Daily Archives: February 5, 2018

35th RGU foundation day

Guide the state to control mushrooming of private universities: Rebia Staff Reporter RONO HILLS, Feb 4: Urban Development Minister Nabam Rebia has called on the Rajiv...

Law college to start this year; construction of engg college starts this month

ITANAGAR, Feb 4: The Higher & Technical Education (H&TE) department has informed that it plans to start the academic session of the state's first...

Hopes from smart city

Monday Musing There is an air of optimism following the inclusion of Itanagar under the smart city project by the ministry of urban development. Pasighat town...

BJP asks Congress to play the role of constructive opposition

ITANAGAR, Feb 4: The state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday urged the Congress to play the role of a constructive...

Child from shelter home handed over to Ghy Rly Childline

ITANAGAR, Feb 4: A 15-year-old boy named Saheb Khan, who was lodged at the shelter home run by the Oju Mission, was handed over...

Paddy-cum-fish culture in Ziro valley

Paddy-cum-fish culture has become very popular in Ziro valley, bringing great benefits to the farmers. The farmers put the fingerlings into their fields and reap...

Police seize marijuana stash

RUKSIN, Feb 4: The police along with members of the Women against Social Evil (WASE) seized a huge stash of marijuana from Depi village...

NITI Aayog facilitator for implementing Act East Policy: Kant

GUWAHATI, Feb 4: NITI Aayog would act as a "facilitator and catalyst" for the Northeastern states in implementing the Centre's Act East Policy, a...

HDMT: Capital Complex to meet East Kameng in men’s volleyball final

AALO, Feb 4: Capital Complex will meet East Kameng in the men's volleyball final of the second Hangpan Dada Memorial Tournament (HDMT). Capital Complex beat...

Arunachal’s dream run at BC Roy Trophy ends

ITANAGAR, Feb 4: Arunachal's dream run at the Junior (U-19) National Football Championship for BC Roy Trophy was halted when they suffered a heartbreaking...

Conference concludes with call for preserving culture, tradition

Correspondent JONAI (Assam), Feb 4: The necessity of preserving culture and tradition was highlighted during a four-day conference of the Mising Baane Kebang (the apex...

NSCN (U) activist nabbed

LONGDING, Feb 4: Security forces nabbed a self-styled assistant political officer of the NSCN (U) from here on 3 February. Jangnee Lukham was apprehended during...

Youth carnival organized to identify sports talents

ZIRO, Feb 4: The two-day Ziro Youth Carnival, organized by a group of former sportspersons of Lower Subansiri district with the aim of identifying...

MLA calls for timely completion of Pakke-Seijosa-Itakhola road

SEIJOSA, Feb 4: Pakke-Kessang MLA Biyuram Wahge has directed the officials and the contractor concerned to carry out construction of the Pakke-Seijosa-Itakhola road on...

Golden jubilee celebration of RKM School concludes

'Spirituality needed to balance thought pattern' AALO, Feb 4: "Spirituality is needed in today's life to balance our thought pattern, approach, and action," said Rama...

Karo Sambhav school programme launched in Arunachal

ITANAGAR, Feb 4: Karo Sambhav has launched an e-waste awareness initiative in the schools of Itanagar, in association with Rongjeng Technologies. Held at the State...

Student leader passes away

ITANAGAR, Feb 4: Former president of the All Papum Poma Students' Union (APPSU) Techi Tangam passed away on Sunday, following a brief illness. A native...

A risky move

The recent announcement by United States of America to diversify its nuclear armoury with smaller bombs citing threat from countries like China, Russia, North...

Will hope help in turnaround?

Budget & Rural Sector By Dhurjati Mukherjee As indicated in the Economic Survey, which had focussed on the farm sector, employment and education, the present Union...

Glaring unequal growth

Dear Editor, This refers to the report, "India's richest 1% cornered 73% of wealth generated last year : Oxfam survey" (National, Jan 23, 2018). The...