Monthly Archives: January 2019

Girl Child Day celebrated

AALO, Jan 24: Along with the rest of the nation, the West Siang ICDS celebrated National Girl Child Day with the theme 'Empowering girls...

Docs urged to focus on villages during ‘Sparsh’ campaign

NAHARLAGUN, Jan 24: Health Services Joint Director (NLEP) Dr Reena Das Tabyo called on health officials to focus on villages during the 'Sparsh' leprosy...

ROs, AROs undergo certification progs

ITANAGAR/NAMSAI, Jan 24: A total of 194 returning officers (RO) and assistant returning officers (ARO) of the state underwent the Election Commission of India's...

Trg on kiwi cultivation held

KHUPA CAMP, Jan 24: Sixty-nine farmers, farmwomen and rural youths from villages in Chaglongam, Hayuliang and Manchal circles participated in a 'training-cum-input distribution programme...

Army organizes ‘Know your forces’ exhibition

PASIGHAT, Jan 24: The artillery unit of the Indian Army's Sigar brigade on Wednesday conducted a 'Know your forces' exhibition at the playground of...

‘Yoga satra’ organised

ROING, Jan 24: Thirty-two people underwent training in suryanamaskar, asanas and pranayama during a 10-day 'yoga satra' organised by the Roing branch of the...

Youths enroll for skill training

NAMSAI, Jan 24: As many as 101 local youths got themselves enrolled to undergo training in different trades under the PMKVY and the CMYKY...

Out-dated vehicles should be grounded

A major accident was averted on Wednesday when an Arunachal Pradesh State Transport Services (APSTS) bus carrying students of Kendrya Vidyalaya-II School had a...

Exit Britain, enter India

By Dr D.K.Giri (Prof. International Politics, JMI) Any event involving a major power impacts the world politics and economy. So how can 'Brexit'- the exit of...

Panic as NEEPCO moots total Ranganadi shutdown

'Won't allow,' say downstream orgs ITANAGAR, Jan 23: A circular by the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) regarding shutdown of the Ranganadi (Panyor)...

Bus carrying 75 school children meets with accident, 4 injured

Staff reporter ITANAGAR, Jan 23: An Arunachal Pradesh State Transport Services (APSTS) bus carrying 75 students of Kendrya Vidyalaya-II met with an accident here...

Villagers stop IAF chopper from landing in Vijayanagar ALG

ITANAGAR, Jan 23: The local residents of Vijaynagar in Changlang district Wednesday did not allow an IAF helicopter to land at the Advance Landing...

Ensure fund for development programmes are used 100% on the ground: Gov

DARAK, Jan 23: Stating that road, electricity, education and health are required for progress of the society, Governor Dr BD Mishra urged upon the...

Arunachal Rising Campaign

CM assures 15 crore for Govt Degree Model College infrastructure DAPORIJO, Jan 23: Chief Minister Pema Khandu has assured to sanction Rs 15 crore for...

People in Tirap, Longding petrified because of insurgency: AR

KHONSA, Jan 23: The Indian Army said that "the people of Tirap and Longding districts are petrified because of insurgency in the area and...

Govt to phase out old infrastructure: CM

DAPORIJO, Jan 23: Chief Minister Pema Khandu has said that all old government infrastructures across the state, which were constructed during the days of...

Richo postpones agitation

ITANAGAR, Jan 23: Former minister-cum-Congress president Padi Richo has deferred his proposed agitation in front of the Lower Subansiri DC's office at Ziro in...

Orgs announce Kamle shutdown, boycott on R-Day

ITANAGAR, Jan 23: Protesting against the state government for allegedly excluding Kamle district from considering it as a recruitment centre for the ongoing district-wise...

Legislative session in Feb

ITANAGAR, Jan 23: Governor BD Mishra has summoned the 17th session of the Sixth Legislative Assembly from 21 to 23 February.

Extortionist arrested

CHANGLANG, Jan 23: Police on Wednesday arrested an extortionist near the police station here in Changlang district with cash and suspected brown sugar. The arrested...