Daily Archives: November 2, 2019

NH 415 stretch carpeted with plastic on trial basis

NAHARLAGUN, Nov 1: A stretch of National Highway 415 in Papu Nallah here was carpeted with bituminous concrete mixed with plastic on Friday morning,...

APCC demands scrapping of CAB

ITANAGAR, Nov 1: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has demanded that the Centre scrap the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), 2016, stating that "if...

Tawang Festival concludes

TAWANG, Nov 1: The four-day Tawang Festival concluded here on Thursday night with Chief Minister Pema Khandu and stand-up comedian Kapil Sharma attending the...

Naga talks: Arunachal welcomes Centre’s decision to consult all stakeholders

ITANAGAR, Nov 1: Arunachal Pradesh on Friday welcomed the Centre's decision to consult all stakeholders, including the three states sharing borders with Nagaland, before...

Cyclist’s MTB taken away over breach of contract

Staff Reporter TAWANG, Nov 1: In what could be termed a peculiar development, ace Mountain Terrain Bike (MTB) cyclist Tajum Dere, of Shi-Yomi district, had...

EE Tameng Jamoh passes away

PASIGHAT, Nov 1: PWD executive engineer Tameng Jamoh passed away aged 51 on Friday afternoon in Dibrugarh (Assam) after a brief illness. He was...

Deadlock in compassionate appointment issue continues

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Nov 1: The deadlock between the deprived candidates under the compassionate ground scheme and the Arunachal Pradesh Police continues with the candidates...

State’s 1st interschool basketball tourney gets underway

Staff Reporter NAHARLAGUN, Nov 1: Eleven schools of the capital complex are participating in the first interschool basketball tournament of the state, which began at...

Cook-off held to promote local cuisines

Correspondent ITANAGAR, Nov 1: In a bid to promote local cuisines, the tourism department on Friday organised a cooking competition (vegetarian) at the State Food...

Mishmi hills: The last frontier of wildlife in Arunachal

Arunachal Pradesh is bestowed with a huge diversity of habitats and species, making it the 18th global biodiversity hotspot of the world. It is...

Nagaland hopeful of positive outcome

KOHIMA, Nov 1: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has claimed a "breakthrough" in the ongoing negotiations to resolve the state's decades-old insurgency problem, even...

CM inaugurates Tawang SP office

TAWANG, Nov 1: Chief Minister Pema Khandu inaugurated the new office of the Tawang superintendent of police here on Friday, in the presence of...

IJU demands inquiry into surveillance

NEW DELHI, Nov 1: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) has demanded a judicial inquiry into the surveillance of journalists and others carried out by...

Pest attack damages paddy

GANGTE, Nov 1: Insect pest attack on paddy crops has resulted in heavy losses for farmers in Gangte panchayat in Papum Pare district. "Paddy crops...

SAD camp organised

MARJINGLA, Nov 1: Hundreds of people from various villages benefitted from the Sarkar Aapke Dwar (SAD) camp organised here by the East Kameng district...

Min reviews progress of skill development trg providers

ITANAGAR, Nov 1: Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (SDE) Minister Tumke Bagra reviewed the progress made by the training providers under the Arunachal Pradesh Skill...

Legal awareness prog for reformed juveniles held

ITANAGAR, Nov 1: The Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (APSLSA) organized an awareness programme for reformed juveniles at its conference hall here on...

Church council celebrates silver jubilee

DAPORIJO, Nov 1: The Upper Subansiri District Christian Revival Church Council celebrated its silver jubilee at the airfield here in Upper Subansiri district on...

Ekal Abhiyan targets establishing over 1000 schools in state

Correspondent PASIGHAT, Nov 1: Under the Ekal Abhiyan, a target has been set to establish a total of 1,100 Ekal Vidyalayas in Arunachal. This was informed...

Essential items donated

Correspondent MILLANG, Nov 1: A group of government officers from East Siang district distributed essential items like clothes and utensils to the families affected by...