Day: June 10, 2017

Arunachal 4th NE state to benefit from PMUY: IOC

  * 56 LPG distributors soon with 14 new proposed: Chaliah ITANAGAR | Jun 09 | Guwahati-based NE region Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) chief area sales manager Saurabh Chaliha today reiterated IOC’s commitment to penetrate LPG cylinder coverage from present 65% in Arunachal Pradesh to 90% soon. Chaliha said that this state presently has total 42 LPG distributors across the state and 14 more would be opened soon. He along with DGM (corporate communication), eastern region marketing division Aloke Kumar Singh and other officers, arrived here today to facilitate launching of PMUY by Chief Minister Pema…

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Cong rally protests cow slaughter ban

  * Gaon ki aur chalo, culture bachao soon: Sanjoy By AO Team ITANAGAR | Jun 09 | “We will eat beef and it’s like vegetable to us”.. “Kiren Rijuju hai hai”… “Pema Khandu hai hai”… “Kishanno ke sammaan me yuva Congress maidan main” – slogan rend the air as more than thousand Congress protesters, led by APYC took out a rally here today to register protest against the Centre’s ban on cow slaughter for sale in markets. Hitting out at BJP-led NDA Govt headed  by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for behaving like some cooking show judge to decide what should…

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GoAP keen to join UK Govt to sharpen youth talents : CM

ITANAGAR | Jun 09 | Chief Minister Pema Khandu today expressed keen interest to join hands with the United Kingdom Govt to hone up state’s  youths who have reflected their talents in education, music, culture and sports fields. He said this while talking to British Council delegation led by its director Alan Gemmell and hoped that such cooperation will prepare Arunachalee youths for 21st century skills and improve their employability. Exploring on possibilities for Arunachal students to study in UK with British Council scholarships, Khandu inquired on support structure and nature of…

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Evolve pragmatic policy to boost tourism: Mein

ITANAGAR | Jun 09 | Appreciating ‘Tourist friendly Arunachal’, theme of three-day tourism annual conference-2017, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein today termed such deliberation was the need of the hour to make Arunachal tourists-friendly. Addressing the valedictory function in Tourism directorate here, he congratulated the stakeholders for their efforts and exhorted them to tap state’s huge tourism potentials by evolving pragmatic promotion strategy. Tourism industry could be a major source of revenue and employment generator as the state is endowed with vast cultural diversity and enchanting tourist spots could woo tourists, Mein said, adding…

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Ensure early release of stipend, take up citizenship to refugee issue carefully

AAPSU appeals to Oram   ITANAGAR| Jun 09 | All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU), in a memorandum to Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram, today requested for immediate release of students’ scholarship, saying  inordinate delay in disbursing pre & post matric scholarship scheme has n\been  causing acute financial problems for students studying in different nook & corner of  the country.  Many poor students solely depend on such scholarship for supplementing their study materials and in other day to day affairs, the apex students’ body President Hawa Bagang and general secretary Tobom…

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Power conservers turn wasters

By Our Staff Reporter ITANAAGR | Jun 09 | Even after launching pre-paid metering system in Capital Complex to save electricity, the power department (Vidyut Bhawan) here reflects a clear-cut attitude of wasting energy at th cost of the GoAP exchequer. The staff conduct awareness programmes on energy conservation among the masses but reflect lackadaisical attitude in their own offices. No staff care to switch off the office fans and lights even during lunch break as shown in the picture. Is this the responsibility of employees of power department of…

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Mein-led team inspects assembly works

ITANAGAR |  Jun 09 |Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Friday inspected to assess progress of under-construction auditorium hall and landscaping in State Assembly Building here. Mein asked PWD CE to expedite works by doubling efforts, to work in three shifts to  complete the unfinished work within first week of July. He, however, asked them to ensure use of standard materials without any compromise. Speaker Tenzing Norbu Thongdok urged the engineers concerned to complete the landscaping and main gate works soon to give the compound an aesthetic look. He requested PWD…

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MVAC holds rally to demand justice for Pul

NAMSAI | Jun 09 | The Mere Vichaar Andolan Committee (MVAC) in support of its three-point demands, organized a peaceful rally here today with thousands of student and public taking part. Holding banners, poster and shouting slogans demaning justice for former chief minister, late Kalikho Pul by initiating re-inquiry based on the FIR lodged by Pul’s three wives and  immediate stepping down of Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein and Tourism Parliamentary secretary Passang Dorjee Sona on moral ground to ensure free and fair investigation, the rally beginning…

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