Monthly Archives: August 2019

Awareness prog held for youths

AALO, Aug 28: Awareness regarding issues like AIDS and HIV and ill effects of tobacco was created amongst the youths by Medical Officer Dr...

Plantation drive held

JULLY, Aug 28: Sixty saplings were planted during a plantation drive conducted by members of the Arunachal Pradesh unit of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh within...

Assam CM inaugurates new academic block at Royal Global University

GUWAHATI, Aug 28: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated the new academic block and unveiled the bust of Bharat Ratna, former Prime Minister Atal...

First maintain existing roads

A report which was widely circulated in the local media on Wednesday claimed that a majority of the ADC and CO headquarters in the...

Immediate action needed

Teacher Education By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The HRD Ministry has launched the National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement (NISHTHA),...

Orgs say no to SLHEP without foolproof protection for downstream people

Staff reporter ITANAGAR, Aug 27: While the NHPC is gearing up to restart the construction of the 2000 mw Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project (SLHEP) in...

Governor advocates ‘proper financial working’

ITANAGAR, Aug 27: Governor BD Mishra during a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein and Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Ninong Ering here...

The irrelevance of Article 371 (H)

During his Independence Day speech at IG Park in Itanagar on 15 August, Chief Minister Pema Khandu said, "I would like to assure the...

GoAP, NHPC sign power purchase agreement

GUWAHATI, Aug 27: The Arunachal Pradesh government on Tuesday signed a power purchase agreement with the NHPC for supply of power from the 2000...

Bridge over Pare river deteriorating

HOJ, Aug 27: The steel bridge over the Pare river here in Papum Pare district is deteriorating, posing a threat to the people using...

Arunachal to develop roads under CM Comprehensive Plan

ITANAGAR, Aug 27: The Arunachal Pradesh government will develop all roads under the public works department (PWD) in the state, officials said on Tuesday. All...

AAPSU demands central pool MBBS/BDS quota seats for state

ITANAGAR, Aug 27: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) has demanded allocation of central pool MBBS/BDS quota seats to Arunachal for the 2019-20...

Fine imposed on PWD EE

ITANAGAR, Aug 27: The Arunachal Pradesh Information Commission has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 (vide Appeals No APIC-68/2019, 69/2019 and 70/2019) on Jairampur...

Illegal appointments in SPCB alleged

ITANAGAR, Aug 27: Alleging that illegal appointments were made in the Arunachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (APSPCB), the Arunachal Unemployed Civil Engineers' Coordination...

Database sharing on environmental issues discussed

ITANAGAR, Aug 27: A 'stakeholders' consultation meeting of line departments for database sharing on environmental issues' was held at the principal chief conservator of...

Meeting held to streamline health services

ITANAGAR, Aug 27: The health & family welfare department is set to functionalize all the general hospitals and district hospitals in the state in...

Sainik school celebrates raising day

NIGLOK, Aug 27: The first raising day of the sainik school here in East Siang district was celebrated in a befitting manner by the...

NCC’s annual trg camp underway

BANDERDEWA, Aug 27: The combined annual training camp of the National Cadet Corps' (NCC) 1 Arunachal Pradesh battalion got underway at the Police Training...

Student induction progs held

PASIGHAT/DOIMUKH, Aug 27: 'Deeksharambh', the weeklong student induction programme of the Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNC) here in East Siang district began on Tuesday. Addressing the...

First Northeast Hackathon in Sep

GUWAHATI, Aug 27: The first Northeast Hackathon, being organized by the Assam Science & Technology University, will be held here in Assam on 3...