Monthly Archives: August 2021

A time for reckoning

Monday Musing The last few days of July and the beginning of August were so unbearably hot this year. The extreme heat and hating that...

Man shot dead, accused arrested

NIRJULI, 22 Aug: A person identified as Nabam Lingdoh was allegedly murdered by one Taba Sanjay, using a 12-bore gun. Itanagar Capital Region SP Jimmy...

Dists affected by communication bottlenecks

AALO, 22 Aug: Shi-Yomi, West Siang, Leparada and Siang districts are facing acute communication bottlenecks owing to incessant rains in the last few days. The...

All unconnected villages in Shi-Yomi will be connected by roads under PMGSY: Sona

MONIGONG, 22 Aug: Legislative Assembly Speaker Pasang Dorjee Sona said that road connectivity will be provided to all the unconnected villages in Shi-Yomi district...

KKDTCS to promote traditional culture

Tassar for popularization of indigenous culture RURUHAPA, 22 Aug: Representatives of various organizations in a meeting here on Sunday proposed to set up Kurung Kumey...

Rijiju to request PM for high court in state

ITANAGAR, 22 Aug: Union Law & Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju has assured that he will soon speak with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and seek...

Acting on information, the forest department in West Siang HQ Aalo rescued a python from near the Aalo market and released it into the...

Gov conveys Raksha Bandhan greetings

ITANAGAR, 22 Aug: Governor BD Mishra has conveyed greetings to the people of the state on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. Interacting with social activists...

BJYM, AR celebrate Raksha Bandhan

ITANAGAR, 22 Aug: The state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) celebrated Raksha Bandhan with a 'raksha sankalp parv' as part of...

Apiculture introduced in Segong

MECHUKA, 22 Aug: An apiculture project was introduced at the 'trial-cum-demonstration farm' in Segong in Shi-Yomi district a couple of months back. The initiative was...

Welcome proposal by ICR DC

The deputy commissioner of the Itanagar capital region (ICR), Talo Potom during a meeting held on Saturday proposed opening one petrol depot each in...

Gujarat hc puts brakes

'Love Jihad' Law By Insaf Gujarat High Court gives a ray of hope. It has stayed the operation of some sections of the anti-conversion law, saying...

APSCW, APWWS clear air on marriage & inheritance of property bill

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 21 Aug: The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women (APSCW) and the Arunachal Pradesh Women's Welfare Society (APWWS) on Saturday cleared the...

AITF urges GoAP to implement FFC’s recommendation, opposes draft marriage & inheritance of property...

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 21 Aug: The Arunachal Indigenous Tribes Forum (AITF) on Saturday urged the state government to implement its fact-finding committee's (FFC) recommendation over...

Felix seeks stakeholders’ cooperation for development

ITANAGAR, 21 Aug: Rural Development Minister Bamang Felix sought cooperation from all stakeholders towards any developmental initiative of the government. "The state government under the...

We have to decide what we want our state to be in 100 years...

ROING, 21 Aug: "We are on an important journey and have to decide on the vision/roadmap of what we want our state to be...

Mayor urges residents to help make ICR garbage-free

NAHARLAGUN, 21 Aug: Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) Mayor Tame Phassang urged the residents of the Itanagar capital region (ICR) to join hands to make...

BRO to complete bridge over Siyom river by 31 Aug

BOLENG, 21 Aug: The Border Roads Organization (BRO) has rescheduled the probable date of completion of the bridge over the Siyom river at 27.50...

DC approaches service providers for improving internet service

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 21 Aug: Responding to public complaints about poor internet connectivity in Mirbuk-Pekung, Diking and Napit villages here, East Siang DC Dr Kinny Singh...

Hydro project’s foundation stone laid, interaction meeting held

ZEMITHANG, 21 Aug: Lumla MLA Jambey Tashi laid the foundation stone of the 1.7x2 megawatt Taksangchu small hydropower project here in Tawang district on...