Monthly Archives: April 2018

MLA appeals to public to be partners in development initiatives

PASIGHAT, Apr 16: Nari-Koyu MLA Kento Rina appealed to the people to be partners in development initiatives and to support the government agencies for...

DC encourages youths to participate in army recruitment rally

Correspondent DAPORIJO, Apr 16: Upper Subansiri Deputy Commissioner Danish Ashraf on Monday exhorted the youths of the district to participate in the army recruitment...

Arunachal climber summits Island Peak

ITANAGAR, Apr 16: Tagit Sorang of Kra Daadi district on Monday climbed the Island Peak (20,305 ft), which is located in Khumbu region near...

Workshop on National Pension System held

ITANAGAR, Apr 16: The accounts & treasuries directorate organised a workshop on the National Pension System (NPS), in collaboration with the Pension Fund Regulatory...

Union lodges FIR

ZIRO, Apr 16: The All Dollungmukh Area Students' Union lodged an FIR at the police station here on Sunday against unknown miscreants who reportedly...

Timely appeal

The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs and Member of Parliament from the state, Kiren Rijiju on Sunday appealed to the people of...

A perfect rip off

My Ambedkar Vs Yours By Poonam I Kaushish It is a perfect con job. On the latest catch word: Ambedkar. So last week India stood...

People young and old pour water on each other during Sangken, the three-day water festival of the Tai Khampti, Singpho, Tangsa (Tikhak) and other...

Longte festival

Govt will facilitate keeping traditions alive: DCM ITANAGAR, Apr 15: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein assured that the government would facilitate the preservation of cultural...

Do not create hurdles in development progs: MoS

KOLORIANG, Apr 15: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Sunday appealed to the people of Kurung Kumey district to not...

About police and policing

A few decades ago, police personnel in Arunachal Pradesh literally had very little role in maintaining law and order, since the peace-loving people of...

MLA seeks bringing Tirap, Longding under tourist circuit

HUKANJURI, Apr 15: Borduria-Bogapani MLA Wanglin Lowangdong on Saturday appealed to the state government to bring Tirap and Longding districts under a tourist circuit...

Six districts identified for implementing Laqshya prog

ITANAGAR, Apr 15: State Mission Director of the National Health Mission (NHM), Tapasya Raghav said the union health ministry's Laqshya programme will initially be...

Sangken celebration begins

ITANAGAR, Apr 15: Sangken, the annual three-day water festival of the Tai Khampti, Singpho, Tangsa (Tikhak) and other communities, began on Saturday with revellers...

Revisit unprogressive customs: Governor

ITANAGAR, Apr 15: Governor BD Mishra advocated making concerted efforts to bring progressive changes in the greater interest of the society. "The customs which are...

Gram Swaraj Abhiyan launched on Dr Ambedkar’s birth anniversary

ITANAGAR, Apr 15: The 127th birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar was observed across the state as Samajik Nyaya Diwas (Social Justice Day) with...

Salman, Matin promote Arunachal Tourism

ITANAGAR, Apr 15: Arunachal Tourism got a major boost when Hindi film actor Salman Khan did a pro bono video shoot with his 'Tubelight'...

Assn, market committee discuss issues

ZIRO, Apr 15: Members of the Apatani Youth Association (AYA) discussed issues like unauthorized price hike by shopkeepers, law and order problems, town beautification,...

Minister inaugurates JE office

SILLE, Apr 15: Power Minister Tamiyo Taga inaugurated the junior engineers' office-cum-enquiry billing and collection centre here in East Siang district on Sunday. Taga said...

Deru holds development meetings

BOMDILA, Apr 15: During development meetings he held at Pedung and Sera villages in West Kameng district recently, Bomdila MLA Japu Deru sought cooperation...