Monthly Archives: May 2021

JEE-Advanced postponed due to COVID-19 situation

NEW DELHI, 26 May: The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)-Advanced scheduled for 3 July has been postponed in view of the Covid-19 situation, according to...

Two inter-state cattle smugglers nabbed

RUKSIN, 26 May: The police in Ruksin on Monday arrested two inter-state cattle smugglers from Lingka area under Ruksin circle in East Siang district. The...

Namey GP distributes masks, hand sanitizers

NARI, 26 May: The Namey Gram Panchayat (GP) under Lower Dibang Valley distributed facemasks and hand sanitizers to every household in Namey village here...

A deadly second wave and vaccine shortage in Arunachal

Arunachal Pradesh has been hit hard by the second wave of Covid-19. The second wave hit the state in late April and since then Arunachal...

A global necessity

Vaccine IPRWaiver By DrS.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) It is reported that the chief of World Trade Organisation (WTO) is persuading member-nations to reach an agreement...

Vaccines exhausted, only 5 dists held vaccination drives for 18-44 age group on Tuesday

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 25 May: Only five districts in the state held vaccination drives for the 18 to 44 age group on Tuesday. These comprise...

YouTuber Paras Singh arrested in Punjab for racial comments

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 25 May: The Punjab Police on Tuesday arrested YouTuber Paras Singh after a case was registered against him for making a racial...

Three more die of Covid-19; state records a high in positive cases

ITANAGAR, 25 May: Three more have died of Covid-19 in the state, taking the total death toll to 105. A 60-year-old male from Karsingsa in...

67 receive compensation under Package C of highway construction

BANDERDEWA, 25 May: Sixty-seven beneficiaries received compensation for their properties and structures under Package C of the National Highway (NH) 415 construction from Nirjuli...

DA conducts funeral, burial of 3 Covid-19 victims

ITANAGAR, 25 May: The capital district administration conducted the funeral and burial of three Covid-19 victims at the Chimpu cremation-cum-burial ground on Tuesday, following...

5-day lockdown in U/Subansiri from today

DAPORIJO, 25 May: Upper Subansiri district will go under five days of complete lockdown from 5 am of 26 May. DC Mika Nyori issued the...

Enough vaccines for NE states in coming weeks, says MoS

NEW DELHI, 25 May: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said the central government will provide enough vaccines to the Northeastern states in the...

JJM: Centre releases Rs 1,605-cr grant to 8 NE states

NEW DELHI, 25 May: The Centre has released a grant of Rs 1,605 crores to the Northeastern states under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM)...

3 circles declared as containment zones in C’lang

CHANGLANG, 25 May: Changlang DC Dr Devansh Yadav through an order under Section 144 of the criminal procedure code has declared the entire Jairampur...

Gov, CM convey Buddha Purnima greetings

ITANAGAR, 25 May: Governor BD Mishra and Chief Minister Pema Khandu have in separate messages greeted the people of the state on the occasion...

Webinar on Gandhi’s view on lifestyle held

PASIGHAT, 25 May: More than 75 participants from across the country attended a national webinar on 'Gandhi's view on healthy lifestyle', organized by the...

Lockdown main weapon in fight against Covid-19

While reviewing the status of the Covid-19 situation in Arunachal, the state cabinet in its recent meeting decided to expedite the work on getting...

Not gdp alone, strategy vital

Pandemic 2nd Wave By Dhurjati Mukherjee The second wave of the pandemic posed a downside risk, severely affecting economic activity in the first quarter of the...

Does being racist warrant being jailed?

Editor, Recently, there was an incident with a YouTuber, Paras Singh. He made some really racist comments on the people of Arunachal and degraded our...

Multiple FIRs filed against YouTuber for racial statements against Arunachal and Ninong Ering

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 24 May: Multiple FIRs have been filed against YouTuber Paras Singh of Punjab for his racial statements against Pasighat West MLA Ninong...