Monthly Archives: December 2019

Assam officials enter Arunachal territory, stop road construction

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Dec 8: Officials of the police and the forest departments of Assam reportedly entered inside Arunachal's territory in Tarasso, in Papum...

Surname adoption in Arunachal stirs controversy

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Dec 8: In an unusual development, a person identified as Nizam Ali recently changed his name to Atul Rabha. The change of...

Rape and murder of women reflect disturbing mindset: APWWS

ITANAGAR, Dec 8: The Arunachal Pradesh Women's Welfare Society (APWWS) has said that the recent rape and murder of a veterinarian in Hyderabad and...

Arunachal delegation calls on Nagaland gov

Indo-Naga peace talks KOHIMA, Dec 8: A 16-member delegation of the Tirap Changlang and Longding People's Forum (TCLPeF) and the Tirap Changlang Longding Student Federation,...

1 held for hunting in sanctuary

Correspondent PASIGHAT, Dec 8: A team of forest officials from the Daying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary apprehended a person with a hunted wild boar on Friday...

Anti-gambling squad arrests 7

ROING, Dec 8: The anti-gambling squad (AGS) of the Lower Dibang Valley police, headed by DSP Ringu Ngupok, raided two places in Meka village...

DC lays foundation stone for resettlement of village

SEPPA, Dec 8: East Kameng Deputy Commissioner Gaurav Singh Rajawat on Saturday laid the foundation stone for resettlement of Kesse Bagang village. The resettling of...

Kho kho championship: Men’s semifinals today

PASIGHAT, Dec 8: The men's semifinal lineup for the first state-level kho kho championship has been confirmed. Kamle will take on East Kameng, while...

Tadang Minu appointed new AABA president

'Future of boxing in Arunachal bright' Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Dec 8: The future of boxing in Arunachal is bright, said newly appointed Arunachal Amateur Boxing...

PMGSY implementation reviewed

ITANAGAR, Dec 8: The implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in Kra Daadi district was reviewed for the first time at...

Plogging carried out in Pasighat

PASIGHAT, Dec 8: Ninety-five NCC cadets from JN College (JNC) and DEM government higher secondary school, along with NCC officers and staff took part...

Country’s laws should be respected

A team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has started investigation into the alleged police encounter in which all four accused in the...

Rate rise critical

Euro Type Crash By Shivaji Sarkar The latest Reserve Bank of India decision to stagnate rates shows that semblance of reality has finally dawned. As...

Indigenous faith and bhoomi puja

Dear Editor, This is in response to the article published in your esteemed daily on 7 December, 2019, with the title, ‘Is koson the same...

Lynchings and fake encounters are symptoms of lack of faith in the rule the...

Dear Editor, This is in response to your editorial, ‘Make legal justice system strong’ (7 December, 2019). Lynchings and fake encounters are the signatures of...

NHRC team begins probe into police encounter in rape case

HYDERABAD, Dec 7: A seven-member National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) committee on Saturday began its inquiry into the alleged police encounter in which all...

Justice can never be instant, loses its character when it becomes revenge: CJI

JODHPUR, Dec 7: Against the backdrop of the Hyderabad rape-murder incident and gunning down of the four accused in an alleged encounter, Chief Justice...

Gov, mins contribute to AFF Day fund

ITANAGAR, Dec 7: Along with the rest of the country, the Armed Forces Flag (AFF) Day was observed here on Saturday with people from...

World Soil Day celebrated

BALIJAN, Dec 7: Thirty farmers from Balijan and nearby areas participated in the World Soil Day celebration organised by the rural works department (RWD)...

Mini-marathon organized under PMMVY

PASIGHAT, Dec 7: A mini-marathon under the maternity benefit scheme, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), was organized here in East Siang district on...