Monthly Archives: February 2022

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy linked to childhood trauma: Study

London, Fab 2 (PTI) Reluctance or refusal to get vaccinated for COVID-19 infection may be associated with traumatic events in childhood, such as neglect,...

Rosemary compound may block COVID-19 infection, early study suggests

Washington, Feb 2 (PTI) A compound found in the medicinal and culinary herb rosemary may potentially block the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and prevent inflammation caused...

Family of man believed to have been abducted by PLA awaits his return

ITANAGAR, 1 Feb: While the family of Miram Taron, who had been abducted by China's PLA on 18 January, celebrates his return, another family,...

29 Omicron cases reported in state; health dept says variant much milder

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 1 Feb: The health department on Tuesday informed that 29 cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been reported so far...

24-yr-old succumbs to Covid-19, death toll reaches 288

ITANAGAR, 1 Feb: A 24-year-old Covid-19 positive man from Upper Subansiri district died at the DCH in Chimpu on Tuesday. With this, the state's...

FM presents union budget; oppn slams it as ‘Pegasus spin budget’, ‘zero-sum budget’

NEW DELHI, 1 Feb: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled a bigger Rs 39.45 lakh crore budget, with higher spending on highways to...

CS unhappy over status of ANKY, ANBY

ITANAGAR, 1 Feb: Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar has expressed unhappiness over "the progress status of the Atmanirbhar Krishi Yojana (ANKY) in the agriculture sector...

Members of the Shi-Yomi district unit of the All Tagin Youth Organization (ATYO) renovated the dilapidated toilets of the government higher secondary school in...

Nothing new in union budget: Ering

RUKSIN, 1 Feb: Former union minister of state and Pasighat West MLA Ninong Ering on Tuesday said that there is nothing new in the...

Internship trg for BSc forestry students concludes

ITANAGAR, 1 Feb: A three-month internship training programme for final year students of BSc forestry from different colleges of the country attached to the...

Min urges people to take up agri, horti activities

PALIN, 1 Feb: Agriculture & Horticulture Minister Tage Taki on Monday urged the people to take up agriculture, horticulture and allied activities for economic...

MLA inspects PMGSY road

NAMPONG, 1 Feb: Nampong MLA Laisam Simai, accompanied by government officials on Tuesday inspected the under-construction PMGSY road connecting Changlai village with the rest...

Containment zones declared

YUPIA, 1 Feb: Papum Pare DC Minga Sherpa has declared Barrack Colony in the NEEPCO complex, along with Sopo village as micro-containment zones, following...

Lt Gen RP Kalita takes charge of eastern command

TEZPUR, 1 Feb: Lieutenant General RP Kalita took charge as the general officer commanding-in-chief of the Indian Army's eastern command on Tuesday. Prior to this,...

NABARD chairman on state visit

ITANAGAR, 1 Feb: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Chairman GR Chintala reached here on Tuesday on a four-day visit to the...

Sanitation vehicles flagged off

ITANAGAR, 1 Feb: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein and Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar on Tuesday flagged off 28 sanitation vehicles of the Itanagar Municipal...

CRPF renovates community hall

  KHARSANG, 1 Feb: The 171 Bn CRPF based here in Changlang district on Tuesday dedicated the Tangsa community hall here to the people after...

Awareness prog on pest mgmt held

DOIMUKH, 1 Feb: Thirty progressive farmers from Gumto village in Papum Pare district took part in an awareness programme organized by the farmer field...

Army presents gifts to Tawang monastery

TAWANG, 1 Feb: Officers and jawans of the Indian Army presented blankets, ration and other gifts for the community kitchen of the Tawang monastery...

AAP under GPDP, ZPDP, BPDP approved

BOMDILA, 1 Feb: The West Kameng District Planning Committee discussed and approved the annual action plan (AAP) under the Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP),...