Monthly Archives: August 2022

UN chief warns world is one step from `nuclear annihilation’

UNITED NATIONS , Aug 1 (AP) — The United Nations chief warned the world Monday that “humanity is just one misunderstanding, one miscalculation away...

House passes bill banning certain semi-automatic guns

WASHINGTON , Aug 1 (AP) — The House passed legislation Friday to revive a ban on certain semi-automatic guns, the first vote of its...

USDA getting tougher on salmonella in chicken products

DES MOINES, Iowa , Aug 1 (AP) — The federal government on Monday announced proposed new regulations that would force food processors to reduce...

Lebanon, Israel closer to deal in maritime border dispute

BEIRUT , Aug 1 (AP) — Lebanon and Israel are getting closer to reaching a deal in a more than a decade-old maritime border...

Boys stuck on boulder in Kameng river rescued

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 31 Jul: Two minor boys who had got stuck on a boulder in the middle of the Kameng river at Pacha Myorang...

Tirap DA monitoring diarrhoea outbreak

KHONSA, 31 Jul: Following the death of 9 children aged between 3 and 10 years due to a diarrhoea outbreak in Lazu circle of...

Thailand a trusted, valued friend: DCM

BANGKOK, 31 Jul: Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein said that the Indian government considers Thailand "a trusted and valued friend and one...

AAPSU suspends proposed bandh following formation of committee

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 31 Jul: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) has temporarily suspended the bandh it had proposed to enforce from 3 August...

Why banning SUP is so important

Monday Musing The Centre has banned the use of select single-use plastic (SUP) items across the country to combat the rapidly increasing plastic pollution. The banned...

Fmr agriculture director Hage Kano passes away

ITANAGAR, 31 Jul: Former agriculture director Hage Kano breathed his last early Sunday morning after a prolonged illness. Kano was one of the first agriculture...

Recoveries top fresh Covid cases in state

ITANAGAR, 31 Jul: Single-day recoveries outnumbered fresh Covid-19 cases in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday, with 83 more people recovering as against 58 daily infections,...

Encroachment in Namdapha national park will not be tolerated: PCCF

ITANAGAR, 31 Jul: "Illegal encroachment in the world famous Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve (in Changlang district) will not be tolerated," said Principal...

400 patients benefit from health camp

ITANAGAR, 31 Jul: Four hundred patients benefitted from a free 'mega health camp' organised by the All Pakke-Kessang District Students' Union (APKDSU), in collaboration...

ABVP conducts GK competition

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 31 Jul: The East Siang district unit of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidya Parishad (ABVP) on Saturday conducted a 'general knowledge competition' among students...

Bikers against drug abuse reach Khonsa

KHONSA, 31 Jul: The bikers belonging to the Assam Rifles and the Roaring Rangers and the Head Hunters motorcycle clubs, who are on a...

‘Dibang Singing Star’ audition round over

ROING, 31 Jul: The next round of the first season of the 'Dibang Singing Star' competition is set to commence from Tuesday, following the...

Health camp organised

JEMEITHANG, 31 Jul: Altogether 308 patients benefitted from a 'mega health camp' organised here in Tawang district by the District Health Society, in collaboration...

Sona asks students to respect parents, older persons

ITANAGAR, 31 Jul: Legislative Assembly Speaker PD Sona asked students to "remain grounded and receptive to advices from wise and learned persons." Sona was addressing...

Trg and demonstration on millet cultivation

Correspondent RIGA, 31 Jul: The Riga Farmers Association on Sunday organised a training programme on cultivation of small millets for the farmers in remote Pankang...

Koje Janggo, MRSU FC win in Solung football tournament

CHIMPU, 31 Jul: Koje Janggo and MRSU FC won their respective matches on day two of the Solung Festival Football Tournament, 2022 at the...