Daily Archives: July 8, 2021

Rijiju elevated, appointed union law and justice minister

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 7 Jul: Arunachal West MP Kiren Rijiju has been made a cabinet minister in the union government. He has been given the...

State reports 3 Covid-related deaths on Wednesday, cases continue to rise

ITANAGAR, 7 Jul: Three more Covid-19-related deaths were reported on Wednesday, taking the state's death toll to 184. One of the deaths was registered...

Union serves ultimatum to DA to cancel illegally allotted land

DAPORIJO, 7 Jul: The All Tagin Students' Union (ATSU) has given the Upper Subansiri district administration seven days to cancel all the government land...

Govt adopting 3-pronged strategy to contain spread of Covid: CS

'Only vaccinated citizens will be allowed to enter Arunachal' ITANAGAR, 7 Jul: The Arunachal government is following a three-pronged strategy - tracking and testing, enforcement...

Central team arrives to take stock of Covid situation

ITANAGAR, 7 Jul: A two-member central team arrived here on Wednesday in view of the surging cases of Covid-19 in the state. The team, comprising...

MLA inspects school, damaged culvert in Ledum

Correspondent RUKSIN, 7 Jul: Pasighat West MLA Ninong Ering on Wednesday visited Bilat-Ledum area and took stock of the losses and damages caused there by...

Dalai Lama’s birthday celebrated

BOMDILA, 7 Jul: The 86th birthday of Tibetan spiritual and political leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, was celebrated here in West Kameng...

Work underway for Hollongi airport terminal bldg: AAI GM

HOLLONGI, 7 Jul: Airports Authority of India (AAI) General Manager Dilip Sajnani informed that the contract for the construction of the terminal building at...

One dies, another injured in fire mishap

AALO, 7 Jul: A 70-year-old woman lost her life in a fire accident that occurred in Kunuyami village in Kamba circle of West Siang...

APCC labour cell slams HM for not equipping home dist amid Covid

ITANAGAR, 7 Jul: Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) labour cell chairman Yangbiu Takik has condemned Home Minister Bamang Felix for "confining himself to the...

PM Modi carries out major overhaul of cabinet; Sonowal, Scindia brought in; 12 ministers...

NEW DELHI, 7 Jul: In a major overhaul, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday brought in Sarbananda Sonowal, Narayan Rane and Jyotiraditya Scindia in...

Containment zones notified

BOLENG, 7 Jul: The Siang district administration has notified Riga Mobuk (Segment 2) and Mongku as micro-containment zones for two weeks, starting Wednesday, following...

E/Siang extends curfew from 3 pm to 5 am

PASIGHAT, 7 Jul: In view of the rising Covid-19 positivity rate in the last few days, East Siang DC Dr Kinny Singh has directed...

RGU’s multipurpose room inaugurated

RONO HILLS, 7 Jul: Rajiv Gandhi University's (RGU) 'central library multipurpose room' was inaugurated here on Wednesday by Kolkata (WB)-based National Library Director General...

DCM participates in Van Mahotsav celebration

NAMSAI, 7 Jul: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Wednesday joined others in celebrating the annual tree-planting festival, Van Mahotsav, at Solungtoo in Lathao...

‘Reconsider shifting of Kra Daadi HQ’

ITANAGAR, 7 Jul: The Jamin-Kra Daadi District Headquarters Restoration Committee (JKDDHRC) has appealed to the chief minister to reconsider the decision to shift the...

Former APLA jt secy passes away

KHONSA, 7 Jul: Former joint secretary of the Arunachal Pradesh legislative assembly (APLA), Waphuang Tesia, passed away after a prolonged illness in Itanagar on...

ZPMs undertake Covid awareness tour

LEMMI, 7 Jul: The zilla parishad members (ZPM) of Pakke-Kessang district recently undertook a weeklong village-to-village tour to educate the people about Covid-19 and...

KKLLF donates PA set to GHSS

AALO, 7 Jul: The Kong Kong Lige Loyi Foundation (KKLLF) on Wednesday donated a PA set to the government higher secondary school (GHSS) here...

High expectations from Rijiju

Minister of state (independent) for sports and youth affairs, Kiren Rijiju has been promoted to the cabinet rank and was sworn in as a...