Monthly Archives: July 2020

Webinar on ethnobotanical research held

PASIGHAT, Jul 28: One hundred participants from the eight NE states and other parts of the country participated in a webinar on the topic,...

U/Subansiri takes several decisions on Covid-19 mgmt

DAPORIJO, Jul 28: The Upper Subansiri district administration has decided to convert Singik Hall and the Rijo conference hall here into paid quarantine centres...

Selective lockdown may be necessary

Itanagar Capital Region DMO Dr Mandip Perme on Monday informed that wards number 15, 16 and 17 in Naharlagun have emerged as the major...

Growth potential untapped

Struggling MSMEs By Dhurjati Mukherjee The MSMEs sector, regarded as the growth engine of the Indian economy, is contributing 5 per cent of the GDP. But...

81 new Covid-19 cases detected on Mon

TRIHMS director calls for discipline ITANAGAR, Jul 27: Eighty-one new Covid-19 positive cases were detected in the state on Monday, out of which 51 were...

State’s student unions join nationwide protest over revised UGC guidelines on exams

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Jul 27: The Rajiv Gandhi University Students' Union (RGUSU) and its affiliate student unions across the state on Monday joined the nationwide...

Wards 15, 16, 17 in Nlg hotspot of Covid-19: DMO

NAHARLAGUN, Jul 27: IMC ward numbers 15, 16 and 17 here have emerged as a major hotspot of Covid-19. ICR DMO Dr Mandip Perme informed...

Villagers allege poor quality work in construction of PMGSY road

MARIYANG, Jul 27: The villagers here in Upper Siang district have alleged poor quality of work in the construction of the PMGSY road from...

Tezu hospital shut after one tests Covid-19+ve in Dibrugarh

ITANAGAR, Jul 27: The zonal general hospital in Lohit HQ Tezu has been temporarily shut down after a person who had been admitted in...

Seppa declared containment zone

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Jul 27: Following a sudden spike in Covid-19 positive cases being detected outside the quarantine centres in Seppa, the East Kameng district...

The residents of Borum village have spiked the wooden planks of the suspension bridge to Naharlagun with nails in order to restrict visitors. –...

35 police personnel contracted Covid-19: SP

ITANAGAR, Jul 27: ICR SP Tumme Amo informed that till now 35 personnel of the capital police have contracted the novel coronavirus. Talking to the...

BRO worker dies in landslide

KOLORIANG, Jul 27: In a tragic incident, one Bengia Sibi, who was working under the BRO/GREF here in Kurung Kumey district, was reportedly buried...

Antigen tests conducted on health workers

PALIN, Jul 27: Rapid antigen tests were conducted on 66 people, including health workers and people engaged in contact tracing, here in Kra Daadi...

Khonsa GH gets TrueNat lab

KHONSA, Jul 27: Tirap DC Bhanu Prabha on Monday inaugurated the TrueNat laboratory at the general hospital (GH) here. Henceforth, screening of inmates/returnees for Covid-19...

Karbak advocates cluster farming

ITANAGAR, Jul 27: Liromoba legislator Nyamar Karbak on Monday appealed to the people of his constituency to take advantage of the cluster farming and...

Antigen test training imparted

AALO, Jul 27: Laboratory technicians, pharmacists and frontline workers concerned of West Siang district were trained in carrying out antigen test at the general...

APCCF not govt-run firm: CS Registrar

ITANAGAR, Jul 27: Reacting to the news headlined 'Deceased's purported audio…', etc, which was published in the 25 July issue of this daily, Cooperative...

186 Bn CRPF observes 82nd raising day

NAMSAI, Jul 27: Jaipur-based 186 Bn CRPF in Namsai district observed its 82nd raising day at the battalion's headquarters as well as at all...

GNRC puts Covid care units at people’s service

GUWAHATI, Jul 27: GNRC, the leading super specialty hospital of the Northeast, has set up dedicated Covid care units for the people of the...