Daily Archives: August 8, 2023

Committee submits recommendations on PRC for APPSC exams

ITANAGAR, 7 Aug: A high-level committee constituted for examining whether permanent residential certificate (PRC) of Arunachal Pradesh should be a prerequisite for appearing in...

Villagers say will boycott election over lack of bridge

ITANAGAR, 7 Aug: For the residents of Tode (Hijum) Rime village in West Siang district, venturing out of the village during monsoon season is...

AITS initiates Tamo Mibang memorial lecture series

RONO HILLS, 7 Aug: Rajiv Gandhi University's (RGU) Arunachal Institute of Tribal Studies (AITS) has launched the Tamo Mibang lecture series, which will be...

Felix reviews CSS for RD, PR depts

ITANAGAR, 7 Aug: Rural Development (RD) & Panchayati Raj (PR) Minister Bamang Felix on Monday reviewed all centrally-sponsored schemes (CSS) for the RD and...

Manipur violence: SC sets up panel to look into R&R

NEW DELHI, 7 Aug: As Manipur sank deeper into ethnic violence, the Supreme Court on Monday ordered setting up of a committee of three...

Over 3 lakh hectares of forest land diverted under Forest Conservation Act in 15...

NEW DELHI, 7 Aug: Over three lakh hectares of forest land has been diverted for non-forestry use in India over the last 15 years...

DC withdraws 144 CrPC imposition

ITANAGAR, 7 Aug: ICR DC Talo Potom has withdrawn the 5 August order issued under Section 144 CrPC, banning a rally that had been...

LS clears digital personal data protection bill

NEW DELHI, 7 Aug: The Lok Sabha on Monday cleared the digital personal data protection bill by a voice vote amid slogan-shouting by opposition...

IMI 5.0 launched across state

ITANAGAR, 7 Aug: Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) DC Talo Potom launched the Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) 5.0 for the district at the primary health...

Training prog on community mobilisation

ITANAGAR, 7 Aug: A training programme on 'Media & community mobilisation for capacity building for head of institution (HoI)/chairman SMDC/SMC for elementary and secondary...

Mock exercise on ‘earthquake scenario’

CHANGLANG, 7 Aug: A district-level mock exercise on 'earthquake scenario' was organised here by the Changlang DDMA and the 12Bn NDRF on Monday. All the...

National Handloom Day celebrated

ITANAGAR, 7 Aug: A large number of local weavers, artisans, etc, participated in the celebration of the 9th National Handloom Day, organised by the...

NEDFi gets Digitech Award for ‘Advancing NE’ portal

ITANAGAR, 7 Aug: The NEDFi has been awarded the Economic Times Government Digitech Award-2023 in the category of education to students using digital solutions. The...

Training prog organised

BANA, 7 Aug: A block-level 'committee mobilisation-cum-SMC/SMDCC training programme' was organised by the Bana BRC at the government higher secondary school here in East...

The dynamics of democracy vis-à-vis tribal society of Arunachal

As the election year is approaching close, the plot for the 'game of throne' is slowly being set in motion. The ritual of the...

Drug tests: Start with government employees in the secretariat

Days after making it mandatory for all the government employees and civilians of the district to mandatorily go through drug tests, the Changlang district...

Rashtra bhakti, anyone?

ShivBhakts Vs Rahim Abids  By Poonam I Kaushish Why is it that religion always becomes the political touchstone at election time? Be it Hindus or Muslims...

U.S. Consulate Kolkata and CUTS International host ‘Defense News Conclave’

KOLKATA, Aug 7: The U.S. Consulate Kolkata and CUTS International hosted the "Defense News Conclave" with highlights on the growing interconnection between the U.S....

Int’l conference on food, community and culture

TEZPUR, 7 Aug: A two-day international conference on 'Food, community and culture: Agroecological practices in Northeast India', organised at Tezpur University by the North...

SSB DG visits Assam; reviews security arrangements along Bhutan border

Guwahati, 7 Aug: Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) Director General Rashmi Shukla on Monday visited frontier locations of the force in Assam and reviewed security...