Monthly Archives: September 2020

Maj Gen Jarken Gamlin retires

GUWAHATI/BOMDILA, Sep 3: Major general Jarken Gamlin retired on Wednesday and handed over the charge to Maj Gen Vikas Saini. Gamlin is the first and...

MLA donates facemasks to frontline health workers

TAWANG, Sep 3: Local MLA Tsering Tashi and members of the BJYM's Tawang district unit donated 3,500 N-95 facemasks and 1,000 bottles of 500...

Changlang DA withdraws officials from check gates

CHANGLANG, Sep 3: In view of the new guidelines of Unlock 4, all the government officers and officials who had been deputed since March...

Longding declared ODF

LONGDING, Sep 3: Longding district headquarters (urban) has been declared open defecation-free (ODF), the Longding DUDA member secretary informed on Thursday. (DIPR)

Partygoers test Covid-19+ve in Aalo, admin draws flak

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Sep 2: At least 13 people who attended a 'DJ night' event at Cozy Bar in West Siang HQ Aalo reportedly tested...

GoAP issues state-specific Covid-19 SOPs

ITANAGAR, Sep 2: As per the new standard operating procedures (SOP) issued by the government of Arunachal, returnees will no longer be compulsorily quarantined...

Central team visits flood-affected areas in E/Siang

PASIGHAT, Sep 2: The seven-member inter-ministerial central team (IMCT) headed by Home Ministry Joint Secretary (FFR) KB Singh on Wednesday visited various flood-affected areas...

148 Covid-19+ve cases reported, 96 recover

ITANAGAR, Sep 2: The state recorded 148 Covid-19 positive cases on Wednesday, of whom five are symptomatic cases. Ninety-six Covid-19 patients recovered on the same...

Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a 100-bedded boys' hostel in Bomdila in West Kameng district, in the presence...

Union alleges fund misappropriation by former Sagalee ADC

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Sep 2: The Papum Pare District Law Students' Union (PPDLSU) has alleged that the then Sagalee ADC, Jalash Pertin, misused and misappropriated...

ICR DA holds meet on new Covid-19 SOPs; penalties for not wearing mask, public...

ITANAGAR, Sep 2: The Itanagar capital region (ICR) district administration has warned that violators of the new Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOP) would face...

‘Compensate TAH beneficiaries as per approved rate’

ITANAGAR, Sep 2: Claiming that landowners affected by the Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH) project in Kamle district have not been properly compensated, the All Kamle...

India bans 118 more mobile apps with Chinese links, including PUBG

NEW DELHI, Sep 2: India on Wednesday banned 118 more mobile apps with Chinese links, including popular game PUBG, citing data privacy concerns and...

SIT investigating missing person case ineffective, says MWS

ITANAGAR, Sep 2: While it welcomed the government's forming a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the case of Balijan Krisikro (44), who went...

Schools get Wi-Fi connection

AALO, Sep 2: Wi-Fi connection for online classes for students of the Government Nehru Memorial HS School (GNMHSS) and the government HS school here...

APFA webinar for football coaches commences

ITANAGAR, Sep 2: A weeklong webinar titled 'An approach to modern and scientific coaching' for the football coaches of the state commenced on Tuesday. Renowned...

A short visit too late

On Tuesday, a seven member inter-ministerial central team visited flood-affected areas in Lower Dibang Valley district. The team was headed by Joint Secretary in...

Post-Lockdown Vigilance

Living With Pandemic By Dr S. Saraswathi (Former Director ICSSR, New Delhi) More than five months have elapsed since we started the lockdown and are now in...

RGUSU protests against fee hike, seeks fee concession

Staff Reporter RONO HILLS, Sep 1: The Rajiv Gandhi University Students' Union (RGUSU) went ahead with its protest against the fee hike on Tuesday morning...

RGU responds to the RGUSU

RONO HILLS, Sep 1: Following the 12-hour ultimatum served by the Rajiv Gandhi University Students' Union (RGUSU) on 31 August, the university on Tuesday...