Daily Archives: April 23, 2020

Attacks on health workers to attract 7-year jail

COVID-19 NEW DELHI, Apr 22: The government on Wednesday brought in an ordinance making acts of violence against healthcare personnel treating Covid-19 patients a non-bailable...

Principal, teachers arrested for hushing up rape of minor

Staff Reporter SEPPA, Apr 22: The principal, warden and two other teachers of the Sunrise Residential School here in East Kameng district have reportedly been...

Kaso seeks LPG bottling plant within capital

ITANAGAR, Apr 22: MLA Techi Kaso on Wednesday wrote to Chief Minister Pema Khandu seeking his government's support for establishment of an LPG bottling...

Public volunteers help police in guarding interstate boundary

RUKSIN, Apr 22: About one hundred public volunteers, including members of the Adi Baane Kebang Youth Wing and community organisations are keeping constant vigil...

Ruksin admin facing problem in screening returnees

Correspondent RUKSIN, Apr 22: The local administration here in East Siang district is facing problems in screening people, including patients returning to the district...

WA group crowd funds more than 3 lakhs for students

Staff Reporter PASIGHAT, Apr 22: Seventy nine students from Pasighat area, who are currently stranded outside the state due to the lockdown, have been...

TCS provides monetary relief to stranded students

DAPORIJO, Apr 22: The Tagin Cultural Society (TCS), in association with the All Upper Subansiri District Students' Union, All Tagin Students' Union and All...

TIFCS distributes 1000 facemasks

ITANAGAR, Apr 22: The Tagin Indigenous Faith and Cultural Society (TIFCS) distributed facemasks among the public here in Upper Subansiri district on Tuesday. A total...

MLA contributes to police welfare fund

LONGDING, Apr 22: Longding MLA Tanpho Wangnaw contributed Rs 50,000 towards the Police Welfare Fund of Longding here on Wednesday. The amount was handed over...

Govt to assist farmers stranded in Capital

ITANAGAR, Apr 22: The state government has issued a notice to assist farmers, farm workers and farm officials stranded in Itanagar-Capital Region due to...

Wakro receives fruits, local vegetables

WAKRO, Apr 22: Following reports of shortage in vegetables here, the Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) of Lohit district, in collaboration with the district...

Ex-army men donate fund for Covid-19

ITANAGAR, Apr 22: The Assam Rifles Ex-Servicemen Society of Vijoynagar has donated Rs 50,000 each to Miao additional deputy commissioner and the Chief Minister's...

Tons of organic vegetables were donated to the department of health by the Chatting Women's Welfare Society and several other self help groups at...

Doimukh-based 12th Bn NDRF on Wednesday carried out sanitization drive at the Rajiv Gandhi University, SBI Doimukh and Nirjuli in Papum Pare district.

Gyati Takka General Hospital to be utilised for Covid-19 management

ZIRO, Apr 22: The Gyati Takka General Hospital here in Lower Subansiri district will be used for full-fledged Covid-19 management, said DMO Dr Tage...

Covid-19 shut down and pointers for agriculture sector in Arunachal Pradesh

Normal life in Arunachal Pradesh has come to a standstill since 23 March, 2020 as a precautionary step to prevent Covid-19. Though it is...

Assn seeks setting up covid-19 testing laboratories

ITANAGAR, Apr 22: The All Arunachal Contractor's Welfare Association (AACWA) has suggested the state government to set up testing laboratory for Covid-19 at each...

KVK distributes seeds

BAM, Apr 22: Seeds of groundnut and hybrid maize were distributed among the farmers here on Tuesday last in West Siang district by the...

Covid-19 to hit world economy

China put its economy into a self-induced coma to fight the virus. Now it's slowly getting back to work, but economists warn that the...