Monthly Archives: February 2018

Ete, Lukham win ‘Officers & Officials Idol’

ITANAGAR, Feb 18: Dr Doorick Ete and Wangdan Lukham walked away as winners of the 'Officers and Officials Idol' at the grand finale held...

Boulevard of Colours starts in Naharlagun

Naharlagun, Feb 18: Naharlagun edition of the Festival of Arunachal, Boulevard of Colours, the annual street pageant featuring culture, music, art and cuisines coinciding...

Taarak wins gold in national Jujitsu c’ship

ITANAGAR, Feb 18: Higio Taarak from Arunachal Pradesh won the gold in the -56 kg category No Gi event of the National Jujitsu Championship...

Mini marathon organised

PASIGHAT, Feb 18: Scores of people participated in a mini marathon themed 'Run for sports', organized by the sports department at the playground of...

Statehood Day badminton championship begins

HAYULIANG, Feb 18: Additional Deputy Commissioner Kego Jilen inaugurated the Statehood Day Open Badminton Tournament here in Anjaw district on Saturday. Forty-five teams from Hawai,...

BLC members trained

KOKILA, Feb 18: Members of the BJP's Balijan booth level committee participated in a training programme here on Saturday. The members were apprised of the...

Nishu Konia wins Mr Arunachal title for third time

ITANAGAR, Feb 18: Nishu Konia won the Mr. Arunachal title for the third consecutive year at the 5th Mr Arunachal Body Building Championship held...

Stop rot, save poor depositors

PNB Tarnished Fraud By Shivaji Sarkar The banks are in dire need to save their coffers. The latest Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam of Rs 11.4...

Nyokum and ritualistic values

Dear Editor, Through your esteem daily, the Nyishi Indigenous Faith and Cultural Society (NIFCS) extend its heartfelt greetings for happy and prosperous Nyokum Yullo-2018. The Nyokum...

Trafficking of Majestic pangolin

Dear Editor, The majestic, ant- and termite-eating secretive, solitary and nocturnal mammal; pangolins are distributed across the continents of Africa and Asia. The name pangolin...

Too little, too late

Dear Editor, Apropos to your news article published on 14th Feb.2018, "Too little, too late", it is pertinent to mention that the Central Govt. has...

Sherdukpens and Losar

Dear Editor, This is in responds to news article published on Feb 16 "Losar and Oriah greetings" in which it was mentioned that CM greeted...

Centre to fully fund projects in NE

NEW DELHI, Feb 17: The central government has decided to fully fund various central projects being implemented in the Northeast, instead of the existing...

Govt to consult citizens in preparing budget

ITANAGAR, Feb 17: The state government will consult all the community-based organizations and other stakeholders before finalizing Budget 2018, which is to be placed...

Youths arrested with psychotropic substances from IG Park

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Feb 17: The police here arrested two youths and detained nine others from Indira Gandhi Park, and seized a sizeable amount of...

DNGC faculty members trained on ICT, e-waste

ITANAGAR, Feb 17: Twenty-five faculty members of Dera Natung Government College (DNGC) were trained on information and communication technology (ICT) and e-waste management from...

INC says thousands rejoined as BJP challenges claim

'Long-time residents deprived of rights' MAHADEVPUR, Feb 16: Thousands of people from Lekang assembly constituency in Namsai district quit the BJP and rejoined the...

Capital DA to provide appliances to differently-abled persons

ITANAGAR, Feb 17: The capital complex district administration is set to organise a camp here to provide aids and appliances to persons with physical...

Lotteries, housies and calendars

Flights Of Fantasy A phenomenon currently gripping our state is the preponderance of lotteries, housies and calendars. Many festivals, clan celebrations/gatherings, and institution anniversary celebrations...

Nyokum Yullo celebration begins in capital

ITANAGAR, Feb 17: The Nyokum Yullo celebration here was declared open by Likabali MLA Kardo Nyigyor on Saturday at the Nyokum Lapang ground here. The...