Monthly Archives: May 2024

Indian embassy in China holds first meeting with students hit by Covid visa bans

BEIJING, 5 May: The Indian embassy here has held its first interactive session with the Indian students who suffered the most during the three-year...

Talks with China going on well: Singh

NEW DELHI, 5 May: As the military standoff between India and China drags on along the line of actual control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh,...

Courts should not act as ‘mere tape recorders’: SC

NEW DELHI, 5 May: Courts have to take a participatory role in a trial and not act as "mere tape recorders," the Supreme Court...

FDP on entrepreneurship development

YACHULI, 5 May: A five-day faculty development programme (FDP) on entrepreneurship development concluded at the government college here in Keyi Panyor district on Sunday. Themed...

Manipur guv launches ‘school on wheels’ for children in relief camps

IMPHAL, 5 May: Manipur Governor Anusuiya Uikey on Sunday launched a 'school on wheels' initiative to reach out to students staying in relief camps...

Online gambling a debt-trap and a deathtrap

Editor, A Class 12 student was found hanging in an abandoned building near his home in Kolkata in March this year. Police said that the...

Moral fall of the Indian society

Editor, Contesting from Wayanad as well as Rae Bareli is 'cowardice' of the 'Shehzada' indeed, but contesting from Vadodara as well as Varanasi was definitely...

Difficult times ahead for opposition parties

Editor, Since the largest election in India's history on 19 April, the electoral advantage of the BJP has been extremely obvious, with PM Modi's support...

Remembering a journey

Editor, In light of the recently built Sela tunnel, I am reminded of my journey by the Sela Top route in 1980. As the then principal...

Exercise your franchise

Editor, People often choose not to vote because they feel their vote does not count. But one vote does count in many ways. Your choice...

Bayor to represent India at 8th Asian Taekwondo Poomsae Championship

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 4 Apr: Rupa Bayor from Arunachal Pradesh has been selected to represent India at the 8th Asian Taekwondo Poomsae Championship, to be...

Shortage of garbage trucks affecting waste collection in Daporijo

DAPORIJO, 4 May: Upper Subansiri Deputy Commissioner Talo Potom said that the DUDA is facing challenges in disposing of garbage/waste materials here due to...

Orphanage run by Kuki-Metei couple offers hope for harmony

KEITHELMANBI, 4 May: A year after ethnic clashes polarised the state and its people, a Kuki-Meitei couple running an orphanage fostering children from both...

APU VC presents varsity’s status to guv

ITANAGAR, 4 May: Pasighat (E/Siang)-based Arunachal Pradesh University (APU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Tomo Riba called on Governor KT Parnaik at the Raj Bhavan here on...

UNGA prez invokes Gandhi to call for protection of journalists

UNITED NATIONS, 4 May: Invoking global peace icon Mahatma Gandhi's message on freedom of the press, UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis called on...

Conference on high-altitude illnesses

SENGE, 5 May: A conference on high-altitude illnesses was conducted for the Indian Army troops, paramedics and paramilitary forces serving in the Tawang region...

May Day and Mayday

Flights Of Fantasy Named after the Greek goddess of fertility Maia, the month of May marks the end of spring season. The 1st of May...

HU organises 6th convocation ceremony

JOLLANG, 4 May: As many as 1,036 students and 34 gold medallists of the 2023 session were conferred with degrees during the 6th convocation...

Panel discussion on mental health and wellbeing

RONO HILLS, 4 Apr: A panel discussion on mental health and wellbeing, as part of a two-day workshop on 'Sensitisation of departments for capacity...

CJI calls for int’l collaboration to combat juvenile cybercrimes

Shirish B Pradhan KATHMANDU, 4 May: Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud on Saturday said that juvenile justice systems must adapt by enhancing international...