Monthly Archives: May 2020

Masks, gloves and sanitizers distributed

LONGDING, May 26: Protective gears, like three-layered face masks, hand sanitizers, hand gloves etc. were distributed among 150 migrants workers and locals from various...

Do not retrench journalists: IJU

NEW DELHI, May 26: the Indian Journalists Union (IJU ) has asked the media houses not to retrench journalists at a time when they...

Boleng MLA Ojing Tasing participating in the recently concluded two-day blood donation camp organised by the Itanagar Buddhist Cultural Society, in collaboration with Indian...

Officer’s death mourned

ITANAGAR, May 26: The officers and staff of Arunachal Pradesh civil secretariat mourned the demise of Assistant Section Officer Hage Ranka. In a condolence meeting,...

Curfew in Dollungmukh as cases rise in Assam

DOLLUNGMUKH, May 26: Considering spike of Covid-19 positive cases in neighbouring district of Lakhimpur in Assam, Dollungmukh SDO Koj Tacho on Tuesday clamped section...

Upgrade testing infrastructure

The labs here are struggling to return the Covid-19 sample results. On Monday, there were more than a thousand samples, which were yet to be...

Is it right strategy?

Reform Agenda By Dhurjati Mukherjee The stimulus package announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has triggered a discussion whether it outlines the government’s broader agenda on...

Health dept appeals stranded to defer coming home as samples pile up

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, May 25: As the state struggles to test samples for Covid-19 after testing was made mandatory for all returnees, the health...

Health minister asks people not to panic

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, May 25: Health and Family Welfare Minister Alo Libang asked the public not to panic after the state recorded its second Covid-19...

Water level of Lohit rising rapidly, 18 shifted to safer place

TEZU, May 25: The water level of the Lohit River and its tributaries are rising rapidly due to heavy and incessant rainfall in the...

‘State quarantine centre ready to accommodate 100 persons’

NAHARLAGUN, May 25: The state quarantine centre (SQC) here at Lekhi village is "ready to accommodate 100 persons as of now, and all facilities...

‘Repair road leading to PHC’

HOLLONGI, May 24: Locals here on Monday appealed to the concerned authority to repair the dilapidated entrance road leading up to the primary health...

Farmers receive 1.5 lakh fish seeds

EMCHI, May 25: Agriculture, Horticulture, Veterinary & Fisheries Minister Tage Taki distributed 1,50,000 free fish seeds, lime and formulated fish feed to 150 progressive...

Free rice under PMGKAY distributed in Longding

Ngandam reviews preparation to battle Covid-19 LONGDING, May 25: Five kilo of free rice per person under the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Ann Yojna (PMGKAY) for...

NE students-led tweet storm to protect region’s pristine forests trends #1 in all India...

ITANAGAR, May 25: While the entire nation has been under lockdown, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) and the National Board...

W/ Kameng reels under darkness for 5th day

BOMDILA, May 25: West Kameng district reels under darkness for the fifth day in a row. Incessant rainfall and blocks at multiple points on...

DC visits Miao to oversee Covid-19 preparedness

MIAO, May 25: Changlang Deputy Commissioner Dr Devansh Yadav visited Miao sub-division on Monday along with SP Mihin Gambo to oversee the preparedness to...

Tobacco products seized by volunteers of MSRH

MIAO, May 25: Amid the nationwide lockdown, volunteers of the Miao Singpho Ramma Hpung, the youth wing of the United Miao Mission, seized a...

Himalayan Univ holds webinar on CSR

ITANAGAR, May 25: The Himalayan University, in collaboration with the Manglayatan University organized a webinar on the relevance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in...

Timely action necessary to stop fraudulent selling practices

Reports of shopkeepers selling items at exorbitant prices during the lockdown period are pouring in from various parts of the state. The officials of...