Daily Archives: June 21, 2021

3rd Covid wave likely to hit state if Covid-appropriate behaviour not strengthened: State epidemiologist

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 20 Jun: State Epidemiologist Dr L Jampa informed that "the pandemic has not ended yet and the third wave (of Covid-19) is...

Gao seeks action against BRO officials responsible for showing Kimin as ‘Bilgarh’ in Assam

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 20 Jun: Eastern Arunachal parliamentarian Tapir Gao on Sunday stated that the Border Roads Organization (BRO) officials responsible for showing Kimin ADC...

AITF, ANSU seek statement from authorities over Kimin episode

ITANAGAR, 20 Jun: The Arunachal Indigenous Tribes Forum (AITF) has said it is waiting for a "corrective statement" from the authorities for erroneously depicting...

State registers 158 Covid cases on Sunday

ITANAGAR, 20 Jun: The state registered 158 cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, of whom 77 are symptomatic. The Itanagar capital region recorded the highest cases...

GoAP launching ‘maha abhiyan’ for Covid-19 vaccination

ITANAGAR, 20 Jun: The state government is launching a 'maha abhiyan' for Covid-19 vaccination on 21 June. It is a new initiative to vaccinate all...

On responsible feminism

Monday Musing People who have small children know how outright they speak their minds and how brutally honest they can be. The other day, after all...

DA rewards vaccine teams

CHANGLANG, 20 Jun: The Changlang district administration has rewarded the district's vaccine teams with cash prizes for their outstanding performance during the three-day 'Tika...

Drug suppliers arrested in Tirap

KHONSA, 20 Jun: The anti-drugs squad (ADS) of the Tirap police apprehended two drug suppliers from Deomali on Sunday. Acting on specific information about a...

MoRTH officials inspect damaged retaining wall, order new construction

ITANAGAR, 20 Jun: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) Regional Officer (RO) Subash Chandra and MoRTH Executive Engineer Abhay Kumar inspected the 45-metre...

Work on Itanagar-Jote road to start soon: MLA

ITANAGAR, 20 Jun: Doimukh MLA Tana Hali Tara has informed that the tender process for the Itanagar-Jote road has been started and work will...

RGURSF accuses VC of abusing scholars

ITANAGAR, 20 Jun: The Rajiv Gandhi University Research Scholars' Forum (RGURSF) has said that RGU Vice Chancellor Prof Saket Kushwaha verbally abused several research...

Burglars arrested, stolen properties recovered

PASIGHAT, 20 Jun: The police here in East Siang district have arrested three burglars and recovered a huge quantity of stolen properties, including local...

Gov, CM greet people on Int’l Yoga Day

ITANAGAR, 20 Jun: Governor BD Mishra and Chief Minister Pema Khandu have in separate messages extended greetings to the people of the state on...

Active NSCN (K-YA) operative arrested

PHINBIRO, 20 Jun: Troops of the Lekhapani battalion of the Spear Corps apprehended an active operative of the NSCN (K-YA) on 18 June from...

Hari village declared containment zone

ZIRO, 20 Jun: Lower Subansiri DC Somcha Lowang has declared Hari village as a containment zone, with Lengo Putting (Kaling village), Siya Piro, Biiri,...

The East Siang district unit of the AdiSU, led by its president Kangir Jamoh, handed over sanitizers and masks to Jengging EAC Phillip Jerang...

BRO and defence ministry should clear the air

The controversial move of the BRO to cover up Arunachal's name with white paste in pictures of the inaugural ceremony of a new road...

Psu strengthening vital

Food, Fuel Inflation By Shivaji Sarkar The Indian economy may have started recovering with the unlock but galloping inflation, increasing healthcare expenses and rising unemployment are...

Unions, societies and tribal representation

Editor, Do the societies and unions formed in the name of tribal communities, student groups and youth groups truly represent the respective tribal communities, student...