Daily Archives: August 5, 2021

Complete bridgesbefore NH construction

Work on Package B (Papu Nallah to Nirjuli) and Package C (Nirjuli to Banderdewa) of the Itanagar to Banderdewa four-lane highway is going to...

Limited to law & justice

SC's Supremacy By Dr S.Saraswathi (Former Director, ICSSR, New Delhi) There is no institution in the country which is using and wielding its authority without restrictions like...

Reopening schools now would be unwise

Editor, On various social media platforms, people are appealing for offline classes. But those people are forgetting that the positivity rate is high in our...

SPCB imposes penalties on IMC, PMC for failing to comply with NGT order

ITANAGAR, 4 Aug: The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has imposed penalties on the Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) and the Pasighat Municipal Council (PMC)...

2 more succumb to Covid-19; state reports 319 new cases on Wednesday

ITANAGAR, 4 Aug: Two more Covid-19-related deaths were reported on Wednesday, taking the state's death toll to 236. Both deaths were registered on Tuesday. According...

Minor raped, one arrested in Diyun

ITANAGAR, 4 Aug: A 12-year-old girl was raped at Maitripur village in Diyun in Changlang district by a person identified as Priyo Dewan, of...

Highway CE reviews progress of underpass work, says 15 Aug deadline not practical

ITANAGAR, 4 Aug: PWD Highway Chief Engineer (CE) S Sumnyan on Wednesday visited the underpass construction site in Bank Tinali here and reviewed the...

Residents approach DC for improving internet service

PASIGHAT, 4 Aug: Having failed to convince the telecom service providers to improve the internet services in their area, the residents of Mirbuk-Pekung, Diking...

Lovlina Borgohain wins bronze medal at Olympics

TOKYO, 4 Aug: Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain (69 kgs) signed off with a bronze medal in her debut Olympic Games after a comprehensive 0-5...

An official’s endeavour to make East Siang a better education hub

"A good teacher is like a candle - it consumes itself to light the way for others." - Mustafa Kemal Ataturk We've all had teachers...

Cabinet nod to Samagra Shiksha scheme for another 5 yrs

NEW DELHI, 4 Aug: The union cabinet on Wednesday approved continuation of the Samagra Shiksha scheme for school education for another five years. Provision of...

BJP distributes food for villagers in containment zone

Correspondent RUKSIN, 4 Aug: Members of the East Siang district BJP unit and the party's Ruksin mandal committee on Wednesday distributed rice and other edible...

Assn cries foul over ad for teachers, demands probe

ITANAGAR, 4 Aug: The Apatani Youth Association (AYA) has decried the floating of advertisement for posts of primary teachers (PRT) and trained graduate Teachers...

DC inspects PMGSY road construction

BOLENG, 4 Aug: Siang Deputy Commissioner Atul Tayeng on Wednesday inspected the construction of the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) road from Pangkeng...

Master trainers undergoing ToT prog

ITANAGAR, 4 Aug: Block development officers, district nodal officers, panchayat technical assistants and teachers from Anjaw, Tirap, Changlang, Longding and West Kameng districts are...

Talwade reviews implementation of schemes in Namsai

NAMSAI, 4 Aug: RD&PR Secretary AR Talwade reviewed the physical and financial status of various central and state-sponsored schemes for the previous and the...