Daily Archives: July 1, 2020
One involved in assaulting journalist arrested; attack draws widespread condemnation
Staff Reporter
ITANAGAR, Jun 30: The capital police on Tuesday arrested a man, identified as Nangram Tapu (34), in connection with the physical assault on...
Doyen of tribal studies, Prof Tamo Mibang retires; RGU bids farewell to its living...
RONO HILLS, Jun 30: Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) bade farewell to Prof Tamo Mibang, a doyen of tribal studies and the university's first Arunachalee...
Jongkey appeals after forced retirement, AG recommends fresh inquiry
Staff Reporter
ITANAGAR, Jun 30: The advocate general (AG) of Arunachal has opined that the Tani Jongkey case be inquired into afresh.
Former tax & excise...
Covid-19 : Lekhi frontline workers test negative, 4 more military personnel test positive
ITANAGAR, Jun 30: After two health workers - a health attendant and a storekeeper - of the state quarantine facility (SQF) in Lekhi, in...
BTSM stages anti-China protest rally
BOMDILA, Jun 30: The Bomdila unit of the Bharat Tibet Sahyog Manch (BTSM) on Tuesday staged a protest rally here in West Kameng district...
Bamboo sector to propel ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ campaign in NE: Singh
NEW DELHI, Jun 30: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said the bamboo sector would propel the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' campaign in the northeastern region...
3 retire from health dept
NAHARLAGUN, Jun 30: Two senior officers and a peon of the health department were given a warm send-off at the DHS conference hall here...
India, China hold another round of talks
NEW DELHI, Jun 30: Indian and Chinese militaries on Tuesday held another round of lieutenant general-level talks with a focus on finalizing modalities for...
AAPSU for brief lockdown in ICR
ITANAGAR, Jun 30: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) has demanded that the Itanagar capital region (ICR) deputy commissioner immediately impose three to...
Drowned man’s body recovered
NAHARLAGUN, Jun 30: The body of a man who reportedly drowned on Monday was recovered from the Barapani river near Court Street here on...
Centre extends PMGKAY till Nov end
NEW DELHI, Jun 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced extension of the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), a free ration...
‘Select genuine farmers under NKG scheme’
ITANAGAR, Jun 30: The Arunachal Farmers' Union (AFU) has appealed to the state government to select only genuine farmers as beneficiaries under the nutritional...
Awareness prog for law students held
ITANAGAR, Jun 30: The Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (APSLSA), in collaboration with Lekhi-based Arunachal Law Academy (ALA) held a two-day online 'awareness-cum-training...
NCC conducts online integration camp
NAHARLAGUN, Jun 30: The National Cadet Corps (NCC) conducted an online national integration camp titled 'Ek Bharat Shreshth Bharat Saptah' from 25 to 30...
Webinar on Covid-19 & economy held
TEZU, Jun 30: Over 200 participants attended a webinar on 'Covid-19 and Indian economy', organized by the commerce and economics departments of Indira Gandhi...
Trg in soybean intercropping imparted
KANUBARI, Jun 30: Twenty-five members of different SHGs participated in a training programme on 'Importance of soybean as intercrop for maintaining soil fertility in...
BSG conducts Covid-19 awareness prog
BATH, Jun 30: A team of the Bharat Scouts & Guides (BSG) conducted a 'Covid-19 awareness programme' among the villagers here and distributed masks...
Society against transfer, posting
ITANAGAR, June 30: The All Arunachal Tribal Cultural Society has demanded that the state government stop transfer and posting of government staffs, along with...
Education department’s blunder
The decision of the state cabinet to make a panchayat leader along with two residents of the district concerned part of the five-member selection...
Poor students worse off
Pandemic & EducationBy Dhurjati Mukherjee
UNESCO recently estimated that 1.5 billion students, about 87 per cent of the world’s students in 165 countries, are...