Monthly Archives: July 2023

Hundreds take part in ‘Run for Fun’ event

LAZU, 21 Jul: Over 200 participants joined a 'Run for Fun' event organised by the Assam Rifles here in Tirap district on Friday. Themed 'Say...

Blame game over highway project will serve no purpose

It seems the blame game between the Itanagar district administration and M/s TK Engineering & Consortium Pvt Ltd has started over the construction of...

Before parading women naked, mob killed people, torched houses: FIR

Manipur horror IMPHAL, 21 Jul: The FIR registered in connection with the parading of two women naked in Manipur, charged that, before abducting them, a...

No response received from Manipur authorities despite reaching out thrice over women-related violence: NCW...

NEW DELHI, 21 Jul: National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Rekha Sharma on Friday said she had reached out thrice in the last three...

Need women forces to handle Manipur’s Meira Paibi, say officials

IMPHAL, 21 Jul: More women battalions are needed in Manipur to tackle those posing as 'Meira Paibis' (women torchbearers) as they have not only...

HC takes up school sexual abuse case sou moto; APWWS seeks answer from govt

ITANAGAR, 20 Jul: The Gauhati High Court has taken up suo moto the case of sexual abuse of 21 students by Yumken Bagra, a...

DC expresses displeasure over slow pace of highway work

ITANAGAR, 20 Jul: Itanagar Capital Region DC Talo Potom has written to M/s TK Engineering & Consortium Pvt Ltd, expressing displeasure over the slow...

Manipur video: SC calls it grossest of Constitutional, human rights violation; asks Centre, state...

NEW DELHI, 20 Jul: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it was "very deeply disturbed" by the video of two women being paraded naked...

Locals demand RCC bridge at Riibi Nallah

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 20 Jul: Landslides and stone-slides continuing along the Pasighat-Mariyang highway are creating inconvenience in plying of passenger vehicles and goods carriers. Fresh landslide debris...

Manipur video: Guilty won’t be spared: PM; too little, too late: Cong

NEW DELHI, 20 Jul: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks on the incident of two women being paraded naked in Manipur, the Congress on...

First-phase RGUPET, RGUCET-2023 conducted

RONO HILLS, 20 Jul: Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) here conducted the first phase of the two entrance examinations - RGUPET-2023 and RGUCET-2023 - at...

Police arrest vehicle thief

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 20 Jul: The capital police and the Pakke-Kessang police in a joint operation on Thursday arrested one person, identified as Jubin Kathar...

APWWS demands justice, says Centre failed Manipur

ITANAGAR, 20 Jul: The Arunachal Pradesh Women's Welfare Society (APWWS) has strongly condemned the horrifying incident in Manipur, where two women belonging to the...

Drug peddler arrested

DEOMALI, 20 Jul: One Rangrang Thingnok (37), of Batey Colony here in Tirap district, was arrested by the police on Wednesday for alleged drug...

HPDCAPL training prog under JSDP

ITANAGAR, 20 Jul: The Hydro Power Development Corporation of Arunachal Pradesh Limited (HPDCAPL) on Thursday launched a 90-day orientation programme for students selected under...

Parliament adjourned over Manipur violence 

NEW DELHI, 20 Jul: The Manipur violence rocked proceedings in both Houses of Parliament on the first day of the monsoon session on Thursday,...

DC, SP inspect site for fire brigade

YUPIA, 20 Jul: Papum Pare DC Cheechung Chukhu and SP Taru Gussar inspected the proposed site for the establishment of a fire brigade in...

Manipur: RRAG welcomes SC’s suo moto action over rape

ITANAGAR, 20 Jul: The Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG) has welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to take suo moto action against the perpetrators...

Tobacco products seized

ITANAGAR, 20 Jul: Several tobacco products were seized during raids conducted by a team comprising Town Magistrate Tajum Ronya, DSP G Loyi, and officials...

DC advocates converging schemes

NAMSAI, 20 Jul: Namsai DC CR Khampa on Thursday said that convergence of schemes and involvement of local community "is the key to successful...