Monthly Archives: January 2025

CM flags off B’putra river rafting expedition

BOMDILA, 11 Jan: Chief Minister Pema Khandu flagged off a rafting expedition from his residence in Itanagar on Saturday. The rafters will cover the...

Youths need to imbibe spirit of entrepreneurship: Wahge

Nursing home inaugurated in Ziro ZIRO, 11 Jan: Health & Family Welfare Minister Biyuram Wahge inaugurated the Puna Rinyo Foundation Nursing Home here in Lower...

Drug peddler arrested, heroin seized

MIAO, 11 Jan: The anti-drug squad of the Miao police station in Changlang district arrested a woman drug peddler from Miao town on...

ASF seeks sociology as core subject in colleges

ITANAGAR, 11 Jan: The Arunachal Sociological Forum (ASF) has sought introduction of sociology as a core subject in government colleges across the state. During a...

Kaso inaugurates Richi Hapa village

ITANAGAR, 11 Jan: Itanagar Capital Region MLA and urban affairs minister's adviser Techi Kaso inaugurated the newly established Richi Hapa village in Jollang, near...

First HMPV case detected in Assam this season

DIBRUGARH, 11 Jan: A 10-month-old child has been detected with the human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infection, the first such case this season in Assam, officials...

Drug awareness rallies, campaign held

LUNGLA, 11 Jan: Drug awareness rallies, along with an anti-drug campaign was organised in Lungla subdivision in Tawang district on Saturday to address the...

Manipur CM urges Naga leaders to take greater role in resolving ethnic crisis

IMPHAL, 11 Jan: Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Saturday requested the church, community and other leaders of the Naga community to take...

Chai inaugurates handloom expo

TEZU, 11 Jan: MLA Mohesh Chai inaugurated a weeklong handloom expo, 'Tana Bana-2025' at the DDTH office complex here in Lohit district on Friday. Addressing...

AAPBMCA team meets Tasing, discusses forestsand wildlife protection

BOLENG, 11 Jan: A team of the All Arunachal Pradesh Biodiversity Management Committee of Siang Belt (AAPBMCA) met Rural Development Minister Ojing Tasing here...

On Ato1 Menlar, the unsung warrior from the foothills (A ballad)

TribalBookworms This song I sing of a man called Menlar, a convict for you but a warrior for me, imprisoned for defending his home with blood that rendered him feeling trapped and asphyxiated. Never...

Felicitation, awareness prog held

KHONSA 11 Jan: With the theme 'Opportunities don't happen; you create them', the Moktowa Women Welfare Association of Tirap district organised a felicitation-cum-awareness programme...

Poem

The shadow of who you were --- By Pratima Pegu Class-11, D Ering Memorial GHSS, Pasighat Oh dearest child of hope and grace, I see your dreams, your...

Poem

The Kind Soul --- By Tenjing Koyu You think too much, your mind won’t rest, The future feels like a heavy test. You call it lazy, I call...

Drawing

--- KM Likha Minam, Cl-VII, VKV, Chimpu, Itanagar.

APSHRC directs DCs to assess downstream impacts of Ranganadi hydro project

ITANAGAR, 10 Jan: Taking suo moto cognisance of a report published in this daily on Ranganadi turning turbid,  mass death of fishes and water...

CM criticises anti-dam activists for spreading ‘misinformation’

AALO, 10 Jan: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday criticised anti-dam activists opposing the proposed Siang upper multipurpose project (SUMP). He accused those activists of...

Surge in accidents in Tawang following snowfall

Staff Reporter TAWANG, 10 Jan: Following heavy snowfall, Tawang district has witnessed a surge in vehicle accidents due to snow and black ice on...

Assam mining tragedy: Head of labourers held

GUWAHATI, 10 Jan: The 'sardar' or the head of workers of the coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district, where eight miners remained trapped,...

CM urges people to take pride in tribal identity

AALO, 10 Jan: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday urged the people of the state to take pride in their tribal identity. Taking part in...