April 29
Cyclone hit parts of Papum Pare, five injured
[ Manoj Singh ]
BANDERDEWA, Apr 28: Severe cyclone accompanied by hailstorm hit Papum Pare and parts of Assam yesterday leaving more than 100 families homeless and damaged more than 150 houses. Five persons are reported to be injured.
The severe cyclone which lashed Banderdewa Circle specially in Chessa-
On receipt of the information local MLA cum Minister Urban Development, Land Management, Nabam Rebia visited the affected places.
The report of cyclone damages have been reported from Sangdupota circle where five dwelling houses have been partially damaged in Jote and Mokomoli villages, snapping of power line of both LT as well as HT lines. It would takes at least four days to five days for restoration as revealed by officials of Power Deptt.
Upper Balijan ZPM Gollo Takam also said that the cyclone have hit the Sangdupota circle and five houses at Jote have been partially damaged while few standing crops and boys hostel of Secondary School at Bassarnallo have been destroyed.
Arunachal resident served eviction notice by Assam: AAPSU
ITANAGAR, Apr 28: Tana Nekam, a resident of Dullung under Balijan in Papum Pare, Arunachal Pradesh has been served with an eviction notification dated on April 20 from Assam administration, according to an AAPSU statement.
Accordingly, the Assam officials visited the legally occupied land area of Tana Nekam on April 21 and he has been given 10 days time to vacate and dismantle the developed properties in the land. He was told that if the building is not dismantled, Assam will be compelled to carryout eviction.
However, the AAPSU said that the land has allotted land possession certificate (LPC)
to Tana Nekam by the state government dated on 03/03/2011, vide no. DC/LM/LPCX-
The land also comes under the domain of Arunachal Pradesh as per the Google map.
Being a legal owner of the land, he has developed the land by planting rubber trees
there as part of a-
AAPSU accused the state government of not doing much to stop the Assam administration.
The district administration did not deploy a single officer from Arunachal Pradesh
to protect the life and properties of Tana Nekam and his family in spite of information
given to the Deputy Commissioner, Papumpare by Officer-
AAPSU urged the Papum Pare district administration and the state government to look into the matter seriously and take up the issue with Assam counterpart.
The Union further called on the Assam government to maintain status quo otherwise the act of evictions and encroaching of boundary will violate the direction of Supreme Court and create unnecessary problems between the people of the two states.
Pema discloses ‘Vision for Arunachal’s development’
ITANGAR, Apr 28: Chief Minister Pema Khandu has disclosed his 'Vision for development
of Arunachal Pradesh' during the one-
Highlighting the key challenges facing the state in terms of infrastructure and connectivity and potentials in mining, horticulture, agriculture and tourism and forest sectors, Pema said the budget 2017 has focused on youth employment, entrepreneurship and skill development with more than 50% coverage on these sectors.
To address the unemployment issue, the state is working to provide alternatives to
the youths, said Pema. He further informed that under Chief Minister's Swavalamban
Yojana, which is proposed to be re-
He also informed that the state government is working to implement the CM universal health insurance scheme, which will be named after PanditDeen Dayal Upadhyay.
The Chief Minister also highlighted the steps being taken to make Arunachal an organic state and to increase the ginger and large cardamom production. On success of such initiative, he informed that similar steps would be taken for other sectors to boost income of local people.
Informing on eight new railway routes being identified in the state, he said the Union Railway Minister will be in the state soon to officially launch the survey of these tracks.
Pema further informed that state government has cleared Rs 4000 crore financial deficits accumulated from the previous government. "Each March month, the state financial position showed negative balance, but this year through proper financial management, the state government has avoided such crisis," he informed. (CMO)
Pasighat witness violent clashes as five granted bail
ITANAGAR, Apr 28: There were violent scenes in Pasighat on Friday after the five accused in connection with torture of two girls and their mother through witchcraft practices were granted bail on Thursday evening.
The activists of Adi Baane Kebang Youth Wing, Women Against Social Evils, All Bogong Students' Union (E), AdiStudents' Union, PKWSSW and Jering Matkir Society youth members protested in front of Superintendent of Police office and Chief Judicial Magistrate court and raised slogans against police department, magistrate and Home Minister for allegedly granting bail to the 5 arrested accused who were to be produced in the court on Friday. The protestors said that, the accused were to be produced before the court on Friday, but they were granted bail on Thursday evening itself without any public prosecutor. They also raised their strong resentment against the Judge, CJM for granting bail to the accused without knowing the actual story behind the case.
SP Pranav Tayal told the protestors that the police had objected to granting of bail at this stage and had requested the court for judicial remand of the accused for 14 days so that proper investigation is done.
"The bail matter is completely in the hands of the CJM and JMFC and police had nothing
to do with that. We had also arrested the accused after receiving the FIR, but court
didn't hear the bail objection petition of the police", clarified SP to the angry
protestors who were demanding for re-
On rigorous protest in front of CJM court, three representatives of the protesting
groups were allowed to meet judge, Hirendra Kashyap, APJS refused to entertain the
demand to re-
The outcome of the case will depend very much on visit of Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women on Saturday as situation is getting more tense after granting bail to the alleged accused.
Pasighat-
PANGIN, Apr 28: The recently damaged Pasighat-
As per the survey report received from the department of highway, the road is now safe for use. The district administration has also recalled it's earlier executive order restricting vehicular movement. The prompt action and close coordination between the district administration and TK Engineering Consortium has made the restoration possible at such a short span of time.
