations. In the meantime, based on their findings, the authors recommend several measures to reduce disturbance. These include limiting the number of tourist vessels around dolphin groups, regulating approach distances and avoiding approaches when dolphins are foraging near fishing nets. The authors also note that while dolphin-watching guidelines exist for some local populations, India still lacks formal national guidelines for whale and dolphin watching.
“One of the biggest challenges is that these stakeholder groups often operate in isolation. Tourism operators, fishers and government agencies frequently have different objectives and limited opportunities to coordinate their actions,” says Samad.
K Vaz, a boat operator in the area, says there are times when too many boats gather around the same dolphin group. Better coordination between operators and authorities could help reduce pressure on the animals while allowing tourism to continue. “We depend on dolphins for our livelihoods, so we also have an interest in making sure they are protected. If there are clear guidelines that everyone follows, it will be easier for operators and tourists to know what is acceptable on the water,” he says.
A practical first step would be creating a common platform where these groups can communicate and develop shared management goals. “Effective conservation will require cooperation rather than separate efforts by individual sectors,” says Samad.
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The Taste of Apricot Summers

PUBLIC — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:42:13 +0000

Every summer, when the apricots turned golden on the old tree behind their house, Sandra and her older brother, Denis, knew exactly what awaited them.
Their father would call from the kitchen, Bring the baskets. It’s jam day.
The three of them would spend the morning picking the ripest fruit, their fingers sticky with juice and their laughter echoing through the orchard. Their father never hurried the process. He believed good jam, like good memories, couldn’t be rushed.
He taught them how to wash each apricot carefully, split it open, remove the stones, and stir the fruit slowly in a large copper pot with sugar and a squeeze of lemon. The sweet aroma filled the little house until it drifted through the open windows and into the village streets.
The secret isn’t the recipe, their father would always say with a smile. It’s making it with people you love.
Sandra would steal spoonfuls whenever he looked away, while Denis pretended to be the responsible older brother before doing the same.
Those summers felt endless.
But time has a way of changing even the sweetest seasons.
After their father passed away, life carried the siblings in different directions. Denis moved abroad to build a career as an engineer. Sandra became a teacher in another city. Phone calls became shorter, birthdays turned into hurried messages, and visits home grew fewer with every passing year.
Their childhood home stood quietly, the apricot tree still blooming every summer without them.
One autumn, Sandra returned to the village to help their mother sort through old belongings before selling the house. Hidden inside a kitchen cupboard was a faded notebook with flour-dusted pages.
On the cover, in their father’s handwriting, were three simple words.
Apricot Jam Recipe.
Inside were measurements, tiny notes, and a sentence scribbled at the bottom.
If you ever feel far apart, make this together.
Sandra sent Denis a photograph of the page.
He booked a flight the very same week.
Standing in the familiar kitchen again felt strange at first. They had both changed, carrying years of responsibilities and different lives. Yet as they washed the apricots, argued over how much sugar to add, and stirred the bubbling pot, something quietly returned.
The silence between them disappeared.
So did the distance.
They laughed about burnt batches, remembered their father’s terrible jokes, and realised they had been missing far more than a family recipe.
When neighbours caught the scent drifting from the house, they began stopping by, asking if they could buy a jar.
An idea was born.
Instead of selling the old home, the siblings transformed it into a small family business. They called it Golden Summers, making handcrafted apricot jam using their father’s recipe. Every jar carried a small label that read:
Made with the recipe that brought us home.
Tourists began visiting. Local cafés stocked their jam. Children watched through the kitchen window as the fruit simmered in copper pots, just as Sandra and Denis once had.
The business was never about becoming wealthy.
It was about preserving something far more valuable.
Each jar held more than fruit and sugar.
It held laughter from forgotten summers, lessons from a patient father, and the comforting truth that no matter how far life carries us, some memories have the power to lead us home.
And every harvest season, as the scent of apricots filled the old house once more, the siblings knew their father had been right all along.
The secret had never been the recipe.
It had always been love stirred into every single jar.

