Monthly Archives: May 2019

Should there be a pre-board exam/selection test for Class 10 students in Arunachal?

Comments from readers: - 1. Absolutely. Had it been implemented properly, the scenario of the results would have been much better. The higher authorities need...

Training on beekeeping begins

PASIGHAT, May 14: Twenty-five progressive farmers and beekeepers from Sille village in East Siang district are attending a weeklong training programme on 'scientific beekeeping...

Counting supervisors, assts trained

TAWANG, May 14: The third round of training on counting of votes, postal ballots and ETPB were imparted to the counting supervisors and assistants...

RGU, others mourn Dr Loyi’s passing

RONO HILLS, May 14: The Galo community of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) and the Doimukh unit of the Galo Welfare Society (GWS) have mourned...

Ways to handle traffic chaos

The capital administration on Monday vowed to get tough on traffic violators and announced various measures to improve the traffic scenario in the capital...

Are elections a farce?

2019 Alarming Trends By Dhurjati Mukherjee Elections are almost nearing completion in the world's largest democracy. But the developments leading to these elections point to...

Towards better education

Dear Editor, Tongam Rina's article, ‘Ailing school education’ (Monday Musing, 13 May), has rightly pointed out, "No one has failed the students more than the...

Change of academic session in Arunachal

Dear Editor, Being a teacher, I feel it is very necessary that something should be done to do away with the existing trend of failing...

A competent officer

Dear Editor, Education Secretary Madhu Rani Teota deserves to stay a few more years in our state. We have witnessed many drastic changes under her...

ECI to meet stakeholders of troubled Palin, Tali and Koloriang ACs

Satff reporter ITANAGAR, May 13: A team of officers from the Election Commission of India (ECI) will be holding a meeting with all the...

Admin set to tackle traffic issues

ITANAGAR, May 13: The administration has come up with ways to tackle the swelling traffic in the capital complex, starting with heavy penalties against...

Diarrhoeal diseases major causes of child mortality: NHM

ITANAGAR, May 13: Diarrhoeal diseases are some of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in children under five years of age, informed...

EAC inspects Papu Nallah-Pagatara road

NAHARLAGUN, May 13: Naharlagun EAC Rinchin Leta on Monday inspected the road from Papu Nallah to Pagatara, on the Naharlagun-Itanagar road, via Jully, along...

PWD asked to construct bridge, culvert

Staff reporter ITANAGAR, May 13: Capital Complex Deputy Commissioner Himanshu Gupta on Monday informed that he has directed the PWD's capital divisions A and...

Dist hospital’s dialysis unit put into operation

TAWANG, May 13: The much-awaited dialysis unit at the Khandro Drowa Sangmo district hospital here was put into operation for the first time on...

Org laments prevalence of child labour in state despite ban

ITANAGAR, May 13: The Arunachal Pradesh unit of the North East Human Rights Organisation (NEHRO) has appealed to the state government to impose a...

SC dismisses plea to advance poll timing

NEW DELHI, May 13: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea seeking a direction to the Election Commission to advance the poll timings...

Protesters lock office of NEIGRIHMS director

SHILLONG, May 13: Activists of the Khasi Students' Union (KSU), demanding the removal of the director of the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute...

Bird-driven ecotourism in Helgoland

When humans were gatherers, prior to taking to farming crops and rearing animals, our survival had been fully dependent on the nature or ecosystem...

Dr Loyi’s mortal remains laid to rest

AALO, May 13: The mortal remains of Galo Welfare Society (GWS) president Dr Minge Loyi were laid to rest here in West Siang district...