Monthly Archives: February 2023

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...

Mentor secy reviews schemes’ progress

LONGDING, 7 Feb: Cooperation Secretary and Longding district's mentor secretary, Krishna Kumar Singh, reviewed the progress of the comprehensive and other developmental schemes in...

CMAAY a boon for state’s patients

The Chief Minister Arogya Arunachal Yojna (CMAAY), which is completing five years since its inception, is emerging as one of the most popular government...

Can we save parliament?

By Inder Jit (Released on 23 December 1983) Parliament continues to decline — and so also public standards. Both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha...

AR organises rally for veterans, veer naris

JORHAT, 7 Feb: The Assam Rifles (AR) organised a 'mega ex-servicemen rally' for veterans and veer naris of the force at the AR garrison...

Heroin worth Rs 10 lakh seized in Mizoram, four held

Aizawl, Feb 7 (PTI) Four people have been arrested in Mizoram's Aizawl after heroin worth Rs 10 lakh was seized from their possession in...

Will give appropriate response to any aggression: Army commander

SRINAGAR, 7 Feb: The Indian Army on Tuesday said it is prepared to give an appropriate response to any adverse aggressive designs of China...

Assam, Mizoram committed to solve border dispute: officials

Hailakandi (Assam), 7 Feb: Assam and Mizoram governments are committed to find out an amicable solution to the border issues between the two northeastern...