Yearly Archives: 2024

Efforts underway to eradicate poppy cultivation: Manipur CM

IMPHAL, 9 Feb: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh asserted that efforts are underway to eradicate illegal poppy cultivation in the state. He said that...

Case filed against journalist for ‘offensive’ remarks on Modi, Advani

PUNE, 9 Feb: A case has been registered in Pune against senior journalist Nikhil Wagle for allegedly making offensive remarks against Prime Minister Narendra...

Gimmicks will not make reality under Modi govt disappear: Cong on white paper

NEW DELHI, 9 Feb: The Congress alleged on Thursday that the government's white paper on the country's economy under the UPA rule is aimed...

Mizoram, Assam agree to resolve border dispute

AIZAWL, 9 Feb: Mizoram and Assam on Friday agreed to make joint efforts to resolve the long pending interstate border dispute, an official statement...

Can Preamble of Constitution be amended without altering the date? SC asks

NEW DELHI, 9 Feb: The Supreme Court on Friday questioned whether the Preamble of the Constitution could be amended while keeping the date of...

Govt puts spotlight on cervical cancer, experts hope it is turning point

Shakoor Rather NEW DELHI, 9 Feb: Cervical cancer is at the centrestage of public health concern with the government's push for vaccinations in the...

Assembly condemns Matey’s assassination

ITANAGAR, 8 Feb: The state legislative assembly in one voice on Thursday strongly condemned the assassination of former MLA Yumsen Matey as the Home...

Bill to create Keyi Panyor, Bichom dists passed

ITANAGAR, 8 Feb: The Arunachal Pradesh (Reorganisation of Districts) Bill, 2024 was passed in the state assembly on Thursday. This paves the way for the...

Guv highlights Khandu govt’s major achievements with focus on health, roads and hydropower

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 8 Feb: Governor KT Parnaik on Thursday outlined the major achievements of Chief Minister Pema Khandu government in the last eight years,...

Mein presents vote-on-account

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 8 Feb: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, who also holds the finance portfolio, presented Arunachal Pradesh' vote-on-account for the 2024-'25 financial year,...

9th edition of Arunachal Film Festival commences

ITANAGAR, 8 Feb: The 9th edition of the Arunachal Film Festival (AFF), organised by the information & public relations (IPR) department, began at Dorjee...

CM hails Centre’s move to fence India-Myanmar border

ITANAGAR, 8 Feb: Chief Minister Pema Khandu hailed the decision of the Centre to fence the entire 1,643-km-long India-Myanmar border, saying that the move...

ICR, P/Pare admins to halt transfer of arms licences

ITANAGAR, 8 Feb: Administrative officers of Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) and Papum Pare districts during a 'joint poll preparedness meeting' of the SPs and...

Balinong residents donate land for SEZ

BALINONG, 8 Feb: A plot of land measuring 3,01,950 sq mtrs , located in  Balinong village in Miao subdivision in Changlang district, has been...

DCs agree to share arms licence verification data

ZIRO, 8 Feb: The deputy commissioners of Lower Subansiri, Kamle, Kra Daadi, Kurung Kumey and Upper Subansiri districts have agreed to share the arms...

Techno-cultural prog underway

AGARTALA, 8 Feb: The annual techno-cultural programme of the ICFAI University in Tripura is scheduled to be held from 21 February. It is a three-day...

Centre’s focus on promoting NE region has boosted trade: Prez

Vividhta Ka Amrit Mahotsav NEW DELHI, 8 Feb: President Droupadi Murmu said that the central government's focus on promoting the Northeast region through railway connectivity...

Forum alleges fund misappropriation

ITANAGAR, 8 Jan: The Likabali Anti-Corruption Forum (LACF) on Thursday claimed that there has been misappropriation of the fund sanctioned for the construction of...

An awareness programme on road safety was conducted at the DC office in Tawang on Thursday by the district transport office as part of...

Training prog on web/mobile technologies

NIRJULI, 8 Feb: Seventy-five students of the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology (NERIST) here are participating in a training programme on...