Monthly Archives: June 2022

Ukraine recovers bodies from steel-plant siege

KYIV, Ukraine , Jun 6 (AP) — Russia has begun turning over the bodies of Ukrainian fighters killed at the Azovstal steelworks, the fortress-like...

Axon halts plans for Taser drone as 9 on ethics board resign

WASHINGTON , Jun 6 (AP) — Axon, the company best known for developing the Taser, said Monday it was halting plans to develop a...

US general: Ukraine will keep getting ‘significant’ support

COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France , Jun 6 (AP) — The United States and its allies will keep providing “significant” support to Ukraine out of respect for...

US, S. Korea fire missiles to sea, matching North’s launches

SEOUL, South Korea , Jun 6 (AP) — The U.S. and South Korean militaries launched eight ballistic missiles into the sea Monday in a...

Two children plant a sapling on the occasion of the World Environment Day in Changlang. (DIPRO)

One injured as police crack down on drug peddlers; drug and weapon seized

ITANAGAR, 5 Jun: Eight persons were arrested from the Dariya Hill and Chimpu areas here on Friday with drug and weapons by a Naharlagun...

Gungli, Tania win silver medals at Khelo India Games

ITANAGAR, 5 Jun: Weightlifters Sandiya Gungli and Chera Tania won silver medals to open the medal tally for Arunachal Pradesh in the Khelo India...

‘Lipstick’ plant rediscovered in Arunachal after 100 years

ITANAGAR, 5 Jun: Researchers at the Botanical Survey of India (BSI) have rediscovered a rare plant, which is sometimes called the 'Indian lipstick plant',...

RGU declares 33% of campus as reserve forest

RONO HILLS, 5 Jun: Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) here marked the World Environment Day on 5 June by declaring 33 percent of the RGU...

CM focuses on local sustainability, low-carbon mobility to tackle climate change

ITANAGAR, 5 Jun: Urging people to work for protection of the environment, Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Sunday called for immediate attention to deal...

CSE report on India paints grim picture; Arunachal a climate hotspot

NEW DELHI, 5 Jun: Twenty-five glacial lakes and water bodies in India, China and Nepal have recorded over 40 percent rise in their water...

Bundles of joy and panic

Monday Musing Have kids, they said. It will be so much fun, they said. Have you ever heard of the Russian sleep experiment where they wanted...

Arunachal celebrates World Environment Day with plantation progs

ITANAGAR, 5 Jun: World Environment Day (WED) was celebrated with tree plantation programmes across the state on 5 June. In Itanagar, Governor BD Mishra and...

5 hardcore PREPAK-RA operatives arrested

CHANGLANG, 5 Jun: Personnel of the Changlang battalion of the Assam Rifles and the Changlang police apprehended five hardcore operatives of the People's Revolutionary...

‘AP Queer Station’ conducts 2nd LGBTQ+ meet

ITANAGAR, 5 Jun: 'AP Queer Station', which is the first LGBTQ+ support group in Arunachal Pradesh, conducted its second 'queer community meet' on Saturday. The...

MLA, DC distribute fish seeds, feeds to beneficiaries

EMCHI, 5 Jun: Doimukh MLA Tana Hali Tara, along with Papum Pare DC Sachin Rana, distributed fish seeds and feeds to beneficiaries during a...

TSD launches awareness prog on drug addiction

ZIRO, 5 Jun: The Tanw Supun Dukun (TSD) launched an awareness campaign on 'Zero-drug Ziro' for all panchayat segments of the district on Sunday. On...

Sewing machines distributed

NAHARLAGUN, 5 Jun: The Rotary Club of Sunrise Arunachal (RCSA), a local organisation, distributed sewing machines to Taliang Santi, founder chairperson of Mother's Home...

Cleanliness drive organised

PONGCHAU, 5 Jun: A cleanliness drive was organised in the market area here in Longding district by the Pongchau Students' Union (PSU), with the...