Monthly Archives: January 2020

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...

Chug valley and community-based natural resource management

Dear Editor, Congratulations to the people of the Chug valley and kudos to the team of WWF-India for declaring the forests of the valley community...

No connection between 2013 and 2017 APPSCEE

Dear Editor, This is in response to the 6 January report, ‘APPSC files review petition against HC order on re-conducting APPSCEE’. Comparing APPSCEE 2013 with APPSCEE...

Construction of Yupia stadium hit by unusual problem

ITANAGAR, Jan 7: The almost-complete outdoor stadium which is coming up in Yupia, in Papum Pare district, is facing an unusual problem. Though the construction...

NESO, AASU demand scrapping of CAA, vow to continue non-violent agitation

NEW DELHI, Jan 7: The North East Students' Organisation (NESO) and the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) on Tuesday demanded scrapping of the contentious...

GoAP aims to achieve most of developmental targets by 2024: Gov

Tributes paid to late minister Noksam Boham Winter assembly session Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Jan 7: The third session of the 7th Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly got underway...

LA ditches plastic bottles, MLAs served water in flasks

ITANAGAR, Jan 7: As a part of the government's efforts to make the state plastic-free, members of the Arunachal Pradesh legislative assembly (LA) were...

DC visits house vandalized by Assam forest officials

SANGO, Jan 7: Papum Pare DC Pige Ligu, along with SP Jimmy Chiram, Balijan ADC Tasso Gambo, Prof Tana Showren of RGU, Tarasso CO...