Monthly Archives: April 2020

Lifting lockdown: Docs fear fallout while health dept claims to be prepared

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 26: As the state government has started to ease the lockdown, which is likely to end on 3 May, there is...

NGOs distribute food to inter-dist travellers

DAPORIJO, Apr 26: Many NGOs of Upper Subansiri district distributed cooked meals and other eatables to the inter-district travellers passing through Daporijo on Saturday...

Arunachal’s control room that never sleeps: A small team working overtime to ensure flow...

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 26: The Arunachal state control room is the nerve centre of information related to the activities being carried out in...

No LPG cylinders, fuel for those without masks

ITANAGAR, Apr 26: No consumer will be allowed to purchase fuel for their vehicles, or LPG cylinders, in the capital region if they are...

Pest attack causing heavy losses to tea planters

RUKSIN, Apr 26: Tea planters in the Siang valley, including East Siang and Lower Siang districts in Arunachal and Jonai in Assam, who have...

Devil’s advocate

Monday Musing Well, at least two different entities are killing it right now for different reasons: life insurance salesmen on TV, who are using the...

DC, officials visit quarantine centres in Miao

IAF sorties to Vijoynagar postponed MIAO, Apr 26: Changlang DC RK Sharma, along with SP Mihin Gambo, ADC Tage Rumi, and other officials on Sunday...

Landlords in Daporijo waive off rent

DAPORIJO, Apr 26: Several landlords here in Upper Subansiri district have waived off a month's rent from altogether 103 tenants, considering the hardship the...

Gov compliments people for observing lockdown

ITANAGAR, Apr 26: Governor BD Mishra on Sunday expressed heartfelt gratitude and complimented the citizens of the state for "the very successful lockdown and...

Stranded people from Tali reach home

ITANAGAR, Apr 26: A total of 573 residents of the Tali assembly constituency in Kra Daadi district, who were stranded in the capital region...

MLA asks agri, horti depts to boost activities

LONGDING, Apr 26: Stating that the Covid-19 pandemic has brought to the fore the shortage of agriculture and horticulture produces in the state, Kanubari...

CM, Gov mourn Nido Techi’s demise

ITANAGAR, Apr 26: Chief Minister Pema Khandu has deeply mourned the demise of former Raga MLA Nido Techi, who passed away on 25 April. "Late...

Aboh lauds govt for providing compensation

KHONSA, Apr 26: Khonsa West MLA Chakat Aboh has lauded the state government for providing compensation to the next of kin of the 21...

Facemasks, thermal scanners issued

CHANGLANG, Apr 26: Deputy Speaker Tesam Pongte issued hand sanitizers, facemasks and thermal scanners for Yatdam, Namtok and Changlang circles of Changlang district on...

Longding SP BR Reddy receives a cash donation of Rs 40,000 along with 300 masks and 20 bottles of sanitizers for the police welfare...

2000 receive ration

ITANAGAR, Apr 26: Over 2000 people residing close to the Satyam Steel Industries' factories in West Kameng and Papum Pare districts received ration items...

CRPF distributes relief items

CHANGLANG, Apr 26: The F/149 Bn CRPF carried out a sensitization drive and distributed relief items, protective gear and medicines to the villagers of...

Let us appreciate good work

Following severe criticism from the public, the agriculture, fisheries and animal husbandry departments have risen to the occasion. There are reports of agriculture produce...

Online edn being pushed when most lack access to internet

ITANAGAR, Apr 25: The recent directive of the education department to the higher and technical education institutes to resume teaching using online and e-learning...

Govt partially relaxes restrictions

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Apr 25: The state government has partially relaxed the restriction on movement and other activities within Itanagar. A notification issued by the chief...