Monthly Archives: September 2020

State BJP welcomes farm bills

ITANAGAR, Sep 22: The state BJP has welcomed the contentious farm sector bills, terming them "revolutionary" for the betterment, security and benefit of the...

GWS seeks probe into delay in road construction

ITANAGAR, Sep 22: The Galo Welfare Society (GWS) has expressed solidarity with the families affected by the recent flood in Ego in Leparada district,...

Itafort UPHC affected by water seepage

ITANAGAR, Sep 22: The Itafort urban primary health centre (UPHC) here is facing a serious problem of water seepage. Whenever it rains, the rainwater...

Medium-intensity quakes jolt Assam

GUWAHATI, Sep 22: Two medium-intensity earthquakes shook Assam in quick succession early on Tuesday, officials said. No loss of life or property has been reported...

BRO workers’ union postpones strike

TAWANG, Sep 22: The Border Roads Organization (BRO) Labourers Union (NE Region) said it is postponing its "democratic movement" against the BRO "till normalization...

FPCs sign buyback MoU with Parvata Foods

ITANAGAR, Sep 22: The Kameng Organic Farmers Producer Company (KOFPC) Ltd and the Lower Dibang Valley Organic Ginger Producer Company (LDVOGPC) Ltd have signed...

Progs under Poshan Maah held

KHONSA, Sep 22: The Tirap KVK on Monday organized a 'workshop-cum-awareness programme' for anganwadi workers (AWW) and women farmers as part of the Poshan...

Trg and distribution prog held

NAMSAI, Sep 22: The Namsai KVK conducted a series of 'training-cum-piglets distribution' programmes for farmers under the DBT-funded project, 'Expansion of activities of biotech...

Int’l webinar on aquaculture held

PASIGHAT, Sep 22: As many as 252 participants from India and abroad took part an international webinar on 'sustainable aquaculture management in southeast Asia',...

Logo, song of ‘Destination NE-2020’ festival unveiled

SHILLONG, Sep 22: Union minister Jitendra Singh unveiled the logo and the song for the 'Destination North East-2020' festival here in Meghalaya on 21...

Youths trained for entrepreneurship challenge

AALO, Sep 22: Training was imparted to willing youths of West Siang district in the run-up to the Arunachal Pradesh Entrepreneurship Challenge, at the...

Trg and animal health camp held

RAGI DOKE, Sep 22: Farmers, rural youths and farmwomen benefitted from a multidisciplinary 'training-cum-animal health camp' jointly conducted by the ICAR's state centre in...

Skill development trg institutes to reopen

ITANAGAR, Sep 22: The skill development & entrepreneurship department has ordered reopening of all the skill development training institutes and centres in the state. These...

Take MP’s claims seriously

Amidst the bitter standoff between India and China in eastern Ladakh, MP Tapir Gao on Monday raised the issue of capturing of land belonging...

Gao wants panel to assess land PLA has seized in Arunachal since 1962

NEW DELHI, Sep 21: Lok Sabha member from Arunachal, Tapir Gao on Sunday demanded that a committee be formed under the chairmanship of Lok...

Schools partially reopen for Classes 9-12

ITANAGAR, Sep 21: After a hiatus of over six months, the 'doubt-clearing sessions' for students of Classes 9-12 resumed in the state on Monday,...

ICR reports 48.09% of total cases as state records 210 Covid-19 cases on Monday

ITANAGAR, Sep 21: The state recorded 210 cases of Covid-19 on Monday, with the Itanagar capital region (ICR) reporting nearly half of the cases. The...

Mock bomb drill held at Pasighat airport

PASIGHAT, Sep 21: A mock 'bomb threat preparedness evacuation drill' was carried out at the airport here in East Siang district on Monday to...

Menstruation benefits have to be seen with a larger lens of bridging the gender...

ITANAGAR, Sep 21: "The issue of menstruation benefits has to be seen with a larger lens of bridging the gender gap and removing hurdles...

MLA assesses situation in Ego, meets flood-affected families

BASAR, Sep 21: Basar MLA Gokar Basar on Sunday visited Ego in Dari circle of Leparada district to meet with the flood-affected families there,...