Monthly Archives: January 2021

Time to get back to work

With the election of the zilla parishad chairpersons, gram panchayat chairpersons, mayor and chief councillor, the process for the Panchayat and Municipal elections is...

Health workers, IMA confident about Covishield vaccine

ITANAGAR, 14 Jan: As the state's health department gears up for the Covishield Covid-19 vaccination drive on 16 January, the health care workers say...

Govt lifts ban on transportation of pigs, sale of pork

ITANAGAR, 14 Jan: The state government has lifted the ban on transportation of pigs and sale of pork in the state with certain conditions. The...

Plastic-free Lower Dibang Valley campaign launched

ROING, 14 Jan: 'Keep Mountains Clean and Green,' a campaign for a plastic-free Lower Dibang Valley, was launched at Dambuk sub-division recently with Adi...

MLA inaugurates bus service from Kamba to Dibrugarh

KAMBA, 14 Jan: Liromoba MLA and Advisor Home, Tax and Excise Nyamar Karbak inaugurated a bus service from Kamba to Dibrugarh (Assam) via Aalo-Pasighat...

Month-long campaign on Adi customary laws launched

MIREM, 14 Jan: The East Siang unit of the Bogum Bokang Kebang (BBK), the judiciary wing of the Adi Bane Kebang (Apex) is organizing...

DLMC reviews schemes in West Siang

AALO, 14 Jan: The district level monitoring committee (DLMC) has reviewed all schemes implemented by various agencies on 13 January last. Addressing the gathering of...

ATPWDS seeks work commencement on Sipu Bridge

AALO, 14 Jan: A delegation of the Aalo Town Peoples' Welfare and Development Society (ATPWDS) met a team of officers involved in the construction...

NEIFM gets new director

PASIGHAT, 14 Jan: Ethnobotanist Dr Robindra Teron has been appointed as the new director of the North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicine (NEIFM), located...

Let law take its own course of action: BWS

DOLLUNGMUKH, 14 Jan: Referring to the alleged rape of a minor girl at Kamle district in December last year, the Bini Welfare Society (BWS)...

Importance of pre-primary education

Early childhood is considered to be of fundamental importance for the development of an individual. Children learn new things more in the first five...

A warning for the state

The United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (ULFA-I) recently claimed the responsibility for the alleged kidnapping of the two officials of Quippo Oil & Gas...

Water crisis in Vijaynagar circle

As there are no water pipelines reaching most homes, villagers in Vijaynagar circle in Changlang district are dependent on muddy streams or nearby rivers....

Governor requests for artificial limb centre in Arunachal

ITANAGAR, 13 Jan: Governor BD Mishra has requested persons with disabilities (PwDs) department under the ministry of social justice & empowerment (SJ&E) to set...

NABARD projects state’s credit potential at Rs 784.59 cr

ITANAGAR, 13 Jan: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has projected priority sector credit potential in Arunachal Pradesh at Rs 784.59...

Petty issues should not affect Galo community’s progress, says Bagra

GWS 21st foundation day NAHARLAGUN, 13 Jan: The progress of the Galo community should not be affected by petty issues, said Industries and Skill Development...

Ensure fund availability for sainik school infrastructure development: Mishra

ITANAGAR, 13 Jan: Governor BD Mishra called upon all the stakeholders to ensure the availability of fund on time for infrastructural development of Sainik...

‘Yapom: A collection of Galo folktales by Gumpi Nguso released

RONO HILLS, 13 Jan: 'Yapom: Galo Lok Kathayen,' a collection of Galo folktales by Gumpi Nguso was released at the AITS conference hall of...