Daily Archives: February 19, 2020

SIC arrests two in APSSB case; undersecretary absconding

ITANAGAR, Feb 18: The special investigation cell (SIC) has made a major headway by arresting two persons in connection with the alleged corruption that...

Hopelessly out of commission

The Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission has a rival, if not better, in the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board. Since the notification which was out...

Elections to local bodies to be held soon: CM

ITANAGAR, Feb 18: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday informed that elections to the local bodies would be held soon "and the state election...

Sona urges APRB to open branch in Monigong-Pidi

ITANAGAR, Feb 18: Legislative Assembly Speaker PD Sona urged the officials of the Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank (APRB) to open a branch of the...

Fire reduces 6 houses to ashes

ITANAGAR, Feb 18: Six houses were reduced to ashes in a devastating fire that broke out in Rina village, in Koyu circle of Lower...

Rally staged to protest minor’s rape

LONGDING, Feb 18: A peaceful protest rally was taken out here on Tuesday to register strong condemnation of the recent rape of a minor...

Vedanta Ltd gets PELs for hydrocarbon exploration in Arunachal

ITANAGAR, Feb 18: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday handed over the petroleum exploration licences (PEL) to mining company Vedanta Limited for exploration of...

Joint consultative committee to meet on offspring issue

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Feb 18: A joint consultative committee is scheduled to meet on 19 February to discuss the issue relating to issuing of APST...

Tedir acknowledges deficiencies in state’s higher edn system

ITANAGAR, Feb 18: Education Minister Taba Tedir acknowledged that there are several "deficiencies" in the higher education system in the state as colleges are...

AP&BG suspends protest

ITANAGAR, Feb 18: Following a positive response from the state government, the Arunachal Publishers & Broadcasters Guild (AP&BG) has "temporarily" suspended its protest. In a...

Legal aid clinic opened in Hawai

HAWAI, Feb 18: The Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (APSLSA), in collaboration with the Anjaw district legal services authority (DLSA), opened a legal...

Workshop on PCPNDT Act conducted

ITANAGAR, Feb 18: A 'capacity building-cum-sensitization workshop on the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994, for DMOs and DEOs was held here...

1,426 farmers get soil health cards

Correspondent PASIGHAT, Feb 18: The agriculture department has issued soil health cards to 1,426 farmers from five different circles of East Siang district. The department had...

APSCW seeks separate plan head, financial autonomy

ITANAGAR, Feb 18: The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women (APSCW) has urged the state government to create a separate plan head for the...

Events underway in run-up to Nyokum

ITANAGAR, Feb 18: The Nyokum Yullo Celebration Committee-2020 here is organizing various events in the run-up to the 40th Nyokum Yullo celebration at Nyokum...

Assembly committees reconstituted

ITANAGAR, Feb 18: Legislative Assembly Speaker PD Sona has reconstituted four assembly standing committees for a period of 30 months, with effect from 17...

Prog on supporting urban street vendors held

NAMSAI, Feb 18: The Namsai district urban development agency (DUDA) conducted a training programme on 'Support to urban street vendors' here on Tuesday. During the...

‘Siang Ane Gidum’ event held

DARKA, Feb 18: Around 2000 members of 12 self-help groups (SHG) representing women from Riga, Ruksin, Mebo, Basar, Aalo East, Aalo West, Geku, Boleng,...

SAD camp organised

DEM, Feb 18: Villagers of Dem-I, Dem-II, Dem-III, Deed, Neelam and Pania benefitted from a Sarkar Aapke Dwar (SAD) camp organized here by the...

Linguistics workshop held

JOLLANG, Feb 18: The English department of Don Bosco College (DBC) here organized a workshop on 'Basics of linguistic research' on Tuesday. While assistant professor...