Monthly Archives: May 2021

May edition of JEE mains postponed

NEW DELHI, 4 May: Engineering entrance exam, JEE mains, scheduled from 24 to 28 May, has been postponed in view of the Covid-19 situation,...

Gas agencies directed to home deliver LPG cylinders

AALO, 4 May: ADC and nodal officer for Covid-19 pandemic, Liyi Bagra has directed the gas agencies here in West Siang district to home...

RGU’s regressive tactics

The state's lone central university, RGU, has come under scanner for issuing a regressive notice to students and teachers on Monday, warning them of...

Bengal stands upto BJP

TMC Victory By Dhurjati Mukherjee In the intense West Bengal elections, the ruling-Trinamool Congress emerged victorious garnering around 213 seats, which belied predictions by most analysts, who...

Drs suggest ICR lockdown, say dept won’t be able to cope with serious cases...

ITANAGAR, 3 May: Doctors have suggested that the Itanagar capital region (ICR) should be put under lockdown for at least two weeks to contain...

Govt will impose lockdown in ICR if Covid cases continue rising: Libang

ITANAGAR, 3 May: Health Minister Alo Libang has said that if the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise, the state government would be...

State crosses 1,500 active cases, 220 cases recorded on Monday

ITANAGAR, 3 May: The state recorded 220 cases of Covid-19 on Monday, taking the state's tally of active cases to 1,536. Of the total cases...

RGU reiterates decision to suspend offline classes, close hostels

RONO HILLS, 3 May: Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) has reiterated its decision to suspend offline classes and close the university's hostels from 1 May...

Burning of forests for jhum cultivation without GBs’ authorization prohibited

CHANGLANG, 3 May: Changlang Deputy Commissioner Dr Devansh Yadav issued an executive order on Monday, prohibiting burning of forests for jhum cultivation in the...

Social activist and former president of the Apatani Youth Association, Taku Chatung, donated Rs 3,21,000 to the CM's Relief Fund. Chatung handed over the...

Declare journalists as frontline workers, enact safety law: IJU

NEW DELHI, 3 May: On World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) on Monday, the Indian Journalists Union (IJU) drew the union government's urgent attention to...

Legendary Nocte folk singer Khomphua Sumnyan dies

HUAKAN, 3 May: Legendary Khappa Nocte singer of Huakan village, Khomphua Sumnyan, breathed his last on Sunday after a prolonged illness. Sumnyan is survived by...

Aboh flags of ambulance

KHONSA, 3 May: Khonsa West MLA Chakat Aboh on Monday flagged off an ambulance for Tirong Aboh Primary Health Centre in Dadam, in the...

IMA Arunachal condemns attack on doctors, vandalism at hospital after patient dies

ITANAGAR, 3 May: The Arunachal branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has condemned the act of vandalism at Hormin Hospital in Naharlagun and...

RGU warns of strict action against distasteful messages on Twitter

RONO HILLS, 3 May: Taking serious note of "distasteful messages about the university authority and its functionaries" on Twitter by some employees and a...

Mer village not to cede community land for elephant corridor project

PASIGHAT, 3 May: The people of Mer village in Mebo subdivision of East Siang district have resolved not to cede "even an inch of...

Covid cases nearing 100 mark in E/Siang

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 3 May: East Siang district recorded a total of 99 Covid-19 positive cases with 11 new entries on Monday, informed district health department...

State BJP launches Covid control room

ITANAGAR, 3 May: Health Minister Alo Libang along with BJP general secretary Zingnu Namchoom and BJP ST Morcha president Hinium Tachu on Monday inaugurated...

DC issues order to contain Covid-19

PASIGHAT, 3 May: East Siang DC Dr Kinny Singh has issued fresh guidelines and regulations, on the advice of the district core committee, to...

Implementation of old pension scheme sought

ITANAGAR, 3 May: The state unit of the National Movement for Old Pension Scheme (NMOPS) on Monday reiterated its demand for conversion of the...