Daily Archives: March 18, 2024

Poll-related violence in Kalaktang, Tenga

Staff Reporter KALAKTANG, 17 Mar: Supporters of sitting MLA Dorjee Karma Wangdi and BJP candidate Tseten Chombay engaged in group clashes and stone pelting here...

BJP got Rs 6,986.5 cr through poll bonds

NEW DELHI, 17 Mar: Top purchaser of electoral bonds, Future Gaming and Hotel Services, donated Rs 509 crore to Tamil Nadu's ruling party DMK...

More than Rs 59 lakhs seized by Ziro police

ZIRO, 17 Mar: An amount of Rs 59.02 lakhs was seized by a Ziro police team during a random naka checking in Pine Grove...

Man revives Nyukmadung’s yak cham after 25 yrs

NYUKMADUNG, 17 Mar: Once, the yak cham or the yak dance, a melodrama of Nyukmadung village in Dirang subdivision of West Kameng district, had...

3 burglars arrested, stolen items recovered

NIRJULI, 17 Mar: A team of the Naharlagun police, led by OC Inspector Krishendu Dev, arrested three burglars on Sunday. The arrested burglars have been...

DC inspects washed-away portion of NH 13

BOLENG, 17 Mar: Siang DC PN Thungon, along with Pasighat PWD Division EE Okep Dai and Kebang CO (i/c) Niyang Pertin on Sunday inspected...

NPP to support BJP candidates in Arunachal

GUWAHATI, 17 Mar: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma said on Sunday that his National People's Party (NPP) would not field any candidates in...

DNGC receives best college for NCC award

ITANAGAR, 17 Mar: Dera Natung Govt College (DNGC) here received the 'Best College for NCC Activities in Arunachal Pradesh' Award. NCC DG Lt Gen Gurbirpal...

Director Tadar Appa and Arunachal Olympic Association secretary-general Bamang Tago flagged off Team Arunachal for the North East Games, to be held in Nagaland,...

Leaders who buy votes can’t deliver

Monday Musing Money plays a key role in determining the shape and results of elections. A candidate who pumps out the most cash generally wins...

Counting date for Arunachal, Sikkim polls on 2 Jun

NEW DELHI, 17 Mar: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday advanced the date of the counting of votes for the Arunachal Pradesh...

NILPAT conducted at OWA, APWWS centres

NAHARLAGUN, 17 Mar: New India Literacy Programme Assessment Test (NILPAT) 2023-'24, under the Padhna Likhna Abhiyan, was conducted at the Oju Welfare Association (OWA)...

Drug peddlers arrested, contraband seized

ZIRO, 17 Mar: The police here in Lower Subansiri district have arrested two drug peddlers, identified as Kime Talo (3rd IRBn jawan, presently posted...

DC asks election functionaries to be dedicated

ITANAGAR, 17 Mar: ICR Deputy Commissioner Shweta Nagarkoti Mehta asked all the election-related officers to "render exemplary services with dedication and devotion in order...

DEO holds meeting with political parties’ reps

PASIGHAT, 17 Mar: East Siang District Election Officer (DEO) Tayi Taggu held a consultative meeting with the representatives of various political parties in his...

India and China on the brink: Escalating border conflict

The escalating tensions between India and China along their disputed border have once again drawn international attention, with US intelligence agencies warning of a...

CM inaugurates projects in Longding

LONGDING, 17 Mar: Chief Minister Pema Khandu virtually inaugurated multiple projects from the general ground here on Saturday. The CM inaugurated projects such as 'augmentation...

Streetlights installed in remote Mago

TAWANG, 17 Mar: The Indian Army battalion deployed in Chuna installed solar-powered streetlights in remote Mago village in Tawang district under Operation Sadbhavana. After the...

Nat’l seminar on entrepreneurship

PASIGHAT, 17 Mar: The commerce department of Pasighat-based Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNC) in East Siang district organised a national seminar on 'Entrepreneurship and innovation:...

BJP polarising public opinion ahead of polls

The Centre's decision to notify the rules for implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), just a few days before the expected announcement of...