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Leparada and West Siang have been devastated by cloudbursts that triggered landslides and heavy rains, which led to flooding of areas like never seen...

Houses, crops damaged by flashfloods, landslides in Leparada

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Sep 17: Around 15 private residences and large areas of paddy fields were damaged during cloudburst-triggered flashfloods and landslides which occurred at...

Rains leave trails of devastation in West Siang

AALO, Sep 17: Incessant rains for more than a week has left trails of devastation in West Siang district. The Aalo-Pangin road, which is considered...

Rebia raises issue of inclusion of Arunachal under 6th schedule

NEW DELHI, Sep 17: Rajya Sabha member Nabam Rebia on Thursday raised the issues of inclusion of Arunachal under the 6th schedule of the...

Goods carriers being robbed by persons posing as govt officials: ACCI

ITANAGAR, Sep 17: The Arunachal Chamber of Commerce & Industries (ACCI) has sought action against reported incidents of robbing of goods vehicles bearing Assam...

BPGH adjudged best ‘kayakalp’ GH in state

ITANAGAR, Sep 17: Bakin Pertin General Hospital (BPGH) in East Siang HQ Pasighat has been adjudged the best 'kayakalp' general hospital of the state,...

159 fresh cases of Covid-19, 180 discharged

ITANAGAR, Sep 17: The state recorded 159 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Thursday while 180 people were discharged on the day. Of the 159 cases,...

Min urges working class to keep spirit high

PASIGHAT, Sep 17: WRD Minister Mama Natung called upon the working class of the state to "keep their team spirit high for the wellbeing...

Rashtriya Poshan Maah observation continues

ITANAGAR, Sep 17: The Rashtriya Poshan Maah (National Nutrition Month) is being observed across the state to create awareness on the problem of malnutrition...

HPO to be closed for sanitization

ITANAGAR, Sep 17: The Itanagar head post office (HPO) will be closed from the afternoon of 17 September to 20 September for sanitization, after...

NAS celebration cancelled

ITANAGAR, Sep 17: The Nyishi Elite Society (NES) and the Tanw Supun Dukun (TSD) have together decided not to celebrate the fifth anniversary of...

DA distributes rations; donations continue

AALO, Sep 17: The West Siang district administration distributed ration commodities to the residents of the containment zone in New Market on 16 September. The...

CFI grants affiliation to ACA

ITANAGAR, Sep 17: The Cycling Federation of India (CFI) has granted provisional affiliation to the Arunachal Cycling Association (ACA) with Mutchu Mithi as the...

CM, Gov greet PM on birthday

ITANAGAR, Sep 17: Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Governor BD Mishra on Thursday wished Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 70th birthday. The governor in...

Meeting on schemes’ convergence held

KOLORIANG, Sep 17: An 'awareness-cum-coordination meeting' of the Kurung Kumey district water and sanitation mission committee was held here on Thursday, in connection with...

Covid-19 and health workers

As the state is witnessing growing numbers of Covid-19 positive cases, a worrying number of frontline workers have been found positive. Eighty-four healthcare workers from...

Over 80 health staffers within state capital test Covid-19 positive

Heema Hospital closes down services from 17 September Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Sep 16: The rate of Covid-19 infection among the health care workers in the state...

Entry of labourers to ICR suspended temporarily

ITANAGAR, Sep 16: Given the sudden spike in Covid-19 cases, Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) Deputy Commissioner Komkar Dulom has suspended the entry of labourers...

221 cases reported in state, 46 symptomatic

ITANAGAR, Sep 16: The state has recorded 221 fresh cases of Covid-19 taking the total to 6692 positive cases. Itanagar capital region recorded 98 cases...

Elephant calf separated from herd

Correspondent PASIGHAT, Sep 16: Two agriculture labourers rescued a male elephant calf from a WRC field in Yagrung near here in East Siang district on...