Monthly Archives: August 2020

Nyishi legislators, NES urge ANYA to call off bandh

ITANAGAR, Aug 24: The Nyishi legislators and the Nyishi Elite Society (NES) held a meeting at the NES secretariat on 22 August and unanimously...

Union, village council serve notice to BRO

TAWANG, Aug 24: The BRO Labourers Union, NE Region, the Jang Yuthembu Village Council/Mang and the Covid-19 response team of Tawang district have jointly...

EE reacts to fund misuse allegation

ITANAGAR, Aug 24: The executive engineer of the RWD DPIU-II in Upper Subansiri HQ Daporijo has denied the All Giba Circle Vigilance Forum's allegation...

Yingkiong town declared ODF

YINGKIONG, Aug 24: In compliance with the Centre's direction, Upper Siang DC Taper Pada has declared Yingkiong town open defecation-free (ODF) after reassessing whether...

Training in oilseed prodn imparted

TAFRALIANG, Aug 24: Thirty-three farmers, farmwomen and rural youths participated in a training programme on oilseed production, organized here by the Anjaw KVK on...

DC distributes LLINs to BPL beneficiaries

KOLORIANG, Aug 24: Kurung Kumey DC Kento Riba on Monday distributed long-lasting insecticide nets (LLIN) to the BPL beneficiaries of the entire district. The DC...

DC interacts with FIG members

ZIRO, Aug 24: Lower Subansiri DC Swetika Sachan on Monday met and interacted with members of the farmers' interest group (FIG) under the Mission...

Bureau of convenience

His Master's Voice By Poonam I Kaushish What is it about the Central Bureau of Investigation that has it always in the eye of the storm?...

State records 40 Covid-19+ve cases, 7 in forest dept, Miao

ITANAGAR, Aug 23: The state recorded 40 Covid-19 positive cases on Sunday, with seven new cases detected in the forest department in Miao in...

If everything goes well, India would get Covid-19 vaccine by year-end: Harsh Vardhan

NEW DELHI, Aug 23: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has said that if everything goes well, India would get a vaccine against the...

Frontline workers honoured

LONGDING, Aug 23: The Longding District Tourism Promotion Committee, on behalf of the people of Longding district felicitated with certificates and gold medals the...

Walking a tightrope

Monday Musing Nobody would have thought that Pema Khandu, who led the BJP to a convincing win in the 2019 election as the chief ministerial...

Richo questions privatization of airports

ITANAGAR, Aug 23: Taking strong exception to the privatization of the airports in Guwahati (Assam), Jaipur (Rajasthan) and Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), NECC general secretary Padi...

These exceptionally lifelike sculptures are the work of Dr Kaling Darang. A resident of Rengging village in East Siang district, Dr Darang is a...

Unknown miscreants vandalized the veterinary dispensary in Abotani Colony, Itanagar, at around 9 pm on Sunday, Veterinary Officer Dr Nido Tayo informed.

ANYA prez lodges FIR

NAHARLAGUN, Aug 23: All Nyishi Youth Association (ANYA) president Byabang Joram has filed an FIR at the police station here, claiming threat and criminal...

2nd c-section birth at DCH

ITANAGAR, Aug 23: Another baby was birthed by caesarean section at the dedicated Covid hospital (DCH) in Chimpu on Sunday. The patient, who was referred...

Need to speed up work on airport

Civil Aviation Minister Nakap Nalo while visiting the greenfield airport project site in Hollongi on Saturday informed that the government is making all-out effort...

Time to get back to normal

Economic Slump By Shivaji Sarkar The Indian economy is on life-saving policies such as incentives, special packages and lending. Even the daily wage workers and small...