Yearly Archives: 2024

Ensure social security for the needy

Editor, The rupee has rapidly been going down against the dollar for the last 10 years. While Rs 59.44 could get one dollar on 15 May,...

180 ECIL engrs commissioning EVMs, VVPATs: CEO

ITANAGAR, 7 Apr: A total of 180 engineers from the Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) have arrived in the state and they have...

Hillang Yajik wins silver in women’s physique event

ITANAGAR, 7 Apr: Hillang Yajik of Arunachal Pradesh won the silver medal in the women's sports physique category in the 13th Federation Cup held...

BJP violates MCC again

Staff Reporter RAGA, 7 Apr: Once again, the election model code of conduct (MCC) was brazenly violated by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by convening...

RGU students stage sit-in in support of Ladakhis

RONO HILLS, 7 Apr: A sizeable number of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) students, along with youths from across the Itanagar Capital Region, staged a...

BJP expels three ZPCs, four ZPMs

ITANAGAR, 7 Apr: The state BJP has expelled three zilla parishad chairpersons (ZPC) and four zilla parishad members (ZPM) on the ground of anti-party...

GO asks election functionaries to discharge duties responsibly

PASIGHAT, 7 Apr: General observer (GO) Dilip Routray asked the election functionaries of East Siang district to discharge their duties responsibly. Speaking at a coordination...

Arunachal struggles with low representation of women in polls

ITANAGAR, 7 Apr: Even after the passage of the Constitution (128th Amendment) Bill, aimed at bolstering women's participation in electoral politics, the ground reality...

Health camp organised to mark WHD

DEPI, 7 Apr: Naharlagun-based TRIHMS' community medicine department organised a multispecialty health camp in Depi village in East Siang district to mark the World...

Training prog for polling functionaries

PALIN, 7 Apr: A four-day district-level training programme, marking the final phase of training for polling functionaries for the Lok Sabha and the assembly...

Cricket match held to promote peaceful polls

SEPPA, 7 Apr: A cricket match between DEO-XI and Candidate-XI was organised here in East Kameng district on Sunday as part of the SVEEP...

Unemployment biggest issue in LS polls: Kharge

NEW DELHI, 7 Apr: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said that the biggest issue in the Lok Sabha elections is the unemployment "imposed...

ICC organises cross-country Olympic race

ITANAGAR, 7 Apr: The Itanagar Cycling Club (ICC) organised the Mopin XCO Cup 2024 - the first dedicated cross-country Olympic (XCO) race in Arunachal...

India should emulate Japan and Taiwan’s earthquake response models

Taiwan was recently hit by an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale - the most powerful in 25 years - but the island...

Cong on cautious path

4-Yr Degree, Silent on PSUs By Shivaji Sarkar The Indian National Congress has come out with a manifesto that looks pompous and well-intentioned but less original...

Need to promote archery as mainstream sport

Editor, Archery as a sport is nothing new in our tribal society. It has existed since time immemorial and every native society practices this sport. Bows...

No to same-sex marriage

Editor, The Supreme Court has ruled out legalising same-sex marriage, and a letter from the pope to bless same-sex couples was opposed tooth and nail...

A washing machine called BJP

Editor, With regard to the allegation that the opposition wants to protect the corrupt, it is a matter of intense debate indeed; but the zealous...

Caste reservation antidote to discrimination

Editor, A memorable incident happened at metro railway in Kolkata five years ago. There was no trace of Covid at that time and I was...

Maoist-hit areas of Singhbhum to witness voting for first-time; polling teams to be air...

Ranchi, Apr (PTI) Come May 13, many interior areas in the Maoist den of Singhbhum Lok Sabha seat in Jharkhand will witness voting for...