Work is continuing on the road and simultaneously an alternate road is also being carved out at the same place.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Commissioner Rahul Singh has issued a showcause notice to concessionaire T.K Engineering to explain the lacunae that led to such inexplicable washing away of the newly laid road and to ensure that such a problem doesn't arise in the future. He has also directed the highway department to closely monitor the situation and report to him on a daily basis. DIPRO incharge.
Need to launch Green India Mission with missionary zeal: DC
AALO, Apr 28: West Siang Deputy Commissioner, Gamli Padu has stressed on the need for launching the Mission Green India with a missionary zeal to check the dwindling of forests due to expansion of human habitation, cultivation and use of forest products.
He was speaking during the District Level Steering Committee meeting on Mission Green India held in the Conference Hall of DC office, here on Monday last.
Padu further stressed on convergence of Green India mission with MGNREGS, NRLM &
IWMP to make it more vibrant and effective. In the meeting it was agreed upon to
converge all labour-
soil and moisture conservation activities as convergences with GIM from next AOP of MGNREGS.
ACF, Martha Ratan also spoke on the occasion. (DIPRO)
Tame unruly drivers, check illegal parking: AACWA
ITANAGAR, Apr 28: All Arunachal Contractors Welfare Association (AACWA) has urged the authorities to tame unruly drivers and check haphazard and illegal parking of vehicles on the roads of twin capital towns of Itanagar and Naharalgun.
Stating that illegal parking of vehicles on roadside is the main reason for traffic congestion, AACWA urged the Traffic authorities to take some drastic action to check illegal parking of vehicles.
The association also expressed serious concern over reckless driving and plying of worn out vehicles, particularly Trekkers and Tempos, posing threat to pedestrians and appealed to the Chief Minister to adopt some kind of action like Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath in the greater interest of common public.
Nabam Tata conferred honorary doctorate by Gauhati University
CM, Governor lauds Tata’s achievement
ITANAGAR, Apr 28: Nabam Tata has been conferred degree of Doctor of Philosophy Honoris Causa, by Gauhati University in recognition of his unstinted and tireless efforts over a long period of time in popularising, preserving and promotion of the rich traditional culture, art and folk music of the State in general and of the Nyishi Community in particular. The University regards it as unique achievement and significant contribution to the society at large.
Governor of Assam and Chancellor, Gauhati University Banwarilal Purohit conferred the Degree to Nabam Tata at the 26th Convocation of the University in the university campus, Guwahati on April 28.
His 'Scroll of Honour' states that Nabam Tata of Arunachal Pradesh, who recently retired as a employee of Arunachal Pradesh Government has dedicated his life from a very young age to the preservation of the rich cultural heritage of the State in general and the Nyishi community in particular.
He has been instrumental in popularizing and promoting the rich folk art and music of the State. This he has done through the visual medium, that is, films. He scripted and was the lead actor in the State's first feature film, 'Mera Dharam Meri Maa'. He also directed and produced numerous films and music albums, chief among them being 'A Nyishi Marriage' and 'Komchi Lilla', an audio album.
In his speech, the Governor called upon the students to carry with them knowledge gained from their education and put them into practical in real life situations. He advised them to make a difference in the community, in the society, in the State and in the Nation. Be an ambassador of peace and goodwill and make the country proud.
The Governor emphasised for strong character and integrity for development and prosperity of the State and the Nation, while recalling Mahatma Gandhi's list of seven social sins. He also highlighted on the challenges in higher education and in the University, which he stated that it rank 27th among Universities of India.
Renowned scientist Bharat Ratna Professor C.N.R. Rao who delivered the convocation address said that the future of India depends on science and technology. It is the foundation of science and technology that enables a country to become a leader in the world, he said.
Earlier, the Vice Chancellor of Gauhati University, Dr. Mridul Hazarika highlighted on the achievement of the University.
Arunachal Governor PB Acharya, well aware of the valuable works of Nabam Tata in the field of preservation of indigenous culture and tradition had recommended his name for the recognition.
Expressing his happiness that Nabam Tata from Arunachal Pradesh and \ Tasile N. Zeliang from Nagaland have been conferred with degrees of Doctor of Philosophy Honoris Causa, Acharya, said that people from all walks of life must be recognized by the Universities for their selfless and unique services to the society and the Nation. Such conferment will encourage the dedicated and extraordinary individuals and also motivate many others to work towards sustaining cultural heritage, preservation of fragile environment and overall prosperity and empowerment of every section of the society and gender, he said.
Chief Minister Pema Khandu has congratulated Nabam Tata on being conferred the degree.
"It is a proud moment for Arunachal Pradesh as one of our elder brothers' sincere and dedicated work has been appreciated and rightly honoured by Gauhati University." Khandu remarked
"A retired State Government employee, Dr Nabam Tata has dedicated his life for preservation of the rich cultural heritage of the State," Khandu said while adding that his achievement would be inspiration to many for years to come.
BJP is a party with a difference, says Rao
ITANAGAR, Apr 28: The BJP is a party with a difference and it is the only party which
considers interest of the nation first and take decisions through a consultative
process, said BJP's national general secretary Muralidhar Rao during one-
Speaking on genesis and growth of BJP, Rao opined that BJP is the largest party in the world with internal democracy and strong foundation laid by its founding figures like Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookherjee and PanditDeen Dayal Upadhyaya. All the BJP ruled states are maintaining higher standard of governance than the states rule by other parties, he added.
