Monthly Archives: January 2018

NSCN (U) ultra nabbed

LONGDING, Jan 9: Security forces apprehended an NSCN (U) militant from Zedua Colony here on 8 January. Khungam Pansa, self-styled Private of the outfit, was...

ATCO calls off bandh

ITANAGAR, Jan 9: The Abo Tani Clan Organization (ATCO) has called off its proposed bandh on 10 January after receiving assurance from the chief...

Lt Gen Gopal R takes over charge of Spear Corps

KOHIMA, Jan 9: Lieutenant General Gopal R today took over the reins of the Spear Corps, one of the largest and operationally most active...

10-day annual training camp of NCC concludes

ITANAGAR, Jan 9: The combined annual training camp for NCC cadets was organized by the 1 AP BN NCC at Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic...

Tourism dept conducting awareness campaign

ITANAGAR, Jan 9: The Tourism department is conducting an awareness campaign about the importance of tourism at various schools of the state. The department's HRD...

Awareness prog on POCSO Act held

LONGDING, Jan 9: The Women & Child Development department organised an awareness programme on the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act at...

GWS organizes seminar on connectivity

AALO, Jan 9: The Galo Welfare Society (GWS) organised a seminar themed 'Leveraging road connectivity in the Galo inhabited areas: issues, challenges and opportunities'...

ZPM opposes allowing mobile phones in schools

LONGDING, Jan 9: Longding ZPM Noksa Saham has advocated making schools mobile phone-free zones. "Mobile phones should not be allowed in school campuses as they...

Right move by SC

The announcement of Supreme Court of India that playing of national anthem is not mandatory in cinema halls before the screening of film is...

Govt meddling intolerable

Distorting History By Dhurjati Mukherjee A section of accomplished scholars have accused the Centre of its ongoing attempts to distort history. The recently held Indian History...

India does not have a national language

Dear Editor, It is high time Sushma Swaraj, BJP and the Central regime realise that no language has been solely declared as the "National Language"...

An open letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Dear Editor, We come to know that you have a proposed visit to Arunachal Pradesh in the coming month. While, there will be several important...

Salary not released

Dear Editor, I would like to share difficulties that we are facing for being a SSA employee. Three months ago, I was selected in SSA. Since...

Is Seppa really open defecation-free ?

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Jan 8: At a time when the state is gung-ho over the 'official declaration' (issued on 31 December) that Arunachal Pradesh...

Public take ‘No road, no vote’ stance in Upper Subansiri

DAPORIJO, Jan 8: Angry over the delay in construction of the highway (TAH) from Ziro to Daporijo, the public of Upper Subansiri district on...

Tuting incident resolved: Gen Rawat

NEW DELHI, Jan 8: The 'Tuting incident' in Arunachal Pradesh has been resolved, Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat said here on Monday, days after...

Convention hall project nearing completion

ITANAGAR, Jan 8: The much delayed convention hall project at IG Park here is expected to be completed before 20 January. Urban Development (UD) Director...

Governor leads cleanliness drive

ITANAGAR, Jan 8: Governor Dr BD Mishra on Monday led from the front a cleanliness drive launched by the Raj Bhavan to make the...

National integration tour team flagged in

ROING, Jan 8: The flagging in and felicitation ceremony for a group of school children who had recently been taken on a national integration...

Security forces, ULFA exchange fire; two injured

ITANAGAR, Jan 8: Two operatives of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were reportedly injured in exchange of fire with security forces at...