Daily Archives: February 6, 2023

Social healing effective in war on drugs

YINGKIONG, 5 Feb: Sometimes social healing is more effective than the punitive actions enshrined in the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985,...

Cabinet approves amendments in civil service upper age rules

ITANAGAR, 5 Feb: The state cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu, on Saturday approved amendments in Rule 3 of the Arunachal Civil Services...

RGU celebrates 40th foundation day

Conducive environment prerequisite for academic excellence: Guv RONO HILLS, 5 Feb: Governor BD Mishra said that an environment conducive to teaching and learning is a...

Arunachal ground Dadar & Nagar Haveli 17-0 in girls’ football

ITANAGAR, 5 Feb: Kai Rumi scored five goals to help Arunachal Pradesh demolish Dadar & Nagar Haveli 17-0 in the last league round match...

CM launches 5G services for ICR

ITANAGAR, 5 Feb: Chief Minister Pema Khandu launched the 5G services of Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio for the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) from...

Rifleman Wanglem Joham returns to rousing welcome after winning gold in shooting event

KANUBARI, 5 Feb: Rifleman Wanglem Joham of the 30th Assam Rifles, who hails from Longding district, was given a rousing welcome upon his return...

CBI in the news for wrong reasons

Monday Musing The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) - the agency investigating the discrepancies in the examinations conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission...

SC set to get five new judges on Monday

NEW DELHI, 5 Feb: The Supreme Court is all set to get five new judges, taking its strength to 32 against the sanctioned strength...

Drug peddlers arrested, contraband seized

PASIGHAT, 5 Feb: The East Siang police recently arrested five alleged drug peddlers and seized contraband substance from their possession. SP Sumit Kr Jha informed...

Violence in Sikkim amid bandh over ‘immigrant’ row

GANGTOK, 5 Feb: Violence broke out in South Sikkim district's Namchi on Sunday as supporters of the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) allegedly vandalised...

Heroes of 1962 war in Arunachal: Colonel Surinder Nath Tandon

Flights Of Fantasy Many Arunachali old-timers recall the 1962 Indo-Chinese conflict with fear and anger. The Chinese forces entered deep into Arunachal Pradesh along many...

Bomdila MLA Dongru Siongju on Saturday distributed ID cards to more than 100 indigenous priests of West Kameng district who have officially registered with...

Youths aspiring to join police trained

PASIGHAT, 5 Feb: The Rashtriya Raksha University here in East Siang district conducted a weeklong training programme for youths aspiring to join the police...

Trg prog on hornbill monitoring

SEIJOSA, 5 Feb: Thirty frontline staffers of the Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary & Tiger Reserve (Division A) underwent a three-day workshop on 'Research methods/techniques in...

Skill mela organised

ROING, 5 Feb: The skill development department, in collaboration with the Lower Dibang Valley (LDV) district administration and the ITI here, organised a 'skill...

Sensitisation prog on social audit

LONGDING, 5 Feb: Seventy-six stakeholders, including panchayat members, the PRI CO, BDOs, block resource persons (social audit), and others participated in a two-day district...

Vegetables market inaugurated

BOMDILA, 5 Feb: Bomdila MLA Dongru Siongju inaugurated a vegetables market here in West Kameng district on Saturday, in the presence of DC Karma...

Guv extends Boori Boot greetings

ITANAGAR, 5 Feb: Governor BD Mishra has extended greetings to the people of the state on the occasion of Boori Boot festival of the...

Prog on nutritional value of millets

KANUBARI, 5 Feb: The Longding Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), led by its Head (i/c) A Kirankumar Singh, organised a 'training-cum-awareness programme' on the nutritional...

Book Review

A Solitary Place Author: Ajanta Bedakantha Books & Publication Pages: 440 Price: Rs 595 The startling landscapes and striking cultures of Arunachal Pradesh have fascinated many sojourners who came...