Daily Archives: December 14, 2017

China denies building tunnel to divert Brahmaputra waters

BEIJING, Dec 13: China on Wednesday denied plans to construct a tunnel to divert the Brahmaputra's waters amid reports of highly polluted waters from...

Centre to take all measures to bring Siang back to its normal state: Assam...

PASIGHAT, Dec 13: Assam Minister for Water Resources, Keshab Mahanta has said that the Centre has assured to take all necessary measures to bring...

Shops damaged in Akashdeep fire

ITANAGAR, Dec 13: At least four shops were damaged in a fire accident that occurred at Akashdeep Complex here at around 2.30 pm on...

Dy Speaker inaugurates circle office

KODUM, Dec 13: Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Tumke Bagra inaugurated the circle office here in West Siang district on Wednesday. Later, addressing a gathering at...

TKE Consortium begs to be left out of ‘political one-upmanship’

ITANAGAR, Dec 13: Reacting to the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee's (APCC) allegation of 'torture of businessmen' by the tax authorities, the TK Engineering Consortium...

AAPSU demands thorough investigation into APPSCCE fiasco

ITANAGAR, Dec 13: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) has taken strong exception to the ongoing controversy over the recently held Arunachal Pradesh...

ATCO serves 7-day ultimatum over creation of DATCA

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Dec 13: Reiterating its demand for the creation of a Department of Abo Tani Tradition & Culture Affairs (DATCA), the Abo Tani...

SDHDC demands notification of Siang HQ

ITANAGAR, Dec 13: The Boleng-based Siang District Headquarter Demand Committee (SDHDC) has appealed to the state government to notify the permanent headquarters of Siang...

TYWA allegation concocted: UD&HD

JAIRAMPUR, Dec 13: Jairampur Urban Development & Housing Department (UD&HD) Deputy Director, George Joseph, has termed "concocted" the allegation made recently by the Tangsa...

Poll officials tour Pakke-Kessang

SEPPA, Dec 13: General Election Observer M Joy Singh along with District Election Officer Rajeev Takuk made a whirlwind tour of poll-bound areas of...

Wildlife preservation camp held

SAWA, Dec 13: The All East Kameng Environments & Forest Protection Development Committee (AEKEFPDC) organised a two-day awareness camp for the people of Sawa...

Renowned Galo priest dies

AALO, Dec 13: Renowned priest, orator, and social worker, Tago Paja Lodu breathed his last at a Shillong hospital on 11 December. Paja is survived...

Relief sought

NAHARLAGUN, Dec 13: Informing that the houses belonging to six labourers were reduced to ashes in a fire that broke out at Papu Nallah...

Tadar Tang SLFT: Quarterfinals line-up complete

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Dec 13: The group level matches of the 16th Tadar Tang State Level Football Tournament are almost complete and the eight quarterfinalists...

Kipa Tai & Menya Memorial Badminton Tourney concludes

NAHARLAGUN, Dec 13: The third edition of the Kipa Tai & Menya Memorial Badminton Tournament concluded here at the IMC hall on Tuesday. In the...

Vijay Diwas football tourney

AALO Dec 13: The Vijay Diwas Football Tournament organized by the Indian Army was kicked off here on 12 December. The opening match was played...

DC urges banks to improve CD ratio

TAWANG, Dec 13: Tawang Deputy Commissioner Sang Phuntsok has asked banks in the district to "aggressively push to increase the credit-deposit (CD) ratio." Addressing a...

NPP seeks solution to boundary dispute

ITANAGAR, Dec 13: Expressing concern over the recent eviction drive carried out by Assam officials in Dollungmukh, the state unit of the National People's...

NDRF conducts cleanliness drive

DOIMUKH, Dec 13: The 12th battalion of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) conducted a cleanliness drive in the campus of Jawahar Novodaya Vidyalaya...

Students sensitized on harmful effects of tobacco

PAKAM, Dec 13: School children were sensitized on the harmful effects of tobacco during an awareness programme organised at the government secondary school here...