North East Zone General Secretary (Organisation), Ajay Jamwal, spoke at length on the working system of BJP. He said that discipline, dedication and commitment towards welfare of the people are very important for winning the people's trust towards the party.
Former Member of Parliament and BJP ideologue Dr. Mahesh Chandra Sharma delivered a speech on concept of integral humanism and the ideological tenets of BJP.
Sharing his thoughts on national security issues, Dr. Tarun Vijay said that the greatest threat to a nation is its weakness and ignorance. Therefore, it is very important to build strong nation, he said. He also spoke on various policies of the Central Govt for strengthening the security scenario of India.
State BJP president Tapir Gao highlighted the importance of the orientation programme. It is very important for all party members to understand the philosophical and ideological background of BJP to have proper knowledge about the working system of BJP.
Former BJP president and minister Dr. Tangor Tapak spoke on the concept good governance.
The training programme for the Ministers, MLAs, Councillors, Panchayat members and party office bearers of BJP was attended by more than 500 delegates from all over the state.
Taloh seeks agitating villagers’ cooperation to get Subbung Hydel commissioned
[ Maksam Tayeng ]
PANGIN/PASIGHAT, Apr 28: Pangin-
The MLA, who along with Siang Deputy Commissioner Rahul Singh visited the project
site on Thursday, assured the villagers/part-
It is pertinent to mention here that the villager sealed the project for non-
Subsing villagers led by Anchal Samity Member Tajing Pabin submitted a 7-
In their petition to Chief Minister, the villagers expressed their strong resentment over negligence on the part of the concern hydro power department in paying its liabilities to the villagers.
"Until and unless our villagers' outstanding bill totaling around Rs 40 lakhs are
paid we won't open the sealed office of the power sub-
Taloh also assured the villagers to submit their memorandum to the Chief Minister.
According to the engineers, the project is almost complete.
Higher Education in Arunachal Pradesh: Challenges Ahead
[ Dr. Tejum Padu ]
Introduction
Education is a vital component of social sector in the planning strategy and the best means for development and social change in a society. Higher education is important to both individual and societal aspirations. For individuals, education beyond the secondary level is expected to provide greater awareness, better thinking, better knowledge and intellectual stimulation on one hand and social esteem, better paying jobs, improvement of economic conditions and a better way of life on the other.
For societies, higher education is considered to be essential for technology, productivity and economic growth and to face global competition. Higher education should result in value building, social justice, equal opportunity and democracy. In general, education shall act as a catalyst for social upliftment, enhancing the returns on investments made in almost every aspect of developmental effort, be it population control or empowerment of women and weaker sections of society. The role of higher education in national and state level developments is well established. Envisaging education as a source for modernizing the nation, the Government of India accorded serious attention to the cause of education in general and higher education in particular in the post independence phase. This led to the expansion and promotion of higher education, particularly scientific, technical and professional education. However, higher education has undergone tremendous changes in the era of globalisation.
Higher education in all states of the country has expanded very rapidly in the last
seven decades after independence to meet human resource needs in all disciplines
and professions. However, the issues, which are of paramount concern today, for all
of us, are the quality and the relevance of education with specific reference to
the changing socio-
Education should be instrumental in developing not only an economically better-
History Of Higher Education In Arunachal Pradesh
The history of higher education system in Arunachal Pradesh can be traced back to
1964 with the establishment of the maiden institute – Jawaharlal Nehru College, Pasighat,
East Siang district, that was initially affiliated to Gauhati University, Guwahati,
Assam. The college started in humanities stream at a barrack of Assam Rifles on the
bank of the mighty Siang River. Later in 1967, the college was shifted to its present
location. Initially, the college had 42 students and 8 teachers in 6 subjects, such
as English, Economics, Hindi, Political Science, History and Assamese. 1979 saw the
establishment of a second college; Dera Natung Government College, Itanagar (the
erstwhile Government College, Itanagar). As a state university was in need to provide
higher education in the state, Arunachal University (presently; Rajiv Gandhi University
– a Central University) and North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology
(a deemed university) came into existence in 1984. Similarly, five more colleges
of humanities were established; Indira Gandhi Government College, Tezu (Lohit district)
in 1986, Government College, Bomdila (West Kameng), in 1988, Rang-
Decision-
Higher education consists of teaching, training, and research in natural and physical
science, social science, humanities and paramedical. The main players in the higher
education system in Arunachal Pradesh are: University Grants Commission (UGC) is
responsible for coordination, determination and maintenance of standards, release
of grants. Professional Councils like Medical Council of India, All India Council
of Technical Education, etc. are responsible for recognition of courses, promotion
of professional institutions and providing grants to undergraduate programmes and
various awards. The Central Government is responsible for the major policy relating
to higher education in the country. It provides grants to the UGC as well as Rashtriya
Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) -
State governments are responsible for the establishment of state universities and
colleges, and provide ‘plan grants’ for their development and ‘non-
The Directorate of Higher & Technical Education in Arunachal Pradesh was established in 1996 by bifurcating from the erstwhile Directorate of Public Instruction. The mandate of the Directorate is to consolidate and expand higher education in the state. As per “The Business of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh (Allocation) Rules, 1998 under section 7.B, the Directorate of Higher & Technical Education has to deal and make arrangement of the following subjects: College Education; expansion, development and propagation of technical and professional education (other than Medical Education); stipend/scholarships and loans for higher education including technical education; administration of educational institutions under the sector; matters relating to Rajiv Gandhi University (Arunachal University); matters relating to conduct of Joint Entrance Examination and allotment of seats to technical and professional courses, including medical, engineering, agriculture, horticulture, pisciculture etc. against Arunachal Pradesh quota; National Service Scheme; and matters relating to nomination of students to engineering institutions.
