Monthly Archives: May 2020

Power dept staff electrocuted while repairing faulty power-line

LONGDING, May 13: In a tragic incident, one Chingnyai Pansa serving in the power department here was electrocuted to death while attending to a...

IMA-AP, engineer develop auto hand sanitizer dispenser

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, May 13: An auto hand sanitizer dispenser developed by Nich Raja, an AE in the state's power department and Indian Medical Association-...

Covid-19 result backlog continues

ITANAGAR, May 13: Even as the state government has made Covid-19 testing compulsory for all those who return home from elsewhere in the country,...

More than 2000 return home

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, May 12: After the relaxation in lockdown, 2267 people from Arunachal have returned to the state so far. Around 1500 are from...

Labour union seeks payment continuation of PWD casual staff

ITANAGAR, May 13: The Arunachal Pradesh Labour's Union (AAPLU) has submitted a memorandum to Chief Minister Pema Khandu seeking 'continuation of payment of casual...

Continuing its efforts to combat Covid-19, the 12th Bn NDRF deployed two sub-teams on 13 May to sanitize vehicles entering the state at the...

Awareness prog on Covid-19 held

MARO, May 13: The Dream for United Arunachal (DUA) conducted a social awareness programme on the Covid-19 pandemic here at the Dumar Maro Memorial...

224 units of blood collected in GWS organized camps

ITANAGAR, May 13: A total of 224 units of blood were collected during the three-day pan-Arunachal voluntary blood donation programme organized across the state...

Minister reviews check gate facilities

HOLLONGI, May 13: Agriculture Minister Tage Taki on Wednesday visited the Hollongi check gate in Papum Pare district to review the facilities. Taki, who has...

Kaso says RKM not feasible for 200-bedded hospital

ITANAGAR, May 13: Itanagar MLA Techi Kaso has written to Health Minister Alo Libang to reconsider the decision to convert the RK Mission Hospital...

Four schools boys come together to serve police

ITANAGAR, May 13: Four enterprising young boys have come together to serve the police by distributing food items to personnel on duty. They have been...

MLA reviews Covid-19 preparedness

LIROMOBA, May 13: Local MLA Nyamar Karbak recently visited the community health centres (CHCs) at Yomcha and Kamba and the primary health centres (PHCs)...

Police arrest habitual offenders

LONGDING, May 13: Three youths were arrested by the police here on Wednesday in connection with many cases of house breaking and stealing. According to...

RGU faculty development prog held

RONO HILLS, May 13: The five days Online Faculty Development Programme (OFDP) on 'Critical theories and their contemporary trajectories in humanities' conducted by the...

20 traders booked by LMCA

NAHARLAGUN, May 13: Continuing the state-wide drive against unfair trade practices, the official teams of the legal metrology & consumer affairs (LMCA) department on...

RKMSAA donates protective gear to Covid-19 warriors

AALO, May 13: The Rama Krishna Mission School Alumni Association (RKMSAA) on Wednesday donated protective gear to the West Siang DMO, SP and volunteers...

AIR prog on Covid-19

ITANAGAR, May 13: The All India Radio(AIR), Itanagar will broadcast a special programme 'Covid-19 par Dainik Jankari' from Thursday at 4.45 pm daily. During the...

W/Siang DA issues advisory for returnees

AALO, May 13: Considering the recent guidelines of the ministry of home affairs, the West Siang district administration has disclosed that after resumption of...

IJU questions suppression of reporters, seeks dropping of all charges

NEW DELHI, May 13: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expressed grave concern at rising cases of state governments intimidating, harassing and detaining journalists from...

Liquor shops under lockdown

Long for Freedom By Dr S Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) The Madras High Court on 8 May directed the State Government to close all 3,850...