Daily Archives: January 4, 2021

Do you think that candidates getting elected unopposed is in the interest of democracy?

Yes 60 Votes (13.7%) No 361 Votes (82.6%) I don’t know 16 Votes (3.7%)

India approves Oxford’s, Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccines for restricted emergency use

NEW DELHI, 3 Jan: India's drugs regulator on Sunday approved Oxford Covid-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of...

The NDRF's river rafting expedition under the Brahmaputra Aamantran Abhiyaan reached Assam's Sivasagar district on Sunday. The team left for Sivasagar from Siyalmari ghat,...

Assam Govt brings out complete works of Lummer Dai

ITANAGAR, 3 Jan: Giving a befitting tribute to the acclaimed litterateur from Arunachal Pradesh, 'Sahitya Surjya' Lummer Dai was honoured posthumously by the Assam...

Saturday at Ambrosia

Monday Musing Ambrosia restaurant, Laitumkhrah, Shillong. 1991. Having ordered coffee and pastries, Vicky and I were sitting at a table, smoking cigarettes. I'd borrowed that day's...

Gen Rawat reviews India’s military preparedness for 2nd day in border areas of Arunachal

NEW DELHI, 3 Jan: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on Sunday took stock of India's security preparedness in several forward bases near...

SBAP mourns Ningee’s death

ITANAGAR, 3 Jan: The Seva Bharati Arunachal Pradesh (SBAP) organized a condolence meeting for late Taniyang Ningee, who was the state secretary of the...

Week-long power shutdown for maintenance

PASIGHAT, 3 Jan: The Aalo - Pasighat 132 KV transmission line will remain shut for a week from Monday (4 January) for annual maintenance...

East Kameng Football Premier League 2021 kicks off

SEPPA, 3 Jan: The First East Kameng Football Premier League 2021 was kicked off at general ground here in East Kameng district on Sunday. The...

Papum Pare T20 cricket tournament begins

DOIMUKH, 3 Jan: Doimukh Cricket Association beat Sangdupota Circle Cricket Association by 15 runs in the opening match of the maiden Papum Pare T20...

Faster bounce back!

Economy 2021 The bad year is gone. Hope of a good 2021 has set in. The bell tolls for a new India despite the burgeoning...

Religious intolerance

Recently a group of former IAS officers including former National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon, former Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and former Adviser to the...

Appreciation for the service of the fire department

Editor, Through the columns of your daily, I would like to draw attention to the recent incident that took place at Mowb 1 Colony, Itanagar,...