Monthly Archives: September 2020

Members of the 12th Bn NDRF planted more than 100 saplings at the JNV in Gumto on Monday.

Join hands for a better capital

Recently, when a team led by Additional District Magistrate Talo Potom carried out an eviction drive against illegal vendors on NH 415 in between...

Landslide disrupts traffic movement on Pasighat-Yingkiong road

Correspondent PASIGHAT, Sep 20: Traffic movement on the Pasighat-Yingkiong Trans-Arunachal Highway has been badly affected due to heavy landslides triggered by torrential rains. Surface communication remains...

135 new Covid-19 cases detected on Sun, 19 reported from TRIHMS

ITANAGAR, Sep 20: The state recorded 135 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, taking the number of active cases to 1,964. Twenty-one of the cases...

No proposal to abolish ILP system

NEW DELHI, Sep 20: The Centre has no proposal to abolish the inner line permit (ILP) system currently prevalent in Arunachal, Nagaland, Mizoram and...

The price of a pandemic

Monday Musing Since 1 September, the government of Arunachal has imposed testing fees for Covid-19 statewide at all government-run facilities. Whoever is tested will have to...

CM tests Covid-19-ve for second time

ITANAGAR, Sep 20: Chief Minister Pema Khandu, who was infected with Covid-19 recently, tested negative for the virus for the second time on Sunday. Khandu...

Facts, not views central to Rajeev Sharma case: IJU

NEW DELHI, Sep 20: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) has noted with concern the arrest of veteran journalist Rajeev Sharma for alleged breach of...

Bedlam in RS as it passes 2 key farm bills

NEW DELHI, Sep 20: The Rajya Sabha on Sunday passed two key farm bills amid a bedlam as opposition members charged towards the podium...

32,238 paramilitary personnel contract Covid-19: Govt

NEW DELHI, Sep 20: The government on Sunday said a total of 32,238 paramilitary personnel have been infected by the coronavirus so far. Union MoS...

State BJP organizes community services

ITANAGAR, Sep 20: The state BJP organized community services, including blood donation and cleanliness drives, as part of its 'seva saptah (service week)' across...

Dept, communities should revive the drying water resources

PHE&WS Secretary Rinchin Tashi during a recent talk said that 652 critical and 650 sub-critical water resources are on the verge of drying in...

Massive destruction in Ego area

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Sep 19: Landslides and flashfloods caused massive damages to properties in Ego and its surrounding areas in Leparada district on Thursday. Leparada SP...

Covid-19 cases in ICR continue to peak

ITANAGAR, Sep 19: The state recorded 211 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, taking the tally of infected people to 7,250. Twenty-seven of the total...

Scientific methods needed to revive state’s drying spring sources: PHE&WS Secy

ITANAGAR, Sep 19: PHE&WS Secretary Rinchin Tashi informed that the state has 652 critical and 650 sub-critical water resources which are on the verge...

Abor Country Travels & Expedition and tourism dept’s ‘Siang Rush’ makes it to top...

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Sep 20: 'Siang Rush' has been listed as one of the 40 bespoke experiences in India by Travel+Leisure, one of the top...

68 turn up for AYANG, ABKYW blood donation camp

PASIGHAT, Sep 19: Thirteen units of blood were collected during a blood donation drive conducted by the Adi Baane Kebang Youth Wing (ABKYW) at...

Where Arunachalees dare

Flights Of Fantasy Some Arunachalees have charted pioneering paths to succeed in varied fields. When most of the state was underdeveloped, without basic facilities like...

MLA inaugurates electrification of market

AALO, Sep 19: Aalo East MLA Kento Jini inaugurated the electrification of the daily market here in West Siang district on Saturday. In a short...

RS passes bill to punish those attacking healthcare workers

NEW DELHI, Sep 19: The Rajya Sabha on Saturday passed a legislation that provides for upto seven years in jail for those attacking doctors...