Monthly Archives: April 2020

IMA-AP advocates planning for new arrivals post lockdown

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 7: The Indian Medical Association's Arunachal chapter (IMA-AP) has urged the authorities to draw up a proper plan to deal with...

Chinese softshell turtle rescued, handed over to zoo

Staff Reporter NAHARLAGUN, Apr 7: A Chinese softshell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) was rescued from Pachin area here on Tuesday morning, and the rescuers handed...

Govt urged to keep ‘borders, check gates’ sealed post lockdown

ITANAGAR, Apr 7: The Students' Union Movement of All Arunachal (SUMAA) has requested the state government to keep all "borders and check gates" of...

Donations made to CMRF, admins

ITANAGAR, Apr 7: Kharsang-based Scale Industries Association donated Rs 1,55,000 to the chief minister's relief fund (CMRF) and Rs 1 lakh to the Kharsang...

Members of the East Kameng Social Welfare & Cultural Organization, led by its social service secretary Tiwan Dodum, on Tuesday distributed relief materials and...

Covid-19+ve patient tests positive again

ITANAGAR, Apr 7: The Covid-19 positive patient who is in isolation at the zonal general hospital in Lohit HQ Tezu has tested positive for...

APBS issues advisory on Sangken celebration

ITANAGAR, Apr 7: In view of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Arunachal Pradesh Bhikkhu Sangha (APBS) has issued an advisory to the Buddhist community under...

Min urged to help stranded students

ITANAGAR, Apr 7: A team of the Apatani Students' Union (ASU) on Tuesday met local MLA and minister, Tage Taki, in Lower Subansiri HQ...

The unsung heroes on the Covid-19 battlefield

ITANAGAR, Apr 6: In these days of the Covid-19 crisis, numerous unsung heroes have emerged in Arunachal, fighting voluntarily alongside the frontline workers like...

DA to enforce 144 CrPC in capital

ITANAGAR, Apr 6: The capital complex district administration will enforce Section 144 CrPC from 7 to 14 April as "the protocol of total lockdown...

Board constituted for Covid-19 RTK

ITANAGAR, Apr 6: A board has been constituted to examine the feasibility of adopting the rapid test kit (RTK) approved by the Indian Council...

Police rubbish report of truckers being beaten up

ITANAGAR, Apr 6: A day after it expressed concern over the report of truck drivers being beaten up in the state and forced to...

Pensioner donates to local admin

SUNPURA, Apr 6: Pensioner Savitri Devi Jha donated a portion of her monthly pension to the EAC here in Lohit district on Monday. EAC Vikhelum...

ABK distributes rations to stranded students

ITANAGAR, Apr 6: The academic board of the Adi Ba:ne Kebang (ABK), in collaboration with the East Siang district administration, on Monday distributed ration...

Covid-19: Itanagar zoo authorities taking preventive measures

ITANAGAR, Apr 6: The authorities of the biological park here are taking adequate preventive measures to protect the nine big cats in the zoo,...

Gov surrenders 30% of salary for a year

ITANAGAR, Apr 6: Governor BD Mishra has surrendered 30 percent of his salary every month for a year to the national exchequer to assist...

W/Siang DA procuring local vegetables

AALO, Apr 6: The West Siang district administration has entrusted the agriculture department with the task of collecting local vegetables from Nyiko Bango for...

The SBI's Tezu branch, in partnership with the Lohit district administration and police, is bringing banking services, including cash withdrawal, to the doorsteps of...

The Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) on Monday continued its sanitization activity in Naharlagun, with support from the fire service department, the veterinary department and...

Potor lockdown in U/Subansiri receives overwhelming response

DAPORIJO, Apr 6: People stayed indoors and all activities in Upper Subansiri district came to a halt as the traditional 'anti-pandemic lockdown', Potor, began...