Monthly Archives: July 2020

Itafort UPHC shut after one tests Covid-19+ve

ITANAGAR, Jul 10: An employee of the Itafort urban primary health centre (UPHC) tested positive for Covid-19 during an antigen test on Friday. All services,...

MLA visits flood-affected sites in Ruksin

Correspondent RUKSIN, Jul 10: Pasighat West MLA Ninong Ering visited flood- and erosion-affected sites in Ruksin subdivision of East Siang district on Friday, and...

Eight persons, including a seven-month-old child, were rescued from the Lohit river opposite Jhalukbari area on Friday. The Lohit district flood rescue team has...

TAH construction picks up momentum in L/Subansiri

ZIRO, Jul 10: The construction of the stretch under Package 2 (Anya Gate to Pamluk) of the Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH) has picked up momentum...

AAPSU team visits landslide-affected areas, asks for central relief package

ITANAGAR, Jul 10: Expressing concern over reports of loss of lives and properties in the state due to flashfloods and landslides, the All Arunachal...

Depts advised to keep revenue data updated

KHONSA, Jul 10: Tirap DC Bhanu Prabha has asked the district's revenue generating departments to keep their revenue collection data updated and ensure proper...

Disaster mgmt dept sets up response centres to mitigate monsoon disasters

ITANAGAR, Jul 10: The disaster management department has set up five regional response centres and "pre-positioned" a team of the state disaster response force...

Digital eye strain in Covid-19 pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes in human lives and behaviour. The lurking fear of spread of the disease and lockdowns have confined...

RI micro-plan, HMIS discussed

ZIRO, Jul 10: The Lower Subansiri district task force for immunization (DTFI) met here on Friday and discussed the district's routine immunization (RI) micro-plan...

NSCN (K) operative surrenders

KHONSA, Jul 10: One Toalong Atoa alias Vincent, an operative of the NSCN (K), surrendered before Tirap Deputy Commissioner Bhanu Prabha here on Friday. Accompanied...

Assn demands 15-day lockdown in L/Subansiri

ZIRO, Jul 10: The All Ziro Hapoli Youth Association has urged the Lower Subansiri DC to enforce a 15-day complete lockdown in the district...

Man stranded in rising river rescued

YINGKIONG, Jul 10: A 26-year-old man from Mariyang in Upper Siang district, who was stranded amid the rising water of the Yamne river, was...

Extn workers trained in nutritional gardening

DEOMALI, Jul 10: Fourteen extension workers, including the ADO, the HDO and the BDO, participated in an in-service training programme on 'Nutritional gardening in...

The administration’s responsibility

Eight people lost their lives on Friday in landslides triggered by heavy rain in Tigdo and Modirijo areas in the Itanagar capital region (ICR)....

Damn the rule of law

UP 'Encounter' By Insaf Same old story of “an encounter”! Gangster Vikas Dubey, history-sheeter, prime accused in killing of 8 cops in Kanpur and carrying a...

State devastated by rain and landslides

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Jul 9: Heavy rains and landslides have left trails of destruction across Arunachal, particularly in the Itanagar capital region. Continuous rainfall over the...

Power disruption in 3 dists; Covid-19 centres facing problems

ITANAGAR, Jul 9: A fault in a key transmission line has disrupted power supply in three districts of Arunachal since Sunday afternoon, posing a...

Select bldgs in Nlg declared containment zones: DC

ITANAGAR, Jul 9: Itanagar Capital Region DC Komkar Dulom has informed that only certain buildings in E, F and C Sectors of Naharlagun have...

Primary contact of frontline worker tests positive

ITANAGAR, Jul 9: The primary contact of the frontline worker who had earlier tested Covid-19 positive at the state quarantine facility (SQF) in Lekhi...

Two-month-old baby recovers from Covid-19 in Diyun

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Jul 9: A two-month-old child has recovered from Covid-19 in Diyun, Changlang. She was released on Thursday from the Covid care centre (CCC)...