Monthly Archives: February 2018

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...

Too little too late

In 2017 monsoon wreaked havoc across the state. Large scale destruction of properties including private and govt was reported from various part of the...

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...

BRO opens Bailey bridge

TAKSING, Feb 12: The Border Roads Organization (BRO) has opened another bridge on the strategically important Tama Chung Chung-Taksing road here in Upper Subansiri...

Shapawng Yawng Manau Poi begins

NAMSAI, Feb 12: The 34th edition of the Singpho ethno-cultural festival, Shapawng Yawng Manau Poi began here on Monday. The festival is celebrated in commemoration...

NGOs stage dharna for Potin-Pangin highway

DAPORIJO, Feb 12: Various groups representing the people of Upper Subansiri, Lower Subansiri and West Siang districts staged a dharna here on Monday to...

Arunachal’s forest cover registers decrease

NEW DELHI, Feb 12: Though India's tree and forest cover has registered an increase of one per cent, or 8,021 sq km, in two...

Budget session from 9 March

ITANAGAR, Feb 12: Governor BD Mishra has summoned the 6th legislative assembly to meet for its 15th budget session from 9 to 16 March,...

Dai receives Sahitya Akademi Award

ITANAGAR, Feb 12: Noted poet and writer Mamang Dai received the Sahitya Akademi Award from the academy's president Chandrashekhara Kambara in New Delhi on...

APIC re-fixes hearing date

ITANAGAR, Feb 12: The Arunachal Pradesh Information Commission (APIC) has re-fixed the hearing which was to take place on 15 February to 16 February,...

Forum demands handing over of Pinch death case to CBI

ITANAGAR, Feb 12: The All Arunachal Pradesh Youth Forum has submitted a memorandum to the chief minister, demanding that the state government hand over...