Monthly Archives: April 2019

Poll violence

Nineteen polling stations spread across eight districts Arunachal will go for re-polls on 20 April. The re-polls have been necessitated due to defective electronic...

Break in for big two

Tamil Nadu Gamble By Insaf Will national parties get space this 2019 election in Tamil Nadu is a million dollar question after ballot boxes were...

On World Heritage Day

Dear Editor, As we celebrate World Heritage Day on 18 April, we need to understand that heritage is something that is passed down to the...

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...

Fresh polls for 19 polling stations in 8 districts

Voters to be frisked Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 17: The Election Commission of India has announced fresh polls for 19 polling stations spread across eight...

2 NPP workers kidnapped by NSCN (K) in Longding

Staff Reporter LONGDING, Apr 17: Two workers of National People's Party (NPP) have allegedly been kidnapped by the Khaplang faction of the Nationalist Socialist Council...

2 apprehended in Takar Complex loot and arson

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 17: Two men suspected to be the main accused in the loot and arson of Takar Complex on 23 and 24...