Yearly Archives: 2018

Committee seeks cancellation of e-tender

NAHARLAGUN, Nov 17: The Rakap Sanglum Village Development Committee has urged the Naharlagun PWD executive engineer to cancel the e-tender notice for construction of...

Brokpas benefit from Yak Mela

NYUKMADUNG, Nov 17: More than 500 yak rearers from different parts of West Kameng district benefitted from the 5th 'Yak Mela' organised by Dirang-based...

Dist’s performance in health sector reviewed

YUPIA, Nov 17: The Papum Pare District Health Society met here on Friday under Deputy Commissioner Dr Joram Beda to review the financial expenditure...

Awareness prog on sago palm pulp organised

KOLORIANG, Nov 17: Fifty beneficiaries, including farmers and entrepreneurs, participated in an awareness programme on 'conservation, cultivation, sustainable utilization and nutritional value of tashe...

Cleanliness drives organised

OYAN, Nov 17: The Itanagar-based regional office of the Tea Board of India conducted cleanliness drives at the hospital and school of the Donyi...

Grieving APPSCCE candidates begin hunger strike

ITANAGAR, Nov 15: Intensifying their agitation against the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC), the qualified candidates of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Combined...

Candidates appearing for APPSCCE resent agitation

ITANAGAR, Nov 15: While the agitating candidates of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Combined Competitive (Mains) Examination (APPSCCE) have gone on a hunger strike,...

NGT upholds DMP environmental clearance

ITANAGAR, Nov 15: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has upheld the environmental clearance (EC) accorded to the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation's (NHPC) 2,880 mw...

Protect society from influence of fake news: Karma Paljor

ITANAGAR, Nov 15: "The journalists of today's era have to be the gatekeepers of the society; gatekeepers to protect it from the influence of...

On the APPSC’s failure to conduct fair exams

The system of competitive exam The system of competitive exam is embedded in the concept of merit. This concept upholds the idea that power and...

Governor, CM greet state media on NPD

ITANAGAR, Nov 15: Governor BD Mishra has greeted the state's media community on the occasion of National Press Day (NPD), and expressed hope that...

APCC opposes citizenship amendment bill

ITANAGAR, Nov 15: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has expressed solidarity with the North East Students' Organisation's agitation against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill,...

CM inaugurates projects for development of tourism circuit

TAWANG, Nov 15: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday inaugurated two projects for the development of the North East tourism circuit in the state:...

DA checks petrol pumps, detects irregularity

ITANAGAR, Nov 15: A team of officers comprising SDO Sangeeta Yirang, CO Choiki Dondup and Legal Metrology Inspector G Singpho conducted surprise checking of...

Rock show promotes tobacco awareness

YUPIA, Nov 15: Royal Flush band and drum prodigy Toko Teji enthralled the audience during a rock show organised at the Akashdeep market complex...

National seminar on NE culture, philosophy gets underway

HILLS, Nov 15: A two-day national seminar on 'Poorvottar Bharat ki janajatiyon ka darshan evam sanskriti', organized by the Hindi department of Rajiv Gandhi...

Admin, IOC sign MoU on financial assistance

TAWANG, Nov 15: The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and the Tawang district administration signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) here on Thursday for providing...

Funds for bonded and migrant labourers: NHRC rapporteur

YUPIA, Nov 15: The central government keeps a financial provision of Rs 4 lakhs for every district to conduct surveys on bonded and migrant...

Police arrest drug dealer

Indrajit Tingwa MIAO, Nov 15: The police here in Changlang district arrested a woman drug peddler from Namphai-II area during a raid on Thursday. A police...

Min calls for preserving tradition, culture

BHALUKPONG, Nov 15: PHED Minister Wangki Lowang emphasized the need of preserving traditions and culture for the protection of the identity of the indigenous...