– Christina K Sangma

‘It seemed crazy not to premiere our films in India’: Christopher Nolan on why The Odyssey came to Mumbai

Agencies — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:36:10 +0000

Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan reflects on bringing The Odyssey to India, his admiration for Indian moviegoers, filming in Mumbai, adapting Homer’s timeless epic, and the technological breakthrough that allowed him to shoot the entire film in IMAX. In an interaction with journalists at a Mumbai press meet, Nolan shares why India has long held a special place in his cinematic journey. IBNS-TWF correspondent Souvik Ghosh reports…
Q. What made you choose India as a stop on The Odyssey press tour?

A. I first came to Mumbai years ago brought by a friend of mine to do a conference about the future of film and I met a lot of filmmakers and really got to know a little bit about the film culture here. I’ve never been anywhere in the world with an appreciation of what movies can be or what they should be for audiences. To me, it seemed crazy that we wouldn’t be bringing our films here to premiere them for Mumbai audiences and absolutely thrilled to do this. We actually intended to come with Tenet originally because we filmed in Mumbai but we couldn’t because of the pandemic. So finally we have been able to actually. It’s a thrill. We wanted to do this for years.

Q. You have a huge fan following in India. What do you think has contributed to that connection?

A. I just like to think that films are a universal language. It’s one of the things I most enjoy about working on large-scale films is you get to take them around the world and you get to connect with different cultures all across the world. I think when films really connect, when they have universal and sort of timeless themes, as I hope The Odyssey does, it’s wonderful how it kind of brings us together. And for us to go on the road and travel and come here, it’s pretty thrilling to come to a completely different place and find commonality and entertainment, laughter, love and tears together in a movie theatre. It’s what the movies are all about. So this is the ultimate kind of expression for us. It’s been really thrilling to see our films in the past connect with Indian audiences.

Q. When adapting a story with no definitive author, does that feel creatively liberating or does it come with an even greater sense of responsibility?

A. I certainly wasn’t worried that Homer, whoever or whatever they were, has plenty of representatives who feel they know exactly what was intended. So, anytime you take on a piece of literature that’s known and beloved by so many people, and this is a story that’s fascinated generation after generation for 3,000 years, a lot of different people have a lot of different ideas of what it’s going to be like. But for me, like when Emma (Emma Thomas, producer) and I were doing the Dark Knight films and we were working on a beloved character like Batman, we sort of realised that we just had to make the best film we could and put a strong interpretation. I think people who love the piece of literature, in this case The Odyssey, hopefully they enjoy the respect that we’re showing to the original source by making as good a film as we know how to make.

Q. Did you have a background in literature?

A. I studied literature at university but not very well. So I don’t really have much of a literature background, but I do on paper. (Laughs.)

Q. How was your experience working in India?

A. I’ve had two experiences working in India, one in Jodhpur and the other in Mumbai. It was fabulous, certainly for somebody coming with fresh eyes to this city. As a filmmaker, every corner of the city has something, be it beauty or a texture, to be photographed. It was such a pleasure to engage with local crews, including assistant directors, who were fantastic. Moreover, I was shooting in IMAX at that time.

Q. Tell us about shooting The Odyssey entirely in IMAX.

A. On this film, we shot IMAX for the entire movie, which we weren’t able to do on any of the earlier films because we didn’t have a way of silencing the cameras. So on this film, for the first time, we had this blimping system where one could put the camera into this box and it was quiet enough that we could shoot these guys performing their most dramatic scenes. So the entire film is on IMAX.

(Photos: Christopher Nolan Instagram & Screen-grab from trailer video)

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Kidspace

PUBLIC — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:24:32 +0000

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PUBLIC — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:18:16 +0000

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Bureaucrat-rangko jujaata

U'IATTIMGIPAONI — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:08:40 +0000

