Daily Archives: August 19, 2019

Restrictions reimposed in parts of Srinagar after incidents of violence

SRINAGAR, Aug 18: Restrictions were tightened in some parts of Srinagar city on Sunday, following incidents of violence a day earlier, even as the...

Bakery near civil secretariat robbed

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Aug 18: In a shocking incident, a man brandishing a machete entered the 'Best Bakers' bakery situated near the civil secretariat...

Taking rivers away from people

Monday Musing The NHPC Ltd has finally won a decade-long legal battle over the construction of its ambitious 2000 mw Subansiri lower hydroelectric project (SLHP)...

Lummer Dai street marker damaged

Staff reporter NAHARLAGUN, Aug 18: The cement street marker containing the name of literary doyen Lummer Dai, near the Tomo Riba Institute of Health...

MLA instructs officers to monitor works

KANUBARI, Aug 18: Local MLA Gabriel D Wangsu has instructed the government officers of Kanubari subdivision in Longding district to strictly monitor the projects...

Stripping J&K of its special status a historic decision: Gao

Correspondent PASIGHAT, Aug 18: State BJP president Tapir Gao said the Narendra Modi government has no intention to remove the special provisions accorded to the...

MLA assures road, telecom connectivity in Tali by Nov

TALI, Aug 18: Local MLA Jikke Tako has set a target to have the road and telecom connectivity works in Tali ADC headquarters in...

Police recruitment exam held at 4 centres in W/Siang

AALO, Aug 18: The written examination for recruitment into the Arunachal Pradesh Police was conducted at the RK Mission School, the NMHSS, the higher...

Semi-decomposed body found

Staff Reporter PALIN, Aug 18: The semi-decomposed body of a man, identified as Jagu Munda (56), was found at a spot around 10 kilometres...

NPP will support positive actions of state govt: Taram

NAHARLAGUN, Aug 18: Former Koloriang MLA Pani Taram, who was appointed as the working president of the National People's Party's (NPP) Arunachal unit on...

Mortal remains of Prof Taid laid to rest

DHEMAJI, Aug 18: The last rites of eminent Mising educationist, author and administrator, Prof Tabu Ram Taid, were performed with full state honours at...

Blood donation camp and meet on JE organized

DAPORIJO, Aug 18: The youth wing of the Upper Subansiri District Christian Revival Church Council, in collaboration with the District Vector-Borne Disease Control Society...

Fishing, hunting banned

ITANAGAR, Aug 18: The Nyorch Village Welfare Committee has put a blanket ban on hunting, all kinds of fishing, swimming, hiking, trekking, picnicking, and...

Solung Cup soccer tourney kicked off

DAMBUK, Aug 18: The 22nd Solung Cup Football Tournament in Lower Dibang Valley district was kicked off here on Sunday by local MLA Gum...

RGGP annual sports meet concludes

ITANAGAR, Aug 18: The three-day annual sports meet of Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic (RGGP) ended here on Sunday. The sports meet had started on Friday,...

Banggo United FC maintain unbeaten run in Solung football tourney

CHIMPU, Aug 18: Defending champions Banggo United FC maintained their unbeaten run in the Itanagar Solung Football Tournament with a 2-1 win over Gabang...

Fraternity badminton tourney begins at JNC

PASIGHAT, Aug 18: The badminton competition under the 'Fraternity Tournament-2019' began at JN College (JNC) here in East Siang district on Sunday. Apart from badminton,...

INC’s dilemma over nationalism

Voices of discontentment and disagreement among Congress leaders over the move of the BJP government to remove Article 370 from Jammu & Kashmir continue....

Govt must be flexible

Turbulent Economy By Shivaji Sarkar The Rs 100-trillion investment in infrastructure, promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is inspiring. It should change the economy, which is...

APPSC and the court

Dear Editor, The Itanagar permanent bench of the Gauhati High Court in Naharlagun heard all the points of arguments from the respective learned counsels. However,...