Monthly Archives: April 2018

Hunting, fishing banned

ITANAGAR, Apr 17: The Garku Abu Welfare Society has put a blanket ban on hunting and fishing within the territorial jurisdictions of Yaglung, Bangte,...

NGOs directed to lower volume of Swachh Bharat jingles

ITANAGAR, Apr 17: Responding to numerous complaints that the jingles broadcast from sanitation vehicles in the early morning hours are tuned to maximum audibility...

Panchayat Diwas celebration discussed

YUPIA, Apr 17: Panchayat leaders and circle officers from different parts of Papum Pare district participated in a coordination meeting here with Deputy Commissioner...

DC assesses needs of WSWHWS, STCS

AALO, Apr 17: West Siang Deputy Commissioner Swetika Sachan visited the West Siang Women Handloom and Weavers' Society (WSWHWS) here on Monday to take...

Create jobs

The World Bank forecast that Indian economy will grow at the rate of 7.3 percent for 2019 and 7.5 percent for 2020 has given...

Ecosystems approach vital

New Forest Policy By Dhurjati Mukherjee Forests have assumed critical value in recent times across the globe due to ever-increasing pollution and climate change. The earth's...

Alternative against opium

Dear Editor, The Government Of India has provided an alternative policy for the opium cultivators in Arunachal Pradesh. The state has the largest illegal opium...

Decentralizing decision making

Dear Editor, Arunachal Pradesh has a numerous and vast untapped resources. We only know the little side of the resources we get from the land...

Faced with faculty crisis, director floats advertisement

TRIHMS controversy Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 16: Apparently, the prospect of the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) taking off is still hazy,...

Arunachal women to receive entrepreneur awards

ITANAGAR, Apr 16: Women entrepreneurs Tage Rita and Techi Anna from Arunachal Pradesh have been conferred the Vasundhara NE Woman Entrepreneur of the Year...

Police recover stolen two-wheelers

ITANAGAR, Apr 16: The police here recovered at least 16 stolen two-wheelers on Saturday after arresting four persons from Dony Colony (Jully road) on...

Longte celebrated

Our culture is our identity: Pario PALIN, Apr 16: "Our tradition is our culture and our culture is our identity; therefore we need to preserve...

Police dismiss paper leakage allegations

Staff Reporter PANGIN, Apr 16: The Siang district unit of the Arunachal Pradesh Police on Monday dismissed allegations of paper leakage in the UDC, LDC...

Ensure clean elections for a change: Tuki

SAGALEE, Apr 16: Former chief minister and Sagalee MLA Nabam Tuki urged the Nyishi Baptist Church Council (NBCC) to work towards ensuring "clean elections...

CPA-IR meeting held

Thongdok suggests action plans for strengthening CPA-India region NEW DELHI, Apr 16: Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker TN Thongdok participated in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association...

AAPSU seeks calendar for competitive exams

ITANAGAR, Apr 16: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) has urged the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) to immediately set up a...

APMCC president joins BJP

ITANAGAR, Apr 16: Arunachal Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee (APMCC) president Kamala Linggi along with three other senior office bearers joined the Bharatiya Janata Party...

Sangken celebration ends

ITANAGAR, Apr 16: The celebration of Sangken - the traditional water festival of the Theravada Buddhist community - ended on Monday with the re-installation...

Fire Service Week underway

ITANAGAR, Apr 16: "We are always ready to provide better services to the people, despite facing several difficulties," said SP (Fire & Emergency Services)...

Awareness programme organized

CHIMPU, Apr 16: Childline Itanagar organized an awareness programme at the Donyi Polo Mission School for Hearing and Visually Impaired here on 14 April. Childline...