Daily Archives: September 2, 2019

Encroachment shrinking reserved forest areas in Tezu

ITANAGAR, Sep 1: Ejo Loliang (name changed), a man in his 50s, grew up seeing Tezu township - the erstwhile Tezu station reserved forest...

People excluded from NRC will enjoy all rights till they exhaust legal remedies: MEA

NEW DELHI, Sep 1: People left off the National Register of Citizens (NRC) are not "stateless" and will continue to enjoy all the rights...

Solung celebrated across state with fanfare

Slow pace of development in Arunachal despite central govt funds: Rijiju Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Sep 1: Solung, the socio-cultural and agricultural festival of the Adi community,...

Zen Shin and the matter of style

Monday Musing A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms. - Zen Shin That's a level-headed, vaguely romantic...

Villagers carry out traditional Laam-saam to clear porter track

DADAM, Sep 1: The villagers of Dadam in Tirap district are still continuing with their traditional annual porter track clearing activity, locally known as...

Governor interacts with villagers

VIJOYNAGAR, Sep 1: Governor BD Mishra during his tour here in Changlang district visited Danodi village on Saturday to gain firsthand knowledge of the...

Rashtriya Poshan Maah launched

PASIGHAT, Sep 1: The Rashtriya Poshan Maah was launched in East Siang district by DC Kinny Singh in a function at the Mirbuk community...

EVP launched in L/Subansiri, E/Kameng

ZIRO, Sep 1: As in other parts of the country, the Electors Verification Programme (EVP) was launched here in Lower Subansiri district on Sunday. The...

Has the state government kept its promises made during the 2019 election?

Comments from readers: - 1. We are still waiting and noticing. 2. It is still the same old method to fool our common people. 3. The government...

Cricket academy inaugurated

ITANAGAR, Sep 1: Sports & Youth Affairs Minister Mama Natung inaugurated the Donyi-Polo Cricket Academy (DPCA) at Donyi-Polo Colony here on Saturday. The minister advised...

Arunachal make early exit from girls’ Subroto Cup; boys’ team to face Army Boys...

ITANAGAR, Sep 1: Arunachal made an early exit from the girls' U-17 Subroto Cup Football Tournament being held in New Delhi, after losing their...

The team of the East Kameng Social Welfare & Cultural Organization won against the team of the Arunachal Teachers' Association's East Kameng unit in...

Seminar on rights of NE tribes organised

ITANAGAR, Sep 1: Altogether 320 participants attended a seminar on 'Constitutional rights of tribes and indigenous people of Northeast India', which was organised at...

MLA inaugurates panchayat conference hall

PALIN, Sep 1: Local MLA Balo Raja inaugurated the panchayat conference hall here in Kra Daadi district on Sunday. The conference hall, which was constructed...

Competitions organised under Jal Shakti Abhiyan

DUMPORIJO, Sep 1: As many as 150 students participated in essay and painting competitions organised by the Upper Subansiri KVK at Dium Bui Residential...

Regional pastoral conference organised

GUWAHATI, Sep 1: The annual regional pastoral conference of Northeast India concluded at the Don Bosco Institute here in Assam on Sunday with a...

The failure of NRC

The final list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) which was released on Sunday declared 19 lakh citizens of Assam non-Indians. These people...

Windfalls don’t make Economy

RBI Intervention By Shivaji Sarkar Some coincidences, some windfall, reworking fiscal package and falling growth rate mark the current economic developments. The transfer of Rs 1.76...