Daily Archives: February 19, 2023

Deadlock over APPSC fiasco ends as Govt agrees to most of PAJSC demands

ITANAGAR, 18 Feb: After a 8 hours long intense discussion between state government, representatives of Pan Arunachal Joint Steering Committee (PAJSC), ANSU, Nari Shakti...

Bandh affects life in ICR

ITANAGAR, 18 Feb: Normal life was affected in the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) on Saturday as the 'public' bandh enforced to press for fulfilment...

Passengers stranded due to bandh

ITANAGAR, 18 Feb: Scores of passengers returning from Delhi in the Arunachal Express train on Saturday morning were stranded at the Naharlagun railway station,...

Oli Jerang awarded Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 18 Feb: Oli Jerang of Arunachal Pradesh has been awarded the prestigious Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar, 2021. Sangeet Natak Akademi, the apex body...

LEDP & MEDP training progs held

DIYUN, 18 Feb: Ninety members of SHGs participated in a 'Livelihood & enterprise development programme (LEDP) for promotion of sewing machine operators', while 30...

Redact name of sexual assault victim from order: SC to Madras HC

NEW DELHI, 18 Feb: The Supreme Court has directed the Madras High Court to redact the name of a sexual assault victim from its...

Health workers urged to mobilise beneficiaries for immunisation

KHONSA, 18 Feb: Tirap DC Hento Karga urged the district's health workers to mobilise the eligible beneficiaries for immunisation at the grassroots level to...

Bodak: One of the largest massacres of British forces

Flights Of Fantasy The Anglo-Abor war of 1894 was a major expedition launched by a large British force consisting of 550 armed soldiers, 1,500 porters...

‘Adventure challenge cup’ event organised

YINGKIONG, 18 Feb: The Indian Army conducted a four-day 'Army Adventure Challenge Cup' event here in Upper Siang district from 14-17 February. The event, which...

Man arrested for sharing video of ‘rigged’ EVM

SHILLONG, 18 Feb: A man was arrested in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district for allegedly sharing a video on social media which purportedly showed...

Diagnostic visit, fishery health camp organised

SIGAR, 18 Feb: Forty farmers participated in a 'Workshop diagnostic visit and fishery health camp' organised at Sigar village in East Siang district on...

Central schemes benefited only few families in Meghalaya: Himanta

Tura, 18 Feb: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday claimed that central welfare schemes benefited only a few families in Meghalaya. Addressing a...

Former Union minister Shiv Pratap Shukla takes oath as Himachal Governor

Shimla, 18 Feb: Former Union Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla on Saturday took oath as the 29th Governor of Himachal Pradesh...

‘Deshbhakti’ curriculum to teach to raise voices against injustice: Sisodia

New Delhi, 18 Feb: The Deshbhakti curriculum is helping students develop the right perspective towards events around them and aiming to teach them to...

Digital space can’t be dominated by few large cos: MoS IT Chandrasekhar

New Delhi, 18 Feb: India will not allow domination of digital space by 1-2 big players and boundary conditions of openness and fair choice...

Uddhav calls meeting of party leaders to discuss road ahead after EC recognises...

Mumbai, 18 Feb: A day after the Election Commission (EC) recognised the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the real Shiv Sena, Uddhav Thackeray, who heads...

People have realised after demolition drive how Article 370 protected J&K: Mehbooba

Srinagar, 18 Feb: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said the people of Jammu and Kashmir have now come to realise how Article 370...

Violence due to terrorism, insurgency, left-wing extremism down 80%: Shah

Nagpur, 18 Feb: The country has seen an 80 per cent reduction in violence from terrorism in Kashmir, insurgency in the Northeast and left-wing...

Sonowal visits Jorhat bazaar, says govt to rehabilitate traders

Guwahati, 18 Feb: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday visited the historic 'Chowk Bazaar' in Jorhat district where a massive fire gutted over 300...

Assam: Prime accused in businessman murder shot dead

Guwahati, 18 Feb: The prime accused in the killing of a businessman was shot dead by the police on Saturday, after he attempted to...