Monthly Archives: October 2023

Suicide bombing at Shiite mosque during Friday prayers kills 7 worshippers in Afghanistan’s north

Kabul, Oct 13 (AP) A suicide bomber blew himself up among worshippers attending Friday prayers at a Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan, killing at...

NASA spacecraft launched to mysterious and rare metal asteroid in first mission of its...

Cape Canaveral (US), Oct 13 (AP) NASA's Psyche spacecraft rocketed away Friday on a six-year journey to a rare metal-covered asteroid. Most asteroids tend to...

Protesters in Pakistan denounce Israel’s siege of Gaza; express solidarity with Palestinians

Islamabad, Oct 13 (PTI) Hundreds of people across Pakistan staged demonstrations after Friday prayers in support of the Palestinians and to denounce the siege...

Pakistan says suspects behind killing of Pathankot attack mastermind Shahid Latif arrested

Lahore, Oct 13 (PTI) Most of the suspects behind the killing of a key aide of JeM terror group chief Masood Azhar and his...

India ranks 111th on Global Hunger Index-2023; govt calls it erroneous measure of hunger

NEW DELHI, 12 Oct: India ranked 111th out of 125 countries in the Global Hunger Index (GHI)-2023, which was rejected by the government as...

PRC issue reemerges in Namsai; Moran community demands solution

Staff Reporter NAMSAI, 12 Oct: The contentious permanent residence certificate (PRC) issue has been renewed in Namsai district as hundreds joined a peaceful protest staged...

No forward movement at 20th round of military talks between India and China

NEW DELHI, 12 Oct: There was no forward movement at the latest round of India-China military talks towards resolution of the lingering standoff at...

ISSE staffers seek job regularisation

ITANAGAR, 12 Oct: The Arunachal Pradesh Samagra Shiksha Contractual Employees' Association (APSSCEA) for non-teaching staffers has appealed to the state government to regularise their...

APP organises trek to mark raising day

ANINI, 12 Oct: A team of the Arunachal Pradesh Police (APP) on Thursday embarked on a trek to the famed 7 Lakes in Dibang...

Centre approves 7 bridges in Arunachal

ITANAGAR, 12 Oct: The Centre has approved seven bridge projects in Arunachal Pradesh at a cost of Rs 118.5 crore, union Road Transport &...

Manipur govt prohibits circulation of videos, images depicting violence

IMPHAL, 12 Oct: The Manipur government has prohibited the circulation of videos or images depicting violence and damage to properties to restore normalcy in...

Chindang festival celebrated

Our festivals are our cultural identity: MLA BOMDILA, 12 Oct: "Our festivals are our cultural identity, and our age-old cultures and traditions are the bases...

Flawed policies of Modi govt contributed to sorry state of employment: Cong

NEW DELHI, 12 Oct: The Congress on Thursday alleged that "flawed" policies of the Narendra Modi government in various sectors have contributed to the...

ArSRLM officials meet Sonam Wangchuk, discuss projects

LEH, 12 Oct: Officials of the Arunachal State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ArSRLM) held a consultative meeting with the founder and director of the Himalayan...

MoHA joint secy, officers discusses VVP

TAWANG, 12 Oct: Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) Joint secretary (BM-II), Pausami Basu, who is on a three-day visit to Tawang, held discussions...

Preference for locals in FTI: Khatua

ITANAGAR, 12 Oct: Kolkata (WB)-based Satyajit Ray Film & Television Institute (SRFTI) Director Hemansu S Khatua gave assurance that "locals will be preferred in...

Don’t compromise work quality: DC

KHONSA, 12 Oct: Tirap DC Hento Karga urged the implementing agencies of various government projects and schemes in the district to not compromise quality...

The state BJP organised a training programme for the GPCs of Upper Subansiri and Kamle districts in Daporijo on Thursday. Among the speakers were...

Child survivors of sexual assault should get counselling by trained psychologist: SC

NEW DELHI, 12 Oct: The legal services authorities should ensure that a child subjected to sexual assault is counselled by a trained child counsellor...

School safety training prog

NAHARLAGUN, 12 Oct: The Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) district disaster management authority organised a district-level 'school safety training-cum-orientation' programme for teachers at the government...