Monthly Archives: May 2020

Lift lockdown in green zones

Flights Of Fantasy The nationwide lockdown started on 25 March and has been extended up to 17 May. Worldwide, Covid-19 has infected more than 32...

NGO members repair damaged bund

ZIRO, May 2: Members of NGO Defence Club Ziro (DCZ) on 30 April repaired a five-metre-long damaged bund left by the owners of an...

BUG bridge over Siru river opens

LIROMOBA, May 2: The build-up girder (BUG) bridge over the Siru river at Sesilikar village in Liromoba constituency of West Siang district was declared...

Himalayan black bear cub rescued, handed over to PTR rehab centre

ITANAGAR, May 2: A Himalayan black bear cub rescued from Lower Siang district has been handed over to the authorities of the Centre for...

Traders booked, cautioned against unfair practices

NAHARLAGUN, May 2: Two traders in Old Ziro market in Lower Subansiri district were booked on Friday for indulging in unfair trade practices. "They were...

SHGs in W/Siang producing handmade masks

AALO, May 2: Members of SHG Kabu Aalo Hiko Primary Level Federation on Saturday handed over 600 homemade masks at a reasonable rate to...

Team inspects quarantine centres

DHARMAPUR, May 2: The Miao subdivision Covid-19 monitoring team on Friday visited Dharmapur-I, -II and -III and acquired firsthand information regarding the preparedness of...

Businessman donates to DA

CHANGLANG, May 2: Gautam Mallick Choudhury, a businessman here, donated Rs 1 lakh to the Changlang district administration on Friday to assist in the...

EKCCI seeks cancellation of ADC’s transfer

SEPPA, May 2: The East Kameng Chamber of Commerce & Industries (EKCCI) on Saturday appealed to the chief secretary to reconsider the transfer order...

Former ASM passes away

DAPORIJO, May 2: Former anchal samiti member Teni Siyum passed away on 1 May here in Upper Subansiri district, after a long battle with...

Pioneer PI Damli Yomgam passes away

AALO, May 2: Former zamadhar and political interpreter (PI) of the NEFA days, Damli Yomgam, who was popularly known as 'Zama Kalia', passed away...

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...