Monthly Archives: September 2018

Plastic menace: A homemaker’s point of view

Plastic is one of the biggest threats our planet is facing today. They can be found everywhere, from the highest of the peaks to...

AAPSU to meet CBOs on ST benefits

ITANAGAR, Sep 9: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) has said it will hold a consultative meeting on 15 September with community-based organizations...

PPA for introducing CSAT

ITANAGAR, Sep 9: The People's Party of Arunachal (PPA) has said the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) should introduce the Civil Services Aptitude...

State level Subroto Cup starts today

'APCC allows movement of vehicles ferrying officials and players' Staff Reporter NAHARLAGUN, Sep 9: The state level U-17 Subroto Cup football tournament (boys & girls) will...

21 km CC roads to be constructed this year: MLA

ITANAGAR, Sep 9: Around 21 kilometres of CC pavement roads will be constructed this financial year in different areas of the twin capital city,...

Min inaugurates high-mast light

PASIGHAT, Sep 9: Power Minister Tamiyo Taga switched on a newly-installed high-mast light at the Central Donyi Polo Gangging here on Sunday. Later, addressing a...

Thousands benefit from ‘Sarkar aapke dwar’ progs

PAKKE-KESSANG, Sep 9: Thousands of people benefited from the third edition of the 'Sarkar aapke dwar' programme organized here on Saturday by the East...

‘Hard work and sincerity lead to success’

ITANAGAR, Sep 9: Success is achieved only through determination, hard work and sincerity, DIGP, Arunachal Pradesh Police Taba Tusar said. He said this while participating...

International Literacy Day celebrated

TEZU, Sep 9: International Literacy Day was organised here by the Lohit district education department in collaboration with the Bamboosa Library. Addressing readers, teachers, parents...

Union calls for early completion of projects

TALI, Sep 9: The All Tali Area Students' Union (ATASU) has urged the Kra-Daadi deputy commissioner to instruct the executing agencies and contractors to...

Lok adalat held

AALO, Sep 9: The West Siang District Legal Service Authority disposed of 58 pre-litigation cases and one criminal compoundable case out of 267 cases,...

Wrong trend

The participation of Vice-President of India M Venkaiah Naidu at World Hindu Congress in Chicago, United States of America has divided opinion of the...

Modi has to add dynamics

India on growth path By Shivaji Sarkar India is on a growth path. Latest quarterly figures say it touched 8.2 per cent in April-June, beating the...

Black jackals

Dear Editor, The exciting news regarding sighting and capture of black jackals from Assam is important considering the conservation value of such rare specimens. The...

Unanswered, unsure

Dear Editor, 7AM: A fresh copy The Arunachal Times slides under the door. The newspaper-boy hums away in his own world of daily beginnings. But...

Civil service exams and the rest

Dear Editor, It seems that Arunachal Pradesh Public service Commission has came into being for APPSCCE only. Whereas, many of exams like Jt.BDO, Extension officer, LDC...

Why does the commission take years to conduct exams?

Dear Editor, According to the directive issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) way back in 2016, all ministries or departments must ensure...

International suicide prevention day

Dear Editor, September 10 international suicide prevention day. Sneha, an organisation founded by Dr. Lakshmi Vijaykumar, has done commendable service to humanity especially in preventing...

Modi govt giving away agri loans to corporates: APCC

ITANAGAR, Sep 8: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Saturday attacked the Narendra Modi-led BJP government for allegedly giving away several thousand crores...

MLA calls for peaceful Assam-Arunachal coexistence

Correspondent NARI-SEREN, Sep 8: Nari-Koyu MLA Kento Rina has appealed to the people of both Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to coexist peacefully in the...