Monthly Archives: August 2019

Union alleges illegal appointment

ITANAGAR, Aug 22: Alleging that the managing director of the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Corporation Ltd flouted procedure by illegally appointing eight employees, the All...

MLA seeks action against forest-fire starters

LUNGLA, Aug 22: Local MLA Jambey Tashi on Thursday asked the forest department to initiate action against people who start forest fires here in...

State BJYM donates to flood victims

ITANAGAR, Aug 22: Members of the state Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) distributed relief materials to the flood-affected people of Kotalgusi and Pisoli Sobansiri...

‘Consumer mitra’ training imparted

ITANAGAR, Aug 22: The Consumer Rights Organization-Arunachal Pradesh (CRO-AP) on Thursday organized a 'consumer mitra' training programme for district level CRO workers at the...

CS advises officers to be sincere, dedicated

ITANAGAR, Aug 22: Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar has advised the members of the Directorate Service Officers' Association of Arunachal (DSOAA) to work with sincerity...

Engineers undergoing trg in construction practices

ITANAGAR, Aug 22: Engineers of the Arunachal Pradesh public works department (PWD) are attending a training programme on 'Multi-hazard construction practices' at the CSIR's...

Inter-club badminton tourney underway

AALO, Aug 22: The inter-club badminton tournament being organized by the West Siang District Badminton Association (DBA) got underway at the 2nd AAPBn badminton...

Parthenium Awareness Week observed

KANUBARI, Aug 22: The Longding Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) observed the 14th Parthenium Awareness Week at St Savio School here on Thursday. A team from...

Union submits memorandum

ITANAGAR, Aug 22: The Students' Union Government College Doimukh submitted a three-point memorandum to the education minister on Thursday, and urged him to initiate...

SBoI invites application from cardamom farmers for awards

ITANAGAR, Aug 22: The Spices Board of India (SBoI) is inviting application from farmers of large and small cardamom for the 2019 crop season...

Dist child protection office unit inaugurated

AALO, Aug 22: West Siang DC Swetika Sachan inaugurated the office of the West Siang District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) here on Wednesday, in...

Plantation drives under JSA conducted

ROING, Aug 22: The education department recently conducted a series of 'plantation drives-cum-interaction sessions' as part of the Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) at various...

Foundation stone for mini-library laid

TELAM, Aug 22: The foundation stone for a mini-library at the government higher secondary school here Lower Siang district was laid on 20 August,...

No ill intent

Dear Editor, My letter titled ‘Being humble doesn’t cost anything’, which was published in The Arunachal Times on 21 August, mentioned the APCS cadre. It...

Allegation against APCS officers inappropriate, immature, uncalled for

Dear Editor, Apropos the letter titled ‘Being humble doesn’t cost anything’, published in the reader’s forum of your daily on 21 August by Taba Boda,...

Set the system right

Dear Editor, I would like to draw the kind attention of the authorities concerned to the hurdles faced by the aspirants while applying and appearing...

One-time relaxation for nursing students

Dear Editor, The public notice issued on 21 June, 2019, by the registrar of the AP Nursing Council, cautioning the nursing/GNM aspirants not to seek...

A vicious nexus

The arrest of prominent Khonsa-based businessman Jaikishan Sharma by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the murder of MLA Tirong Aboh and...

Nexus between timber mafias & locals in illegal logging surface

ITANAGAR, Aug 21: A nexus between timber mafias and locals, including hornbill conservators, has surfaced, wherein they have been found to be involved in...

Businessman arrested in connection with Aboh’s murder

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Aug 21: The National Investigating Agency (NIA) has arrested a businessman, identified as Jaikishan Sharma from Dimapur in Nagaland on Tuesday evening...