Monthly Archives: August 2017

Free LPG connection to BPL families

AALO, Aug 30: A total of 80 Below Poverty Line families of Aalo, Bagra and Kodum circles were provided free LPG connections under the...

Bharat Jodo Abhiyaan launched at Ngopok Village

PASIGHAT, Aug 30: The 39th West Pasighat Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Mandal unit has launched Bharat Jodo Abhiyaan during its executive meeting held...

Cake controversy continues

31ITANAGAR, Aug 30: With the BJP-ruled state government as well as the party leaders remaining mum on the alleged cake cutting controversy involving Union...

Cleaning drive at Yingkiong

YINGKIONG, Aug 30: The townspeople of Yingkiong participated in a cleanlinessdrive within the town on Wednesday and cleared roadside garbage and waste materials in...

DC asks officials to be punctual

YINGKIONG, Aug 30: Upper Siang Deputy Commissioner, Duly Kamduk asked the employees of his office to be punctual and maintain discipline and office decorum. Briefing...

Teachers trained on vision screening

Yazali, Aug 30: Rama Krishna Mission Hospital, Itanagar, in collaboration with Mumbai based NGO 'Mission for Vision' on Tuesday organized a workshop on vision...

Call to end child marriage

ITANAGAR, Aug 30: Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women Chairperson Mitali Tingkhatra called upon all the stakeholders to make concerted efforts to bring an...

Pay attention to education & health sector

Exposing the tall claims of government, the School Management Committee of Government Secondary School Pakke-Kessang under East Kameng district published a classified advertisement in...

Abolishing Triple Talaq

Boost to gender equality By Dr Oishee Mukherjee The recent landmark judgement of the Supreme Court striking down the controversial Islamic practice of instant talaq, has...

Follow the law of the land

Dear Editor, With reference to the news headline "three forcibly attempt to enter without ILP" in the 29 August 2017 issue, I would like to...

Cowards in us glorify violence

Dear Editor, After narrating an incident of violence where a husband had reportedly blinded his wife in one eye in front of his neighbours, Nellie...

Inordinate delay

Dear Editor, With reference to the advertisement No.DSC (WD)-89/2016/R.Cell dated 18th Feb'2017 for various posts notified by Guwahati High Court ,Itanagar permanent Bench, Naharlagun, I...

SMC floats classified advt seeking private teachers

ITANAGAR, Aug 29: The School Management Committee Chairman of Government Secondary School Pakke-Kessang under East Kameng district, Sunil Nabum has published a classified advertisement...

Their culture and our languages

The Arunachal Pradesh government has approved creation of Department of Indigenous Faith & Cultural Affairs to "preserve and promote culture and faiths of the...

Experts for trans-boundary cooperation on Brahmaputra basin

BANGKOK, Aug 29: Trans-boundary collaboration and sound water management are key to mutually beneficial water utilisation and flood control in India and three other...

Schools without MDM, smart classrooms

ROING, Aug 29: Only two out of four Roing schools were serving Mid Day Meals (MDM) due to non-release of conversion cost since October...

Nirjuli without power, residents react

ITANAGAR, Aug 29: Agitated over the lack of power supply in Nirjuli Township for a week, angry residents surrounded the Nirjuli Power House and...

AICU raises concerns on saffronisation of education

ITANAGAR, Aug 29: The All India Catholic Union (AICU) raised concerns on the reported serial attempts by the central and state governments to 'saffronise'...

NE orgs mourns passing of rights defender

GUWAHATI, Aug 29: North East human rights groups have mourned the death of Vijay K Nagaraj, former Director of Amnesty International, India. Vijay died in...

APST employees urge DC to review order

ITANAGAR, Aug 29: The All Arunachal Pradesh State Transport Employees Welfare Association (AAPSTEWA) has strongly opposed the Capital Complex Deputy Commissioner's order allowing private...