Yearly Archives: 2018

Condolences pour in for deceased former AAPSU leader’s family

ITANAGAR, Apr 2: The North East Students' Organization has deeply mourned the demise of former All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) leader, Darasing Tayeng,...

AKDSU serves ultimatum to CM

ITANAGAR, Mar Apr 2: The All Kamle District Students' Union (AKDSU) has served a week's ultimatum to Chief Minister Pema Khandu, seeking his intervention...

Assn seeks proper utilization of funds

ITANAGAR, Apr 2: The All Kamle District Contractors' Welfare Association in a representation to the deputy commissioner of Kamle district recently urged him to...

Health dept staff takes Swachhta Pakhwada pledge

YUPIA, Apr 2: The health department staff here in Papum Pare district took the pledge on Swachhta Pakhwada at the office of the district...

Farmers trained on using incubator

LEKANG, Apr 2: Namsai KVK Head In-charge Dr Debasis Sasmal on Monday organised a three-day hands-on training programme on 'Functioning of incubator' for the...

Worshipping false gods

Communal Violence, Yawn By Poonam I Kaushish It never ceases to surprise how our polity is swiftly sinking into the marshy cesspool of bloodied religious intolerance....

How did my father die?

Dear Editor, I woke crying at 5 yesterday with my pillow soaked in my tears. Dad had visited me in my dream. Again. Wearing white,...

Restoration of power supply in Arunachal to take few more days: Taga

ITANAGAR, Apr 1: Power Minister Tamiya Taga on Sunday said total restoration of electricity supply in the eastern part of the state, which was...

PPA calls for all-party meet on land rate issue

ITANAGAR, Apr 1: The People's Party of Arunachal (PPA) has urged the state government to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the land rate...

Swimming with the sharks

Barely a week after the passing of the Arunachal Pradesh Money Lending Regulation Bill, a group of women money lenders scrambled to the press...

Recovered addicts must not be allowed to relapse: DC

LONGDING, Apr 1: Longding Deputy Commissioner VS Mallik called for ensuring that recovered drug addicts do not slip back into their old habits. The deputy...

‘Consumers have not exercised their rights’

NAHARLAGUN, Apr 1: "Apart from the establishment of the department of consumer affairs, people have by no means exercised their rights," said Consumer Rights...

IBCS raises concern over drug peddling in monastery premises

ITANAGAR, Apr 1: The Itanagar Buddhist Cultural Society (IBCS) has expressed serious concern over the rampant movement of drug peddlers and unwanted elements within...

Former AAPSU leader passes away

ITANAGAR, Apr 1: Former All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) leader, Darasing Tayeng, passed away at the Bakin Pertin Memorial General Hospital in Pasighat...

IGGC students build fence for school

TEZU, Apr 1: Around 200 National Social Scheme (NSS) volunteers of the Indira Gandhi Government College (IGGC) here in Lohit district built a bamboo...

DC tours Bana, learns about people’s grievances

SEPPA, Apr 1: East Kameng Deputy Commissioner Gaurav Singh Rajawat toured Bana EAC headquarters on 31 March to learn about the problems and grievances...

Swatchhta pakhwada begins in Longding

LONGDING, Apr 1: Longding Additional Deputy Commissioner T Ekke inaugurated the swatchhta pakhwada (cleanliness drive) under the Swatchhta Se Siddhi programme at the CHC...

Welfare state crumbling

Rising Education Cost By Shivaji Sarkar Education is for the rich. That is the message being spread by private and government higher education institutions. Fees are being...

Towards successful conservation

Dear Editor, Diverse species of insect pollinators around the globe including honeybees, naïve bees, moths, butterflies, some specialized species of beetles and flies are showing...

Scrap the discriminatory Act

Dear Editor, Through the column of your esteemed daily, I would like to draw the kind attention of the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Chief Minister...