Monthly Archives: April 2021

2nd wave of Covid claims one more life

State crosses 1,000 mark Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 29 Apr: The second wave of Covid-19 claimed its first life in the Itanagar capital region (ICR) on Wednesday,...

GoAP to add 164 more beds in DCH

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 29 Apr: The state government has decided to add another 164 beds with oxygen facilities in the dedicated Covid hospital (DCH) at...

CM personally looking into procurement of Covishield: Felix

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 29 Apr: Home Minister Bamang Felix on Thursday informed that Chief Minister Pema Khandu is personally making an effort to liaison with...

SC refuses to consider plea seeking CBI probe into Kalikho Pul’s suicide case

NEW DELHI, 29 Apr: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to consider a PIL seeking CBI investigation into the alleged suicide of former Arunachal...

ICR DA bans religious, public gatherings

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 29 Apr: Alarmed by the second wave of Covid-19 surging through the state, the Itanagar capital region (ICR) district administration has prohibited...

Pro-dam activists demand cancellation of hydropower MoUs

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 29 Apr: The Pro-Dam Movement of Arunachal Pradesh (PDMAP) has demanded immediate cancellation of as many as 142 memorandums of understanding (MoU)...

RGURSF, AAPSU apprise AES of demand to keep RGU hostels open for scholars

ITANAGAR, 29 Apr: Members of the Rajiv Gandhi University Research Scholars' Forum (RGURSF) and the All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) met Additional Education...

Official launch of free Covid vaccination deferred

ITANAGAR, 29 Apr: The health department has said that, due to technical reasons, the official launch of Covid-19 vaccination for those between 18 and...

RGU’s placement cell holds ceremony for distribution of appointment letters

RONO HILLS, 29 Apr: A brief ceremony was held at the secretariat of Rajiv Gandhi University's (RGU) vice chancellor (VC) on Thursday to distribute...

ADC urges PRI, public leaders to help frontline workers, laments lack of fund for...

Correspondent RUKSIN, 29 Apr: Ruksin ADC Tajing Jonnom during a meeting with zilla parishad members and public leaders here in East Siang district on Thursday...

APSCPCR rescues 9-year-old from Nirjuli

ITANAGAR, 29 Apr: The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) on Thursday rescued a 9-year-old girl from a flat occupied...

Blood donation camp held

TEZU, 29 Apr: Sixteen units of blood were donated by volunteers during a blood donation camp organized at the zonal general hospital here by...

FCI to issue 8,400 metric tonnes rice to GoAP

ITANAGAR, 29 Apr: A total of 8,400 metric tonnes of rice will be issued for Arunachal under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana...

Drug peddlers arrested in C’lang

CHANGLANG, 29 Apr: The anti-drug squad (ADS) of the Changlang police apprehended three drug peddlers in the last two days from the Margherita (Assam)-Changlang...

Doimukh Cricket Assn defeats Itanagar Cricket Club by 57 runs to win test series

DOIMUKH, 29 Apr: Doimukh Cricket Association defeated Itanagar Cricket Club by 57 runs in the 3rd test match and claimed the series 2-1 at...

GREF to conduct weekly free health camps

MIAO, 29 Apr: The General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) authority in Miao in Changlang district will conduct a free health camp every Sunday at...

Checking drive against violation of LM Act conducted

SEPPA, 29 Apr: A joint team of the legal metrology & consumer affairs (LMCA) department and the Consumer Rights Organization (CRO) conducted a checking...

Flying squad seizes tobacco products

AALO, 29 Apr: Several shopkeepers were fined for selling gutka, paan masala, cigarettes, etc, within the radius of 100 yards from schools here in...

Address vaccine shortage

With just a day left before vaccination opens to all above 18 years, uncertainty over the availability of Covid-19 vaccines has hit the whole...