Daily Archives: March 12, 2025

GoAP to seek time from HC for framing rules under APFRA

ITANAGAR, 11 Mar: Chief Minister Pema Khandu announced that the state government will file a plea in the high court (HC), seeking an extension...

GoAP has launched key reforms to propel state towards greater development: CM

ITANAGAR, 11 Mar: The Arunachal Pradesh government has launched key reforms across various sectors to propel the state towards greater development, Chief Minister Pema...

Patriarchy and polygyny

In Arunachal, powerful men with what seems like an unending supply of money attract the attention not only of women but also of men....

EC proposes meeting with parties to improve electoral processes

NEW DELHI, 11 Mar: Amid allegations of fudging of electoral rolls, the Election Commission on Tuesday invited political parties for an interaction to strengthen...

Arunachal to create family-based ID system, bill passed in assembly

ITANAGAR, 11 Mar: The Arunachal Pradesh Assembly on Tuesday passed a bill which seeks to bring more transparency in the distribution of public welfare...

Drug peddlers arrested, contraband seized

BOMDILA, 11 Mar: The Bomdila police arrested two drug peddlers from 64 area near Durga Mandir in West Kameng district on Monday evening. Based on...

Health dept inks MoUs to strengthen healthcare services

ITANAGAR, 11 Mar: The Arunachal Pradesh government has inked two memorandums of understanding with private bodies to strengthen healthcare services in the state, officials...

Assembly passes goods & services tax bill

ITANAGAR, 11 Mar: The state Assembly on Tuesday passed the Arunachal Pradesh Goods & Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025 and the Arunachal Pradesh Arun...

Byrnihat tops global pollution list

NEW DELHI, 11 Mar: Thirteen of the world's 20 most polluted cities are in India, with Byrnihat in Assam topping the list, according to...

Mayor seeks public participation in maintaining cleanliness

ITANAGAR, 11 Mar: Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) Mayor Tamme Phassang on Tuesday said that maintaining cleanliness is a shared responsibility, and sought public participation...

Refresher training for BFTs underway

ITANAGAR, 3 Mar: A three-day refresher training programme for the 2nd batch of certified barefoot technicians (BFT) from various blocks of the districts began...

3 burglars arrested

ITANAGAR, 11 Mar: Three burglars were arrested from different locations for their involvement in multiple theft and burglary cases in the capital region, police...

Poultry birds distributed

KANUBARI, 11 Mar: Scientists from the ICAR AP Centre in Basar (Leparada) and the Longding KVK Longding distributed Vanaraja poultry birds among farmers in...

Seva Aapke Dwar

ITANAGAR, 11 Mar: Over 1,200 people benefitted from services provided by various government departments during a Seva Aapke Dwar camp organised by the Itanagar...

APFRA 1978: A law that threatens religious freedom and democracy

In a democracy that upholds religious freedom as a fundamental right, the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (APFRA), 1978 stands as a blatant...

Maling exhorts women to be aware of rights, responsibilities

Int'l Women's Day celebrated ITANAGAR, 11 Mar: The local women's wing of the Raja Yoga Education & Research Foundation Centre of Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya...

Training prog for lab technicians of TCL region

KHONSA, 11 Mar: A comprehensive training programme on 'Laboratory Equipment, Processes, and Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)' was conducted for laboratory technicians from Tirap,...

Hope from Chug valley

Rescue of wild birds in Chug valley in West Kameng has come as a source of distress and hope at the same time. A rare...

India wins friends — and credibility

By Inder Jit (Released on 12 November 1985) India has won several new friends among the top world leaders and greater credibility and influence, thanks to...

Police station without a lady constable

Editor, The Monigong police station, located in the border area of Shi-Yomi district near the Sino-India border, recently saw a case of POCSO (Protection of...