Monthly Archives: October 2021

Bitcoin tops $66,000, hits high on mainstreaming excitement

New York, Oct 20 (AP) Bitcoin jumped to a record Wednesday, topping 66,000 for the first time, as it rides a wave of excitement...

Putin orders nonwork week as COVID numbers rise in Russia

Moscow, Oct 20 (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered the country's workers to stay off work for a week starting later this...

Jaishankar discusses expanding academic research between India and Israel with education experts

Tel Aviv, Oct 20 (PTI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday discussed expanding academic research and technology collaboration between India and Israel to...

UK fines Facebook $69.4 million for failing to supply data

London, Oct 20 (AP) Britain's competition watchdog fined Facebook 50.5 million pounds ( 69.4 million) on Wednesday for violating rules during the UK investigation...

Indian diplomat’s mike goes silent at UN conference while criticising China’s BRI

Beijing, Oct 20 (PTI) India has voiced its strong opposition to China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its flagship project - the CPEC...

Sangma advocates dialogue to resolve differences among NE states

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 19 Oct: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Tuesday said that dialogue and deliberation are the only way out to resolve longstanding...

Price of LPG soaring in Arunachal, govt subsidy stopped

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 19 Oct: Citizens are grappling with soaring price of domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the state. LPG has seen a hike of...

Borders too far

It's rare for common Arunachalees to reach the last Indo-Tibetan border posts unless invited by the Indian Army during formal occasions like peacetime border...

SCERT signs MoU with Bengaluru varsity under Mission Shiksha

ITANAGAR, 19 Oct: The Arunachal Pradesh State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bengaluru-based...

CM reviews progress of 8 projects

ITANAGAR, 19 Oct: Chief Minister Pema Khandu reviewed the progress of eight schemes and projects during the eighth monthly e-Pragati meeting here on Tuesday. The...

Env & forest dept upgrades airgun surrender campaign to include licensed guns

ITANAGAR, 19 Oct: The environment & forest department has included the word 'gun' to its 'Arunachal Airgun Surrender Abhiyan' to encourage people to surrender...

Meghalaya CM releases book on NE India

ITANAGAR, 19 Oct: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma released a book titled India/Northeast India: Issues, Dynamics and Emerging Realities at the Dorjee Khandu...

Mein inaugurates IRBn infrastructures, asks jawans to refrain from drug abuse

DIYUN, 19 Oct: Deputy Chief Minister (DCM) Chowna Mein on Tuesday inaugurated several infrastructures of the 2nd IRBn at its battalion headquarters here in...

Renowned footballer of yesteryear Tadik Raji dies

DAPORIJO, 19 Oct: Renowned footballer of yesteryear from Upper Subansiri district, Tadik Raji died after suffering a cardiac arrest at the district hospital here...

Arunachal, Assam tax & excise officials discuss ease of doing business

GUWAHATI, 19 Oct: Advisor to Arunachal Pradesh DCM-cum-tax & excise minister, Nyamar Karbak, Tax & Excise Commissioner Kanki Darang and senior excise officials of...

Women will not be empowered unless they are economically independent: Techi

TAWANG, 19 Oct: Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women (APCSW) Chairperson Radhilu Chai Techi said that "no woman would be empowered until she is...

17 Covid cases reported on Tuesday

ITANAGAR, 19 Oct: The state reported 17 fresh Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, of whom 10 are symptomatic. Shi-Yomi reported five cases, West Kameng reported four...

Two minor boys rescued from hotel in Tawang

ITANAGAR, 19 Oct: Childline Itanagar, with the help of the Tawang police, rescued two boys aged 14 and 16 years from the Dolma Group...

Fin secy gives nod for treasury office in Hawai

HAWAI, 19 Oct: Finance and Health Principal Secretary Sharat Chauhan gave the nod to the proposal to establish a treasury office here in Anjaw...

Bandh affects normal life in E/Siang

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 19 Oct: The 12-hour bandh over the Korang circle issue, imposed by the Adi Students' Union (AdiSU) and the youth wing of the...