Monthly Archives: August 2018

Awareness programme conducted

AALO, Aug 13: The West Siang District Tobacco Control Cell recently launched a series of school awareness camps on the harmful effects of tobacco...

‘Cancel inspector’s transfer order’

DAPORIJO, Aug 13: The All New Market Welfare Association here has requested the state government to cancel the transfer of Daporijo police station Inspector...

Assn observes ‘Patriotic Day’

ITANAGAR, Aug 13: The Manipuri Welfare Society of Arunachal Pradesh (MWSAP) on Monday observed its 175th Patriotic Day in a function at the conference...

Big wins for Naharlagun Solung and Banggo UFC

CHIMPU, Aug 13: A brilliant hat-trick from Tajing Siram helped Naharlagun Solung FC thrash Gumin Bote 7-3 in a Group B match of the...

Inter-club badminton tourney underway

PALIN, Aug 13: The first inter-club Independence Cup Badminton Tournament of Kra Daadi District began at the indoor hall here on Monday. The inaugural match...

Controversial statement

One of the most respected spiritual leaders of world his holiness Dalai Lama, the political cum spiritual head of Tibetan community has found himself...

No place for girls

Rape Country By Poonam I Kaushish India is at war with its girls and women. As tales of savagery and nightmarish drugging, beating and rape of...

Indigenous Peoples and forest rights

Dear Editor, International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is celebrated every year on August 9. The significance of this day is to remind us...

Looting the unemployed

Dear Editor, In a democratic welfare state like India, govt. is installed for the welfare of its citizen. Creating jobs for the masses being one...

ISTT project yet to see light of day

Staff Reporter NAHARLAGUN, Aug 12: The much awaited interstate truck terminal (ISTT) project at Lekhi village here is yet to see the light of day. Work...

CM reassures indigenous faith believers over APFR Act

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Aug 12: Chief Minister Pema Khandu reassured the indigenous faith believers of the state that the government would consult members of all...

The engineer who quit his job to make India free of child beggars

ITANAGAR, Aug 12: With his mission to eradicate child beggary from the entire nation, Ashish Sharma, a mechanical engineer, arrived in Itanagar on foot...

Fishy business

Abhijit (name changed) is a fishmonger in Itanagar. He is an Assamese-speaking Bihari from Assam who makes a living in Itanagar. Abhijit procures his fishes...

AASSATA urges govt to reconsider cabinet decision on regularization

ITANAGAR, Aug 12: Members of the All Arunachal Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan Teachers' Association (AASSATA), led by its president Tarak Agung Tarh, called on Deputy...

Teacher served show cause notice over unethical statement

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Aug 12: Taking cognizance of the unethical statement issued by SSA teacher identified as Nabam Doria during the dharna staged by the...

CM sets two years’ target for HC completion

NAHARLAGUN, Aug 12: Chief Minister Pema Khandu laid the foundation stone for the high court (HC) building here in a ceremony on Sunday, and...

APCC laments Dalai Lama’s partition comment

ITANAGAR, Aug 12: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has expressed disappointment over the recent statement of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, who during...

National Librarians’ Day celebrated

Dept to start network connectivity in libraries ITANAGAR, Aug 12: The public libraries department is going to start network connectivity in at least 10 public...

Re-verification for TAH compensation on Monday

ZIRO, Aug 12: The re-verification of the land acquisition for compensation for the Potin-Bopi stretch of the Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH) will begin on Monday...

RGU students, scholars to stage rally

RONO HILLS, Aug 12: The Rajiv Gandhi University Students' Union (RGUSU) and the Rajiv Gandhi University Research Scholars' Forum (RGURSF) said they would stage...