Monthly Archives: July 2020

CALSOM founder KK Lum Pul passes away

Correspondent TEZU, Jul 17: KK Lum Pul, the founder of the Cultural and Literary Society of Mishmi (CALSOM), pas-sed away early Friday morning at the...

AITF draws GoAP’s attn to shortfalls in Covid-19 mgmt

ITANAGAR, Jul 17: The Arunachal Indigenous Tribes Forum (AITF) has drawn the state government's attention towards what it called "acute shortfalls" in the overall...

Hydropower push in Arunachal: Looming threat to stranded assets

Around 2005, Arunachal was the hub of the ambitious '50,000 mw initiative' launched by the government of India to add as much hydropower capacity...

IPR committee rebuts fake news

NAHARLAGUN, Jul 17: The IPR department's fact-checking committee said that the widely circulated news on social media about eight doctors of the TRIHMS being...

DC urges traders to cooperate

ITANAGAR, Jul 17: Itanagar Capital Region DC Komkar Dulom appealed to the trading community of the ICR to cooperate with the administration and refrain...

Drug de-addiction centre inaugurated

KHONSA, Jul 17: Khonsa East MLA Wanglam Sawin inaugurated a drug de-addiction centre, named Care Me Home, at Charju, around 9 kms from here,...

DA discontinues board, lodging for team in W/Siang

AALO, Jul 17: The West Siang District Students' Union (WSDSU) has informed that the district administration has discontinued board and lodging for the medical...

Intense rainfall over NE from 19-21 July

NEW DELHI, Jul 17: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday forecast heavy rains over Northeast India and issued a red warning for West...

IEC campaign on Covid-19 launched

ZIRO, Jul 17: Lower Subansiri DC Swetika Sachan on Friday launched an intensive IEC campaign on Covid-19 being organized by the Dwbo Goan Bura...

Committee demands check posts in Bordumsa

BORDUMSA, Jul 17: The Covid-19 Vigilance Committee here in Changlang district has demanded immediate installation of check posts at all entry and exit points...

GoAP giving top priority to construction of roads in border areas: Official

ITANAGAR, Jul 17: The Arunachal government is giving top priority to construction of roads in the border areas of the state, a senior government...

GHSS decides to reduce admission fees

DAPORIJO, Jul 17: The authority of the government higher secondary school (GHSS) here in Upper Subansiri district and the alumni association of the school...

Farmers urged to adopt modern technologies

NAMSAI, Jul 17: Namsai MLA Chow Zingnu Namchoom has emphasized that farmers use modern agriculture technologies for better harvest. Addressing a meeting of the district's...

2 more paid QCs set up in Daporijo

DAPORIJO, Jul 17: Two more paid quarantine centres (QC) have been designated here in Upper Subansiri district. During a meeting between local MLA Taniya Soki,...

Cong its own worst enemy!

Rajasthan Verdict By Insaf The Congress High Command’s worry in Rajasthan is far from over. Ushering normalcy or some semblance of order will be a tall...

State crosses 500 mark in Covid-19 cases

ITANAGAR, Jul 16: Arunachal crossed the 500 mark after 52 fresh Covid-19 positive cases were recorded on Thursday. Till Wednesday, the state had a...

Etalin PAPF seeks compensation, threatens to go to court

ITANAGAR, Jul 16: The Project Affected People's Forum (PAPF), with headquarters in Etalin, has asked the Dibang Valley deputy commissioner to send a reminder...

Dobu river causing large-scale damage, anti-erosion scheme sought

NARI, Jul 16: Swelling of the Dobu river due to the monsoon rains has resulted in large-scale damage on both its banks. The overflowing water...

Contact tracing carried out in ICR: DC

ITANAGAR, Jul 16: Itanagar Capital Region DC Komkar Dulom informed that the contact tracing team of the health department on Thursday carried out tracing...

Jumi Tea Estate: A farmer’s tale

Covid-19 has compelled each one of us to reflect on our life's priorities. I have always believed that farmers and environmentalists are the true...