Daily Archives: April 19, 2019

Hindutva politics is back to centre stage

For the first time in the Indian political history, a person accused of a terror act is going to contest an election. The BJP...

Voters have role beyond poll

By Inder Jit Millions of our voters exercised their franchise yesterday in a majority of the States and Union Territories. Millions more will hopefully cast...

Hate speech kills

Dear Editor,    This refers to Daniel K Deb’s letter, ‘Election and violence’ (Readers’ Forum, 18 April). Hate speeches kill harmony in a society. A few...

JD(S) expresses concern over malfunctioning EVMs, condemns violence

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 18: Candidates of the Janata Dal (Secular) party have expressed serious concern over the malfunctioning of the electronic voting machines...

Phase 2 of LS polls: Moderate to high voter turnout

NEW DELHI, Apr 18: Moderate to high voter turnout was recorded in the 95 constituencies in 11 states and Puducherry that went to polls...

JD(U) stages protest seeking fresh polls

DAPORIJO, Apr 18: Expressing strong resentment over "infringement of adult franchise" at the Soki polling station under the Daporijo assembly constituency, members of the...

Union H&UA secy, governor discuss central projects

ITANAGAR, Apr 18: Union Housing & Urban Affairs Secretary (H&UA) Durga Shanker Mishra called on Governor BD Mishra at the Raj Bhavan here on...

Tikhak music video premiered

Correspondent JAIRAMPUR, Apr 18: The first music video in the dialect of the Tikhak, a sub-tribe of the Tangsa, Ruunn Mu (roughly translated as...

Retired JDH Dr Bori passes away

Correspondent OYAN, Apr 18: Retired joint director of health (JDH) and one of the first radio artistes from the Adi community, Dr Robin Bori,...

The road to Sario-Saria

Crossing deep gorges on narrow log bridges, climbing a slippery slope with the help of cane ropes, fording tricky streams and traversing deep jungles...

GoAP urged to lift orders on financial transaction

ITANAGAR, Apr 18: The All Arunachal Contractor's Welfare Association (AACWA) has appealed for early lifting of the state government's orders on financial transaction. In a...

Nair appointed NABARD Itanagar GM

ITANAGAR, Apr 18: Gopa Kumaran Nair has been appointed as the general manager (GM) of the NABARD's regional office here. Nair took over the charge...

Crafts training prog concludes

ZIRO, Apr 18: A four-month-long training programme on cane and bamboo crafts, organised by the North East Multipurpose Development Society (NEMDS), concluded here in...

Something wrong with EVMs, need to study them: Pitroda

AHMEDABAD, Apr 18: Technocrat-turned-politician Sam Pitroda on Thursday said he feels there is something wrong with the electronic voting machines (EVM). The Congress leader said...