Daily Archives: September 7, 2018

State’s LGBTQ community opens up on scrapping of Sec 377

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Sep 6: In a historic verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday decriminalized Section 377 of the IPC, which had deemed that gay...

Dist without adequate security as election draws near

ITANAGAR, Sep 6: Development in Kamle district is seemingly dragging its feet, and so, it would appear, is the matter of law enforcement in...

Women demand transfer of rape-and-murder case to SIC

NAMSAI, Sep 6: The Women Welfare Society (WWS) of Namsai district has written to Chief Minister Pema Khandu, demanding that the unsolved rape-and-murder case...

Dept begins inquiry into procedural lapses as HC orders Jongkey’s reinstatement

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Sep 6: Following the reinstatement of Tani Jongkey as Tax & Excise Joint Commissioner by the High Court in March this year,...

Couple attacked, wife dies

NAHARLAGUN, Sep 6: Unknown miscreants attacked a couple on the outskirt of Pachin area here with sharp weapons in the wee hours of Wednesday....

Bar members not to represent man involved in alleged misconduct

AALO, Sep 6: The West Siang District Bar Association on Thursday said no member of the association would stand as counsel or take up...

Governor calls for improving facilities in primary school

ITANAGAR, Sep 6: Governor BD Mishra on Thursday visited the government primary school, Raj Bhavan, and interacted with the teachers and members of the...

RGGP conducts orientation prog for 1st year students

ITANAGAR, Sep 6: Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic (RGGP) here on Wednesday conducted an orientation programme for the first-year students of the institute. The programme was...

Vandalized police outpost to be renovated

CHESSA, Sep 6: The vandalized police outpost here in Papum Pare district will be renovated and repaired soon, Environment & Forests Minister Nabam Rebia...

Anganwadi workers administered pledge

PASIGHAT, Sep 6: The anganwadi workers of East Siang district were administered the 'Poshan pledge' by ICDS DD Ponung Angu Ering at the CDPO...

Unauthorized speed breakers removed

PASIGHAT, Sept 6: The East Siang district administration has removed several unauthorized speed breakers from the stretch of NH-13 in between Ruksin and Mebo. Out...

SIDF fund for unemployed educated youths to run restaurants: DCM

NAMSAI, Sep 6: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein informed that, under the SIDF, he has decided to construct small restaurants worth Rs 3 crore,...

ToT programme underway

NAHARLAGUN, Sep 6: Seventeen government officers from various districts are participating in a three-day training of trainers (ToT) programme which began at the Administrative...

Rs 3 crore allocated for GHSS: Gamlin

AALO, Sep 6: Tax & Excise Minister Jarkar Gamlin on Thursday informed that over Rs 3 crore have been allocated for infrastructure development of...

MMRKK scheme discussed

DAPORIJO, Sep 6: A meeting of the Upper Subansiri district health unit (DHU) was held here on Tuesday, in connection with finalizing the annual...

Govt services provided

KANUBARI, Sep 6: Hundreds of villagers benefited from the 'Prashashan aapke dwar' programme organized here by the Longding district administration on Thursday. Among others, the...

Businessman donates Rs 10 lakhs for Kerala

NAMSAI, Sep 6: The proprietor of M/s AK Enterprises here, Aditya Mein, has donated Rs 10 lakhs to the Chief Minister's Distress Relief Fund...

Team Komsing lifts memorial football trophy

PANGIN, Sep 6: Team Komsing won the 1st Tagi Taloh Memorial Football Tournament trophy after defeating DASC 2-0 in the final match held here...

Moyong inaugurates CDPO office

PASIGHAT, Sep 6: The office of the child development project officer (CDPO) here, under the Pasighat ICDS project, was inaugurated by local MLA Kaling...

LM&CA inspector passes away

ITANAGAR, Sep 6: Bengia Dongro, who was serving as Legal Metrology & Consumer Affairs (LM&CA) Inspector in Daporijo, passed away here on 5 September...