Daily Archives: April 9, 2025

GoAP seeks restoration of spl category state status

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 8 Apr: The Arunachal Pradesh government has urged the 16th Finance Commission to restore the special category state status for Arunachal in...

Heroin seized from civil secretariat, 1 employee held

ITANAGAR, 8 Apr: The Itanagar police on Monday apprehended a suspected drug supplier from the civil secretariat premises here, leading to the recovery of...

DCM seeks green bonus for Arunachal

ITANAGAR, 8 Apr: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein during a meeting with members of the 16th Finance Commission at the chief minister's office here...

Union minister reviews schemes’ implementation in LDV

ROING, 8 Apr: Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi during his two-day visit to Lower Dibang Valley district convened a...

Forest dept seizes wild herbs, vendors protest

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 8 Apr: In an outrageous move, officials from the Forest Department seized wild herbs and vegetables, including wild banana flowers, Indian prickly...

Training prog on river search & rescue

Staff Reporter YINGKIONG, 8 Apr: A two-day intensive training on 'river search & rescue' commenced here in Upper Siang district on Tuesday. The training aims to...

Injured black-necked crane relocated

BOMDILA, 8 Apr: An injured black-necked crane has been relocated to Morshing village in West Kameng district, after being medically treated for a month. The...

World’s largest dam in China like a ‘water bomb’ for downstream countries: Gao

GUWAHATI, 8 Apr: China's announcement of constructing the world's largest dam is like a "water bomb" which would have a devastating downstream impact on...

Rilloh wildlife range gets anti-poaching gear from WTI

RILLOH, 8 Apr: The Rilloh wildlife range, a crucial conservation area within the Pakke Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Pakke-Kessang district, received anti-poaching and field...

Inter-school meet underway in Tawang

TAWANG, 8 Apr: The 2nd edition of the district level inter-school meet was declared open by Tawang MLA Namgey Tsering at the Gyalwa Tsangyang...

ITI trainees to receive on-the-job trg in Telengana

ITANAGAR, 8 Apr: Thirty-seven trainees from the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Yupia departed for the Larsen & Toubro Construction Skills Training Institute (L&TCSTI) in...

Union constructs classroom

TEZU, 8 Apr: The All Lohit District Students' Union (ALDSU) constructed an RCC classroom for the Government Upper Primary School in Mekailiang here, which...

Plum, pomegranate saplings distributed

HAYULIANG, 8 Apr: A total of 2,200 saplings of plum and pomegranate were distributed to 66 farmers, farmwomen, and youths during a two-day 'Training-cum-input...

Rasho Yangda Memorial Football Tournament underway

SEPPA, 8 Apr: The 10th edition of the Late Rasho Yangda Memorial Football Tournament was kicked off by Namsai MLA Zignu Namchoom at the...

Friendly badminton tournament marks launch of new PPT court at RGU

RONO HILLS, 8 Apr: Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) Registrar Dr Nabam Tadar Rikam launched the newly established polypropylene tile (PPT) indoor badminton court of...

Reflection on ‘In Between the Blurry Lines’

Book review Having just finished reading In Between the Blurry Lines by Sonam Chombay, a native of Tawang district and alumnus of Hindu College, University...

Give civil service aspirants a fair chance

Civil service aspirants are appearing for the Mains of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Combined Competitive Examination (APPSCC), for which the preliminary exam was...

Mountain out of molehill

Wakf Act By Poonam I Kaushish Phew! As Delhi simmers in rising heat wave, it is better than political stewing on the contentious  Mussalman Wakf (Repeal)...

Neglect of duties

Editor, In many government departments, regular employees are appointed with fixed duties, job security, regular salary, and additional benefits like pension, paid leave, and promotion....

Concern over APPSCCE Mains

Editor, I'm writing to express my concern and disappointment over the APPSCCE-2024 examination. A disturbing trend has emerged: out of 1,620 candidates who qualified in...