Monthly Archives: August 2021

Chakma CBOs express solidarity with community members in Arunachal

ITANAGAR, 27 Aug: Several community-based organizations (CBO) of the Indian Chakmas, led by the Chakma National Council of India (CNCI), have expressed solidarity with...

Two-day assembly session begins

Rich tributes paid to former ministers ITANAGAR, 27 Aug: The Arunachal Pradesh legislative assembly paid rich tributes to three former ministers who died in the...

Arunachal bag 2 medals on opening day of Nat’l Kickboxing C’ship

ITANAGAR, 27 Aug: Arunachal bagged one gold medal and a silver medal on the opening day of the Wako India Seniors & Masters National...

Spl campaigns launched to vaccinate school teachers, staffs

NAHARLAGUN, 27 Aug: The special Covid-19 vaccination campaign for the teachers and staffs of government and private schools of the Itanagar capital region (ICR)...

126 new Covid cases on Friday, 52 symptomatic

ITANAGAR, 27 Aug: The state on Friday reported 126 new Covid-19 cases, of whom 52 are symptomatic. The ICR reported the highest 26 cases, followed...

ANYA urges govt to regularize ITWs

ITANAGAR, 27 Aug: The All Nyishi Youth Association (ANYA) has strongly urged the state government to regularize the jobs of the Itanagar traffic wardens...

Meet on ‘circle saturation of Covid vaccination’ held

YUPIA, 27 Aug: "The key to attain herd immunity in a society is maximum coverage of vaccination, and the onus lies on the hardworking...

Caste and cricket: How celebrities enable inequality

Recently, Ravindra Jadeja, an Indian international cricketer, hit two fifties in India's three-day tour match in England. Off the field, late that night, he tweeted...

Outreach prog for ex-servicemen, veer naris held

NAMSAI, 27 Aug: Arunachal Pradesh Rajya Sainik Board member Lt Col TC Tayum on Friday conducted an outreach programme for 'ex-servicemen, veer naris and...

Lungla gets fuel station

LUNGLA, 27 Aug: ADC Tashi Dhondup on Friday inaugurated a petrol and diesel filling station at Brumateng near here in Tawang district, fulfilling a...

Glimmer of hope

The deputy commissioners of 12 districts sharing interstate boundary with Assam have been given two months by the state government for submission of ground...

India must rethink

US' Foreign Policy By Dr D. K. Giri (Prof. International Politics, JIMMC) The American debacle in Afghanistan has made countries reassess its foreign policy in terms of...

Surging Siang river posing threat to Pasighat town

PASIGHAT, 26 Aug: The Siang river and other perennial streams are in spate due to torrential rain in the region for the last two...

HPMC asks 12 dists to submit ground report on interstate border

ITANAGAR, 26 Aug: The deputy commissioners of 12 districts sharing interstate boundary with Assam have been directed to submit a "ground assessment report of...

The drain beside NH 415 near JNK School, Itanagar, clogged with plastic, used clothes and other wastes thrown by the residents.

Assn refutes police statement on murder

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 26 Aug: The Nabam Youth Association (NYA) and family members of Nabam Lingdo have refuted the statement issued by the capital police...

Colony residents claim being evicted without notice

ITANAGAR, 26 Aug: The Dunyum Colony Welfare Committee (Lower NEEPCO Colony) has claimed that the residents of the colony are being evicted by officials...

Forum seeks removal of clauses from draft marriage & inheritance bill

ROING, 26 Aug: The Enjalumenda Women's Empowerment Forum (EWEF) here in Lower Dibang Valley district, while supporting the draft of the Arunachal Pradesh marriage...

NSCN (KYA) militant surrenders before SP

LONGDING, 26 Aug: A self-styled lieutenant of the NSCN (KYA), Wangdan Wangham (37), of Kamhua Noknu village in Longding district, surrendered before Longding SP...

Police seize opium from APST bus, peddler arrested

CHANGLANG, 26 Aug: Opium weighing around 5.156 kgs was seized by a police team from an APST bus and a woman was arrested in...