In addition to the above, the Directorate has been entrusted to deal with the implementation of RUSA in the 12th Five Year Plan. RUSA is a centrally sponsored scheme (CSS), launched in 2013 that aims to provide strategic funding to eligible state higher educational institutions. The objective of RUSA Mission is to achieve equity, access and excellence in higher education. RUSA Mission shall continue again with a vibrant aim and mission in the 13th Five Year Plan also and a new thrush is going to provide for shaping HEIs in the country and obviously, Arunachal Pradesh shall benefit from this mission.
Besides, the Directorate has also been dealing with the subject called All India
Survey on Higher Educ-
Data is being collected on several parameters such as teachers, student enrolment,
programmes, examination results, education finance, and infrastructure. Indicators
of educational development such as institution density, Gross Enrolment Ratio, Pupil-
As a nodal government department, the Directorate has not only the primary responsibility
to co-
Quality Assurance And Accreditation
To promote and maintain the standards of higher education, institutions had the traditional
methods of inspection, regulation and statutory obligations of internal academic
audit. Recently, based on the recommendations of the New Educational Policy (1992),
External Quality Assurance mechanisms were conceived and established for higher education
at the national level. At present, there are two such national accrediting agencies
functioning viz., National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), which assesses
and accredits the entire higher education system except the technical education and
the National Board of Accreditation (NBA), which accredits the technical education.
NAAC assesses and grades all the post-
The Socio-
The Indian Constitution places a special responsibility on the Government for the educational advancement of all its citizens. In the history of independent India, the central and state governments invested heavily on education, especially on the education of the backward communities and the socially suppressed. Equality of educational opportunities becomes one of the cherished goals of the government. The National Policy of Education of 1986, updated in 1992, proposed a dual track approach, designed to promote simultaneously adult literacy and primary education, with focus on girls. The government has identified the following priorities:
Access to and improved quality of education for girls and women; removal of obstacles like high tuition fees; location of Colleges and University nearer to their place of living, elimination of gender stereotyping in education; and excellence in the field of higher education.
The Indian Constitution guarantees not only the right to education to all the Indian
citizens irrespective of their caste, religion and creed but also economic status,
which will definitely reduce the gender inequality. India needs to follow the example
of countries, such as South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore that invested vast amount
of resources on education and advanced rapidly thereafter and have never looked back.
India needs to develop these far-
In Arunachal Pradesh, the Directorate from its inception, had given due priority
in woman’s’ higher education. The male-
Average Enrolment In Higher Education In Arunachal Pradesh
The enrolment of students in the HEIs of the state is recorded at 33878 (up to academic
session 2016-
Challenges Ahead
In the era of globalization, with 11 university level institutions, 35 colleges, 7 polytechnics and about 34 thousand students of Arunachal Pradesh need a drastic change to be made in the field of higher education so that the state can compete with the developed states of the country in particular and the world in general. Quality of education can be ensured only by proper selection of faculty on merit and experience. In order to retain and preserve the talent in educational institution, the status and service conditions of the faculty should be updated as per the laid down norms and service conditions.
Non-
Research reveals that dropout is also influenced to some extent among the school
going students that they cannot afford higher education even after successful completion
of school education. Dropout problems will remain high as long as higher education
is costly. The gap between the rural and urban areas continues to widen because institutions
placed in urban areas have improve infrastructure and other facilities provided by
the government. To overcome this dichotomy, the allocation of funds should be ‘performance
based’ rather than ‘need based’. In the name of innovation in the curriculum, new
courses in the place of conventional courses are given in response to labour market
demands. These courses are multidisciplinary and short term in nature. Therefore,
care must be taken while revamping the curriculum. Poor Student-
The Directorate of Higher and Technical Education encourages all colleges/institutions
of the state of Arunachal for early accreditation and assessment of all higher educational
institutions in the state and had been geared up to achieve the same to all institutions
for early endorsement and consideration. But of late, the assessment and accreditation
process are going to be digitalized by UGC and assessment team may come any time
without early intimation to the institution. Hence, for creating an academically
induced environment in all institutions, all colleges or institutional heads / coordinators
of existing Institutional RUSA Cell, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of all
colleges / institutions through State Level Quality Assurance Cell (SLQAC) under
this directorate and arguing for dissemination of knowledge through conducting seminars
or workshops of relevant issues to international, national, regional or state significance
and its implications or outcomes so as to keep a resonance of the institution. The
database of all institutions must be maintained through Institutional RUSA Cell,
Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), AISHE and Stand–alone institutions in the
state for a sound policy and planning in the higher education. The directorate needs
to take a note for containing the drop-
Instead of looking back and being guided into the next year by where we do not want
to be, we decided to look ahead and be guided by where we do want to be. As an urgent
step, in the line to articulate the ambitious vision for higher education reform,
the pending and challenging tasks of the directorate are as follows: 1. To make Arunachal
Pradesh State University at Pasighat functional by 2018-
The building of Govt. Polytechnic, Khonsa and Govt. Polytechnic, Chayangtajo are completed now and targeted to start the academic activities by July 2017. The building Govt. Polytechnic, Hawai is also completed but targeted to start the academic activities by July 2018. Similarly, the buildings of Govt. Polytechnic, Miao, Govt. Polytechnic, Taliha, Govt. Polytechnic, Yingkiong and Govt. Polytechnic, Anini are under construction and targeted to start its academic session by July 2019. In regard to Govt. Polytechnic, Ziro, the construction works of its academic and administrative blocks are completed and Academic activities can be started anytime subject to the availability of proper development of road. For the establishment of Govt. Polytechnic, Tawang, the process for selection of site is completed and in the process to start the construction activities soon.
