Monthly Archives: August 2020

Govt assures support to business community ACCI calls off proposed shutter-down

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Aug 9: The Arunachal Chamber of Commerce & Industries (ACCI) has called off its proposed 72-hour shutter-down strike after the state government...

Ruksin GHSS selected as best performing school

PASIGHAT, Aug 9: The government higher secondary school (GHSS) in Ruksin in East Siang district, with a pass percentage of 97 in the class...

Aalo under voluntary lockdown after local ritual

AALO, Aug 9: The donors of land for the establishment of West Siang HQ Aalo performed Ali Pator, a traditional ritual to drive away...

Seed of positivity

Monday Musing This pandemic situation that we are facing together globally has, in more ways than one, taught all of us many life lessons. This...

MARDC’s autonomy demand and its likely international ramifications

But for two politically significant ingredients, the demand for autonomy under Sixth Schedule of the constitution by Mon Autonomous Region Demand Committee (MARDC) would...

Draft EIA notification ‘dangerous’: Gandhi

NEW DELHI, Aug 9: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday urged people to protest the new Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)-2020 draft, saying it was...

KVIC to launch silk prodn centre in Arunachal

ITANAGAR, Aug 9: The Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) is all set to launch a first-of-its-kind 'silk training-cum-production centre' in Chullyu village, in...

Lack of master drainage at ISBT to be addressed: Nalo

LEKHI, Aug 9: Transport Minister Nakap Nalo on Sunday visited the interstate bus terminal (ISBT) here to inspect its condition. The ISBT has been facing...

GMB campaign launched in Tirap

KHONSA, Aug 9: Tirap DC Bhanu Prabha launched the weeklong 'Gandagi mukt Bharat' (GMB) campaign here on Saturday. As part of the campaign, cleaning drives...

Union condemns demand for MAR

ITANAGAR, Aug 9: The All Arunachal Pradesh Anti-Corruption Students' Union has condemned the demand for creation of a Mon autonomous region (MAR), saying that...

Min inaugurates ‘living home’ website

ITANAGAR, Aug 9: Health Minister Alo Libang on Sunday visited the Deepak Nabam Living Home in Senki Park here and inaugurated its website, www.deepak...

Huge, not considered

'New' Education Funding By Shivaji Sarkar The National Education Policy has a vision of the education standards in the country for the next many decades. It...

APSSB aspirants seek high-level inquiry report within 7 days

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Aug 8: The Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB) Aspirants' Interim Committee for Justice and Reformation (ICJR) has asked the state government...

CM instructs finance dept to provide resources to clear liabilities

ITANAGAR, Aug 8: Chief Minister Pema Khandu has instructed the finance department to "make some resources available for clearing pending liabilities of SIDF and...

More than 1 lakh samples collected so far, 684 active cases

ITANAGAR, Aug 8: Altogether 1,04,833 samples have been collected so far in the state since testing started in March for Covid-19, according to health...

Alert sounded in Siang river basin

ITANAGAR, Aug 8: An alert has been sounded all along the Siang river basin after the union home ministry in a report informed about...

Govt supporting construction of mega food park: Felix

BANDERDEWA, Aug 8: Home Minister Bamang Felix said he is optimistic about timely completion of the mega food park (MFP) in Tarajuli near here...

Students, villagers demand 4G internet connection in Mariyang

MARIYANG, Aug 8: At a time when many countries are getting ready to switch from 4G to 5G network, the people of Mariyang-Mopon area...

Party supports CM’s proposal for open discussion on autonomy issue: Wahge

ITANAGAR, Aug 8: State BJP president Biyuram Wahge on Saturday said that the party fully supports Chief Minister Pema Khandu's proposal to have an...

Covid-19 is not so dangerous

Flights Of Fantasy Covid-19 has caused a sudden upheaval among humanity in just eight months. Covid-19 has spread to all corners of the world, infecting...