Monthly Archives: April 2022

Russian war worsens fertilizer crunch, risking food supplies

KIAMBU COUNTY, Kenya , Apr 12 (AP) — Monica Kariuki is about ready to give up on farming. What is driving her off her...

Mayor: More than 10,000 civilians dead in Ukraine port city

Kyiv, Apr 12 (AP) Six weeks of brutal Russian siege have left more than 10,000 civilians dead in the southern port city of Mariupol...

Sri Lanka halts debt repayment pending IMF bailout plan

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka , Apr 12 (AP)— Sri Lanka is suspending its repayment of foreign debt, including bonds and government-to-government borrowings, pending the completion...

Explosion in south Lebanon kills 1, injures several

SIDON, Lebanon , Apr 12 (PTI) — An explosion ripped through a building in southern Lebanon early on Tuesday, killing one person and wounding...

South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province hit by floods, 20 dead

JOHANNESBURG , Apr 12 (AP) — Prolonged rains and flooding in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province have claimed the lives of at least 20 people,...

Gunmen kill more than 100 in Nigeria’s north, say survivors

ABUJA, Nigeria , Apr 12 (AP) — An armed gang has killed more than 100 people in a remote part of northern Nigeria, survivors...

South Africa’s Durban area hit by heavy floods, 45 dead

JOHANNESBURG , Apr 12 (AP) — Prolonged rains and flooding in the Durban area of South Africa have claimed the lives of at least...

India, US to restart commercial dialogue, CEO forum later this year: Blinken

Washington, Apr 12 (PTI) India and the US are restarting their bilateral commercial dialogue and the CEO's forum later this year to deepen their...

Iran summons Afghan envoy over attack on diplomatic missions

TEHRAN, Iran , Apr 12 (AP) — Iran on Tuesday summoned Afghanistan’s envoy in Tehran over attacks the previous day on Iranian diplomatic missions...

CM appeals to youths of TCL who have joined insurgency to ‘come back for...

KHONSA, 11 Apr: Chief Minister Pema Khandu appealed to the youths of Tirap, Changlang and Longding (TCL) districts who have strayed into insurgency to...

Northeast Literary Festival begins

ITANAGAR, 11 Apr: The two-day Northeast Literary Festival (NELF) 2022, organised by the information & public relations (IPR) department in collaboration with the Arunachal...

Nabam Yate crowned Kingfisher Miss Arunachal, 2022

Staff Reporter SEPPA, 11 Apr: Nabam Yate was crowned Kingfisher Miss Arunachal, 2022 in the grand finale on Sunday night at the general ground here...

APCSU questions SIC and CRRC on Hollongi airport compensation scam

ITANAGAR, 11 Apr: The Arunachal Pradesh Chakma Students Union (APCSU) has denied the claims of the Special Investigation Cell (SIC) of Arunachal Pradesh and...

Felix says localisation of SDGs in Arunachal in implementation phase

NEW DELHI, 11 Apr: Arunachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj (PR) & Rural Development Minister Bamang Felix informed that the localisation of the sustainable development goals...

Evangelist Dr Joram Dol passes away; ACF, Tuki mourn

ITANAGAR, 11 Apr: Popular evangelist Dr Joram Dol passed away on Monday in a hospital in Guwahati (Assam). Dr Dol was reportedly unwell for the...

Org lodges complaint against dist BJP for organising event in school

DAPORIJO, 11 Apr: The All Tagin Youth Organisation has lodged a complaint with the Upper Subansiri deputy commissioner against the Upper Subansiri district unit...

Dibrugarh-Pasighat Dornier flight on Tuesday

NEW DELHI, 11 Apr: Alliance Air's made-in-India Dornier 228 aircraft will be deployed for commercial flight on the Dibrugarh-Pasighat route on Tuesday, the civil...

ATMA assn serves ultimatum seeking salary

ITANAGAR, 11 Apr: The Arunachal Pradesh ATMA Association (APASA) has served an ultimatum to the agriculture director, stating that it would launch its second...

Shehbaz Sharif elected as new PM of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, 11 Apr: The Pakistan Parliament on Monday elected unopposed Shehbaz Sharif as the 23rd prime minister of the country, bringing to an end...

DHS bids adieu to retirees

NAHARLAGUN, 11 Apr: The officers and staff of the District Health Society (DHS) here on Monday bid farewell to NVBDCP joint DHS Dr Kaling...