Daily Archives: August 20, 2020

Demand for constitutional safeguards resonates as orgs meet on Mon, Patkai autonomy

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Aug 19: The demand for constitutional safeguards of indigenous tribes grew louder as the community-based organizations (CBOs) and the All Arunachal Pradesh...

Papum Pare has highest women cancer rate, cancers related to use of tobacco highest...

ITANAGAR, Aug 19: Cancers related to use of any form of tobacco were highest in the northeastern region of the country and in higher...

NES, ANSU walk out of consultative meet, reiterate their opposition to autonomy

ITANAGAR, Aug 19:  The Nyishi Elite Society (NES) and the All Nyishi Students' Union (ANSU) walked out of the consultative meet, called by the...

19 districts report fresh Covid-19 cases

ITANAGAR, Aug 19: Fresh Covid-19 cases were reported from 19 districts of the state on Wednesday according to health officials. A total of 75 cases...

Wildlife staffer arrested for hunting in Daying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary

Correspondent PASIGHAT, Aug 19: A contingency staffer of the state's wildlife department was arrested for his alleged involvement in wildlife hunting at the Daying Ering...

Teachers posted in rural areas must be incentivized: NEP member

ITANAGAR, Aug 19: Prof Mazhar Asif, a member of the National Education Policy (NEP) draft committee, said teachers posted in rural areas, like those...

Six drug peddlers apprehended

CHANGLANG, Aug 19: Six drugs peddlers were arrested from Longding and Changlang districts and approximately 151 gram brown sugar seized from them. The anti-drug squad...

Flash flood damages bridges & roads, snaps communication

LONGKAI VILLAGE, Aug 19: Heavy rainfall triggered flash floods on Monday last, have damaged bridges, roads and houses at various places here under Longding...

Oldest man of Tirap & chief of Panshumthong village Wangkap Lowang passes away

KHONSA, Aug 19: The oldest man of Tirap district, former political assistant during NEFA era and chief of Panshumthong village, Wangkap Lowang breathed his...

Teacher arrested for theft

BASAR, Aug 19: The Basar police in Leparada district arrested a teacher and recovered electronic items worth Rs 2 lakh (approximately), allegedly stolen from...

‘Schools not complying with DDSE order to refund excess fee’

ITANAGAR, Aug 19: A few government schools in Papum Pare district are allegedly not complying with the government order of 30 July pertaining to...

Self-help group federations under the North Eastern Region Community Resource Management Project here in Changlang district were provided with six pick-up trucks to address...

Lika Ori bags best artisan award

AALO, Aug 19: Lika Ori of Yigi Kaum village in West Siang district bagged  the state's Best Artisan Award 2019-20  in the handicraft sector. The...

Reconsider & withdraw proposed bandh call: ACCYWA to ANYA

ITANAGAR, Aug 19: The All Capital Complex Youths' Welfare Association (ACCYWA) has appealed to the All Nyishi Youth Association (ANYA) to reconsider and withdraw...

Departmental e-symposium concludes

RONO HILLS, Aug 19: The two-day national e-symposium on 'Crafting career choices amid Covid crisis: Approaches & strategies,' which was organized by the commerce...

Contractors’ assn seeks early floating of tenders

ITANAGAR, Aug 19: The Pakke Kessang district unit of the All Arunachal Contractors' Welfare Association (AACWA) has appealed to the Pakke Kessang deputy commissioner...

GPF mourns death of ‘Herb Man’

ITANAGAR, Aug 18: The Galo People's Federation (GPF) has mourned the sad demise of Babi Jossam (Tabi Romin) on 16 August. Romin was a well-known...

National webinar on career prospects in psychology at RGU ends

RONO HILLS, AUG 19: The two-day national webinar on 'Career prospects in psychology' concluded here on Wednesday. The webinar was organized by the RGU's psychology...

Int’l conclave on ‘Intrinsic and instrumental significance of Mahatma Gandhi for a self-reliant India’

RONO HILLS, Aug 19: The Rajiv Gandhi University's department of social work began its three-day online international conclave on 'Intrinsic and instrumental significance of...

Nagar Van and lessons from other mega projects

Chief Minister Pema Khandu recently announced that the capital, Itanagar has been selected to implement an urban forest scheme launched by the ministry of...