Monthly Archives: May 2024

APIC conducts trg on hybrid mode of hearing

ITANAGAR, 17 May: The Arunachal Pradesh Information Commission (APIC) conducted a training programme on 'Hybrid mode of hearing and e-filing of appeals and complaints'...

Dist-level HDMT tourneys conclude

TEZU, 17 May: The 7th edition of the district-level Hangpan Dada Memorial Trophy (HDMT) Football and Volleyball (U-16 Boys & Girls) Tournaments concluded at...

Training prog on production technology

CHAMPING, 17 May: The East Kameng KVK conducted a training programme on 'Production technology of pineapple farming and zero energy cool chamber' at Champing...

DC chairs DCC, DLRC meetings

CHANGLANG, 17 May: Changlang DC Vishal Sah expressed concern over the low credit flow in the district and advised bank managers not to delay...

L/Siang DVO gets conference hall

LIKABALI, 17 May: Lower Siang Deputy Commissioner Rujjum Rakshap on Friday inaugurated the multipurpose conference hall of the district veterinary office (DVO) here. Addressing the...

KVK conducts farm mechanisation trg

GIDA, 17 May: Forty farmers participated in an off-campus training programme on farm mechanisation, organised by the Kurung Kumey KVK in Gida village on...

Elections: Bedrock of democracy

Editor, Elections are the bedrock of democracy, granting citizens the vital privilege to elect their representatives. It could also be termed the backbone of democracy,...

The law must punish all offenders equally

Editor, The child prostitution racket, which shocked and troubled every sane mind with the involvement of even sophisticated high-profile or 'naam wala' people - a...

Megalomania and brainwashing

Editor, Had Satyajit Ray been alive today, he would have shuddered in horror to hear the invocation of his 1980 classic Hirak Rajar Deshe (The...

Every day counts in matters of liberty: SC

NEW DELHI, 17 May: Every single day counts in matters concerning the liberty of citizens, the Supreme Court said on Friday while asking the...

Ladakhis united over 6th Schedule demand: Buddhist leader

LEH, 17 May: Even as the Lok Sabha elections for Ladakh appear to be divided on regional basis, it will not affect the unity...

Climate change linked to worsening brain diseases: Study

LONDON, 17 May: Climate change is making the symptoms of certain brain conditions worse, a new review has found. Conditions that can worsen as temperature...

‘Dictatorship’ going on in country unacceptable: Kejriwal

CHANDIGARH, 17 May: Attacking the BJP, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that the "dictatorship" allegedly going on in the country is...

Terrorism consuming those who practised it: EAM

NEW DELHI, 17 May: Asia is witnessing new tensions in land and sea as agreements were dishonoured and rule of law disregarded while terrorism...

Indian-American lawmakers for talks with India on human rights

WASHINGTON, 17 May: Lecturing India on human rights is unlikely to work, Indian-American lawmakers have said, as they favoured having a conversation with the...

South Sudan government and rebel groups sign ‘commitment’ for peace in ongoing peace talks...

NAIROBI, Kenya, 17 May (AP) — The government of South Sudan and rebel opposition groups on Thursday signed a “commitment declaration” for peace during...

Suspected militants bomb a girl’s school overnight in northwest Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, 17 May (AP) — Suspected militants bombed a girl’s school in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold, destroying the structure, police said Friday,...

Man kills 2 officers at police station in Malaysia in a suspected Jemaah Islamiyah...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, 17 May (AP) — A man stormed a police station in Malaysia and killed two police officers early Friday in what’s...

North Korea test-fires suspected missiles a day after US and South Korea conduct a...

SEOUL, South Korea, 17 May (AP) — North Korea fired suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said,...

Taiwan is selling more to the US than China in major shift away from...

WASHINGTON, 17 May (AP) — Whether it’s tapioca balls or computer chips, Taiwan is stretching toward the United States and away from China —...