Most of the higher educational institutions do not have the minimum required infrastructure
at present and hence a challenge to overcome it is the need of the hour. The basic
physical infrastructure-
Conclusion
The basic principles governing higher education should be accessibility, affordability, equity and excellence in the field of higher education. Citizens of the state, particularly students and other stakeholders will be deprived of their fundamental rights if higher education is treated as a commercial service since education are not a intangible commodity. It is the fundamental right of every human being and each state has to formulate its own education policies in the line of central government and as per the local culture and situation. It is not something where the same yardstick can be applied across the globe. Therefore, a strong and stable government with accountability, freedom from corruption, efficiency and transparency should shoulder the greatest responsibility of providing education to all the citizens of the state to preserve the values of democracy and social justice so as to achieve a human centred sustainable economic development in Arunachal Pradesh. The Directorate wants to be pioneers of a higher education model that is not just the best in the country but also to the international field by delivering social economic and intellectual value at par excellence. In fact, the idea behind describing future is not to show a pipe dream or built a castle in the air but to confront with what is stake. In order to realize the goals, it is imperative to have a transformative and innovative approach in all levels of higher education from curricula and pedagogy to the use of technology to partnerships, governance and funding. Making rapid progress in higher education would require a committed and concerted effort from all stakeholders involved such as academia, industry, private initiatives and Government of Arunachal Pradesh. Hence, the Directorate of Higher and Technical Education envisaged making Arunachal Pradesh an educational hub of the country in the near future. The vision is inspirational and futuristic, with a high quality higher education sector that leads and fulfills the need of the society. It also projects to build Arunachal Pradesh – a model state of the country in the field of higher education focusing on genius and capability of our people and their talent; and harnessing the natural resource endowments for meeting their rightful destiny as a leader.
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep”
(The contributor is the Director, Higher and Technical Education, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar) (Concluded)
Legend of Sangken festival
[ C.I Mannou ]
Sang Ken is a festival of the Khampti and Singpho Tribes. It is basically a socio
religious festival observed by the Theravada Buddhist Sects. This festival is celebrated
at the advent of Spring Season every year in the month of April (NAUN-
The Legend of Sang Ken is derived from the Holy script of Khamptis namely -
Water is also poured over the feet and hands of the respected and elderly people
for blessings. After sprinklings and pouring water (Son-
Poi -
This year, Sang Ken started on April 14 at 04.56.29 AM. It was over on April 16 at
09-
(The contributor is a retired Principal)
Current Education system
[ Dileep K Nair ]
India is among the earliest societies that evolved a formal and authentic system
of education in the form of Gurukul some 5000 years ago. It was a sturdy, sustainable,
and most powerful way of integrating learning into life, into living. What has gone
wrong with such a formidable structure that produced perfect pupils? The pathetic
state of our Academe today is an annoying reality. None of our universities appear
among the top-
In our educational system the onus of good delivery lies squarely on the shoulders of a teacher. Their role is crucial, and demanding as well for it entails creating an environment that encourages students to explore their own individual goals, take risks, commit themselves and be responsible for their learning. In my opinion, in ancient times we had this in place and that is why from a single ashram (the educational set up), under a single teacher (guru), could blossom each pupil master in his exclusive skill. Teachers had serious commitment and caring for students' learning. Each student was free to learn his unique craft irrespective of how diverse it was from every other student in the institute.
They engaged each pupil in his own learning and achieve his unique skills inculcating
in them the willingness to face and resolve the difficulties. The teachers in those
days possessed almost magical powers-
Where is the teacher's place in our society today?. Teachers don't get the respect of students and parents alike. Currently, we are losing out on good teachers because being a teacher is no easy task, and the rewards are not commensurate to the demands of the profession. Teachers are not just the information providers but role models for students to emulate.
These are hard core commercial times and cash crunching career fields are pulling the good people away from the teaching. Teachers should get special privileges and special regard in society which may push back passionate and expert individuals from Boardrooms to the realm of higher education. Not everybody can be a good teacher merely with knowledge which is just one part; another is passion and love for his craft. True teaching calls for love and responsibility for teaching above talent and practice.
We have to pay extraordinary attention to teaching because it is one profession that
creates all other professions. Though the times have changed in the competitive global
knowledge economy of today but the old values are still deeply relevant and require
a different approach to the same road. We have to give power and flexibility to our
teachers to change the next generations of students of the ever-
Do we have the courage to accept the reality and reload the matrix?
