Daily Archives: February 8, 2023

KIYG: Lifter Mangkhya sets new national record

ITANAGAR, 7 Feb: Boni Mangkhya of Arunachal Pradesh lifted a total of 176 kgs in the 55 kg bodyweight category to create a new...

APPSC gets new chairman, three members

ITANAGAR, 7 Feb: Governor BD Mishra has appointed Shantanu Dayal as the chairman of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission , and Koj Tari,...

No contest against Tsering Lhamu in Lungla bypoll

TAWANG, 7 Feb: With no one contesting her candidature till the last date of filing nominations, BJP candidate Tsering Lhamu has won the Lungla...

APWWS seeks early completion of hostel & destitute home

ITANAGAR, 7 Feb: A delegation of the Arunachal Pradesh Women's Welfare Society (APWWS) on Tuesday met PWD Western Zone Chief Engineer Tumto Kamchi regarding...

KVIC, RGU organise seminar

Country needs people who are both job seekers and job givers: VC RONO HILLS, 7 Feb: The Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) and Rajiv...

A million Tibetan children in China forced to assimilate through oppressive actions: UN experts

GENEVA, 7 Feb: About a million Tibetan children in China have been separated from their families and placed into government-run boarding schools, with UN...

AP Queerstation conducts 5th LGBTQIA+ meetup

ITANAGAR, 7 Feb: To maintain the momentum of the queer movement in Arunachal Pradesh, AP Queerstation conducted its 5th 'Queer Meetup' on Sunday at...

Toko Onuj conferred ‘best CEO of the year in NER’ award

GUWAHATI, 7 Feb: Hydropower Development Corporation of Arunachal Pradesh Limited Chairman Toko Onuj was awarded the 'Best chief executive officer (CEO) of the year...

Stray mithuns foraging in garbage for food, near the post office in Bank Tinali, Itanagar, on 7 February. Such sight is often witnessed along...

Centre asked to amend or withdraw guidelines allowing tiger safaris

NEW DELHI, 7 Feb: A Supreme Court-constituted panel has asked the union environment ministry to amend or withdraw the guidelines related to setting up...

A blind man who knows how to see

"Nothing is fixed in the universe, not even the fundamental particles that are the building blocks of all physical existence; neither the functions and...

Drug peddlers arrested, contraband seized

ZIRO, 7 Feb: The police here in Lower Subansiri district recently arrested one Md Raviuddin alias Rafik (23) from his rented house in Hapoli...

Gandhi questions Adani’s fortunes under Modi govt

NEW DELHI, 7 Feb: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday linked the massive rise in the business fortunes and personal wealth of businessman Gautam...

Minimum mileage limit fixed for changing tyres, tubes of govt vehicles needs review: Guv

ITANAGAR, 7 Feb: Governor BD Mishra said that there is an urgent need to review the age-old fixed minimum kilometres (mileage) limit for replacement...

Skill development trg on tangkha underway

BOMDILA, 7 Feb: Twenty-five unemployed youths are participating in a month-long skill development training in tangkha painting, which was inaugurated here in West Kameng...

Awareness prog on legal schemes organised

RANGABEEL, 7 Feb: The Namsai District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), in collaboration with the district administration and the health department, organised an awareness programme...

Members of the Tuting Memba Welfare Society, led by its president Pema Dorjee Khochi, met Dungse Rizin Dorjee Rinpoche at the Tashi Chholing monastery...

Sansad Khel Spradha-2023 rescheduled

ITANAGAR, 7 Feb: The zonal and state level Sansad Khel Spradha-2023, which were scheduled to be held on 15, 16 and 17 February and...

A day in the Parliament and PMO

I had never been in a journey this far, especially alone. Shillong was the farthest I had gone to, and that was with teachers...

Workshop on scientific coconut cultivation held

ROING, 7 Feb: Around 100 farmers and farmwomen participated in a district level workshop on 'Scientific coconut cultivation technology', organised by the Balek-based Krishi...