Monthly Archives: March 2023

Defence min cannot take law in its own hands on OROP arrears, says SC

New Delhi, 13 Mar: The Supreme Court on Monday said the Ministry of Defence cannot take law in its own hands by issuing a...

Union minister Anurag Thakur targets Congress over FATF report on ‘bribe’ for national award

New Delhi, 13 Mar: Union minister Anurag Thakur launched a scathing attack on the Congress on Monday over a Financial Action Task Force (FATF)...

Pakistan engaging in hostile propaganda against India, says MEA report

New Delhi, 13 Mar: There is no let-up in Pakistan-sponsored cross-border terrorism and Islamabad is yet to show sincerity in delivering justice to the...

China’s Xi wants bigger global role after Saudi-Iran deal

BEJIING, 13 Mar: President Xi Jinping called Monday for China to play a bigger role in managing global affairs after Beijing scored a diplomatic...

Nepal’s newly elected president takes oath of office

KATHMANDU, 13 Mar: Nepal’s newly elected president — the third since the Himalayan nation abolished its centuries-old monarchy in 2008 and became a republic...

Netanyahu allies in Israel plow ahead on legal overhaul

JERUSALEM, 13 Mar: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political allies pressed ahead Monday with their plan to overhaul the judiciary, advancing a bill that...

UN seeks extension of key Ukraine-Russia wartime grain deal

GENEVA, 13 Mar: Senior U.N. officials hosted Russ-ian envoys in Geneva on Monday in a bid to extend an export agreement amid Moscow’s invasion...

Biden tells US to have confidence in banks after 2 collapse

NEW YORK, 13 Mar: President Joe Biden on Monday told Americans the nation’s financial systems were safe, seeking to project calm following the swift...

India qualify for WTC Final, win Border-Gavaskar Trophy for 4th consecutive time

Ahmedabad, 13 Mar: On an uneventful day of cricket, India qualified for the World Test Championship (WTC) final and clinched the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for...

Mary Kom wants Asian Games to be her swansong, says ‘I’ll be forced to...

New Delhi, 13 Mar: Racing against time to get fit, six-time world champion boxer MC Mary Kom is targeting the Asian Games as her...

India beat Germany 6-3, jump to top spot in FIH Pro League

Rourkela, 13 Mar: India continued their fine run in the FIH Pro League, prevailing over world champions Germany 6-3 to jump to the top...

15 ENNG rebels surrender with arms

ITANAGAR, 12 Mar: Fifteen militants of the Eastern Naga National Government (ENGG), along with the outfit's chief Tosham Mossang, surrendered before Chief Minister Pema...

GoAP’s budget presentation inclusive: APWWS

ITANAGAR, 12 Mar: The Arunachal Pradesh Women's Welfare Society (APWWS) has said that the 2023-'24 budget presented by the state government "is inclusive." Thanking the...

Another arrested for wildlife crime

MEBO, 12 Mar: A joint team of officials from the police and the forest departments of Arunachal and Assam arrested another person last Friday...

Taba Chake’s single ‘Udd Chala’ creates waves online

ITANAGAR, 12 Mar: Singer-songwriter Taba Chake's song 'Udd Chala', from the eponymously named album, has raked up 1.2 million views online within a month...

CRPF donates library to school

DAPORIJO, 12 Mar: The 138 Bn CRPF on Sunday donated a mini-library to the government secondary school (GSS) in Rijo in Upper Subansiri district...

Brokpa tradition dying slowly

LUBRANG, 12 Mar: "The Brokpa tradition is dying with us. The younger generations are not interested in continuing this profession. I feel very sad...

Away from home

Monday Musing The concept of sending children away from home has been in practice since time immemorial. Among other reasons, it has always been mainly...

Many entrepreneurs in Arunachal showing interest in bamboo products

ITANAGAR, 12 Feb: For Nyapi Doni, selecting a new business after closing her poultry and piggery units was a risky affair. But her grit...

AAPSU calls off bandh

ITANAGAR, 12 Mar: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) has called off the 24-hour bandh it had earlier announced to enforce on 14...