Monthly Archives: February 2018

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...

Follow Gandhian principles

Dear Editor, Mahatma Gandhi once remarked "Recall the face of the weakest man whom you may have seen and ask yourself if the step you...

Ecosystem beneath our feet

Dear Editor, Soil is a dynamic ecosystem working underneath our feet; and is full of biogeochemical reactions and interactions between several living organisms like soil...

Focus on IT based prog: Union min tells Arunachal

ITANAGAR, Feb 3: Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology and Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad called upon the Government of Arunachal Pradesh...

CM appeals parents for vaccination, sets example for MR campaign

ITANAGAR, Feb 3: Clearing the air on a false video circulating on the side effects of the measles-rubella (MR) vaccine, Chief Minister Pema Khandu...

India growth story to pick up speed with development of NE: PM

GUWAHATI, Feb 3: Highlighting the "path-breaking" economic reforms undertaken by his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India's growth story would further...

Arunachal shines in int’l book fair

KOLKATA (West Bengal), Feb 3: Arunachal Pradesh has been illuminating in the 42nd International Kolkata Book Fair with its thematic presentation of its exhibition...

RKMS celebrates golden jubilee,MoS lauds RKM’s contributions

AALO Feb 3: "Ramakrishna Mission School (RKMS) is one of the best schools of the state and has produced many officers and statesmen who...

Felix assures help to school

ITANAGAR, Feb 3: PHE&WS Minister Bamang Felix on Saturday promised the authority of the Holy Cross Higher Secondary School at Nyokum Lapang here that...

Rules are for others, not for me!

Flights Of Fantasy 'One person at a time' is written outside most ATMs in big letters. 'Please carry mobiles in silent mode' is written outside...