Shillong: The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Shillong has been awarded the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accreditation, globally regarded as the gold standard in management education.AACSB formally recognised IIM Shillong’s accreditation in its official global announcement released in 2026.“This landmark achievement places IIM Shillong among an elite group of business schools…
Guwahati: In a bid to strengthen academic exposure, practical learning, and research orientation for undergraduate and postgraduate students across the northeast, University of Science & Technology Meghalaya (USTM) has launched the USTM Mega Summer Internship Programme, 2026 (UMSIP-2026).Organised with support from IQAC, USTM, the programme offers hands-on training, industry exposure, and interdisciplinary learning through mentorship…
Shillong: The mortal remains of music teacher Kresitha Gabil Momin, who died in Dubai on Thursday, were received by her family members at Guwahati Airport on Sunday for the onward journey to her native place of Rongjeng, East Garo Hills district.The 41-year-old violin teacher at the Arab Unity School LLC in Dubai had suffered a…
Aizawl: A cabbie’s quick response saved a woman’s life after she had suffered a stroke while travelling in his taxi in Aizawl.Lalthazuali, a resident of Bethlehem, boarded the taxi from Bethlehem Vengthlang locality for the Aizawl city’s main market on May 12.She suddenly began to feel uneasy and her speech started to become slurred during…
Aizawl: Three persons, including a 24-year-old woman, died late on Saturday after their car plunged into a deep gorge near Riangvaite Run, between Lunglei town and Hauruang village, on NH-302, police said on Sunday.However, their bodies are yet to be recovered due to the depth and steepness of the gorge, officials said.The deceased have been…
Dimapur: The Christian Forum Dimapur (CFD) has urged the Nagaland govt to exempt officially registered church vehicles from restrictions on displaying church names and signage.On May 9, the state govt issued a notification banning the display of religious or NGO-based signage on vehicles unless specifically permitted under the Motor Vehicles Act and Rules.According to the…
Agartala: Ratan Saha, a cinema promoter and businessman from Tripura and elder brother of CM Manik Saha, has been chosen as the president of the Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA).EIMPA oversees film production and studio management in Tollygunge. The election was triggered by the defeat of former Trinamool minister Arup Biswas, who faced accusations…
Agartala: The Patriotic Writers Forum (PAWF) of Manipur presented Dr Thiam Suresh Literary Award to AK Sheram, a Manipuri author from Bangladesh and president of the Bangladesh Manipuri Sahitya Parishad, here on Saturday.Naoroi Bam Khamba Luyang, who leads PAWF of Manipur, said the organisers were forced to relocate the event from Imphal to Agartala at…
Punjab FC midfielder Ricky Shabong Meghalaya has always fallen short compared to its neighbours – Manipur and Mizoram – in producing national team footballers.But that seems to be changing with more young footballers representing India in the age groups and showing the promise to one day don the senior national team jersey. And the closest…
Agartala: The Tripura high court has acquitted a man, who was convicted and sentenced to a 10-year imprisonment in a rape case, holding that consensual relationship between a married couple does not qualify as rape under Section 375 of the IPC.A division bench of Justice T Amarnath Goud and Justice S Datta Purkayastha on Saturday…
