Monthly Archives: November 2023

Mock exercises on earthquake scenario organised

ITANAGAR, 23 Nov: A 'mega' mock exercise on 'earthquake scenario' was conducted at various locations of the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) on Thursday. A hypothetical...

DCM reviews transmission & distribution system, urges DCs to resolve pending issues by Dec

ITANAGAR, 23 Nov: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, who also holds the power and the NCER portfolios, convened a meeting with officers of the...

Tourism dept team participates in int’l tourism mart

ITANAGAR, 23 Nov: A team of the Arunachal Pradesh tourism department participated in the 11th edition of the International Tourism Mart, held in Shillong...

APAPA selects 22 players for Men’s & Women’s Senior Atya Patya National C’ship

ITANAGAR, 23 Nov: The Arunachal Pradesh Atya Patya Association (APAPA) has selected 11 men and an equal number of women players for the 36th...

AU Fest-2023 concludes on positive note

LEKHI, 23 Nov: The 'AU Fest-2023' of Arunodaya University (AU) here concluded on a positive note at the university campus on Thursday. Naharlagun Superintendent of...

Team taken on tour to Kaziranga

BHALUKPONG, 23 Nov: A 22-member team was taken on a two-day tour to the Kaziranga National Park in Assam to help them learn how...

Training prog on house wiring ends

PASIGHAT, 23 Nov: A 50-day skill development training programme on house wiring for 30 rural unemployed youths of East Siang district concluded here on...

RD&PR secy advocates convergence of schemes

TEZU, 23 Nov: Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (RD&PR) Secretary Amarnath Talwade emphasised on convergence of schemes to ensure "fruitful implementation of all the...

Seeking change in counting day, Mizoram NGO body visits Delhi to meet EC

AIZAWL, 23 Nov: A delegation of the Mizoram NGO Coordination Committee (NGOCC), an umbrella body of major civil society and student organisations, has left...

Mizoram to ban firecrackers during Xmas, Christmas, New Year celebrations

AIZAWL, 23 Nov: The Mizoram government will impose a complete ban on firecrackers and other fireworks during Christmas and New Year celebrations, an official...

The 2+2 dialogue

India-Australia Ties By Dr. D.K. Giri (Secretary General, Assn for Democratic Socialism) India and Australia are rivals in cricket as two top teams in the world. They have...

Govts of M’laya, Assam write to CBI to take over Mukroh firing incident

SHILLONG, 23 Nov: Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong on Thursday said that the state government and the Assam administration have written to the...

Tens of thousands of protesters demanding a restoration of Nepal’s monarchy clash with police

KATHMANDU, Nepal, 23 Nov (AP) — Riot police used batons and tear gas to halt tens of thousands of supporters of Nepal’s former king...

Hezbollah fires rockets at north Israel after an airstrike kills 5 of the group’s...

BEIRUT, 23 Nov (AP) — The militant Hezbollah group fired more than 50 rockets at military posts in northern Israel on Thursday, a day...

German police raid homes of 20 alleged supporters of far-right Reich Citizens scene

BERLIN, 23 Nov (AP) — Police officers in Germany searched the homes of about 20 people Thursday in connection with investigations into the far-right...

South Korea says Russian support likely enabled North Korea to successfully launch a spy...

SEOUL, South Korea, 23 Nov (AP) — South Korea has concluded that Russian support likely enabled North Korea to put a spy satellite into...

WHO asks China for more information about rise in illnesses and pneumonia clusters

GENEVA, 23 Nov (AP) — The World Health Organization says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying...

Chinese refugee challenges Australian law that imposes a curfew and tracking bracelet

CANBERRA, Australia, 23 Nov (AP) — Lawyers for a Chinese refugee claim the tough new measures rushed through Australia’s Parliament to mandate curfews and...

Greece’s left-wing opposition party slips into crisis as lawmakers quit in defiance of new...

ATHENS, Greece, 23 Nov (AP) — Greece’s main left-wing opposition party, Syriza, suffered a damaging setback Thursday when nine lawmakers quit the party in...

Turkey’s central bank hikes interest rates again as it tries to tame eye-watering inflation

ANKARA, Turkey, 23 Nov (AP) — Turkey’s central bank delivered another huge interest rate hike on Thursday as it tries to curb double-digit inflation...