Daily Archives: December 9, 2018

GoAP’s PRC announcement invites backlash, rollback demanded

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Dec 8: Chief Minister Pema Khandu's announcement that his government is considering issuing permanent resident certificates (PRC) to non-APSTs living in...

Govt cannot ignore PRC issue: CM

NAMSAI, Dec 8: The issue of giving PRCs to non-APST communities residing permanently in Namsai district cannot be ignored and kept pending for long...

Army jawan killed in firefight with NSCN (IM) cadre

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Dec 8: An army jawan was killed and three other jawans suffered injuries in a firefight between suspected Nationalist Socialist Council of...

Unspoken words come alive at poetry meet

NAHARLAGUN, Dec 8: With the vision of keeping the essence of poetry alive in the state, The Vivid Project (TVP), which bears the tagline,...

Arunachal docs receive CMC fellowship

VELLORE, Dec 8: Drs Gomi Basar and Obang Perme of the Tomo Riba Institute of Health & Medical Sciences, Naharlagun, were conferred post-MD fellowship...

Koley conferred ‘North East India Award’

ITANAGAR, Dec 8: Prolific writer and former assistant director (culture) of the research department, RN Koley, has been conferred with the 'North East India...

Arunachal qualify for semis of Hero National Sub-Jr NFC

NAHARLAGUN, Dec 8: Arunachal Pradesh grounded Tamil Nadu 9-1 in a lopsided Pool A match and became the first team to qualify for the...

Welcoming December

Flights Of Fantasy A very warm welcome to all readers to the cool month of December! As usual, the previous month was marked by good and...

Pema, Sonowal to unveil Bhupen Hazarika’s statue

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Dec 8: The bronze statue of legendary singer and composer Bhupen Hazarika at Bolung village in Dambuk subdivision of Lower Dibang Valley...

SAD camp reaches Kibithoo

KIBITHOO, Dec 8: The Anjaw district administration conducted a Sarkar Aapke Dwar (SAD) camp at remote Kibitho on 5 December. The district's HoDs along with...

Itanagar gets innovation hub, space edn centre

ITANAGAR, Dec 8: The innovation hub and space education centre at IG Park here was inaugurated on Saturday, the first day of the three-day...

CBOs to wait for cabinet decision on TAH scam

ITANAGAR, Dec 8: Land Management Minister Nabam Rebia on Saturday assured several community-based organizations (CBO) that he would take up the issue of the...

Khelo India sports meet starts in Khonsa

KHONSA, Nov 8: The maiden district level sports meet (U-16) here in Tirap under the 'Khelo India' programme was kicked off at Nehru Stadium...

Si Donyi sports meet begins

NAHARLAGUN, Dec 8: The Si Donyi Games and Sports Meet got underway with Sports Authority of Arunachal (SAA) Chairman Bamang Tago inaugurating the badminton...

Women taking on challenges of politics

  Politics is a man's world! Not my words, but of men themselves. Eleanor Roosevelt said, "If women want to be in politics, they need to...

Officials inspect colleges, polytechnic institutes

ITANAGAR, Dec 8: A team of officials from the higher & technical education (HTE) directorate toured the eastern parts of the state from 4...

Farmers benefit from EDP on tuber crops

NAMSAI, Dec 8: Over 120 farmers along with members of SHGs and farmers-producers organisations benefitted from an entrepreneurship development programme (EDP) held at the...

Students taken on ednl trip

ITANAGAR, Dec 8: A group of 30 students from various schools of Papum Pare district were taken on an educational tour to Shillong, Meghalaya,...

Lok adalat held

YINGKIONG, Dec 8: The Upper Siang district legal services authority disposed of one case during a lok adalat it conducted at the court here...

Drawing

--- Markoni Basar Cl-IV, Hornbill School Itanagar