Daily Archives: October 30, 2020

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...

CS asks banks not to keep loan applications pending

ITANAGAR, Oct 29: Chief Secretary (CS) Naresh Kumar on Thursday advised the bankers in the state not to keep applications pending at the banks...

APCC seeks halt on AMSU election

ITANAGAR, Oct 29: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has written to the Lohit deputy commissioner, seeking immediate halt to the proposed 'general conference-cum-election'...

Committee seeks inquiry into unauthorized earth-cutting

LEKHI, Oct 29: The Lekhi Panchayat Interstate Bus Terminal Transport Welfare Committee (LPISBTTWC) has claimed that unauthorized earth-cutting in "Upper Lekhi village (mountain site)"...

People throng the suspension bridge that connects New Seppa to Type-III Colony in East Kameng district headquarters Seppa to collect shield bugs (Gandhi pook)....

Field visits by officers necy: Natung

ITANAGAR, Oct 29: Environment & Forests Minister Mama Natung emphasized the importance of field visits by officers to keep track of ground-level implementation of...

Lohit girl joins premier speech institute

TEZU, Oct 29: Lamingsi Kri of Tezu has become the first Arunachalee student to join the prestigious All India Institute of Speech & Hearing...

Orientation prog for APPSC exam officials held

RONO HILLS, Oct 29: The Papum Pare district administration on Thursday organized an orientation programme on the APPSCC examination process for the centre superintendents,...

ZPA reviews draft master plan for ‘Ziro-2030’

ZIRO, Oct 29: The Ziro Planning Authority (ZPA) met here on Thursday under the chairmanship of DC (in-charge) Millo Kijin to review and finalize...

Webinar on cleanliness held

PASIGHAT, Oct 29: Forty participants attended a national webinar on 'Common diseases due to negligence of swachhata', organized here in East Siang district by...

Soccer tourney concludes

Correspondent DAPORIJO, Oct 29: The 4th edition of the Veteran Football Tournament concluded here in Upper Subansiri district with Subansiri FC winning the trophy. The final...

Monitoring of road infrastructure required

The road infrastructure in the western part of Arunachal is quite poor in comparison to eastern Arunachal. Most of the road projects, including the...

Govt must be responsive

India Vs Others Open Forum By Dhurjati Mukherjee Notwithstanding a recent report indicating India shall emerge as the 4th largest economy by 2030 and the 3rd largest...