Daily Archives: February 8, 2022
Army personnel go missing in avalanche, search operation on
Staff Reporter
ITANAGAR, 7 Feb: Seven Indian Army personnel are reported to have gone missing after being hit by an avalanche while they were on...
Forest div’n stops Nirjuli-Banderdewa road work after ‘illegal’ felling of trees by construction agency
ITANAGAR, 7 Feb: Officials of the Banderdewa forest division on Monday stopped the contractor for the Nirjuli-Banderdewa (Package C) road, M/s ARSS Infrastructure Project...
Kidnapped labourers still in captivity; negotiations on to secure release
Staff Reporter
PUMAO, 7 Feb: A week has passed and there is still no clue regarding the whereabouts of the two labourers who were kidnapped...
Talks on to establish RBI sub-office in capital
ITANAGAR, 7 Feb: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein held a meeting with the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) North Eastern Region Director Sanjeev Singha...
Lapses in release of advance payment to contractor of Seppa-C’Tajo road alleged
ITANAGAR, 7 Feb: The Arunachal Anti-Corruption Sena (AACS) has requested the chief secretary to look into the alleged "lapses in release of retention money/advance...
DC inspects road construction
BOLENG, 7 Feb: Siang DC Atul Tayeng, along with engineers, land management staffers and consultants from the MoRTH inspected the road from the Sanggam...
141 projects under NLCPR-State scheme completed in Arunachal: DoNER min
ITANAGAR, 7 Feb: A total of 141 projects worth Rs 1,544.75 crores sanctioned under the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources-State (NLCPR-State) scheme in Arunachal...
Received proposal for ropeways from Arunachal govt: MoRTH
ITANAGAR, 7 Feb: The ministry of road transport & highways (MoRTH) said that a proposal has been received from the Arunachal Pradesh government for...
China says move to field Galwan valley soldier in Winter Olympic torch relay met...
BEIJING, 7 Feb: Amid widespread criticism over its move to field a PLA soldier involved in the border clash with Indian soldiers at the...
Aadhaar card not mandatory on CoWIN portal for Covid-19 vaccination, Centre tells SC
NEW DELHI, 7 Feb: The Centre on Monday told the Supreme Court that Aadhaar card is not mandatory for registration on the CoWIN portal...
One Covid-related death on Monday, toll at 292
ITANAGAR, 7 Feb: A 65-year-old woman passed away from acute respiratory distress syndrome with Covid pneumonia on Monday.
This is the 292nd Covid-related death in...
Yahung Tekseng appointed as APSCPCR member
ITANAGAR, 7 Feb: Yahung Tekseng has been appointed as a member of the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR).
Meanwhile, advocate...
‘Forest dwellers’ rights not being undermined’
ITANAGAR, 7 Feb: Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Ashwini Kumar Choubey said that there are no reports from the states...
Smart cities have tendered out 6,721 projects so far
ITANAGAR, 7 Feb: Union Housing & Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that smart cities have tendered out 6,721 projects worth Rs 1,88,507...
Medical, veterinary camp held
GORSAM, 7 Feb: The Ball of Fire division of the Indian Army conducted a medical and veterinary camp under its 'Operation Samaritan' at remote...
Two Indias
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while speaking in the Lok Sabha recently alleged that, due to the wrong policy of the Narendra Modi-led BJP government,...
Skewed & contradictory
Budgetary Projections
By Shivaji Sarkar
A high-expectation ambitious Union Budget can have many contradictions. On the one hand it aims too high, and on the other...
Russia rubbishes report on Kashmir; says it is Indo-Pak bilateral issue
New Delhi, 7 Feb: Russia has rubbished a Russian media report describing Kashmir as another Palestine in the making and reaffirmed its position that...