SHILLONG: A·dok sorkari, bureaucrat-rangko jujaataha. Personnel & A.R. (A) Department, Governor-ni on·gipa order ba ge·etanio pangchake notification-ko on·aha.
Additional Chief Secretary Dr. Sampath Kumar-na Home (Political) Department-ko on·dapaha. Principal Secretary Mebanshailang R. Synrem-ko Health & Family Welfare Department-oniko Community & Rural Development Department-ona jitataha.
Commissioner aro Secretary Vijay Kumar Mantri-ko State Education Mission Authority of Meghalaya (SEMAM)-ni ning·o donggipa Samagra Shiksa-ni State Mission Director-ni daitoniko wataha. Indake Commissioner aro Secretary Cyril VD Diengdoh-ko ADB-funded Integrated Tourism and Agri Livelihood Project-ni Additional Project Director-ni kamoniko olgrokataha.
Commissioner aro Secretary Rosetta M Kurbah-na Home (Political) Department-ni daitoko on·dapaha. Secretary Ramkumar S.-na Social Welfare, Finance, and Forest & Environment Departments-ko on·dapaha.
Secretary Swapnil Tembe-ko Finance Department portfolio-oniko wataha. Secretary Ramakrishna Chitturi-ko Meghalaya State Rural Livelihood Society (MSRLS)-ni Chief Executive Officer-oni kamoniko olgrokataha.
Jujaatanio middle-level-ni officer-rangoba nangchakeaha. Joint Secretary Jagdish Chelani-ko Labour Commissioner-ni kamoniko ra·gale Employment and Craftsmen Training -ni Director songaha.
Joint Secretary Shivansh Awasthi-na Mining & Geology, Forest & Environment Departments aro Meghalaya Basin Management Agency (MBMA)-ni Executive Director-ni daitko on·aha.
Joint Secretary Mitali Chandra-na Additional Project Director – ADB-funded Integrated Tourism and Agri Livelihood Project, Director – Meghalaya Urban Development Agency, aro Mission Director – DAY-NULM-ni daitoko on·dapaha. Joint Secretary Richard Yanthan-ko Director -Corporate Affairs, Meghalaya Energy Corporation Limited (MeECL)-oni watskaha.

WGH-o me·chik saksako mongma doke siata

U'IATTIMGIPAONI — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:07:45 +0000

TURA: Assam –Meghalaya sima ari jolrango mongma aro mande baksa nanggrikanirang batrikrikengon, Sukrobar attamo Meghalaya-ni West Garo Hills a·jao me·chik saksako sijolpile burungni ka·namgijagipa mongma doke siataiaha.
Obostao ga·akgipa me·chikara Belguri-ni Lahapara songoni Pichuki Rabha minggipa ong·achim jekon cha·anina charambaengipa mongma jinma songona napbae so·so jengjeng ong·engmittingo doke siataha ine kobor-na parakataha. Jolni manderangni aganani gitade, ia mongmarang, Belguri songona walni somoio napbahani ja·man songjatchigita napabani gimin jolni manderangni gisepo so·sojengjeng ong·engmitting somoiosa Pichuki Rabha-ko kanamgijagipa mongma chagrongaha aro bilongbee saknaate donangaha ine parakataha.
Ia obosta ong·anichi jolo songdongenggipa manderangi gisepo kenjagokataniko ra·baani ong·engon, burungni ka·namgijagipa mongmarangni mandeni songrangona rang·gitik re·barongenganichi manderangna janggina kenchakani, gama ge·eanirangko nosto ka·ani aro gam jinrangko nosto ong·atanirangko man·a nangenga ine jolni manderang suk ong·gijaniko parakataha.
Indake ong·engon, Forest aro daito donggipa authorities ia obostani bidingo nirokanganiko dakangaha. West Garo Hills ajani sima ari jolrango mongma aro mande baksa nanggrikani obostarang namjabatrikrikengon, ia obostarangko nambate mikkangchakani aro rang·gitik obosta ong·anirangko champenganina rakbata ja·kuko de·na nangengani giminba authorities ma·sie ra·angaha

NGH-oni bolam biterangko Bengalore ona watata

U'IATTIMGIPAONI — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:06:43 +0000

