Daily Archives: July 7, 2021

Delta variant of Covid affects pregnant women, hypertensive people, younger population more: Drs

ITANAGAR, 6 Jul: With Arunachal, particularly the Itanagar capital region (ICR), being hit hard by the second wave of Covid-19, doctors at the dedicated...

2 more succumb to Covid-19, state’s toll at 181

ITANAGAR, 6 Jul: Two more Covid-19 deaths were reported on Tuesday, taking the state's death toll to 181. One of the deaths was registered...

Major drug supplier and financier arrested

ITANAGAR, 6 Jul: In yet another crackdown, the state police arrested a major drug supplier along with five others from different places on 4...

Taki advises owners to get their mithuns vaccinated against FMD

ITANAGAR, 6 Jul: Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Minister Tage Taki advised mithun owners in the state to get their mithuns vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease...

UN body saddened and disturbed by death of tribal rights activist Stan Swamy, NE...

GUWAHATI, 6 Jul: The UN body on human rights on Tuesday said it was deeply saddened and disturbed by the death of 84-year-old rights...

CS seeks completion of four-lane work on time

ITANAGAR, 6 Jul: Taking stock of the status of the ongoing construction work on projects like the underpass, culverts, the first bridge in Chandranagar,...

RGU signs MoU with RiseSharp Technologies

RONO HILLS, 6 Jul: A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday between Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) and Bangalore-based RiseSharp Technologies to provide...

BRO: Erasing boundaries

The Border Roads Organization (BRO) prides itself on cutting down mountains to connect hearts in the border areas of the state. It is also...

Union urges govt to not succumb to pressure in constructing East-West Industrial Corridor

ITANAGAR, 6 Jul: The All Arunachal Pradesh Border Students' Union has appealed to the central as well as the state government to not succumb...

DC launches NGO’s Covid relief prog

ROING, 6 Jul: Lower Dibang Valley DC KN Damo on Tuesday launched the second phase of the 'Covid-19 relief distribution' programme of NGO AMYAA. AMYAA,...

Containment zone notified

ITANAGAR, 6 Jul: The ICR administration has notified Medical Colony in Kankar Nallah, in the Model Village area of Naharlagun, as a micro-containment zone,...

Vaccination drive conducted in remote circle

NYAPIN, 6 Jul: A total of 120 people aged between 18 and 44 years were administered the Covid-19 vaccine during a vaccination drive held...

25% tax on alcoholic beverages withdrawn

ITANAGAR, 6 Jul: Following a cabinet decision, the tax & excise department has withdrawn the 25 percent tax on alcoholic beverages in the state. "The...

ZPM donates fuel to SSA teachers

AALO, 6 Jul: Ubu ZPM Genya Ori on Tuesday donated 100 litres of petrol to the SSA (ISSE) teachers of the government upper primary...

AACWA unit lodges complaint over road construction

ITANAGAR, 6 Jul: The Kurung Kumey district unit of the All Arunachal Contractor's Welfare Association (AACWA) on Monday lodged a complaint with the chief...

Awareness prog for yak farmers held to mark World Zoonoses Day

DIRANG, 6 Jul: The National Research Centre on Yak (NRCY) here in West Kameng district on Tuesday organized an 'awareness-cum-sensitization programme' for Brokpa yak...

The US has failed the Afghans

The US military left the Bagram airfield - its key base in Afghanistan - in the dead of night without notifying the Afghans. This...

Study impact, think ahead

Online Education By Dhurjati Mukherjee It is universally acknowledged that education is the key to development and higher growth. This means that an educated and socially...

Self-styled MMJRMC causing hindrance

Editor, In response to the news item published on 6 July, 2021, in The Arunachal Times under the headline, ‘MMRJMC demands suspension of engineers for...

Schedule exam

Editor, I would like to draw the kind attention of the authorities concerned towards the inconveniences faced by the job aspirants residing outside the state. Most...