Monthly Archives: October 2020

1,000 police personnel to be deployed for APPSCCE prelims

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Oct 30: The Arunachal Pradesh Police (APP) will be deploying 16 convoys (about 1,000 personnel) as part of its security arrangements for...

APB&OCWWB chairman seeks cooperation of all stakeholders

PASIGHAT, Oct 30: MLA-cum-Arunachal Pradesh Building & Other Construction Workers' Welfare Board (APB&OCWWB) Chairman Nyato Dukam has sought cooperation from the East Siang district...

PR, municipal polls to be held this year

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Oct 30: The state election commission (SEC) on Thursday informed that simultaneous general elections for the panchayati raj (PR) and the municipal...

Jully jail reports 20 more Covid-19 cases

ITANAGAR, Oct 30: A total of 84 Covid-19 positive cases were reported in the state on Friday, with the district jail in Jully, in...

Committee seeks benefits from APB&OCWWB

ITANAGAR, Oct 30: The Joint Working Committee of Arunachal Pradesh Trade Union (JWCAPTU), comprising various trade unions of the state, has submitted a representation...

Preps for APPSCCE reviewed

ZIRO, Oct 30: In view of the upcoming APPSCCE prelims, Lower Subansiri DC (in-charge) Millo Kojin and coordinator of the Ziro centre, Tamiyo Tatak...

Lorr residents demand inquiry into arson attack

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Oct 30: The residents of Lorr village near here have sought a judicial inquiry into the gun-firing and arson attack on the...

Domestic violence cases increased during lockdown: APSCW

ITANAGAR, Oct 30: Domestic violence cases increased during the Covid-19 induced lockdown period, and the number of cases may be more since most of...

Online training for GBs organized

ITANAGAR, Oct 30: Over 100 gaon buras and gaon buris (GB) from 19 districts participated in an online refresher training on 'Synergy between customary...

A crusader against the drug menace

Kennedy Bagra, from Bagra village in West Siang district, has been rendering selfless service to the society in the field of drug abuse, and...

Choose holistic projects for development

The tourism department is reportedly planning to set up cable cars in two locations of the state, namely, Jang waterfall (Nurang fall) in Tawang...

Hot issue in Bihar, US

COVID-19 & Elections By Dr. S. Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) BJP manifesto for Bihar Assembly election promises free distribution of COVID-19 vaccine in the State...

Are ropeways ‘parachute projects’ in the making?

ITANAGAR, Oct 29: Introducing 'parachute projects' in the works departments in Arunachal by influential policymakers in the government and the bureaucracy is not a...

State records 37th Covid-19 casualty

ITANAGAR, Oct 29: A 56-year-old male with comorbidity died at around 3:40 am at the dedicated Covid hospital (DCH) in East Siang HQ Pasighat...

HRLN seeks govt’s intervention to maintain transparency in APPSCCE

ITANAGAR, Oct 29: Considering the past anomalies in the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Combined Competitive Examination (APPSCCE), the Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) has...

RGUSU demands reconsidering decision to shortlist candidates on merit

RONO HILLS, Oct 29: Reiterating its earlier stand, the Rajiv Gandhi University Students' Union (RGUSU) has demanded that the RGU reconsider within five days...

MLA urges teachers to remain at places of posting

PALIN, Oct 29: Palin-Chambang MLA Balo Raja on Thursday appealed to all the officers of the education department to remain at their places of...

Dukam asks work agencies to deposit 1% cess to board

AALO, Oct 29: Arunachal Pradesh Building & Other Construction Workers' Welfare Board Chairman Nyato Dukam has asked the work agencies to "deposit one percent...

WHO SSO highlights poor quality of AFP surveillance

BOMDILA, Oct 29: The WHO's State Surveillance Officer (SSO), Dr Ushma Dharod has highlighted the poor quality of reporting on acute flaccid paralysis (AFP)...

CSIR-NEIST signs MoU with farmers’ org to expand floriculture activities

ITANAGAR, Oct 29: Jorhat (Assam)-based CSIR-NEIST on 28 October signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bosing Bango Farmers' Cooperative Society Ltd in...