Monthly Archives: May 2021

U/Subansiri proposes 10-day lockdown

DAPORIJO, 23 May: In view of the alarming rise in Covid-19 cases in Upper Subansiri district, it was decided during a meeting here on...

Pasighat to get new flight service

ITANAGAR, 23 May: FlyBig airlines will on Monday start a direct flight service between Pasighat in East Siang district and Guwahati and Kolkata, officials...

China builds border villages

Background China is reportedly building villages bordering Arunachal Pradesh, Bhutan and Nepal. The border between India and China is unsettled and has caused constant frictions...

DC directs PWD to repair and maintain C Sector road

ITANAGAR, 23 May: Itanagar Capital Region Deputy Commissioner Talo Potom on Sunday directed the PWD Capital Division B to take up repair and maintenance...

Tuki donates DG set to Sagalee CHC

SAGALEE, 23 May: Former Chief Minister and local MLA Nabam Tuki donated a 62 kv DG set to the community health centre (CHC) here...

Villages in P/Pare, C’lang declared micro-containment zones

YUPIA, 23 May: Papum Pare Deputy Commissioner Pige Ligu declared Lungchung village in Sagalee subdivision as a micro-containment zone on Sunday. The decision was taken...

SP assesses requirements for PS

AALO, 23 May: West Siang SP Raja Banthia, along with Darak ZPM Minba Raksap, DSP Thutan Jamba and CO N Dangen visited Darak circle...

Measures being taken to deliver essential items to people: DC

ITANAGAR, 23 May: Itanagar Capital Region DC Talo Potom said that the administration is taking measures to make LPG and other essential items available...

A Covid-19 vaccination outreach programme for those aged 45+ was conducted on 21 May across Changlang district. Two villages with the lowest percentages of...

Flouting of SOPs

The Itanagar capital region (ICR) is in complete lockdown till 31 May. The lockdown has been imposed in order to stop the movement of...

Hungry, jobless India

Super Inflation By Shivaji Sarkar Multiple taxes, unemployment, high 10.49 per cent wholesale price index (WPI) rise and severe income losses are thawing the nation amid...

Declare mains results

Editor, May I have the honour to request the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission to declare the results of the APPSCCE (mains), 2020? We have already...

Place recruitment process under essential commodity

Editor, I am writing this letter to draw the attention of the chief minister of our state towards the slow pace of recruitment process due...

3 die of Covid-19, Tawang’s positivity rate at 30%

ITANAGAR, 22 May: Three more people have died of Covid-19, taking the total to 95 in the state, according to the health department's Saturday...

1 AR jawan dies, 2 injured in encounter

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 22 May: In a fierce encounter between the 19 Assam Rifles (AR) and militants in Changlang district, one AR jawan, identified as...

Man who helped NE folks dies of Covid-19

NEW DELHI, 22 May: Kuldeep Chana, founding member of NGO Helping Hands and in charge of the Punjabi Bagh crematorium, who mobilized rations during...

Shergaon BMC wins best central biodiversity  award

SHERGAON, 22 May: The Shergaon Biodiversity Management Committee (BMC) in West Kameng district has been given the 'best BMC in India' award in the...

Amid shortage, Libang claims no scarcity of vaccine

State receives 150 oxygen concentrators from WHO ITANAGAR, 22 May: While those in the age group of 18 to 44 years are desperately trying to...

The sun shines on the first day of the Lower Subansiri district lockdown on Saturday. Residents of Quarry Line in Hapoli use the...

Story of kindness in the time of Covid-19

PASIGHAT, 22 May: Ever since the lockdown brought all activities to a halt, there have been several horror stories: of people struggling to find...