Monthly Archives: April 2019

IJU condemns attack on TV journalist

HYDERABAD/DELHI, Apr 28: The Indian Journalists’ Union (IJU) has condemned the attack on Rajib Bora, a journalist working for DY365 news channel from Jorhat,...

Reveal information about RBI defaulters and banks’ inspections: Cong

NEW DELHI, Apr 28: The Congress on Sunday asked why the central government was not giving a one-line directive to the RBI to disclose...

The value of vaccination

As a practitioner in the field of animal health, the most common and pertinent question I encounter is: is vaccinating animals necessary at all? This...

Film on Abo Karo released

AALO, Apr 28: A film based on the myths of Abo Karo was released at the army's cinema theatre here in West Siang district...

Book Review

Khanduma’s Curse: Lover and Witches in the Eastern Himalayas by By L.W. Bapu Wordweaves India Pages: 302 Price: 399 The Monpas of Arunachal Pradesh are a sternly religious...

Exciting news

The spotting of pugmarks of an adult Royal Bengal tiger inside the Poba reserved forest (RF) near East Siang district is good news for...

Folly, accident or conspiracy?

Oil, PSUs Death & Jobs By Shivaji Sarkar Air, petro, telephony and job crises are putting the country at risk. America’s nonchalance is adding to...

Re-poll in Gimba cancelled after miscreants snap bridge

Re-poll in 17 polling stations in Kurung Kumey, Kra Daadi peaceful Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 27: Fresh polling at the Gimba polling station in the Tali...

Campaigning for Phase 4 of LS polls ends

NEW DELHI, Apr 27: Campaigning for the fourth phase of polling scheduled for 29 April in 72 parliamentary constituencies across nine states ended on...

Governor advocates bonhomie between army and civilians

WELLINGTON, Apr 27: "Create bonhomie with the civilian population, wherever you are posted, particularly when deployed at international borders," advised Arunachal Pradesh Governor BD...

Pugmarks of Royal Bengal tiger spotted for 2nd time in Poba RF

PASIGHAT, Apr 27: The forest officials of Jonai, Assam, have claimed to have spotted the pugmarks of an adult Royal Bengal tiger for the...

Soki demands re-poll at 3 polling stations

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 27: The BJP candidate for the Daporijo assembly constituency in Upper Subansiri district, Tanyia Soki, on Saturday requested the Election Commission...

Hundreds receive free treatment

Correspondent RUKSIN, Apr 27: As many as 1,777 patients from different rural areas of the state, besides from Jonai in neighbouring Assam, received free...

Pet animals vaccinated

ITANAGAR, Apr 27: More than 50 pet dogs and cats were vaccinated against rabies on the occasion of World Veterinary Day at KM Vets...

Racing against the monsoon

Flights Of Fantasy Amid the heat and dust of the elections, there is a mini-revolution underway in the left bank areas of Mebo subdivision in...

Eastern army commander visits state’s border areas

ITANAGAR, Apr 27: General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Indian Army's Eastern Command, Lt Gen MM Naravane, reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness...

IJU condemns attacks on journalists in Assam

HYDERABAD, Apr 27: The Indian Journalists’ Union (IJU) has condemned the attacks on two journalists, including a woman, in Nalbari and Tinsukia districts of...

DC inaugurates regional sports meet of KVs

PASIGHAT, Apr 27: East Siang Deputy Commissioner Kinny Singh inaugurated the regional sports meet of the Kendriya Vidyalayas (KV) at the KV here in...

Orange saplings distributed

LONGDING, Apr 27: Over 7,000 saplings of Khasi Mandarin orange were distributed to farmers during a two-day distribution programme held at Samsatang and Longding...

An epidemic of malice

Last year, during a visit to the GNRC hospital in Guwahati (Assam), I had a chance meeting with my former teacher at the Guwahati...