Monthly Archives: February 2024

Armed with missiles and bombs, MQ9-B drones to bolster India’s surveillance capability

Washington, Feb 7 (PTI) The MQ9-B SkyGuardian Aircraft being sold to India by the US would be equipped with highly sensitive surveillance and lethal...

Pak to close border with Afghanistan, Iran as part of efforts to maintain peace...

Islamabad, Feb 7 (PTI) Pakistan on Wednesday announced to close its border with neighbouring Afghanistan and Iran as part of efforts to maintain peace...

Pakistan dismisses UN human rights body’s concerns about violence, democratic freedom ahead of polls

Islamabad, Feb 7 (PTI) Pakistan on Wednesday dismissed UN human rights body concerns about violence and the right to fundamental democratic freedom ahead of...

Germany Sells Shares in Postal Company for $2.3 Billion to Help Finance Railway Improvements

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's state-owned development bank has sold shares in the company that owns the national postal service for about 2.17 billion euros...

Russia attacks targets across Ukraine with missiles and drones as EU”s top diplomat visits...

Kyiv, Feb 7 (AP) Russia fired cruise and ballistic missiles and Shahed-type drones at targets across Ukraine on Wednesday morning, authorities reported, killing at...

Landslide hits village in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 6 dead and 46...

Manila, Feb 7 (AP) A landslide left at least six villagers dead and 46 others missing, including miners waiting in two buses for a...

Syria says Israeli airstrikes over Homs have killed and wounded civilians

Damascus, Feb 7 (AP) Israeli airstrikes over the central city of Homs and nearby areas killed and wounded civilians, the Syrian military said Wednesday. There...

MoRTH allocates funds for Frontier Highway

ITANAGAR, 6 Feb: The ministry of road, transport & highways (MoRTH) has allocated funds for the construction of the Frontier Highway in Arunachal Pradesh. Union...

60 bear cubs rehabilitated by CBRC

ITANAGAR, 6 Feb: Since its inception in 2001, the Centre for Bear Rehabilitation & Conservation (CBRC), situated at the Pakke Tiger Reserve in Pakke-Kessang...

Suspension bridge collapses, 9 injured

LUNGPANG, 6 Feb: Nine villagers, including women, children and a pregnant woman, were injured when a foot suspension bridge in Lungpang village in Nampong...

NMOPS demands restoration of old pension scheme

Staff reporter ITANAGAR, 6 Feb: Reiterating its demand for restoration of the old pension scheme (OPS), the state unit of the National Movement for Old...

RGU signs EoI with WeSchool

RONO HILLS, 6 Feb: Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) here signed an 'expression of interest' (EoI) with Mumbai (Maharashtra)-based LN Welinkar Institute of Management &...

Drug peddlers arrested, contraband seized

SEIJOSA, 6 Feb: The Pakke-Kessang police on Monday arrested one Jumyir Gangkak (22) from Niti Darlong village, and seized 35 vials containing suspected heroin,...

Ethnic festivals promote pride in one’s cultural heritage, traditions: Guv

NAHARLAGUN, 6 Feb: "Ethnic festivals are a great means to foster bonding and respect our roots and take pride in our cultural heritage and...

MLAs go on pilgrimage to Ayodhya

ITANAGAR, 6 Feb: A group of legislators from Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday went on a pilgrimage to Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh to pay obeisance...

Guv, CM discuss assembly session

ITANAGAR, 6 Feb: Governor KT Parnaik and Chief Minister Pema Khandu discussed the upcoming assembly session, besides developmental activities in the border areas and...

RGU’s 21st Unifest begins today

RONO HILLS, 6 Feb: Rajiv Gandhi University's (RGU) Unifest this year is all set to begin on 7 February here. The 3-day annual festival of...

Committee seeks amendment  in GDS RR

ITANAGAR, 6 Feb: The Joint Action Committee for Postal Department Fiasco (JACFPDF), a conglomeration of seven organisations, on Tuesday met union Earth Sciences Minister...

A team of the Siang district administration, along with police personnel, during unannounced raids conducted in various shops in headquarters Boleng on Monday seized...

ArSRLM organises job fair under DDUGKY

ITANAGAR, 6 Feb: The Arunachal State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ArSRLM) organised a job fair on 5 and 6 February as part of the Deen...