Daily Archives: May 1, 2020

GoAP to evacuate its stranded citizens from other states

ITANAGAR, Apr 30: Following relentless pressure from all sections of the society, especially from the parents and relatives of students, the state government on...

State gets its first Covid-19 QRT-PCR lab

NAHARLAGUN, Apr 30: Arunachal's first Covid-19 QRT-PCR laboratory, at Tomo Riba Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) here, was inaugurated by Health Minister...

Shorn of business, salons, spas facing uncertain times

ITANAGAR, April 30: Beauty parlours, spas, and salons were the first ones to close business as a precautionary measure in Arunachal, following the outbreak...

APSTS buses start taking passengers to dists

ITANAGAR, Apr 30: APSTS buses started ferrying passengers from Itanagar to some districts of western Arunachal on Thursday morning. Altogether 27 buses carrying more than...

Arunachalee med student tests Covid-19+ve

ITANAGAR, Apr 30: An MBBS student from Arunachal, studying in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, has reportedly tested positive for Covid-19. The student is asymptomatic. Sources quoted a...

Arunachal Pradesh Women's Welfare Society (APWWS) secretary-general Kani Nada Maling along APWWS law coordinator Oyam Binggep visited the tertiary care centre at TRIHMS, Naharlagun,...

Chi Lupo from Arunachal wins best documentary award at Dada Saheb Phalke film fest

ITANAGAR, Apr 30: Chi Lupo, a short documentary depicting the custom of honey hunting among the Sherdukpen community of West Kameng district, has won...

Orgs seek immediate testing of deceased’s relatives

KHONSA, Apr 30: A conglomeration of organizations in Tirap district has written to Chief Minister Pema Khandu, demanding that medical tests be carried out...

ENNG operative apprehended

NAMPONG, Apr 30: An operative of the Eastern Naga National Government (ENNG), identified as self-styled private Ngonchen Hasik (23), was apprehended from Lungka village...

NEIFM in Psg designated as Covid-19 hospital

ITANAGAR, Apr 30: The state government has notified the North East Institute of Folk Medicine (NEIFM) in East Siang HQ Pasighat as a dedicated...

Traders booked in Aalo, Bordumsa

ITANAGAR, Apr 30: A team of the legal metrology & consumer affairs (LMCA) department in West Siang district on Thursday booked three traders in...

Min takes stock of measures against Covid-19

AALO, Apr 30: Industries Minister Tumke Bagra held a review meeting here on Thursday with West Siang DC Swetika Sachan, DMO Dr Moli Riba,...

Gov greets workforce on May Day

ITANAGAR, Apr 30: Governor BD Mishra has conveyed his good wishes to the people of the state in general and to the workforce in...

CRPF distributes relief items, sanitizers

CHANGLANG, Apr 30: The F/149 Bn CRPF carried out a Covid-19 sensitization drive and distributed relief items, protective gear and medicines to the villagers...

Retd DC bid farewell

ZIRO, Apr 30: The officers and staff of the Lower Subansiri district administration bid farewell to Chukhu Takar, who retired as the district's deputy...

Teachers of Longding block contribute Rs 20,000 each to the Longding district administration, the police welfare fund and the health department on Thursday as...

A team from the 12 Bn NDRF carried out a sanitization drive at the Papum Pare DC office and the relief camp in Yupia...

Late Ratan’s family offers gratitude for support

PASIGHAT, Apr 30: The Ratan Welfare Society (RWS) and the family of late Atom Ratan - the director of Wonderland Residential School in East...

DBYC distributes rations to mark Dorjee Khandu’s death anniv

ITANAGAR, Apr 30: The Don Bosco Youth Centre (DBYC) here, in association with the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Itanagar, Childline Itanagar, and the Association...

Govt should help business community

The Arunachal Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ACCI) has sought "working capital gap funding for business enterprises" as relief amid the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown....