SHILLONG [TST] : Violence flared in disputed Langpih on Meghalaya-Assam border on Sunday when people belonging to two different communities clashed, leaving several of them injured.

Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead today after paramedics found him in a coma at his Bel-Air mansion, city and law enforcement sources told The Times.

Shillong [TST] : The Deputy Commissioner, East Khasi Hills District Bhalang Dhar has directed all the gas agencies operating in the State not to delay home delivery of LPG anymore.

Shillong [TST] : Expressing grief over the exorbitant rate of water supply, the Jaintia Students' Union (JSU) has submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister DD Lapang to bring to his notice the sudden increase in the amount charged for drinking water from Rs 30 to Rs 194 per month as effected since November last year. "We met the authorities since the Presidential Rule in the State to inform them about this basic problem, but it was all in vain," JSU general secretary Rikut Parien told the media here on Tuesday while setting a one month deadline to re-fix the rate.

Calcutta, [TT] : Assam police today arrested Pakhi Miyan, the kingpin of the biggest drug cartel in the Northeast and also a murder accused, from Durgapur, the industrial hub of West Bengal.

SHILLONG [TST] : It is only fitting that the World Music Day should be celebrated with much aplomb in the music capital of the country - Shillong. The programme, organised by Meghalaya Performing Arts Community (MPAC) on Sunday, saw several performances from music bands from the city, including indigenous songs and skits.

New Delhi [TST] : Declaration of swine flu as pandemic by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has rung alarm bells in North-East India which has nearly one-fourth of the total pig population in the country and consumption of pork is fairly common.

Shillong [TST] : An unhealthy rise in incidence of suicide, drug and alcohol abuse and anti-social behaviour among school going children, mainly driven by societal and educational pressures, is putting a big question mark on the future of the youth and society, according to renowned psychiatrist from the Department of Psychiatry at Christian Medical College, Vellore Prof Anna Tharyan.

Guwahati [TST] : With stars in their eyes hordes of students from Northeast region head towards various parts of the country during admission season. However, previous episodes of unsavoury treatment meted out to northeastern people is what haunts most of them.

NEW DELHI [TST] : In a move to placate former Union minister PR Kyndiah who was reportedly denied party ticket to contest the last Lok Sabha elections, ruling Congress is planning to appoint the veteran politician from Meghalaya as the Governor of Goa by this year-end.

SHILLONG [TST] : The government will implement the much-awaited State Education Policy soon.

SHILLONG [TST] : North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) on Friday declared the results of the exams for BSc (Hons) in Home Science, BSc (Pass) for first and second year in Home Science and first and second year BA (Hons) in Music. The examinations were held in February-March this year.

SHILLONG [TST] : The jazz band U-Team from Germany is impressed at the ability of the local musicians to follow the rhythm of music so effortlessly.

SHILLONG [TST] : With the main theme "Your Planet Needs You - Unite to Combat Climate Change", World Environment Day was celebrated across the city on Friday.

SHILLONG [TST] : With the noble objective to provide international platform to the local music talent, Shillong Society for Performing Arts (SSPA) will be organising a workshop on musical theatre and jazz music with resource persons from United States and Germany.

SHILLONG [TST] : Inspired by the 108 Emergency Response Service of Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI), a woman who gave birth to a girl child in an EMRI emergency ambulance has named her three-week-old daughter Emrishisha Kharnongkhlaw.

SHILLONG [TST] : A total of 2,29,901 people have been covered under the first phase of the mass vaccination against meningococcal meningitis in East Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills.

New Delhi [TST] : Parts of Garo Hills in Nokrek, covering an area of 820 Sq Kms, has been designated as biosphere reserve and the proposal forwarded for recognition from UNESCO, according to spokesperson of the Ministry of Environment here on Tuesday.

SHILLONG [TST] : In a bid to streamline distribution of cooking gas throughout the city and adjacent areas, the East Khasi Hills district administration has directed the gas agencies operating in Shillong to start home delivery of LPG cylinders from June 1.

SHILLONG [TST] : The streets of Shillong are bristling with activity. Young girls wearing their blue pinafores with the LC insignia emblazoned on them are visible everywhere. Where are these young ladies headed for? many wonder. For the uninitiated, Loreto Convent, Shillong is celebrating its centenary this year. Past pupils of this renowned institution have come from across the country and the globe to visit their alma mater. Students of Loreto Convents from elsewhere in India are also here to lend colour to the week-long extravaganza.

SHILLONG [TST] : Physically challenged people will enjoy free transport through city buses from Monday onwards. All city buses would have two seats reserved on the left wing of the buses for physically challenged passengers, Shillong City Bus Syndicate (SCBS) general secretary S Warbah said on Friday.

SHILLONG [TST] : A leopard cat, an endangered species in the State, was caught after it strayed into a house at Riatsamthiah in the city on Thursday morning.