Monthly Archives: January 2019

Public toilets in capital complex ready for use

ITANAGAR, Jan 8: The capital complex administration on Monday opened the doors of all the 48 public toilets constructed in different locations in Itanagar...

1 arrested for selling drugs, hooch

Correspondent PASIGHAT, Jan 8: The police on Sunday arrested one Tome Tayeng from Jarku village near here in East Siang district for allegedly selling hooch...

Ering seeks KV in Ruksin

NEW DELHI, Jan 8: Member of Parliament Ninong Ering has urged Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar to establish a Kendriya Vidyalaya (KV) in Ruksin...

MLA inaugurates PMGSY road

JORAM, Jan 8: Yachuli MLA Likha Saaya inaugurated the 3 km PMGSY road from the BRTF road to Peil Joram on Tuesday, in the...

SAD camps organised

SANGWAL KHAMLANG, Jan 8: The Changlang district administration conducted a Sarkar Aapke Dwar (SAD) camp at remote Sangwal Khamlang village on Monday, during which...

HDMT: Papum Pare drub Longding 12-0 in women’s football

TEZU, Jan 8: Papum Pare women drubbed Longding 12-0 in a league level football match of the third Hangpang Dada Memorial Trophy (HDMT) tournaments...

Quota politics is back with vengeance

The Narendra Modi led BJP governemnt on Monday announced 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and higher education for economically weaker sections in...

Have benefits percolated down?

Modern Indian State By Dhurjati Mukherjee Every alternative day we hear talks of modern developments in social economic and scientific spheres without understanding or assessing its...

Ease traffic jams

Dear Editor, Traffic jams have made life difficult for us. These days it is impossible to do travel from Itanagar to Naharlagun or Naharlagun to...

Do away with Mathematics

Dear Editor, For the last many years, we have been requesting for the removal of mathematics paper in competitive exams or replacing it with reasoning...

Commission should get its house in order

Dear Editor, I would like to use your esteemed daily as a platform to point out the hypocrisy of the APPSC. I wasn't even planning...

Complete recruitment process early

Dear Editor, After advertising the vacant posts, if the recruiting agency takes years to conduct its written test, it really frustrates the candidates. APPSC had...

APPSCCE cases hearing rescheduled

Staff Reporter NAHARLAGUN, Jan 7: The hearing of the cases regarding the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Combined Competitive Examination (APPSCCE) has been rescheduled for after...

BJP’s IG Park office foundation laid despite objections; CM promises ‘protest area’

ITANAGAR, Jan 7: Amid continuing objections and protests from various organizations over the allotment of government land for establishing the state BJP's office, the...

NE protests against citizenship bill

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Jan 7: The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, which is likely to be debated in the parliament on Tuesday, has been met...

Si-Donyi celebrated

Cultural development part of nation's development: Rijiju TALIHA, Jan 7: Apart from infrastructure, cultural development of different communities is part and parcel of the government's...

Arangham receives National Award for Anganwadi Workers

NEW DELHI, Jan 7: Anganwadi worker Monica Arangham, who serves at the Russa Part 1 anganwadi centre in Longding district, was conferred with the...

Sumpa receives National Entrepreneurship Award

ITANAGAR, Jan 7: Progressive entrepreneur Tana Sumpa was conferred with the National Entrepreneurship Award 2018 in the special award category (SC/ST) under A2 category...

AAPSU submits resolutions to GoAP, demands ‘offspring law’

ITANAGAR, Jan 7: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) on Monday submitted the resolutions it adopted in its recently held federal assembly to...

MoS lays foundation stone for NE police unit bldg

NEW DELHI, Jan 7: Union MoS for Home Kiren Rijiju on Monday laid the foundation stone for the building to house the special police...