Monthly Archives: April 2024

GO takes stock of poll preparations in E/Siang

PASIGHAT, 5 Apr: Election general observer (GO) Dilip Routray on Thursday expressed hope that the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in East Siang district...

EC teams seize Rs 1 cr cash from vehicle in Longding

ITANAGAR, 5 Apr: The flying squad and the static surveillance team deployed by the Election Commission in Arunachal Pradesh seized Rs 1 crore cash...

Mopin festival celebrated

AALO, 5 Apr: The 58th Mopin festival of the Galo community was celebrated at Gumin Kin here in West Siang district with great pomp...

15-day course in elementary maths underway

PASIGHAT, 5 Apr: A 15-day crash course in elementary mathematics for competitive examinations began at Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNC) here in East Siang district...

Plantation drive organised at JNC

PASIGHAT, 5 Apr: A 'plantation-cum-beautification drive', sponsored by the Hillarian Group, comprising senior elite members of the society, was conducted at Jawaharlal Nehru College's...

BJP, opposition both indulging in ‘money culture’

Chief Minister Pema Khandu while addressing an election rally in Yazali in Keyi Panyor district on Thursday raised the issue of 'money culture'. The...

Nc, pdp jolt to India bloc

Parting Ways In Kashmir INDIA bloc partners in Kashmir part ways. The principal parties in the Valley, the NC and PDP decided to nominate each...

Illegal activity by NIT Arunachal

Editor, I would like to report a very important matter related to the National Institute of Technology Arunachal Pradesh (NITAP) and the National Institute of...

Using Islamophobia for electoral interests

Editor, Post World War II, Germany has not only forbidden the salute and slogans of the Nazis; the responsible mandarins of the nation constantly discourage...

Affordable healthcare for the aged a necessity

Editor, The editorial, 'Increasing elderly population needs social security' (AT, 5 April, 2024) rightly observes that it is necessary to provide healthcare and social security...

Mukesh Sahni back in Bihar’s RJD-led alliance, his party to contest 3 LS seats

Patna, Apr 5 (PTI) Bihar's opposition Mahagathbandhan on Friday claimed to have received a shot in the arm with the return of former state...

Three nominations rejected for second phase Assam polls

Guwahati, Apr 5 (PTI) The nomination papers of three out of the 65 candidates were on Friday rejected during scrutiny for the second phase...

Assam CPI(M) accuses BJP of model code violation, complains to CEO

Guwahati, Apr 5 (PTI) The Assam unit of CPI(M) has alleged that the BJP has violated the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by collecting...

Himanta defends Kangana’s remark on Netaji as independent India’s first PM

Guwahati, Apr 5 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday defended actor-turned-politician and BJP's Lok Sabha candidate Kangana Ranaut's assertion that Netaji...

Cultivators, housewives, full-time politicians in fray for first phase Assam polls

Guwahati, Apr 5 (PTI) Cultivators, businessmen, retired government employees, advocates, housewives and full-time politicians are among the candidates in fray for the first phase...

Assam Cong chief files Rs 10 crore defamation suit against Himanta

Guwahati, Apr 5 (PTI) Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah has filed a Rs 10 crore defamation suit against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma...

Cultivators, housewives, full-time politicians in fray for first phase Assam polls

Guwahati, Apr 5 (PTI) Cultivators, businessmen, retired government employees, advocates, housewives and full-time politicians are among the candidates in fray for the first phase...

In Assam’s biggest-ever drug haul, heroin worth Rs 210 crore seized

Guwahati, 5 Apr: In the biggest-ever drug haul in Assam, heroin worth Rs 210 crore was seized in the Cachar district, police said. One person...

Congress promises ‘Rajasthan model’ of cashless insurance of up to Rs 25...

New Delhi, 5 Apr: The Congress on Friday promised that if it comes to power, it will adopt the previous Ashok Gehlot government’s ‘Rajasthan...

‘Nation forgot Manipur’: Women traders question poll relevance

IMPHAL, 5 Apr (PTI): Amid the lingering aftermath of ethnic conflicts, the women traders at Manipur's iconic 'Ima market' -- the only market in...