(The contributor is Chancellor -
NSCN (K) cadre nabbed
KOHIMA, Apr 28: A hardcore NSCN(K) cadre was nabbed by Khonsa Battalion of Assam Rifles in an operation from Kunsa village in Longding district on April 28.
The apprehended cadre was identified as self styled Lance Corporal Manlak Pansa, who was reportedly actively involved in extortion activities.
One .22mm pistol with five live rounds was seized from the possession of the nabbed NSCN (K) cadre. PRO, Defence.
BJP protest march
ITANAGAR, Apr 28: BJP Arunachal Pradesh is going to organize a protest march against
China's illegal renaming of places in Arunachal Pradesh. The protest rally will start
on April 29 from 8AM -
The Protest March will be led by State BJP President Tapir Gao and a memorandum will be submitted to the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh on the occasion.
Hunger strike
ITANAGAR, Apr 28: The public of Rumgong Assembly Constituency led by APCC Secretary
and party in-
They also registered their strong protest against government officials who do not stay in their place of posting.
Hangpan Dada Memorial Trophy Tournament
KHONSA, Apr 28: Borduria FC and ChinkoiWomen FC became champions in men's and women's football titles respectively in the first district level Hangpan Dada Memorial Trophy Tournament.
Cash awards of Rs.50,000 each was given to winners of men's and women's football and volleyball competitions.
The champions in men's and women's volleyball Lazu and Khonsa Volleyball Clubrespectively were also awarded cash awards of Rs.50,000 each respectively.
The awards were presented by Khonsa West MLA Tirong Aboh.
The runners up in men's and women's volleyball were Longthan and Longgo teams while runners up in men's and women's football were Lainwang FC Club and Borduria Women Football Club. The runners up teams were given cash awards of Rs.25,000 each. The awards were presented by Nyason Sawin, wife of Khonsa East MLA Wanglam Sawin and Rani of Borduria Chasoam Wangchadong.
Cash award of Rs. 5000 each was given to best men and women volleyball players while Rs. 7,000 each was given to best men and women football players.
Rs. 4000 each was also given to all the referees.
The closing ceremony held Nehru Stadium here on Friday was attended by family members of Hangpan Dada, including his wife Chasen Dada, elder brother Laphang Dada, ADC I/c TechuAran, HoDs.
PANGIN: The finals of the Siang district level Hangpan Dada Memorial Trophy was kicked off by MLA Tapang Taloh on Friday.
Men's volleyball match was played between Kaying Circle and Rebo-
In women's football, the final match was played between Riga Circle and Jomlo-
In women's volleyball, Jomlo-
Siang Deputy Commissioner Rahul Singh, Superintendent of Police Doge Jini, a host of HoDs, administrative officers, PRI members, public leaders and general public witnessed the final matches.
DPC RMSA T. Boko The administered pledged to the players.
World Veterinary Day celebration begins in Tawang
TAWANG, Apr 28: Word Veterinary Day celebrations with the theme Ántimicrobial Resistance : From Awareness to Action' begun in Tawang on Thursday. The Arunachal Veterinary Association in collaboration with Department of Animal Husbandry, Veterinary and Dairy Development has convened the 3 day event.
An awareness and health camp was organised at Kitpi village yesterday by a team of Veterinarians from the state capital and the staffs of Dist AH and Veterinary establishment of the district led by Deputy Director Dr. Rinchin Lama.
Thereon, a drawing competition was organised to mark the celebrations, wherein students from Manjushree Vidyapeeeth, Little Star English School and Monyul Vidya Niketan participated.
A spraying camp for the canines is scheduled and a seminar with scientific presentations, discussions and interaction on animal diseases and a procession by school students, officials and general public will also be held as part of the event. (Tawang Vigilance)
Orientation training-
ITANAGAR, Apr 28: Papum Pare District Health Society on Thursday last, launched
the National Programme for Prevention & Control Deafness (NPPCD) by organizing a
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Chairing the training programme, DMO, Dr. Tasso Kampu stressed the need for spreading more awareness on different types of ear ailments and deafness that are caused by domestic abuses.
DPO (NPPCD), Dr. RR Ronya spoke about the aims and objectives band components of
the programme while, TRIHMS MS ENT-
DRCHO, Dr. Jomnya Ado and DANO, Dr. Tania Raju were also present on the occasion.
Training on capacity building for GPDCs begins
YINGKIONG, Apr 28: A four day-
The programme aims to make Gram Panchayat Development Committee members, Block Resource Group members, Block/GP level official and PRI members aware about Gram Panchayat Development Plan under MVMDP besides, making the Gram Panchayat Development Committees (GPDCs) and elected PRI members aware about various Rural Development programmes being launched under Panchayati Raj, make the GPDCs plan their Gram Panchayats and to acquaint the GPDC members about the participatory planning process, data collection and compilation, participatory rural appraisal techniques, Gram Sabha proceeding and documentation of such proceedings etc.
Respective GPDC members of Yingkiong block are participating in the programme under the guidance of course director SW Bayang from SIRD, Itanagar along with member Secretary GP Yingkiong block and CO Nancy Yirang.(DIPRO)
District Task Force Immunization Committee meeting on Mission Indradhanush
ITANAGAR, Apr 28: A District Task Force for Immunization committee meeting on Mission
Indradhanush-
A detailed discussion on the achievement and loop holes in respect of the immunization status of the district was held during the meeting.
