January 03
News Impact
Cash reward stands
ITANAGAR, Jan 02: The cash reward of Rs 2 lakh announced by the Arunachal Pradesh Police for giving information or clue leading to arrest of the assailant/s of Tongam Rina, Associate Editor of The Arunachal Times still stands. The identity of the informer/s will be kept secret. The informer/s may contact Capital SP at tele. numbers : 09436040006
Blood donation camp
ITANAGAR, Dec 02: Muskan Welfare Society (MWS) led by its Chairperson, Anupama Singh, First Lady of the State in collaboration with Department of Health and Family Welfare, Arunachal Pradesh State AIDS Control Society and Ramakrishna Mission Hospital, Itanagar is organizing a Voluntary Blood Donation Camp at Raj Bhawan on January 5.
MWS Member Secretary Tumken Angu, PTO, Assistant Director Agri-
Shifting of loyalty
ITANAGAR, Jan 02: Former MLA Nikh Kamin along with all his supporters from 16th Yachuli Assembly Constituency has joined People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA), claimed an PPA release.
While joining the party Kamin has expressed his full faith on the ideology of the regional party.
Org reiterates demand
ITANAGAR, Jan 02: Reiterating its earlier demand to stop the ongoing construction of convention hall at IG Park Arunachal Pradesh Abo Tani Clans Youth Organization (APATCYO) today renewed its opposition against the construction of convention hall. Organization has claimed that coming up of numerous infrastructures is serious threat to existence of IG Park. Organization also blamed the forest and land management departments for their alleged lackadaisical attitudes for not taking any initiative to dissuade the construction.
Senior citizen’s death mourned
ITANAGAR, Jan 02: Tarh Welfare Society and Tayeng Abu Charitable Society have mourned the death of Tarh Taig, a senior citizen of the society who died on 30th Dec at Nyoing Village under Yangte Circle in Kurung Kumey district. Late Taig was more than hundreds years, he is survived by two wives, three daughters and a son and many grand children.
Surveyor’s death mourned
PASIGHAT, Jan 02: Surveyor Oyem Moyong breathed his last at the age of 50 in General Hospital, Pasighat after prolonged illness on 31st December.
Born on 01/01/1963, late Moyong started his career as Modal on 01/01/1983 and later in the year 1994 promoted to Supervisor (Kanungo) and presently he was serving as Surveyor under LRSO, Pasighat. He is survived by his wife only.
The officers and officials of DC’ establishment deeply mourned the premature demise of Moyong and conveyed heartfelt condolence to the members of the bereaved family.
Meanwhile the Anbo welfare society, Pasighat expressed shock over the sudden death and stated that Late Moyong was a good human being and would be remembered for his immense contributions to the society. DIPRO
Training on IDSP
ITANAGAR, Jan 02: Sensitization training on Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) for medical officers and health workers of various health institutes of East Kameng district was organised by the district surveillance unit (DSU) at the District Hospital, Seppa on December 28 and 29.
During the training, various topics, such as importance of timely submission of the weekly data, effective response to disease outbreaks etc. were discussed.
Dr. K. Gyadi, District Surveillance Officer and Ili Angu, District Epidemiologist were present as resource persons.
Richo inaugurates Hija View Point
Ziro, Jan 02: Parliamentary Secretary Padi Richo inaugurated the “ Hija-
The view point itself is built on the top of a traditionally improved Apatani model house designed by P.Tupe with an objective of prevention and protection from fire accidents which is a major cause of concern for the people of the Ziro Valley. Deputy Commsioner Taru Talo, ZPM Hija, PRI members of Hija and HoDs of Lower Subansiri District were present on the occasion. DIPRO
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171 days have passed. The culprits involved in the July 15 attack on The Arunachal Times associate editor Tongam Rina are still at large.
Protesters demand justice for women
Itanagar, Jan 02: Hundreds of people including women and students organized a women
dignity (Nari Samman Bachchao) rally from Nirjuli to Doimukh on January 1 in protest
against the growing number of violence against women throughout the country including
Arunachal Pradesh. The rally was organized by BJP 14th Doimukh and led by Ngurang
Pinch, ex MLA and BJYM Mandal president Nanu Kinu. The participants in the rally
registered their protest against recent brutal gang rape in New Dalhi and increased
number of crimes and sexual assaults on women. While demanding justice and equal
treatment to all women, they further took pledges to work for the security and
protection of women in the Society. State BJP General Secretary Organizational in-
It is worth mentioning here that the BJP has been demanding a special session of Parliament to discuss on assault on women but Government ruled it out saying the Justice Verma Committee was going into the issue of rewriting laws and time is needed.
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said she had asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to immediately call for a special Parliament session to examine the existing laws regarding rape as there is no scope of giving death penalty in such cases.
