Daily Archives: March 18, 2022

New APSCW body yet to be constituted

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 17 Mar: Over a month has passed since the fifth body of the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women (APSCW) was dissolved...

Work on Packages B and C of Ita-B’dewa highway picking up pace

ITANAGAR, 17 Mar: The work on Packages B and C of the Itanagar-Banderdewa four-lane highway is finally picking up pace. Package B (Papu Nallah to...

Police seize 243.71 gms of suspected heroin; four arrested

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 17 Mar: Within a span of two days, four persons have been arrested in connection with possessing suspected heroin. "A total of 243.71...

Tractors, power tillers distributed at loan mela

PASIGHAT, 17 Mar: Forty-six farm machineries were distributed to the farmer beneficiaries of East Siang district under the Atmanirbhar Krishi Yojana and the Atmanirbhar...

Kaso inspects progress of arch bridge over Pachin river

Staff Reporter NAHARLAGUN, 17 Mar: Itanagar MLA Techi Kaso, along with Borum ZPM Tok Tama and officials of the PWD, visited Borum to inspect the...

Gao donates ambulance for drug de-addiction centre

KHONSA, 17 Mar: MP Tapir Gao has donated a Bolero ambulance under his MPLADS for the Care Me Home Drug De-addiction-cum-Rehabilitation Centre in Charju...

DC hands over mules to villagers in unconnected Siyum circle

BOLENG, 17 Mar: Siang DC Atul Tayeng, in the presence of SP Singjatla Singpho, other officers, GBs, PRI members and public leaders, handed over...

‘Arunachal team’ wins 1st Subansiri river rafting competition

DAPORIJO, 17 Mar: The 'Arunachal team' from Pasighat won the first ever Subansiri River Rafting Competition, finishing a distance of approximately 13 kms from...

The water woes in Longding

It has been a month since I heard the sweet bubbling melody of the water falling into my water tank. So, for obvious reasons,...

Libang inaugurates AYUSH wellness centre

CHIMPU, 17 Mar: Health Minister Alo Libang inaugurated an Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) wellness centre in the Arunachal Pradesh...

China builds 1.20 lakh kms of road network in Tibet

BEIJING, 17 Mar: The total length of roads operational in Tibet exceeded 120,000 kms last year as China ramped up its infrastructure projects in...

Gov, CM convey Holi greetings

ITANAGAR, 17 Mar: Governor BD Mishra and Chief Minister Pema Khandu have in separate messages greeted the people of the state on the occasion...

Covid vaccination for children in 12-14 years age group launched in U/Siang

YINGKIONG, 17 Mar: Upper Siang DC Shashvat Saurabh launched the Covid-19 (Corbevax) vaccination drive for children in the age group of 12-14 years during...

Workshop on commercialisation of yak-based products held

DIRANG, 17 Mar: The National Research Centre on Yak (NRCY) here in West Kameng district, in collaboration with the Kolkata (WB)-based National Institute of...

Block-level trg prog on PR system begins

NAMSAI, 17 Mar: A three-day block-level 'foundation-cum-functional training programme' on 'PR system and devolution of powers to the PRIs by the state government through...

The JN College (JNC) Students' Union in East Siang HQ Pasighat organised a cleanliness drive in the college campus on 17 March. Guided by...

Dist coordination meet of FPOs held

KHONSA, 17 Mar: A meeting in connection with the functioning of the farmers-producers organisations (FPO) of Tirap district was held at the DC office...

Awareness prog on electrical appliances organised

PASIGHAT, 17 Mar: An 'awareness-cum-training programme' on electrical appliances under the standard and labelling programme of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency was organised by...

Aashwasan campaign launched in W/Kameng

BOMDILA, 17 Mar: The '100 days, 100 districts' campaign, titled Aashwasan, to break the chain of the spread of Covid and TB infection in...

Relief materials distributed

AALO, 17 Mar: Members of the Indian Red Cross Society's (IRCS) Aalo unit on Thursday distributed relief materials, hygienic kits, blankets, buckets, etc, to...