Yearly Archives: 2024

ITC campaign launched in P/Pare, ICR

ITANAGAR, 16 Apr: The index testing campaign (ITC), 2024 was launched in Papum Pare and the ICR on Monday. The campaign will be held from...

Sarma’s announcement on PRCs for Assamese-origin people in Arunachal vague

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during an election rally on Sunday announced that the government of Assam will now issue the people of...

Prices, graft roil economy

Court Exposes Kinks By Shivaji Sarkar Innocuous developments are unfolding amidst the growing fervour of the impending elections. Despite concerns of the Reserve Bank of India...

Different yardsticks

Editor, We were made aware that Ishrat Jahan and three of her associates were 'terrorists' and so required to be gunned down to death on...

Ramdev in SC line of fire over misleading ads, ‘degrading’ allopathy

NEW DELHI, 16 Apr: The Supreme Court on Tuesday warned yoga guru Ramdev and his aide Balkrishna against any attempt to "degrade allopathy" and...

ADR analysis shows 21% of candidates have criminal cases against them

NEW DELHI, 16 Apr: A total of 250 candidates in the fray for the second phase of the Lok Sabha election have criminal cases...

Electoral bonds a ‘form of extortion’: Gandhi

KOZHIKODE/WAYANAD, 16 Apr: Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday over the electoral bonds issue, describing...

Fire rages through the 17th-century Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen, toppling the iconic spire

COPENHAGEN, 16 Apr: A fire raged through one of Copenhagen’s oldest buildings on Tuesday, causing the collapse of the iconic spire of the 17th-century...

Pakistan and Saudi Arabia call for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying efforts so far...

ISLAMABAD, 16 Apr: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Tuesday called for an immediate cease-fire and uninterrupted delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza. Saudi Arabia’s Foreign...

Ukrainian president signs controversial law to boost conscription to fend off Russia’s aggression

KYIV, 16 Apr: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a controversial law Tuesday, days after it was passed by parliament, potentially helping Kyiv to boost...

More homes flooded in Russian region bordering Kazakhstan, other areas

MOSCOW, 16 Apr: Nearly 14,500 homes have been flooded in a Russian region bordering Kazakhstan after water levels spiked in a local river, local...

The German chancellor presses China on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

BEIJING, 196 Apr: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday to pressure Russia to end its “insane campaign”...

Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics

WASHINGTON, 16 Apr: President Joe Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like...

Modi has given guarantee to bring UCC in country: Shah

KOTDWAR, 16 Apr: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a "guarantee" to bring a uniform civil code (UCC) in the country on the same...

Assamese-origin people in Arunachal to get PRCs from Assam govt: Sarma

TEZU, 15 Apr: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the people of Assamese origin who are residing in Arunachal Pradesh will...

Tough fight for Changlang North AC; South has all new faces in fray

CHANGLANG, 15 Apr: Despite the date of polls nearing and political rallies and campaigns almost in their last leg, the candidates are not showing...

Six in the race for eastern parliamentary constituency

With the BJP battling a huge anti-incumbency wave in two parliamentary seats of the state, it's a tough ride for the candidates as well...

Pasighat: Moyong, Darang have their priorities straight

ITANAGAR, 15 Apr: The oldest town in Arunachal, Pasighat, is bracing for a battle between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and two-time MLA Kaling...

Tawang gets two new faces as MLA candidates

TAWANG, 15 Apr: Following former two-time MLA Tsering Tashi's decision to not contest the assembly election this year, Tawang has got two new faces...

BJP releases LS poll manifesto

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 15 Apr: The state BJP released its Lok Sabha election manifesto during a press conference here on Monday. Addressing mediaper-sons, state BJP president            ...