Monthly Archives: April 2019

Number of women contestants increasing in Arunachal

ITANAGAR, Apr 8: The number of women contestants in Arunachal Pradesh has gone up to 11 in the current election for the 60-member assembly,...

Every single vote counts: Governor

ITANAGAR, Apr 8: Governor BD Mishra has appealed to the people of the state to exercise their adult franchise in the coming elections to...

Cash seizure crosses Rs 6 cr mark

ITANAGAR, Apr 8: The total amount of cash seized ahead of the elections in Arunachal Pradesh crossed the Rs 6 crore mark on Monday. According...

ECI bans exit polls

Poll campaigns end today at 5 pm ITANAGAR, Apr 8: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has imposed ban on conducting and publishing exit polls...

Time to change leadership: Apik

DOIMUKH, Apr 8: The National People's Party's (NPP) Arunachal West parliamentary candidate, Khyoda Apik, said it was time to change the leadership in the...

Moyong assures better urban amenities in Pasighat

Correspondent PASIGHAT, Apr 8: Sitting Pasighat East MLA Kaling Moyong, who is contesting for the seat on a BJP ticket this election, promised to ensure...

Poll officials begin march to remote polling stations in LDV

ROING, Apr 8: Lower Dibang Valley (LDV) district is geared up to conduct the simultaneous elections with the polling personnel for four remote polling...

COs meet micro-observers

AALO, Apr 8: The central observers (CO) appointed to oversee the election process in West Siang district held a meeting with the micro-observers and...

Intense canvassing on last day of campaigns

Staff Reporter NAHARLAGUN, Apr 8: The last day of election campaigning on Monday witnessed hectic canvassing by the Itanagar assembly candidates to reach out to...

‘Team work important to check electoral malpractices’

ITANAGAR, Apr 8: Special expenditure observer (SEO) DD Goel underscored the importance of all the stakeholders working together as a team to check electoral...

Toothless Ec, netas merry

Code Of 'Misconduct' By Poonam I Kaushish In this theekha-masaledar electioneering season our netagan seem to have taken loads of tips from Bollywood and produced their...

The PM’s hypocrisy

Dear Editor, Kudos to The Arunachal Times for the editorial titled 'Modi and his communal agenda' (2 April). It is a disgrace to notice how a...

Officers forgo last rites of parents as election duty calls

PASIGHAT, Apr 7: As Arunachal votes on 11 April to choose their parliamentary and legislative assembly representatives, extraordinary dedication by those at the helms...

Over 20 complaints lodged against govt officers for canvassing

Election 2019 PASIGHAT, Apr 7: The office of the state's chief electoral officer (CEO) has received more than 22 letters of complaints against government employees...

A question of conscience

With the voting day for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections just a few days away, the political atmosphere in the state is...

5 ‘illiterates’ in fray for assembly election; 3 each in youngest and oldest age...

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 7: Five 'illiterate' candidates are in the fray for this year's state assembly election. The analysis is according to the...

FIR against 2 over cash recovery in Arunachal

NEW DELHI, Apr 7: Days after Rs 1.8 crore was recovered from two vehicles in Arunachal Pradesh, belonging to the convoy of the chief...

APCA SG retracts petition after CEO warning

ITANAGAR, Apr 7: Arunachal Pradesh Catholic Association (APCA) secretary-general (SG) Pekhi Nabum has tendered an apology to the state chief electoral officer (CEO) and...

Cash seizure rises to Rs 5.94 Cr

ITANAGAR, Apr 7: A whopping Rs 5.943 crore in cash and more than one lakh bottles of various kinds of liquors have so far...

Khandu blames Congress for corruption

BASAR, Apr 7: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Sunday blamed the Congress party for "creating the habit of corruption" in the state. Addressing a BJP...