On its part, Government said a special session will make sense after it receives
the report of the three-
“Let us first get the report and then we can examine when the session of Parliament should be," Finance Minister P Chidambaram told reporters at New Delhi.
At Pasighat, hundreds of people including women, young and old came out on streets on Monday evening to register their protest against crime on women and to pay homage to 23 years old brave Delhi gang rape victim who was cremated at New Delhi on Sunday morning. Later they also organized a candlelight vigil in front of statue of Father of the Nation at Gandhi chowk to pay homage and expressed their solidarity with the victim of Delhi gang rape and her family.
Demanding security and protection for women they also boycotted New Year celebration.
Among others, RK Mishra (DC) along with his wife and daughter, local leader Kaling Moyong, students from college and various schools, govt. officers, businessmen and general public paid their tribute Delhi gang rape victim. The President, Women Welfare Society, Pasighat, Aini Taloh said it was a shame that women are coming out on streets to get their basic rights. An atmosphere must be created where women feel secured in every part of the country, she said. (Reports H K Roy)
Uphold secular fabric of country, promote peaceful co-
ITANAGAR, Jan 02: “India is a secular democracy and we as its worthy citizens should uphold it in any cost,” exhorted Chief Minister Nabam Tuki.
He was speaking to a mammoth gathering after laying the foundation stone of Nyishi Indigenous Cultural Centre at Six Mile near Mithun Gate here yesterday.
While discouraging any kind of discrimination in the name of caste, creed, colour
and religion, Tuki emphasized on the need to promote peaceful co-
“Arunachal Pradesh is blessed with 25 major tribes and more than 100 sub-
Tuki called upon the people to maintain and preserve the rich age-
While appreciating the endeavor of Nyishi Indigenous Cultural Society for promotion and preservation of the rich cultural heritage, Tuki said that it was a noble initiative in right time in the backdrop of extensive inclination of the young generation to the western culture.
The chief minister appealed all sections of the society to promote and focus on education sectors in order to make Arunachal Pradesh a cent percent literate state.
Concerned over increasing unionism and bandh culture, the chief minister called upon the youths to channelize their energy into positive and constructive direction. He dwelt upon some of the landmark policies of his government for employment generation and skill development.
He categorically appealed the parents to guide their wards by instilling discipline, respect and hard work attitude in order to pave way for them to become good and worthy citizens.
“I appeal all my fellow citizens to lend their cooperation and support in making Arunachal Pradesh especially the capital city a crime free zone”, Tuki emphatically said. Adding further he said “government is doing all out effort to deliver a clean, green and people friendly governance to the people but this could only be achieved when the common denizens extend their support and cooperation to the government”. Speaking on the occasion, Nyishi Elite Society President Bengia Tolum requested the government to formulate Religion and Culture Policy in order to preserve and protect the diverse culture and religion practices in the state.
“Culture and faith cannot be separated as faith is the sole binding factor for culture”, Tolum said while advocating his plea.
Among others President of Indigenous Faith & Cultural Society, Y D Thongchi, Tony Koyu, Dr. Joram Begi and Montu Mossang of Tangsa Welfare Society also spoke on the occasion.
Earlier, Taba Hare, President Nyishi Indigenous Culture Society in his welcome address highlighted on some of the core issues of the society which required to be given importance. He spoke on youth’s role, promotion of indigenous dialect, preservation of custom and tradition and protection of environment and wildlife.
The Society later submitted a memorandum requesting for fund for construction of Nyishi Indigenous Cultural Centre building to which the chief minister assured to provide necessary support.
Indigenous Faith Day celebrated
AALO, Jan 02: Various tribes of the state residing at Aalo township, including school children congregated at Donyi Polo Dere with traditional attires and thronged the streets with slogan, “culture is tree, faith is the soil upon which it grows; upon that tree one’s identity blooms” to celebrate the Indigenous Faith Day on December 31.
Attending the observation, Geyum Padu, EE PWD Daporijo, exhorted the believers of
Donyi Polo faith to propagate our religion and culture to maintain our age-
Tumpak Ete, Swamiji from R.K. Mission, EAC Tumge Loya and others spoke on the concepts of Donyi Polo on the occasion.
Earlier, Pakjum Ete President Donyi Polo Trust Committee spelt out the main objective behind observing the Day annually and extended his thanks to one and all for the cooperation. The prizes for best dressed individual and sectors were also given on the day and all tribes also presented traditional dances on the occasion. DIPRO
AWA demands recruitment of meritorious sports persons
ITANAGAR, Jan 02: Arunachal Weightlifting Association (AWA) has demanded the police department for immediate recruitment of meritorious sports persons, who have brought laurels to the state.
