Daily Archives: April 18, 2020

At least 40 from Arunachal were on same flights with Covid-19+ve person

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 17: At least 40 passengers from Arunachal were reportedly on two Air Asia flights in which a person from Assam, who...

Recovered Covid-19 patient discharged from hospital

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 17: The 31-year-old person who recovered from Covid-19 was discharged from the zonal general hospital in Tezu, Lohit, on Friday. He...

Govt eases travel restriction for patients

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 17: The home department on Friday eased the restriction on travelling for stranded patients and their attendants, allowing them to travel...

Widow of police martyr contributes pension

KHONSA, Apr 17: Chaset Siksa, the widow of late major (1st AAPBn) Khundong Siksa, has contributed a month's pension, amounting to Rs 23,932, to...

Kidnapped businessman rescued

KHARSANG, Apr 17: A businessman from Namphuk Nalla here in Changlang district, who had been kidnapped for ransom by two suspected members of the...

DCs asked to activate all APMCs

ITANAGAR, Apr 17: Horticulture Secretary Bidol Tayeng has written to the deputy commissioners of the state to activate the agricultural produce market committees (APMC)...

Essential commodities flown to Vijaynagar

MIAO, Apr 17: An air sortie to dispatch rice and other essential commodities was made to Vijaynagar, one of the remotest circles of Changlang...

Wearing facemasks made mandatory

ITANAGAR, Apr 17: Wearing facemasks while stepping outside homes has been made mandatory for all in Arunachal, with immediate effect. The order was issued on...

State using drones for surveillance

ITANAGAR, Apr 17: The state police have started using drones in several districts for surveillance, in order to keep a check on movement of...

E/Siang DA provides food to 2142, launches YouTube channel

PASIGHAT, Apr 17: The East Siang district administration has till date provided food to 2142 stranded persons and accommodated 28 migrant labourers at the...

Tirap DA distributes 3750 facemasks

KHONSA, Apr 17: The Tirap district administration on Friday distributed 3750 facemasks among health workers, police personnel, SBI staffers, shopkeepers, workers, taxi drivers, government...

W/Siang residents under ‘self-lockdown’ till 3 May

AALO, Apr 17: The residents of West Siang district have put themselves under 'self-lockdown' till 3 May in the fight against Covid-19. Self-lockdown is currently...

CRPF carrying out awareness campaigns

ITANAGAR, Apr 17: The 138 Bn CRPF here is carrying out a door-to-door campaign to educate the people about the social distancing norms to...

Members of NGO The Humanity conducted an awareness programme on the schemes under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana at Bunting village in Tirap...

Stranded migrant workers receive counselling

YUPIA, Apr 17: A team of experts from the Mental Health Centre, Midpu, conducted a 'mental and physical counselling session' for the stranded migrant...

GoAP to revamp govt-owned farms across state

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 17: Agriculture, Fisheries & Animal Husbandry Minister Tage Taki said the state government is coming up with a comprehensive plan...

Sample collection kiosks set up at GTGH

ZIRO, Apr 17: Lower Subansiri DC Chukhu Takar inaugurated two sample collection kiosks at Gyati Takka General Hospital (GTGH) here on Friday. While one of...

NES carries out sensitization progs

ITANAGAR, Apr 17: The Nyishi Elite Society (NES) on Friday carried out sensitization programmes in remote foothill villages, bordering Assam, in Papum Pare district....

Tawang DA providing services at doorsteps

TAWANG, Apr 17: With the public cooperating in the fight against Covid-19 by staying indoors, the Tawang district administration continues to deliver essential commodities...

NES cancels Nyishi Day progs

RICHI-JULLANG, Apr 17: The Nyishi Elite Society (NES) has cancelled all official programmes related to the Nyishi Day celebration, which was to take place...