Monthly Archives: February 2019

Nat’l seminar on state’s cultural heritage underway

RONO HILLS, Feb 11: A two-day seminar themed 'Cultural heritage of Arunachal Pradesh', being organised by the Arunachal Institute of Tribal Studies of Rajiv...

‘Officers and Officials Idol’ contest begins

ITANAGAR, Feb 11: The second edition of the 'Officers and Officials Idol' contest began at Banquet Hall here on Monday with the audition round...

Mishmis in capital complex celebrate Reh-Tamladu

JOLLANG, Feb 11: The Mishmi community residing in the capital complex celebrated Reh-Tamladu festival at the Mishmi Culture Heritage Centre here on Sunday. Prominent figures...

ECI modifies transfer/ posting order

ITANAGAR, Feb 11: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has written to the chief secretaries and the chief electoral officers of all the states...

Police arrest drug peddlers

CHANGLANG, Feb 11: The police here arrested two persons - one of them a police constable - on Sunday in connection with drug peddling. The...

Union seeks shifting of election office

ITANAGAR, Feb 11: The All Kamle District Students' Union in a representation to the chief electoral officer here on Monday sought shifting of the...

Trg on farming practices imparted

BIZARI/MOBANG, Feb 11: As many as 153 farmers benefitted from training programmes on modern farming practices organised by the NHPC's Dibang Multipurpose Project (DMP)...

BJP observes ‘Samarpan Divas’

ITANAGAR, Feb 11: The state BJP on Monday observed 'Samarpan Divas' at the party's headquarters here by organizing various programmes. The event is held in...

Trg on computerized accounting underway

NAHARLAGUN, Feb 11: Ministerial employees of the state government are undergoing a three-day training programme on 'computerized accounting system' which began at the Administrative...

Winter NSS camp conducted

AALO, Feb 11: Seventy volunteers of the NSS unit of SFS College here in West Siang district, led by Kenli Ete, participated in a...

Election training underway

ZIRO, Feb 11: The election training for the officials of Lower Subansiri district was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner Chukhu Takar here on Monday. Addressing the...

Vadra: Breaking Omerta code

Tale of Two Sons In-Law By Poonam I Kaushish This is the tale of two sons in law, Feroze Gandhi and Robert Vadra. The first, a...

Railways should not undertake costly projects while compromising on safety standards

Dear Editor, Are we supposed to travel by train ignoring fractures in rail - tracks? A few days ago, at least 6 people died and...

The way forward

Dear Editor, An abbreviation that has recently been doing the rounds is the "LFPR"(Labour force participation rate), a burning topic amongst opposition parties and the...

Final report on PRC within a couple of days : Rebia

Latest meet without PRC seekers Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Feb 10: The final report on the permanent resident certificate (PRC) issue will be ready within this week...

Tuki acknowledges contribution of Christianity to Nyishi society

47th annual conference of NBCC NYORCH, Feb 10: Former chief minister Nabam Tuki acknowledged the positive contribution of Christianity to the Nyishi society, as well...

Forest personnel denied election honorarium: IFF

ITANAGAR, Feb 10: The state unit of the Indian Foresters' Federation (IFF) has invited the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) attention to the alleged...

Avoiding delay of justice in child abuse cases

Despite the existence of strong laws, crimes against children in the state are rampant, while on the other hand the conviction rate in such...

Arun Prabha to be linked to Airtel, Dish TV services: Official

ITANAGAR, Feb 10: Arun Prabha, the 24th Doordarshan satellite channel inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here, will be linked to Airtel and Dish...

Work on border roads intensified: BRO DG

ITANAGAR, Feb 10: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has intensified the construction work on the Mago-Chuna and the Yarlung-Lamang roads in the state, BRO...