Expressing concern over delay in publishing advertisement for recruitment of meritorious sportspersons in Police Department, AWA in a release said that though several advertisements for recruitment of Constable and Police officers under general quota have been published, no advertisement has been given for recruitment of reserved posts for meritorious sports persons during that period.
Lauding the present Government led by Chief Minister Nabam Tuki for according top
priority to sports sector and welfare of sportspersons, AWA urged the Police department
to follow the necessary directives of the government. Late recruitment would also
hamper them from getting early promotion, it said. It also urged the Government to
follow states like Punjab, Haryana, Manipur etc., which recognized many meritorious
sportspersons by way of offering Gov job, cash incentives and naming road-
ICAR team inspects farmers’ potato field
ITANAGAR, Jan 02: A team comprising A. Kirankumar Singh, SMS (Agronomy) and Jitendra
Kumar, Scientist (Soil Physics) visited the farmers’ potato field at Gori-
The team monitored the growth stages of the crop and evaluated the field conditions as well. The team advised them to grow the crop with proper irrigation and drainage as per the requirement of the crop. Barring some moisture deficiency in some fields, which require immediate light irrigation, no symptoms of insect infestation and disease were noticed in their fields.
The team noticed the problem of Red Ant in one farmer’s field for which the team advocated for the controlling measures at the earliest. Most of the fields were found satisfactory to the team members.
People demand decentralization of Disaster Relief fund
Prafulla Kaman
PASIGHAT, Jan 02: Eminent citizen of East-
The people feel that state government should take step for decentralization of SDRF
and other financial allotment in district-
“The state forwards report of loss and damage caused by flood to the centre after compiling the reports received from the affected districts. As such, the people of East Siang, Dibang Valley, Lower Dibang Valley, Lohit and Anjaw districts are witnessed major flood damages for the last some years, but it is observed that lion’s share of the SDRF is given to other districts thereby depriving the people of worse affected districts”, lamented Ogam Mengu, the chairman of EAPWO.
The EAPWO, with its HO at Pasighat has been demanding the state government for creation
of two Head of officers in each department and shifting of the office for eastern
zone to a suitable place within the East-
It is worth mentioning that the late flood had left a trail of devastation by eroding
river banks, flood control dykes, irrigation systems and collapsed crop fields and
other plantations besides damaging rural roads. The people of worse affected East-
According to reports, the devastating flood in East Siang caused heavy losses of Rs 14.12 crore in Water Resource department while there was an estimated loss of Rs 7.5 crore in Agriculture and allied sector. The PWD (Highway) department alone has estimated Rs 5 crore for renovation works. The total restructuring cost estimated in the district is about Rs 54 crore.
State government sources said that the Centre has approved an amount of Rs 156.88 crore to Arunachal Pradesh against proposals for flood management schemes submitted by the state government.
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Greenhouse gases on the rise
The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2011,
according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Between 1990 and 2011 there
was a 30 per cent increase in radiative forcing -
Since the start of the industrial era in 1750, about 375 billion tonnes of carbon have been released into the atmosphere as CO2, primarily from fossil fuel combustion, according to WMO's 2011 Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, which had a special focus on the carbon cycle. About half of this carbon dioxide remains in the atmosphere, with the rest being absorbed by the oceans and terrestrial biosphere.
The role of carbon sinks is pivotal in the overall carbon equation. If the extra CO2 emitted is stored in reservoirs such as the deep oceans, it could be trapped for hundreds or even thousands of years. By contrast, new forests retain carbon for a much shorter time span.
CO2 is the most important of the long-
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Annual Greenhouse Gas Index,
quoted in the bulletin, shows that from 1990 to 2011, radiative forcing by long-
Dr.Gyamnya Baki Garam
The SI-
The SI-
The Tagin Mythology tells us that, out of the nothingness and the emptiness of the
universe two forms called KORIUM and KULU came into being. And out of the KORIUM-
On the 5th day of the restriction imposed, ATU-
With the formation of SECHING, the needs for light, water and a measure of time arose, which are the basic ingredients required for the life forms to begin. So “KURIUM and KULU” created ‘DONYI’ the sun, ‘POLO’ the moon and ‘HAI’ the sea. DONYI, the sun spread light, ‘POLO’ the moon gave a means to measure time and ‘‘HAI’’ the sea provided water to the world of life form that was to take shape on ‘SECHING. So the stars were created as daughters of “NYIDO – KOLO”, the sky, to decorate the settings.
After creating atmosphere conducive for life forms to take shape, RIUMCHIJERING adopted
himself into two forms – SECHING CHERICHIJING & NYIDO DORICHIJING respectively, which
were to reside and preside over SECHING -
AYU DONYI and ATU-
To launch the drama and cycle of the life into action, ATU-