Monthly Archives: December 2021

French kids line up to get vaccine shots as omicron spreads

Saint-Quentin-En-Yvelines (France), Dec 22 (AP) French schoolchildren clung nervously to their parents as they entered a vast vaccine center west of Paris on Wednesday...

WHO head warns against blanket booster access

Berlin, Dec 22 (AP) The head of the World Health Organization is warning that blanket booster programmes in rich countries risk prolonging the COVID-19...

China orders lockdown of up to 13 million people in Xi’an

Beijing, Dec 22 (AP) China on Wednesday ordered the lockdown of as many as 13 million people in neighbourhoods and workplaces in the northern...

Pak’s Sialkot factory hires Sri Lankan man in place of his lynched compatriot

Islamabad, Dec 22 (PTI) In a bold move, a factory in Pakistan's Sialkot has hired another Sri Lankan national in place of his slain...

Indian companies take part in business exhibition in Nepal to promote bilateral trade

Kathmandu, Dec 22 (PTI) Around 50 Indian companies are taking part in a three-day business exhibition in Nepal, aimed to promote Brand India and...

China bans foreigners from spreading religious content online

Beijing, Dec 22 (PTI) China has issued a new regulation under which all foreign organisations or individuals will be banned from spreading religious content...

UK buys millions more antivirals to battle Omicron

London, Dec 22 (PTI) Millions more cutting-edge antiviral treatments for COVID-19 have been secured for National Health Service (NHS) patients, the UK government said...

Asian development Bank approves loans worth USD 1.543 billion to Pakistan

Islamabad, Dec 22 (PTI) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday signed six financing loans to cash-strapped Pakistan worth USD 1.543 billion, to help...

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...