Monthly Archives: May 2021

India should criminalize racial offences against people from the Northeast.

Yes 603 Votes (91.92%) No 53 Votes (8.08%)

Denial of height relaxation costs Arunachalee applicant IPS position

ITANAGAR, 30 May: In what some have termed an instance of denial of justice to a tribal applicant, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) on...

Co-accused in child abuse case arrested

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 30 May: The Yingkiong police have arrested the co-accused, identified as Miti Lego, wife of prime accused Lukbi Bojir, in connection with...

Students step out to feed stray dogs

ITANAGAR, 30 May: A group of around 20 students from Itanagar and Naharlagun has volunteered to feed stray dogs in their respective areas during...

State registers one more death, 172 positive cases

ITANAGAR, 30 May: The state registered one more Covid-19 death on Sunday, taking the total to 115 in the state. A 74-year-old female passed away...

No exemption for opening hardware stores, transportation of construction materials

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 30 May: Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) Deputy Commissioner Talo Potom informed that there will be no exemption for opening hardware stores or...

Covid-appropriate behaviour ultimate solution: TRIHMS director

ITANAGAR, 30 May: Practicing Covid-appropriate behaviour is the ultimate solution to stop the transmission of the Covid-19 virus, said TRIHMS Director Dr Moji Jini,...

Convert Chimpu DCH into a permanent government super-specialty hospital

Monday Musing As the second wave of Covid-19 has hit the state, in particular the Itanagar capital region (ICR), hard, the focus has once again...

ICR likely to receive 10,000 dosesof vaccine for 18-44 population

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 30 May: Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) DMO Dr Mandip Perme informed that the state is expected to receive about 10,000 doses of...

Lockdown extended in U/Subansiri

DAPORIJO, 30 May: The Upper Subansiri district administration has extended the Covid curfew (lockdown) in the entire district for a period of seven more...

Drug peddler nabbed with heroin

Correspondent RUKSIN, 30 May: The Assam Police on Saturday apprehended a drug peddler from Adi Tako village near Nari town in Lower Siang district and...

AAPWU unit provides ration to students

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 30 May: The East Siang district unit of the All Arunachal Pradesh Workers Union (AAPWU) on Saturday distributed ration to students from different...

DC warns people obstructing highway construction of strict action

PALIN, 30 May: Kra Daadi DC Higio Tala said that people obstructing the construction of the Joram-Koloriang portion of the Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH) will...

Eastern command GOC-in-C Lt Gen Anil Chauhan retires

NEW DELHI, 30 May: Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan, general officer commanding-in-chief (GOC-in-C) of the Indian Army's eastern command, superannuates on 31 May after 40...

7 years of Modi govt celebrated

BOMDILA, 30 May: The West Kameng district unit of the BJP on Sunday celebrated the completion of seven years of the Narendra Modi-led NDA...

The Changlang district administration has been distributing free N95 masks, cloth facemasks and hand sanitizers to the public, villagers, frontline and healthcare workers, and...

The slowness of the health department

The lockdown in the Itanagar capital region (ICR) and six other districts has been extended up to 7 June. The decision to extend the...

Pvt demand critical: Rbi

Informal Sector & Economy By Shivaji Sarkar The repeated natural disasters and Covid-19 lockdowns are taking a heavy toll on India’s economy and hit the informal...

Dying in oblivion

Editor, I have always wondered about my legacy; about what I will be known for or how I will be remembered after I die. These...

Lockdown vs vaccination

Editor, India is now third in terms of the number of people who have been vaccinated. However, if we compare the percentage of people being...