👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES -2-> 8 JUNE👀

💥Daily Word Bytes - 2  from editorial - Violence in the hills: on Shillong unrest💥

downtown (noun) – central part, business area, commercial area (of a city).
Hindu Editorial usage : The spark for the week-long incidents of violence in downtown Shillong was a lie spread through WhatsApp, the ubiquitous messaging platform that has increasingly become an unfiltered medium for hate and rumour-mongering

ubiquitous (adjective) – omnipresent, pervasive, present everywhere.
Hindu Editorial usage : The spark for the week-long incidents of violence in downtown Shillong was a lie spread through WhatsApp, the ubiquitous messaging platform that has increasingly become an unfiltered medium for hate and rumour-mongering

hate-mongering (noun) – an act of spreading public hate intentionally on a particular topic/problem. rumour-mongering means an act of spreading rumuor intentionally.
Hindu Editorial usage : The spark for the week-long incidents of violence in downtown Shillong was a lie spread through WhatsApp, the ubiquitous messaging platform that has increasingly become an unfiltered medium for hate and rumour-mongering

scuffle (noun) – fight, struggle, tussle.
Hindu Editorial usage : A scuffle between members of the Mazhabi Sikh community, long-time settlers in the Punjabi Lane area of the city, and a Khasi youth and his associates over a local matter was amicably settled between representatives of the communities

amicably (adverb) – in a friendly manner.
Hindu Editorial usage : A scuffle between members of the Mazhabi Sikh community, long-time settlers in the Punjabi Lane area of the city, and a Khasi youth and his associates over a local matter was amicably settled between representatives of the communities

succumb (verb) – die from, pass away due to.
Hindu Editorial usage : But a fabricated story that the youth had succumbed to injuries sustained in the scuffle led to large numbers of Khasi protesters laying siege to Punjabi Lane, demanding that the Sikh residents move from the area.

sustain (verb) – undergo, experience, suffer (an injury).
Hindu Editorial usage : But a fabricated story that the youth had succumbed to injuries sustained in the scuffle led to large numbers of Khasi protesters laying siege to Punjabi Lane, demanding that the Sikh residents move from the area.

lay siege to (phrase) – barricade/seal, close up, block/shut off.
Hindu Editorial usage : But a fabricated story that the youth had succumbed to injuries sustained in the scuffle led to large numbers of Khasi protesters laying siege to Punjabi Lane, demanding that the Sikh residents move from the area.

scavenger (noun) – a person who is cleaning, carrying, disposing or handling in any manner, human excreta from dry latrines and sewers.
Hindu Editorial usage : British colonials to work as manual scavengers, and have since integrated themselves within Shillong, has not insulated them from being described as outsiders. 

persist (verb) – continue, carry on, remain.
Hindu Editorial usage : but mob violence persisted until curfew was imposed and the Army put on stand-by. Spokespersons of the Khasi Students’ Union, whose members were part of the agitation, continue to insist that the Punjabi Lane residents be moved from Shillong’s commercial heart to its outskirts

curfew (noun) – a rule which is instructing people to stay at home, typically at night.
Hindu Editorial usage :  The administration did well to protect the dwellers of Punjabi Lane from physical harm, but mob violence persisted until curfew was imposed and the Army put on stand-by.

put on (phrasal verb) – organize, stage, present.
Hindu Editorial usage :  The administration did well to protect the dwellers of Punjabi Lane from physical harm, but mob violence persisted until curfew was imposed and the Army put on stand-by.

picturesque (adjective) – attractive, scenic, beautiful.
Hindu Editorial usage : Picturesque Shillong is no longer just an idyllic hill station; it is a bustling city that has grown in an unplanned manner and requires reforms such as zoning regulation

idyllic (adjective) – ideal/perfect, extremely happy, peaceful.
Hindu Editorial usage : Picturesque Shillong is no longer just an idyllic hill station; it is a bustling city that has grown in an unplanned manner and requires reforms such as zoning regulation

bustling (adjective) – busy, lively, full of activity (of a place).
Hindu Editorial usage : Picturesque Shillong is no longer just an idyllic hill station; it is a bustling city that has grown in an unplanned manner and requires reforms such as zoning regulation

evict (verb) – expel, oust, remove.
Hindu Editorial usage :  In fact, the Meghalaya High Court had stayed an order by the District Commissioner to evict the residents from Punjabi Lane (also known as Sweepers’ Colony) in 1986.

angst (noun) – anxiety, fear, apprehension/worry.
Hindu Editorial usage : Tribal angst over economic issues leading to the scapegoating of non-tribal long-time residents reflects the continued failure to forge a more inclusive politics in Meghalaya.

scapegoating (noun) – an act of blaming a person for the wrongdoings/faults that someone else has done.
Hindu Editorial usage : Tribal angst over economic issues leading to the scapegoating of non-tribal long-time residents reflects the continued failure to forge a more inclusive politics in Meghalaya.

forge (verb) – build, form, create.
Hindu Editorial usage : Tribal angst over economic issues leading to the scapegoating of non-tribal long-time residents reflects the continued failure to forge a more inclusive politics in Meghalaya.

provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement/condition.
Hindu Editorial usage :  Today, there are enough provisions of affirmative action for the tribal people — 80% reservation for the Khasi, Jaintia, Garo and other tribes in jobs and professional studies

affirmative (adjective) – corroborative, favorable, optimistic/supportive.
Hindu Editorial usage :  Today, there are enough provisions of affirmative action for the tribal people — 80% reservation for the Khasi, Jaintia, Garo and other tribes in jobs and professional studies

discontent (noun) – dissatisfaction, unhappiness, resentment.
Hindu Editorial usage : Yet, discontent persists over the lack of adequate jobs in the State, especially in urban areas.

stand by (phrasal verb) – support, defend, back up.
Hindu Editorial usage :  To prevent a repeat of those incidents, the government must stand by and protect the Sikh residents, and not give in to the nativist arguments of the protestors

give in (phrasal verb) – give up, surrender, yield/submit.
Hindu Editorial usage :  To prevent a repeat of those incidents, the government must stand by and protect the Sikh residents, and not give in to the nativist arguments of the protestors

demography (noun) – the statistical study/structure of populations, especially human beings.
Hindu Editorial usage :  And as calm is restored, Meghalaya’s politicians and civil society leaders must forge a more inclusive vision of the State’s demographics