Pickup truck plunges into Kurung river, driver feared dead
ITANAGAR, 5 May: A pickup truck, laden with iron rods, careened off the road near Koloriang town in Kurung Kumey district and plunged into the Kurung river on Saturday morning. The driver of the...
View ArticleTruck accident causes one death, serious injuries to two
[Bengia Ajum] SOPO, 5 May: One person lost his life when a ‘Trolley’ truck met with an accident here in Papum Pare district at around 10 am on Saturday morning. The Doimukh police station informed that...
View ArticleWhistleblower Gyamar Padang’s 1st death anniv observed
[Indu Chukhu] NAHARLAGUN, 5 May: The first death anniversary of Gyamar Padang, the whistleblower of the APPSC AE civil examination paper leak scam, was observed at his residence here on Sunday. People...
View ArticleHC issues notices over PMGSY roads in D/Valley
[Karyir Riba] ANINI, 5 May: The Itanagar permanent bench of the Gauhati High Court has issued notices to the RWD chief executive officer, the SIC chief vigilance officer, the chief secretary, the...
View ArticleInheritance tax is not the cure to wealth inequalities
Growing wealth inequalities and shrinking opportunities for the youths are the harsh realities of India. But the imposition of inheritance tax will turn out to be a cure worse than the disease. The...
View ArticleA mockery of Article 51A
Editor, What better can be expected in a nation where none other than the prime minister boldly claims in all possible forum (including scientific seminars) that Ganesh and Karna, respectively, bear...
View ArticleResonances
Editor, I would like to share the joy of finding a resonance of Tagore in three songs that were written and sung by three different artists across the globe. Each of these songs shook the world and...
View ArticleMaldives urges Indian tourists to contribute to country’s economy
DUBAI, 6 May: With the number of Indian tourists visiting the Maldives dwindling amidst strained bilateral ties, the archipelago nation’s tourism minister on Monday urged Indians to contribute to the...
View ArticleDemo prog on vermicomposting
TEZU, 6 May: Eight students, along with teachers participated in a demonstration programme on vermicompost production technology, organised by the Namsai KVK at Indira Gandhi Government College here in...
View ArticleRemove fake content within 3 hours: EC to pol parties
NEW DELHI, 6 May: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday directed political parties to remove fake content from their social media platforms within three hours of such content being brought to their...
View ArticleBSNL to launch 4G services across India in August
NEW DELHI, 6 May: State-owned BSNL will start rolling out 4G services across the country from August, using completely indigenous technology in line with the government’s ‘Atmanirbhar’ policy,...
View ArticleDist-level Hangpan Dada Memorial Football and Volleyball Tournaments begin
KHONSA, 6 May: The 7th district-level Hangpan Dada Memorial Football and Volleyball Tournaments(U-16 boys and girls) began here in Tirap district on Monday. The opening boys’ football match was played...
View ArticleDA seeks people’s cooperation to check illegal earth-cutting, encroachment
ITANAGAR, 6 May: The Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) district administration sought the citizens’ cooperation in checking, controlling and putting a stop to rampant earth-cutting and encroachment in the...
View ArticleModi govt has diluted reservations through privatisation: Cong
NEW DELHI, 6 May: The Congress on Monday alleged that the Modi government has “diluted” reservations through privatisation and claimed that the BJP’s “willy-nilly” handover of state assets to a couple...
View ArticleNew all-in-one vaccine may prove effective against all coronaviruses
[Aditi Khanna] LONDON, 6 May: A team of scientists from the world’s leading universities have developed a new all-in-one vaccine that they hope can protect humans against a broad range of...
View ArticleOpo asks AYA to lead crusade against drug menace
AYA golden jubilee football tourney ZIRO, 6 May: Stating that the drug menace is the biggest threat looming over the Apatani plateau, national BJP ST Morcha vice-president and prominent Apatani youth...
View ArticleCong criticises Modi govt’s China policy
NEW DELHI, 6 May: The Congress on Monday targeted the Modi government on Chinese transgressions, and asked whether it has “surrendered” thousands of square kilometres in Depsang and Demchok to China or...
View ArticleMajor illegal appointments in PHE&WS dept; dept’s workers’ union seeks...
Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 6 May: In yet another incident involving illegal appointments in government departments, reports have recently emerged regarding illegal appointments made in the public health...
View ArticleIllegal appointments a vote-for-job scam
Large-scale illegal appointments made in the public health engineering & water supply (PHE&WS) department is a matter of deep concern. The All Arunachal Pradesh Public Health Engineering &...
View ArticleManufactured discontent
[Mahendra Chakma] On 16 April, 2024, it was a pleasant surprise to receive a call from Prof Nani Bath, stating that he was organising a book launch-cum-seminar on finding a solution to the long-pending...
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