Daily Archives: May 17, 2022

Five dead in Itanagar landslides

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 16 May:  At least five persons have died and several others were injured after two heavy landslides hit Itanagar on Sunday night...

Elusive Indian Muntjac spotted at Eagle’s Nest Wildlife Sanctuary

ITANAGAR, 16 May: A researcher from Botanical Survey of India (BSI), Kolkata has spotted an elusive Indian Muntjac at Eagle's Nest Wildlife Sanctuary in...

Wild elephant wreaks havoc in Doimara

DOIMARA, 16 May: A lone wild elephant wreaked havoc in Doimara area of West Kameng district on Sunday night, damaging a house in the...

AITF condemns murder of T&E inspector, laments ‘money culture’ in student politics

ITANAGAR, 16 May: The Arunachal Indigenous Tribes Forum (AITF) has vehemently condemned "the heinous crime of torture and murder" of tax & excise (T&E)...

Mayor says no to earth cutting, helps survivors

ITANAGAR, 16 May: Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) mayor Tame Phassang has urged the citizens to avoid any kind of earth cutting specially during monsoon,...

Baby mountain hawk rescued, handed over to zoo for rehab

PAKKE KESSANG, 16 May: Environment, Forests and Climate Change minister Mama Natung on Monday, handed over a rescued juvenile mountain hawk eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis)...

Mein urges people to use water judiciously

DEOMALI, 16 May: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Monday inaugurated several projects in Tirap district, including the 0.10 MLD water treatment plant (WTP)...

Birders participate in Himalayan Bird Count

ITANAGAR, 16 May: Arunachal Pradesh Birding Club in collaboration with Apatani Youth Association, Ngunu Ziro and Ziro Birding Club, took part in the first...

IFCSAP reiterates its implementation of APFRA, 1978 Act demand

ITANAGAR, 16 May: The Indigenous Faith and Cultural Society of Arunachal Pradesh (IFCSAP) reiterated its demand for early implementation of the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom...

Relief camps set up in ICR

ITANAGAR, 16 May:  Itanagar Capital Region district administration has designated three places as temporary relief camps as it appealed all to remain alert and...

New Papum Pare DC

ITANAGAR, 16 May:  Sachin Rana has joined as new deputy commissioner of Papum Pare district. An IAS officer of 2014 batch, Sachin was posted...

ZPM flags off exposure tour

LONGDING, 16 May: Longding ZPM Jehai Wangsu on Monday flagged off a 22-member team of medical officers and staffs of the district health department...

Foundation stone for school’s infra laid

BOMDILA, 16 May: The chief minister's adviser Tai Tagak laid the foundation stone for infrastructure development of the Manjushree Shiksha Niketan here in West...

Questionable ban on wheat export

The centre's sudden decision to ban the export of wheat reflects a knee-jerk reaction and may not be helpful in taming the soaring inflation....

Fixing history or driving wedge?

Gyanvapi Masjid Row By Poonam I Kaushish Politicians are an unholy lot who take a “holier than thou attitude” on anything and everything — be it...

There is a risk Covid ‘may spread rapidly’ in North Korea, says WHO

New Delhi, 16 May: Expressing concern over the COVID-19 situation in North Korea, the World Health Organization on Monday reiterated its commitment to supporting...

Govt to launch programme for adopting, providing nutritional, treatment support to Tuberculosis patients

NEW DELHI, 16 May: To achieve the goal of eliminating tuberculosis by 2025, the government will soon launch a programme as part of which...

Rahul Gandhi accuses BJP, PM Modi of destroying India’s economy, says govt trying to...

NEW DELHI, 16 May: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to create two Hindustans,...

Terrified with frequent attacks, Chinese nationals teaching Mandarin in Pak called back

Karachi, May 16 (PTI) Chinese nationals teaching Mandarin in different parts of Pakistan have left for home after being called back by Beijing following...

Uyghur county in China has highest prison rate in the world

Beijing, May 16 (AP) Nearly one in 25 people in a county in the Uyghur heartland of China has been sentenced to prison on...