Daily Archives: September 28, 2023

Govt yet to form new Child Rights Commission

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 27 Sep: With the growing child molestation cases in the state, an inordinate delay in the constitution of a new team for...

3 Wushu players who missed Asian Games will be treated as participants of the...

ITANAGAR, 27 Sep:  Chief Minister Pema Khandu assured that the three Wushu players of the state, who missed the ongoing Asian Games in Hangzou,...

Govt signs MoU with Norwegian Geotechnical Institute to harness geothermal potentials

ITANAGAR, 27 Sep: The state government on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) to explore the feasibility...

Govt extends AFSPA in parts of Arunachal for six months

NEW DELHI, 27 Sep: The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, under which an area is declared as "disturbed" for the convenience of security forces,...

Shergaon bags Best Rural Tourism Village Award

ITANAGAR, 27 Sep: Shergaon village in West Kameng district bagged the 'Best Rural Tourism Village Award, 2023' in the Silver category. Shergaon is among the...

World Tourism Day celebrated

ITANAGAR, 27 Sep: The World Tourism Day was celebrated across the state with various programmes highlighting the importance of unlocking the tourism potentials of...

Drug peddler arrested

KHONSA, 27 Sep:  One Posen Suayang (35) of Old Tupi village was arrested by the police for possession and peddling of contraband substance (heroin)...

20 young sportspersons receive RK Singh Memorial Sports Scholarship

ITANAGAR, 27 Sep: In order to promote 'Khelo North-East', non-governmental organization Helping Hands in collaboration with leading Indian sports brand Shiv Naresh have announced...

Ziro Literary Festival begins

ZIRO, 27 Sep: The fourth edition of the two days Ziro Literary Festival (ZLF) with the theme, 'celebrating creativity for all' commenced at Saint...

NSCN (IM) operative surrenders

LONGDING, 27 Sep: An active NSCN (IM) operative surrendered before the district administration and security forces here on Wednesday. The operative identified as self-styled pvt....

It’s nostalgia, Tezu – 1982

(As Tezu gets a new well-equipped modern airport terminal, a former resident of Lohit shares his memories of his first flight from the airport...

Career guidance-cum-motivational talk organized

RONO HILLS, 27 Sep: The career counseling & placement cell of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), in association with the New Delhi-based Helping Hands &...

Probe Lokhi Wangsu’s killing

The killing of Lokhi Wangsu at the hands of the Assam Forest Department has once again brought to the fore a violent confrontation in...

Vital for societal change 

Women Leadership By Dr. Oishee Mukherjee The passage of the long-pending Women’s Reservation Bill renamed as ‘Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam’ should give hope to nearly half...

Shah, Nadda in Rajasthan to discuss assembly elections; buzz over fielding Union ministers

Jaipur, 27 Sep: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda reached here Wednesday evening to discuss the upcoming assembly elections...

Assam’s Manas National Park to reopen for visitors on October 1

Baksa (Assam), 27 Sep: Manas National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam's Baksa district will reopen for tourists from October 1, an official notification...

Assam’s Dima Hasao aims ‘cleanest district of India’ tag to woo tourists

Haflong (Assam), 27 Sep: Dima Hasao, nicknamed Switzerland of the Northeast, is now looking to capitalise its scenic beauty to attract tourists and develop...

Tharoor slams China for denial of visa to Wushu players from Arunachal

NEW DELHI, 27 Sep: Terming China's denial of visa to three players from Arunachal Pradesh for the Asian Games as "shameful," Congress leader Shashi...

Army Chief calls for embracing ‘unity of effort’ for peace, stability in Indo-Pacific

New Delhi, 27 Sep: Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on Wednesday called for embracing the concept of 'unity of effort' as the guiding principle...

India will soon emerge as global economic powerhouse: PM Modi

Ahmedabad, 27 Sep: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 27 said his aim is to make India a global growth engine and expressed confidence...