DRCHO, Dr. Jomnya Ado presented the facility-
Yupia DMO, Dr. Kampu, DSO Dr. RR Ronya and DANO, Dr. Tania Raju also attended the training. (DIPRO)
RBI & NABARD organises Financial Literacy Awareness Prog at Kanubari, Longding
ITANAGAR, Apr 28: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and NABARD conducted a Financial Literacy Awareness Programme at Kanubari of Longding district.
The aim of the programme was to create awareness among the general public regarding the various financial products that are being offered by Banks to general public.
The programme was organized by SBI KanubariBranch in collaboration with District Administration and attended by NongkongBorang, Addl. Deputy Commissioner, RitamDutta, Branch Manager, SBI Kanubari Branch.
More than 30 villagers including SHG members were also present in the programme.
Officials from RBI Srikrishna Biswas and Pradeep Saxena took sessions on Features of Bank notes, Exchange of Notes and Coins, Interesting facts about Rupee and Coins, Lodging of grievances, if any, with Banks/Banking Ombudsman and lodging complaints/frauds etc.
They also encouraged the people to make the habit of making a household budget and recording financial transactions, to do transactions in Savings Account by visiting branch/ATM/BC and must do active savings in banks through Fixed Deposits/Recurring Deposits.
Kamal Roy, DDM, NABARD informed the gathering about various schemes being implemented by NABARD for the benefits of villagers. He talked about Financial Inclusion, Financial Planning, various financial products like Saving a/c, RD, FD, Loans and advances, PMJDY, PMSSY, PMJJBY, APY, KCC, Farmers Producer Organizations (FPO) and various Govt. Sponsored Schemes.
Subhash Dhar, Lead District Manager, SBI took a brief session on KYC, various banking products, transaction through electronic means such as NEFT, RTGS, IMPS, Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, UPI (Unified Payment Interface) etc.
The Programme was ended with the quiz competition consist of questions on the Reserve Bank, Indian banking history, banking, accounting, finance, trade and commerce, India's economy, economics, common business terms, some general knowledge and current affairs.
Raj Bhavan bids farewell to its two employees
ITANAGAR, Apr 28: A function was held at Raj Bhavan on Friday to bid farewell to two members of Raj Bhavan, Susanta Kumar Chakraborty, Finance & Accounts Officer and Adhar Chandra Das, Driver, who are taking voluntary retirement (VRS) on April 30, 2017.
During the function, Governor of Arunachal Pradesh PB Acharya, his wife Kavita Acharyaand all the officials of Raj Bhavan were present.
The Governor wished the retiring officials and their entire families a happy and healthy life.
The Governor emphasized that the working atmosphere should be cordial and interactive
as this promotes a sense of belongingness and fellowship within and outside the office,
arranging picnics, tea during break time, learning dialects of each other, visiting
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Das, Driver who has completed almost 32 years of service, but his both children Tultul Das is a Medical Doctor and Hari Das is an Engineer. It is a great and proud moment not only for the family of Adhar Das but also to everyone, the Governor said. PRO to Raj Bhawan.
Ree Koyu wins Handicapped Idol-
ITANAGAR, April 28: Ree Koyu has become the first Handicapped Idol winner while Kipa Yamum Dana and Bamang Rakesh were adjudged as second and third best respectively. Handicapped Idol 2017, the first of its kind was organised by All Arunachal Pradesh Handicapped Youth Welfare Society which kick started from March 25 and ended on April 22 last. Minister Arts and Culture, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary and Dairy Development Dr. Mohesh Chai and Arunachal Artist Forum Vice Chairman Patey Tajuk attended the event.
Relief material distributed to fire victims
AALO, Apr 28: Essential items like blankets, cooking vessels, books and stationeries were distributed to the fire victims of Ori village by a team of Monastic members consisting of Shubhjit Maharaj, Ravishankar Maharaj, Prashanta Maharaj, Biswajit Maharaj, Shivatejaswi Maharaj and Madhu Maharaj from Ramakrishna Mission School, Aalo here on Friday.
The relief materials were provided promptly after the Ramakrishna Mission School authorities were informed about the fire incident by the Gaon Bura and people of Ori Village. (DIPRO)
Association reiterates demand
ITANAGAR, Apr 28: All Itanagar Youth Welfare Association (AIYWA) reiterated its demand to the district administration to impose ban on all liquor shops of Capital Complex along the National Highway, school and institutions in compliance with the Supreme Court order.
Society conducts village tour
ITANAGAR, Apr 28: Dolok Banggo Welfare Society (DBWS) conducted a village tour programe cum awareness campaign covering 24 villages in Dolok Banggo under Kangku circle in West Siang district recently. During the week long campaign rural self employment generating govt schemes in agriculture, horticulture, fisheries, sericulture and animal husbandry and skill development were the main focus. The scope of organic farming in agriculture allied sector for self employment and economic uplift were also discussed. Further the society also highlighted on sanitation, health & hygiene, importance of education, including right to education and legal rights of girl child. Sensitization on Domestic Violence Act 2005, protection of children from sexual offences and proper management of drinking water and power were also briefed during the campaign.
