Monthly Archives: April 2019

Youths walk for ‘better governance’

MIAO, Apr 13: Two hundred youths from Miao and nearby areas in Changlang district on Saturday walked 17 kilometres to pray for better governance...

13 incidents of poll-related violence reported in state

ITANAGAR, Apr 12: The state police have received 13 reports of poll-related violence in the state, including damaging of electronic voting machines and clashes...

91.69 percent voter turnout in Khonsa West; updates from other parts coming in: ACEO

ITANAGAR, Apr 12: The Khonsa West assembly constituency in Tirap district has recorded the highest polling percentage with 91.69 percent turnout, followed by Mebo...

Patients stranded with docs out to vote

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 12: The exodus of doctors and nurses during the simultaneous polling forced scores of patients to run around for medical aid...

Alleging booth capturing, Lowang demands ‘adjournment’ of poll

ITANAGAR, Apr 12: The BJP candidate for the Khonsa West assembly constituency, Phawang Lowang, has sought "adjournment" of the election held there, alleging coercion...

Poll officials, police personnel injured in accident

Staff Reporter NAMSAI, Apr 12: Polling officials and police personnel returning from the Wagun, Nongtaw Khampti and Wingseng Nangtaw polling stations under the Namsai assembly...

2 polling officials injured in stone pelting, 1 in group clash in Upper Subansiri

DAPORIJO, Apr 12: Incidents of poll-related violence have been reported from various remote polling stations in Upper Subansiri district. Two polling officials manning the Nasi...

German institute to host Dr Mize on associateship

RONO HILLS, Apr 12: Dr Daniel Mize, assistant professor in RGU's zoology department, has been selected to undertake postdoctoral research and training in ornithology...

6 shops damaged in fire

NAHARLAGUN, Apr 12: Six shops were partially damaged in a fire accident that occurred at the Polo Colony market here on Friday afternoon. The fire...

144 CrPC imposed in Koloriang

KOLORIANG, Apr 12: Kurung Kumey DC Santosh Kumar Rai on Friday promulgated Section 144 CrPC within Koloriang township for 48 hours, prohibiting assembly of...

Election agent demands replacing RO

ITANAGAR, Apr 12: The election agent of the INC candidate for the Hayuliang assembly seat in Anjaw district, Syndulum Ngadong, has demanded that the...

SC directs parties to furnish ECI with electoral bonds funds

NEW DELHI, Apr 12: Lifting the veil of anonymity from the government's political funding scheme, the Supreme Court on Friday directed parties to furnish...

Simultaneous polls witness 66 percent turnout

12 stations go without polling VVPATs found defective Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 11: The elections for the assembly and parliamentary seats were held by and large...

Wangham alleges UG interference, demands re-polling

ITANAGAR, Apr 11: Alleging undue interference by underground (UG) elements at the Longkhau polling station in Longding district, the National People's Party's (NPP) candidate...

EVM damaged in Likabali, people injured in Kurung Kumey

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 11: Sources in Lower Siang HQ Likabali have informed that the EVM machine at the Sogum polling station in the...

First-time voters want jobs, political stability in state

ITANAGAR, Apr 11: A good job, political stability and peaceful environment are on the wish list of many first-time voters in Arunachal Pradesh, where...

Polling official dies on duty

Staff Reporter KHONSA, Apr 11: Polling official Tenak Socia died due to cardiac arrest while performing election duty in Tirap district on Thursday. "Socia was the...

East Siang reports over 85% voter turnout

Correspondent PASIGHAT, Apr 11: Over 85 percent voter turnout in the four assembly constituencies in East Siang district was reported by Thursday evening. However, reports from...

Governor BD Mishra and his wife Neelam Misra cast their votes during the Lok Sabha and the state assembly elections at the polling booth...

BJP will form govt, claims Rijiju

MANI, Apr 11: Union MoS for Home and BJP candidate for the Arunachal West parliamentary seat, Kiren Rijiju, has claimed that his party would...