RESUBELPARA: Sukrobar salo,North Garo Hills a·jani MLA, MNREGA-ni Chairman Rupert. M. Momin-ni dongpaanio, jolni game ge·e cha·enggiparangni bading chiwalanirangko aro janggi tangani cholrangko apalbatatna gita kario man·enggipa bolam biterang chong·motan, Anaros, E·ching, Haldi, Te·rik-rangko North Garo Hills, Kharkutta-oniko Benglore ona chu·sokgipa ong·e watataha.
Adita salrangna skangba bang·a game ge·e cha·enggiparangni bolam biterangko, India a·songni dingtang dingtang songjinmarangona chu·sokgipa ong·e watatna gita man·aha, ian a·dokni bang·a game ge·e cha·enggiparangni pale sime cha·aniko aro badingchiwalani a·bako tang·doatanina namen dakchakani ong·a ine parakatengon, ian a·dokni badingchiwalenggiparangna an·tangtangni gamatang ge·atango pangchake janggi tangani cholkoba on·aniba ong·a ine parakataha.
Uni gisepon iandakgipa cholrangko on·e a·dokni game ge·e cha·enggiparangna nambata janggi tanganina dingtang dingtang ramarangko mesoke dakchaniko one tang·doatna dakchakenganina dingtangmancha MLA R. M. Momin-ko aro a·dokni Skotong Minister Conrad K. Sangma-koba Kharkutta-ni game ge·e cha·enggiparang mittelpilangaha.

Education Minister kam wata: CJP, ‘Democracy-na cheani’ ina

U'IATTIMGIPAONI — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:05:59 +0000

New Delhi: (IANS) Dharmendra Pradhan, Sonibar salo ma·mongni Education Minister-ni kamko wate kam watani lekkako on·aha. A·songni gimik bakrango paper leak ba jokani bidingo jingjengatani ja·man ua kamtangko watna nangao ga·akaha.
Kam watani lekkako on·e Pradhan, chadamberangna aro a·songni education-na kimkim ong·aniko janape, Prime Ministesr Narendra Modi-ko mittelaha.
Porikka seanirango tik ong·gijanirangna aro paper jokani bidingo Education Minister-ko kamoni ong·katchina a·songni gimik bakrangon jingjengatani ja·man Minister Pradhan daitoko watgalaha.
“Batanggimin bilsi 40 somoirangonin an·tangko educational reform, students aro teacher-rangni namgnina on·kange dangdike on·baaha. A·songni chadamberangna mikkangchini dilgiparang aro a·songko rikgiparang ong·a, uni gimin chadamberangko namgipa education-chi bilakatna nanga ine anga bebera·a. Iarangni gisepon Prime Minister Narendra Modi-ni dilanio kam ka·rimna bakko man·e anga rasong chanika’ ine Pradhan, uni kam watani lekkako janapaha.
NEET-UG porikkarango tik ong·gijaniko kobor man·a jolan sorkari, ja·ku de·na a·bachengaha aro ia mamlako sandina gita CBI-na pakwataha, porikkako dontongataha, gital dake porikka seattaiaha, minggipin mikkang bilsionide CBT (Computer-Based Test) mode-o porikkako seatna tik ka·aha ineba Pradhan aganaha. Uandake Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan-ni kam watani ja·man Cockroach Janata Part-ni dilanio jingjengatgipa chadamberang, ia ja·ku de·aniko ‘democracy-na cheani’ ine aganaha.
CJP-ko bikotdilgipa Abhijeet Dipke, indine aganaha, “Dharmendra Pradhan kam wattelna nangaha, chingni jingjengata chu·sokgipa ong·aha. Ia chu·sokaniara May 3 tarik NEET-UG paper leak-ni a·sel so·ote sianggipa chadamberangni ong·a’.
Pradhan-ni kam watanian, ‘na·a kenjaode, sorkarina bame on·jaode sorkario donggipa darangkon kamoni ra·galna man·a’ ingipa sakki on·a.
An·ching darangnaba kena nangja, iara democracy-sa ong·a, darangan ku·rang on·na bil donga ine agane Dipke, ‘chingni minggni dabianirang dongkua ine aganaha.
Jemangan porikka seatanio tik ong·jani a·sel an·tangtangko so·ote siahachim uamangna kror1 prak tangkako on·na nangen aro July 20 tariko je police-rangan jingjengatgiparangni kosako doka-satahachim uamangni kosako ja·ku de·na nanggen ine aganaha.