RGU national seminar
ITANAGAR, Apr 27: The Department of Education, Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) organized
a two days national seminar on the theme "Contemporary' Indian Society': Issues and
Challenges with Special Reference to North -
In total, 37 papers were presented on various sub-
Associate Professor, Dept, of Education, Tezpur University Dr. Anjali Sharma delivered the keynote address during inaugural session and also chaired a technical session.
Vice-
The seminar was sponsored by ICSSR-
Condolence
ITANAGAR, Apr 28: The Theravada Buddhist Society, Itanagar deeply mourned the sad demise of noted social worker C S Moungmow on Friday due to old age.
He was also the father of former Director of Accounts C M Moungmow.
"May his soul rest in peace," the TBS said in a condolence and prayed to bestow courage and strength to the bereaved family members and relatives to bear the irreparable loss.
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Adequate fund needed to improve health care system
With more than 2.8 million new TB cases annually, India represents the single highest number of TB cases in the world. According to report the disease kills 480,000 to 500,000 Indians every year and there is a steep rise in TB cases among children in India. However, India takes it as challenge and determined to eliminate TB by 2025. According to Union Health Minister J P Nadda, the government has approached the challenge to end the disease in all seriousness and has accelerated action to meet the 'End TB target by 2025'. “We are aware of the challenges posed before us. We experience more than 2.8 million new TB cases annually, nearly half a million deaths,” the minister said adding “TB remains a challenge, but we are on track."
Experts says, it can be combated through a strict diet and food supplements. They also believed that both TB and HIV affect people in their productive years causing severe economic loss and endurable suffering.
However, Govt needs to constantly monitor the implementation of its plan and policy for elimination of TB and other diseases. It should ensure quality health service and create mass awareness about the TB. It is believed that many TB patients are approaching private health institutes due to lack of awareness on facilities provided by the Govt for TB diagnosis and treatment in Govt health centres. Moreover, the Govt must allocate sufficient fund for technological up gradation and to make the public health care system efficient.
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Materialistic world
Dear Editor,
People say that money makes the world go round. Money is everything in this fast paced world. We have to pay for everything, even using toilet. The side effect however is that people are becoming more materialistic more concerned with making money and what money can buy. But how much money is enough? Is it ever enough? To some, it will never be enough. In my opinion, I truly believe that this statement is true and that people are becoming more materialistic in nature.
Each person is affected by materialism to some extent in this day and age because hedonism is becoming an uprising trend. The people of today have been programmed to make a lot of money to wreak their desires to enjoy a luxurious lifestyle today. For example, people spend their hard earned money on material objects like expensive Cars, handbags, expensive gadgets like Iphones and Tablet and so on which in my opinion is a waste of money when regular goods may prove to be good enough. This happen because human have the urge to show off their belonging. Therefore, while individuals become more focused on their pursuit of material wealth and improving their standard of living, they may forget that what matters most in life is their family. They forgot to spend quality time with their family and this can create a major family crisis. Family crisis is not what we want in present time. Family should stay together to face this harsh world.
Besides, materialism also can affect our spiritual and moral beliefs. This is due to the fact people who are materialistic may facing a moral decline. We may commit crime to satisfy our need. In fact, the crime rate is increasing because criminals these days have such brilliant brains to develop many ways to gain more money from society. Example that we can see is bank robbery, thefts, burglaries, kidnapping for ransom, credit card fraud, internet banking hacking and others that are driven by materialistic criminals. Hence, when people lose sight about what's right and wrong, believe me this world would not be a happy place for our children to live
In a nutshell, materialism is a common trend in the 21st century as more people are working hard to afford things beyond their reach. Some would find materialism is the way for our economy to boost up but some still believe that materialism someday can collapse a nation. In my opinion, I still firmly believe that materialism have both positive and negative effects to our live, society, state and our country. It is up to us whether to control our spending or not. Our government can encourage society to be less wasteful in spending by running campaigns such as ‘Consumer Awareness’ and ‘Buy Indian Made Products’ in order to educate our younger generation for the prosperity of our nation.
Yours,
Nutur Techi,
Nirjuli
Dilapidated road condition
Dear Editor,
Through the column of your esteemed daily, I would like to draw the attention of concerned authority toward the worst road condition of Liromoba. When some part of the Arunachal Pradesh is connected with railway network facilities and will be connected shortly, there are some circle that are longing and weeping for the introduction of "Pakka road". They are lamenting at the deprivation of proper road communication.
The "kachcha road of Liromoba circle is a long pending issue. So far as I know it almost took two decades and would be extended unless, one takes it on a serious note and who really holds firm belief in social welfare.
One has to mostly travel in Tirbin Circle to reach Liromoba. The remaining 20% is the Liromoba road. What is more worrisome is that maximum part of the road is kacha road. Due to dilapidated road condition, the Govt employees are hardly seen for one or two month after their appointment to their office and metamorphoses into invisible man.
The local patient goes for medical treatment to Liromoba PHC, but they are directed to go to Aalo or elsewhere. The most painful moment is when a pregnant woman is referred to Aalo CHC.
What happens to numerous schemes which have been sanctioned by the central government and state Govt for proper road communication? The chaos which has been caused by the dilapidated road condition is immeasurable and disheartening.
Therefore, I would like to earnestly request the concerned authority to kindly look into the matter, which is in dire need to pay heed.
Yours,
Jumge Pale,
Literary Secretary,
Kargu Kardi
Students Union
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