Monthly Archives: February 2018

BRO connects remote villages

LIMEKING, Feb 13: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) connected the operationally critical road ahead of Limeking, on the Tama Chung Chung (TCC) - Maza...

Central team assesses flood damages

PASIGHAT, Feb 13: The six-member inter-ministerial team headed by MHA Joint Secretary Prakash on Tuesday assessed the damages caused by floods in East Siang...

Int’l seminar on eco-spirituality

Native American spiritual leaders stress on reverence for nature ROING, Feb 13: "Vision, values and the tribal way of life must find an important place...

Shun drugs, violence: DC

Worang Juku festival celebrated LAZU, Feb 13: Tirap Deputy Commissioner PN Thungon appealed to the youths of the district to do away with the...

TFA selection trial receives overwhelming response

NAHARLAGUN, Feb 13: The selection trial conducted by the Tata Football Academy (TFA) at Rajiv Gandhi Stadium here on 13 February for inducting players...

Festival greetings

ITANAGAR, Feb 13: Governor BD Mishra in a message on Tuesday conveyed greetings to the people of the state on the occasion of Shapawng...

SFS College gets UGC recognition

AALO, Feb 13: SFS College here in West Siang district has been recognized by the University Grants Commission (UGC), and is now permanently affiliated...

Poppy fields destroyed

WAKRO, Feb 13: The Lohit district administration along with the Central Bureau of Narcotics and police personnel destroyed over 250 hectares of opium cultivation...

Awareness progs on disaster mgmt, road safety held

BOMDILA, Feb 13: Residents of Bomdila, including West Kameng Deputy Commissioner Sonal Swaroop, heads of departments, traders, students and others attended an awareness camp...

Damaged road harassing commuters

PALIN, Feb 13: Around a 100-metre stretch of the Palin-Koloriang road in Choba village remains inundated after the massive landslides that occurred there during...

Orgs demand regular A&T director

ITANAGAR, Feb 13: The All Arunachal Pradesh Youth Organisation and the All Arunachal Registered Contractor Association have urged the chief secretary to post a...

Are we following right strategy?

Development Trends By Dhurjati Mukherjee If one goes by the policies, programmes and statements of political leaders world over, it is discernible that tremendous development has...

Revive health insurance scheme

Dear Editor, The ambitious APCMUIS (Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Universal Health Insurance Scheme) was launched on 20th February 2014 by the then Nabam Tuki led...

India needs Universal Child Franchise

Dear Editor, A political leader was addressing the sheep community to seek votes in favour of him before an election. He promised to gift each...

Central team assessing damages in state

Arunachal seeks comprehensive package ITANAGAR, Feb 12: A seven-member inter-ministerial team of the central government on disaster management, headed by the home affairs ministry's Joint...

‘Illicit opium cultivation a menace to society’

TEZU, Feb 12: Illegal opium cultivation is a menace to the society, and it must be discouraged at any cost. This was the opinion of...

IJU to strengthen activities for journalists’ safety

BHUBANESWAR (Odisha), Feb 12: The two-day national executive committee meeting of the Indian Journalists' Union (IJU) concluded here on Sunday with a resolution to...

BJP’s ‘Congress mukt Bharat’ dream will remain unfulfilled: Sanjoy

ITANAGAR, Feb 12: Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Takam Sanjoy said that the BJP's 'Congress mukt Bharat' (Congress-free India) dream will remain unfulfilled. Addressing...

Teenage burglars’ gang busted

ROING, Feb 12: The police here in Lower Dibang Valley district on Sunday busted a gang of teenage burglars, arrested four of its members,...

AAPSU seeks expediting teachers’ recruitment

ITANAGAR, Feb 12: All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) president Hawa Bagang and general secretary Tobom Dai called on Education Secretary Dr Madhu Rani...