Daily Archives: January 9, 2020

5097 Chakmas, Hajongs have voting rights in state

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Jan 8: The state assembly was informed on Wednesday that 5097 of the total 65,875 Chakmas and Hajongs have voting rights...

MoRTH sanctions Rs 33 crore for TAH stretch, maintenance yet to begin

ITANAGAR, Jan 8: After much delay, the union ministry of road transport & highways (MoRTH) has sanctioned Rs 33 crore for maintenance of the...

State records 2747 ILP violators in 2018-19

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Jan 8: The state recorded 2747 inner line permit (ILP) violators in 2018-19, as per reports received by various district administrations, the...

CM announces 50% penalty over land premium rates against encroachers

Winter assembly session Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Jan 8: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday said the state cabinet has decided to impose 50 percent penalty...

Rally held to demand action against Bameng MLA

ITANAGAR, Jan 8: Several organisations along with family members and relatives of a woman who had allegedly been raped by Bameng MLA Goruk Pordung...

Wildlife carcasses seized, case registered

HAPOLI, Jan 8: Thirty carcasses of wild animals and birds listed in Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act (WPA), 1972, were seized from...

Arunachal mountaineers aid Assam police in search op

Staff Reporter BHAIRABKUNDA, Jan 8: Mountaineers Taka Tamut and Tapang Darung helped the Assam police in a search operation to retrieve the body of...

RGU students protest against CAA, extend solidarity to JNU

RONO HILLS, Jan 8: The Rajiv Gandhi University Students' Union (RGUSU) staged a sit-in protest at the union's office here on Wednesday to protest...

3 arrested for extortion

MIAO, Jan 8: The police here in Changlang district arrested three persons on Wednesday in connection with extortion activities. The police said Chow Ong Singpho...

PPLAWC calls off bandh

YUPIA, Jan 8: The Pare Project Land Affected Welfare Committee (PPLAWC) on Wednesday called off its proposed 36-hour bandh, which had been scheduled to...

Construction of Potin-Pangin road begins

HAPOLI, Jan 8: The construction of the two-lane Potin to Pangin section of NH 13 (from 44.350 km to 77.950 km, under Package 2),...

Pvt schools seek exemption from SBE schedule

ITANAGAR, Jan 8: The government's decision to conduct the state board examinations (SBE) for Classes 5-8 has reportedly affected the private schools in Lower...

Contractual employees seek RR

ITANAGAR, Jan 8: The All Arunachal Pradesh Contractual Employees Association has submitted a memorandum to the chief minister, seeking establishment of recruitment rules (RR)...

‘Demo progs’ on ergonomic ladders held

PASIGHAT, Jan 8: The NERIST's agriculture department, in collaboration with the East Siang KVK, organized a 'Demonstration programme on ergonomically developed ladder' at Ayang,...

Outreach progs organised

DEGO, Jan 8: Activities like quiz competitions and booklets distribution were held among the public as part of a 'special outreach programme on Swachh...

Arunachal bag 2 gold in BFI NE Boxing C’Ship

ITANAGAR, Jan 8: Arunachal bagged two gold and six bronze medals in the BFI North East Zone Boxing Championship, which was held in Assam's...

3 lifters from state to represent country

ITANAGAR, Jan 8: Three weightlifters from Arunachal have been selected to represent the country at the Asian Youths and Junior Weightlifting Championships to be...

Women continue to be vulnerable

Seven years after Nirbhaya's death, a Delhi court declared on Tuesday that four men convicted of gang-raping, torturing and killing her will be hanged...

CAA extended politics

Union-State Relations By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) A special session convened by the Kerala Legislative Assembly passed a Resolution terming the Citizenship Amendment...

In support of JNU

Dear Editor, Time and again, higher educational institutes of the nation are being tested by the BJP government at the Centre. It was very painful...