Daily Archives: June 27, 2020

Govt releases Rs 647.77 crore

ITANAGAR, Jun 26: The finance department has rele-ased Rs 647.77 crore from the total plan allocation of the current fiscal year (CFY). Out of the...

MoRTH approves fund for Ita-B’dewa highway

ITANAGAR, Jun 26: The ministry of road, transport & highways (MoRTH) has given financial sanction as well as administrative and technical approval for the...

Road block at Bomak, Siku RCC bridge in Mebo under threat

Correspondent PASIGHAT, Jun 26: Landslides triggered by incessant rain blocked the Pasighat-Roing highway at several locations, snapping surface communication between East Siang and Lower Dibang...

7 recover from Covid-19 , FIR against returnee in East Siang

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Jun 26: Seven people - three each in Changlang and West Kameng, and one in Lohit - recovered from Covid-19 and were...

BPGH being considered for upgrading as super specialty hospital: Libang

PASIGHAT, Jun 26: Health Minister Alo Libang on Friday said the Bakin Pertin General Hospital (BPGH) here in East Siang district is being considered...

Int’l Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking observed

DCM lauds police's efforts to eradicate drug menace ROING, Jun 26: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein lauded the efforts of the police in Lower Dibang...

Role of social media in the face of Covid-19: Experts speak

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Jun 26: A two-day webinar on 'The role of social media in the face of Covid-19 pandemic', organized jointly by Rajiv Gandhi...

Four ULFA (I) operatives nabbed

CHANGLANG, Jun 26: Personnel of the 9 Assam Rifles (AR) and the 6 AR along with the Changlang police nabbed four ULFA (I) operatives...

Tirap zonal hospital to be set up in Charju

KHONSA, Jun 26: The site in Charju, donated by Bunting village, is where the zonal hospital in Tirap district will be set up. The decision...

Union seeks halting of tender process

ITANAGAR, Jun 26: The All Kamle District Students' Union has demanded a halt on the "tender process of work supply and procurement of materials...

Groups across India call out MoEFCC: ‘Aatmanirbarta’ ignored by ministry

The latest environmental impact assessment (EIA) draft issued by the ministry of environment, forest & climate change (MoEFCC) goes against India's stance to protect...

APCC pays tribute to martyred soldiers

ITANAGAR, Jun 26: The rank and file of the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Friday paid floral tributes to the soldiers who died...

Min takes stock of activities

DAPORIJO, Jun 26: Tourism Minister Nakap Nalo convened a meeting with the HoDs and legislators of Upper Subansiri here on Thursday to take stock...

Plantation drives organized

NAMSAI, Jun 26: Officials of the Namsai forest division, led by DFO T Jamoh, organized a plantation drive beside the Noh-Dihing bridge on Friday...

Min reviews preparedness against Covid-19

HAPOLI, Jun 26: Education Minister Taba Tedir reviewed Lower Subansiri district's preparedness against Covid-19 during a meeting here on Friday. Lauding the administration, the police...

RI micro-plans reviewed

YUPIA, Jun 26: The Papum Pare district task force for immunization in a meeting here on Friday reviewed the routine immunization (RI) micro-plans for...

‘Construct drainage in IG Park’

ITANAGAR, Jun 26: Claiming that parts of IG Park here are in danger of being eroded by the stream that flows through it, the...

Monsoon unleashes fury again

Monsoons' fury is on full display in the state. Unfortunately, two people lost their lives in the Itanagar capital region on Thursday. While one...

Covid-19 makes a strong case

Social Housing By Moin Qazi The unprecedented displacement of people across the country following the pandemic has challenged us with a new set of priorities. While...