Monthly Archives: August 2022

RS opposition members call for higher spending on healthcare

NEW DELHI, 5 Aug: Opposition Rajya Sabha members Sandosh Kumar P and Jawhar Sircar on Friday called for increasing India's spending on healthcare as...

Assam: Congress protests price rise, unemployment

Guwahati, Aug 5 (PTI) The Opposition Congress on Friday staged demonstrations across Assam protesting various issues, including price rise and unemployment, and attempted to...

IIT-Guwahati switches to offline classes completely

Guwahati, Aug 5 (PTI) IIT-Guwahati has resumed its classes completely in physical mode, a statement said on Friday. More than 7,400 students are now attending...

Four NLFT militants surrender with weapons in Tripura

Agartala, Aug 5 (PTI) Four insurgents of outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (Biswamohan Debbarma) and two collaborators surrendered before the police on Friday,...

Compulsory voting not practical in India: MoS law 

NEW DELHI, 5 Aug: A private member's bill proposing compulsory voting was withdrawn on Friday after the government made it clear that it is...

Citizens should join the battle against drug abuse

Chief Minister Pema Khandu while addressing the closing ceremony of the annual conference of the SPs and commandants of the AAPBn, the IBRn and...

Will stakeholders have a say?

Freebies, Voters & Economy By Insaf The tax payers and common man’s view should prevail over that of political parties. Well said, by the Supreme Court...

Cabinet approves proposal for upgrading health infra; greenfield airport to be named Donyi Polo...

ITANAGAR, 4 Aug: A state cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday approved the health & family welfare department's proposal for...

2 including subcontractor arrested in BRO workers’ missing case

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 4 Aug: The Koloriang police in Kurung Kumey district on Tuesday arrested one Roham Ali, the subcontractor who had brought 19 labourers...

Felix emphasises on community policing to better handle law & order issues

ITANAGAR, 4 Aug: Home Minister Bamang Felix emphasised on community policing to better handle law and order issues in the state. He said this during...

Drug addiction more dangerous than insurgency: CM

ITANAGAR, 4 Aug: Declaring drug addiction as being "more dangerous than insurgency," Chief Minister Pema Khandu said that "if the issue is not dealt...

EPICs to be linked with Aadhaar: Singla

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 4 Aug: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Padmini Singla said on Thursday that the Election Commission of India (ECI) will henceforth link electoral...

IJU condemns NIA harassment of AMWJU president

NEW DELHI/IMPHAL, 4 Aug: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) has condemned the summoning and harassment of All Manipur Working Journalists Union President Wangkhemcha Shamjai...

State logs 78 fresh Covid cases

ITANAGAR, 4 Aug: Arunachal Pradesh' Covid-19 caseload rose to 66,046 on Thursday, with 78 more people testing positive for the virus, a senior health...

3 arrested with suspected heroin

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 4 Aug: Three persons were arrested from CLF Colony in Nirjuli on Wednesday for being involved in drug peddling. The arrests were made...

Guv for strong lokayukta to tackle corruption

ITANAGAR, 4 Aug: Governor BD Mishra said that the institution of the ombudsman, ie, the lokayukta, should be strengthened both in terms of functional...

35 ILP violators detected, externed

ITANAGAR, 4 Aug: Thirty-five violators of the inner line permit (ILP) regime were detected during ILP checking drives carried out by the Itanagar Capital...

ICR DC visits DPM school

CHIMPU, 4 Aug: Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) DC Talo Potom visited the Donyi Polo Mission School for the Hearing and Visually Impaired here on...

Diarrhoea outbreak: DC asks depts to motivate villagers to drink boiled water

KHONSA, 4 Aug: Tirap DC Taro Mize has asked all the line departments to motivate the villagers of Lazu area and Tirap as a...

NSCN (K-YA) operative arrested

LONGDING, 4 Aug: The security forces nabbed a self-styled captain of the NSCN (K-YA), identified as Azen Wangsu, from near Zedua village in Longding...