Monthly Archives: June 2021

PRI leader creates Covid-19 awareness

DAPORIJO, 1 Jun: Sippi-XII Gram Panchayat Chairperson Taro Mosi on Monday conducted Covid-19 awareness programmes at Mosi, Chetia and Sema villages in Chetam circle...

World No Tobacco Day observed, PCV launched

KHONSA, 1 Jun: World No Tobacco Day was observed by the department of health & family welfare at the general hospital here in Tirap...

Control mechanism critical

Cyclones &Climate Change By Dhurjati Mukherjee The fury and devastation of cyclones is back. First Tauktae and then Yaas have stretched the affected States’ administration workload,...

Don’t push the APPSC

Editor, The APPSC is not the UPSC. It has nowhere near the manpower; hence it is no surprise that it takes longer to declare the...

Development vs welfare – a tightrope

Editor, The recent occurrence on the newly constructed national highway that saw some misfortune caused by incessant rain has put forth an inescapable question in...

8 villages, over 300 people affected by flood, erosion in ICR

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 31 May: At least eight villages and 312 people in the Itanagar capital region (ICR) were affected on Monday due to flood...

Inquiry ordered after malnourished child dies of Covid-19

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 31 May: After the shocking death of a malnourished child from Covid-19 on 29 May, an official inquiry has been ordered, which is...

9 centres identified for weeklong Covid vaccination drive

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 31 May: The health department has identified nine Covid vaccination centres in the Itanagar capital region (ICR) for the intensified vaccination drive...

State registers 322 Covid-19 cases, 130 symptomatic

ITANAGAR, 31 May: The state reported 322 Covid-19 positive cases on Monday, with 130 of them being symptomatic. The Itanagar capital region detected the highest...

GoAP making every effort to control spread of Covid-19: Felix

KARSINGSA, 31 May: Home Minister Bamang Felix said that the state government is making all-out efforts to control the spread of Covid-19 in the...

AR engages in firefight with NSCN (K-YA) insurgents

ITANAGAR, 31 May: Troops of the Assam Rifles (AR) engaged in a firefight with insurgents of the NSCN (K-YA) on Monday morning in the...

Bureaucratic reshuffle effected

ITANAGAR, 31 May: Seven APCS/IAS officers have been transferred and assigned new postings with immediate effect. Incumbent Itanagar capital region (ICR) deputy commissioner Komkar Dulom...

APSCW asks police to arrest prime accused in child abuse case

ITANAGAR, 31 May: The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women (APSCW) has asked the police to immediately arrest the prime accused in the child...

3 arrested for possessing, consuming contraband substances

ROING, 31 May: The police here in Lower Dibang Valley district arrested three persons, aged between 19 and 21 years, for possessing and consuming...

Arunachalee cadet graduates from NDA

ITANAGAR, 31 May: Cadet Sumwang Wangsa from Arunachal has completed his three years' course at the National Defence Academy (NDA) in Khadakwasla, Maharashtra. He graduated...

Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine launched across state

ITANAGAR, 31 May: Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) was launched across the state on Monday. In Tawang, ZPC Leki Gombu and Jang ADC RD Thungon launched...

CS asks DCs to improve vaccination coverage

ITANAGAR, 31 May: Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar on Monday took stock of the Covid-19 management, especially the status of anti-Covid vaccination and testing, in...

Lt Gen Manoj Pande takes charge of eastern command

KOLKATA, 31 May: Lieutenant General Manoj Pande will take over the reins of the Indian Army's eastern command as its general officer commanding-in-chief on...

Police apprehend drug peddler, abusers

RUKSIN, 31 May: The Ruksin police in East Siang district arrested one Biren Doley and seized two plastic containers filled with contrabands from his...

RGU observes World No Tobacco Day

RONO HILLS, 31 May: The faculty members and officials of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) observed World No Tobacco Day here on Monday by organizing...