Daily Archives: April 25, 2024

Sarma refutes Rijiju’s comment on relocation of Chakma-Hajong refugees

ITANAGAR, 24 Apr: In a major cause of embarrassment for the union minister of earth sciences Kiren Rijiju, the Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa...

Sangam Kayang qualifies for final stage of national level football referee exam

ITANAGAR, 24 Apr: Sangam Kayang of Arunachal Pradesh has qualified for the final stage of the national level football referee examination. Kayang will have...

Road damage in Roing-Anini Highway between Hunli and Anini is extensive. This is the only roadway that connects Dibang Valley district to the rest...

The Siang Riverfront is filled with garbage. The entire stretch is littered with beer cans, plastic bottles and chip wrappers. There is just one...

74 per cent turnout in Arunachal Pradesh re-polling

ITANAGAR, 24 Apr: An estimated 74 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the re-polling at eight polling stations across four assembly constituencies of...

SP East Kameng, Kamdam Sikom, has led from the front in repairing the bridge at Venia for polling party and police personnel so that...

Wild tuskers damage house at Mangnang

RUKSIN, 24 Apr: A herd of wild elephants roaming in and around Poba Reserve Forest (RF) near here has been creating havoc in the...

DC holds meet on monsoon preparedness

CHANGLANG, 24 Apr:  Changlang deputy commissioner Vishal Sah held a meeting on monsoon preparedness with the administrative officers and the heads of various departments...

Can’t control elections or pass directions on basis of suspicion, SC tells EVM critics

NEW DELHI, 24 Apr: The Supreme Court said on Wednesday it cannot "control the elections" or issue directions simply because doubts have been raised...

Guv greets people on Moh Mol, Gumkum Gumpa

ITANAGAR, 24 Apr:  Governor K.T Parnaik on Wednesday greeted the people of the state on the occasion of Moh Mol festival of the Tangsa...

RRU organizes lecture on anti-doping in sports

PASIGHAT, 24 Apr: As part of the inaugural initiative by Bharat Centre of Olympic Research and Education (B-CORE) in Gujarat, the Rashtriya Raksha University,...

Lowest form of vote-garnering tactic

The election season brings out the worst instincts of political parties nurtured on exclusivist ideology. The higher the political stakes, the murkier the campaign...

A new way to combat corruption

By Inder Jit (Released on 10 October 1989) Corruption continues to grow — and the corrupt continue to flourish and prosper. Each succeeding day spotlights some...

Stop explosives in Siyom River

Editor, I would like to bring urgent attention to a grave environmental issue plaguing the Siyom River in Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The rampant and...

Campaign ends for second phase of LS polls in Assam

Guwahati, Apr 24 (PTI) A high-pitched campaign for five parliamentary constituencies in Assam for the second phase of polls scheduled on April 26 ended...

BJP trying religious polarisation in Nagaon: Congress candidate Pradyut Bordoloi

Nagaon, Apr 24 (PTI) Congress candidate for Nagaon Lok Sabha constituency in Assam, Pradyut Bordoloi alleged that the ruling BJP is trying religious polarisation...

3 ‘overground workers’ of ULFA (I) held in Assam Rifles convoy ambush case

Tinsukia (Assam), Apr 24 (PTI) Three 'overground workers' of banned militant outfit ULFA (I) were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the ambush of...

BJP resorting to old tactic of polarisation: Cong MP

Guwahati, Apr 24 (PTI) Congress Rajya Sabha MP Naseer Hussain on Wednesday claimed that the BJP has "resorted to its old tactic of polarising...

Mamata hits out at Rajnath Singh for CAA implementation remark

Ausgram/Galsi (WB), Apr 24 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday criticised Defence Minister Rajnath Singh for saying that nobody in the...

‘Doubtful’ voters major poll plank in Assam’s Barak valley

Silchar/Karimganj, Apr 24 (PTI) Despite the Foreigners' Tribunal declaring her a bona fide citizen of India in 2015, Anjali Roy of Saidpur village in...