Monthly Archives: May 2024

World Press Freedom Day: An overview of challenges for media

The news media organisations celebrate World Press Freedom Day on 3 May every year to evaluate the fundamental principles of press freedom around the...

No democracy without press freedom

Editor, To defend the media from attacks on their independence, World Press Freedom Day is observed on 3 May every year. Freedom of the press...

BJP should learn the essence of humanity from West Bengal

Editor, Kudos to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for speaking the obvious, ie, "BJP, Bengal do not match in wavelength." Apart from being involved in...

Election: A battle of ballots

Editor, The word 'election' comes from the Latin word 'eligere', which means 'to choose', 'to select', or 'to pick'. 'To elect' or 'to vote' means...

Strong winds disrupt power supply in Tawang

TAWANG, 3 May:  Strong winds have disrupted electricity supply in Tawang district for the last three days. Reports of strong winds and thunderstorms disrupting power...

India lodges protest with China over infra development

NEW DELHI, 2 May: India has lodged a strong protest with China for carrying out construction activities in the Shaksgam valley, in an "illegal"...

Independent MP candidate seeks re-polling at Kheel polling station

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 2 May: Independent candidate in the Arunachal West MP election, Techi Rana, on Thursday appealed to the chief electoral officer (CEO)...

Rescued Asiatic black bear cub handed over to CBRC

ITANAGAR, 2 May: A male Asiatic black bear cub was rescued from Sagalee in Papum Pare district by the environment, forest & climate change...

Precious cargo: The journey of two steel trunks from Anini to Itanagar

Every election we have heartwarming stories of polling teams reaching polling stations in remote areas, especially those that are inaccessible by road,and polling personnel...

Sangay Lhaden’s bust unveiled at SLSA

CHIMPU, 2 May: Tributes were paid to late Sangay Lhaden on her birth anniversary on 1 May by her batchmates (IAS officers of the...

BJP’s proposal to clean church compounds in Nagaland rejected

KOHIMA, 2 May: Various church bodies in Nagaland have rejected the BJP's proposal to clean church compounds in the Christian-majority state to mark the...

Stop registering voters for beneficiary schemes under guise of surveys: EC to political parties

NEW DELHI, 2 May: The Election Commission on Thursday asked political parties to immediately stop and "desist" from any activity that involves registering people...

Kolkata Apollo Hospitals launches clinic to manage structural heart disease

GUWAHATI, 2 May: Kolkata-based Apollo Multispeciality Hospitals has launched a comprehensive clinic to manage structural heart disease. Addressing mediapersons here in Assam on 30 April,...

RGU organises nat’l webinar on agriculture

RONO HILLS, 2 May: The agriculture extension & communication department of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) here organised a national webinar themed 'New frontiers and...

Tobacco products, alcohol seized

ITANAGAR, 2 May: A huge amount of cigarettes and other tobacco products, along with illegally stored alcohol, was seized from shops situated within a...

Seventy final-year Gorkha students were bid farewell by the Gorkha Students' Union of Government College Bomdila in West Kameng district in a function held...

DNGC Arts Club distributes certificates to outgoing members

ITANAGAR, 2 May: The Arts Club of Dera Natung Government College (DNGC) here hosted an event on 30 April to bid farewell to its...

Input distribution prog organised

GEKU, 2 May: A team of the Upper Siang KVK, comprising KVK Head Dr Oyinti Megu, agronomist Piyush R Pandey, community science expert Dorjee...

RGU’s 20th VC’s Cricket Tourney concludes

Physical edn dept emerges champion RONO HILLS, 2 May: The team of Rajiv Gandhi University's (RGU) physical education department emerged the winner of the 20th...

Purkayastha infused funds from China to stoke Delhi riots: Chargesheet

NEW DELHI, 2 May: The Delhi Police has told a court here that NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha infused funds from China into...