Monthly Archives: February 2019

Prog on linkage activities held

TAWANG, Feb 22: Forty participants, comprising members of SHGs and NGOs and PMEGP beneficiaries, attended an awareness programme on 'Backward and forward linkage activities...

Review meeting on NVBDCP held

SWAMY CAMP, Feb 22: The district level review meeting of the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) was held at the district hospital...

BADP scheme in mess

In a major embarrassment for the state the comptroller and auditor general of India (CAG) has criticized the government of Arunachal Pradesh for anomalies...

A critical assessment

16th Lok Sabha By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The last session of the 16th Lok Sabha came to an end on February 13...

27 arrested in capital complex for disturbing law and order

ITANAGAR, Feb 21: The police arrested 27 persons on Thursday for causing public nuisance and for attempting to disturb law and order in the...

CAG slams Arunachal govt for anomalies in border dev plan

ITANAGAR, Feb 21: The comptroller and auditor general of India (CAG) has criticized the Arunachal Pradesh government for anomalies in the implementation of the...

Apang joins JD (S)

Correspondent PASIGHAT, Feb 21: Former chief minister Gegong Apang has joined the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S), headed by former prime minister HD Deve Gowda. The formal joining...

Non-APSTs in 2 dists deserve PRCs: Rebia

ITANAGAR, Feb 21: Joint high power committee (JHPC) chairman and cabinet minister Nabam Rebia told reporters that the non-APSTs in Changlang and Namsai district...

AAPSU clarifies stand on PRC issue

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Feb 21: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) on Thursday clarified the misconception regarding its stand on the permanent resident...

Issuing PRCs to non-APSTs would be a historical blunder: PPA

ITANAGAR, Feb 21: The Peoples' Party of Arunachal (PPA) on Thursday said that if the report of the joint high power committee (JHPC) is...

APCC alleges fund embezzlement, Felix terms it ‘politically motivated’

ITANAGAR, Feb 21: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has alleged that RWD Minister Bamang Felix, "in connivance with Chief Minister Pema Khandu," has...

Itanagar International Film Fest from Friday

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Feb 21: The government of Arunachal Pradesh is organising the first Itanagar International Film Festival (IIFF) here through the information & public...

Vote-on-account presented in assembly

ITANAGAR, Feb 21: Deputy CM Chowna Mein on Thursday presented the vote-on-account for the year 2019-20 for four months from 1 April to 31...

DGGI raids 28 wood-based units in Arunachal

ITANAGAR, Feb 21: The Guwahati zonal unit of the directorate general of GST intelligence (DGGI) seized large amounts of incriminating documents regarding mis-declaration and...

Arunachal celebrates 33rd statehood day

Centre has special focus for Arunachal's development: Governor ITANAGAR, Feb 21: The central government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a special focus and consideration...

GoAP has zero tolerance for corruption: Governor

ITANAGAR, Feb 21: Governor BD Mishra on Thursday lauded the Pema Khandu-led BJP government for its "pro-poor measures" and "crusade against corruption" in the...

CM launches state assembly website, app

ITANAGAR, Fe 21: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday launched the website arunachalassembly.com and the mobile app of the state legislative assembly in a...

Simai inaugurates NEAT Festival

JAIRAMPUR, Feb 20: Local MLA Laisam Simai inaugurated the maiden North East Agro-Business Trade (NEAT) Festival, organized here by the North Eastern Region Community...

Government quarters gutted

Prafulla Kaman PASIGHAT, Feb 21: A fire that broke out at around 6 am on Wednesday gutted two government quarters in High-Region area here in...

Sector, nodal officers trained

BOMDILA, Feb 21: All the zonal, sector and nodal officers of the model code of conduct, the election expenditure monitoring and the media certification...