Daily Archives: December 22, 2021

States’ reps dismiss concern over impact of oil palm cultivation

ITANAGAR, 21 Dec: Representatives of various states dismissed the apprehension over the negative environmental and biodiversity impact that may be caused by oil palm...

Omicron thrice more transmissible than Delta; enforce containment measures, Centre tells states

NEW DELHI, 21 Dec: Asserting that the Omicron variant is at least thrice more transmissible than Delta, the Centre on Tuesday asked states and...

Candidates rue delay in making compassionate appointments; to stage dharna

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 21 Dec: The 183 candidates who have not been appointed in the police department on compassionate grounds since 2019 have been running...

Vocational teachers on dharna to press demands

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 21 Dec: As many as 276 vocational teachers of the state, under the banner of the All Arunachal Vocational Education Teachers Association...

Illegal timbers seized from Doimara

DOIMARA, 21 Dec: Block-sized sawn timbers along with five bicycles which were used to transport the illegally felled timbers were seized by personnel of...

Meeting on child rights organized

ANINI, 21 Dec: The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) organized an interactive meeting here with the stakeholders of Dibang...

State’s Muay Thai team wins 4 gold medals in nat’l c’ship

ITANAGAR, 21 Dec: The Muay Thai team from the Abrasumente Academy here, representing Arunachal Pradesh, bagged four gold medals and the best coach award...

Union terms appeal for shifting of Siang HQ baseless

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 21 Dec: Reacting to the Siang District Headquarters Settlement Committee's (SDHSC) request to the state government to review its decision to shift...

Army conducting probe into Oting killings

TEZPUR, 21 Dec: The Indian Army is conducting an inquiry into the killing of civilians by security forces at Oting in Mon district of...

RS passes electoral reforms bill, oppn stages walkout

NEW DELHI, 21 Dec: The Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to link electoral roll data with the Aadhaar ecosystem with the Rajya Sabha...

200 Omicron cases in India so far

NEW DELHI, 21 Dec: Two hundred cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been detected across 12 states and UTs in India...

My friend Tago – a pen picture

My friend, Prof PG Tago, comes off as a perfect gentleman with a three-piece suit, designer shoes and a cap that befittingly adorns his...

Army reconstructs school’s toilets, assists NSS camp

CHAMELIANG, 21 Dec: Personnel of the Dao division, under the aegis of the Indian Army's Spear Corps reconstructed two toilets and put in place...

A people’s message

On behalf of the Forum for Naga Reconciliation, I stand before you all with a heavy heart filled with pain and sorrow. We share...

NABARD PLP for Tirap launched

KHONSA, 21 Dec: Khonsa ADC K Tithak launched the NABARD's potential linked credit plan (PLP) 2022-23 for Tirap district here on Tuesday. "The total credit...

‘Know your Constitution’ prog organized

YAZALI, 21 Dec: The NSS unit of the VKV here in Lower Subansiri district on Tuesday organized an awareness programme on the topic 'Know...

Voluntary blood donation camp organized

PASIGHAT, 21 Dec: Twenty-nine units of blood were collected during a voluntary blood donation camp organized by the Anggong Society Youth Wing (ASYW) at...

CM commends Siluk residents for winning cleanest village competition again

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 21 Dec: Chief Minister Pema Khandu commended the people of Siluk village for winning the 'cleanest village' competition in East Siang district for...

Committee serves ultimatum over Kora circle issue

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 21 Dec: The Core Committee of Lower Siang District (CCLSD) on Tuesday served a 15-day ultimatum to the state government, demanding that...

Trg in natural resources entrepreneurship imparted

RUNNE, 21 Dec: Thirty-one farmers participated in a training programme on 'Development of entrepreneurship based on natural resources', organized at Runne village in East...