Day: July 23, 2017

PHED fighting against nature to seek empathy

Arunachal’s accessibility to safe drinking water In Indian states/UTs ranks on the percentage of households having accessibility to safe drinking water on the basis of 2011 I Census, Punjab ranked highest with 97.6%, Kerala worst with only 33.5% households having access to safe drinking water against a national average of 85.5% while Arunachal Pradesh stood at 78.6, according to Wikipedia. Arunachal has huge water resources which reminds me Manoj Kumar’s famous film Shor (1972): Paani Re Paani Tera Rang Kaisa…  Jisme Mila Do Lage Us Jaisa… O Paani, Paani Re…

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Irrawady Squirrel on the banks of Senki river

By M. Jayashankar & Mahendra Devanda Be it the mischievous chipmunk duo, the clever cum active Chip and carefree Dale or the chipmunks with Alvin in the Hollywood movie, members of the squirrel family present a lively and speedy character.  Busy segregating faunal collections after our local survey to Lichi, near Potin in Lower Subansiri and a small break to gaze through the window from our first floor in the APRC/ZSI building at Senki valley, we observed a vivid movement in the papaya tree. A brown hairy squirrel was observed…

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Good Samaritans donate Rs 3.74 lakh, Laptap victims to be handed over today  

  By Staff Reporter ITANAGAR | Jul 22 | Good Samaritans reflecting their overwhelming humanitarian gesture have donated Rs 3, 74, 000 for Laptap village hiilockslide victims during two-day donation camp set up at Itanagar and Naharlagun. This was the joint endeavour of Arunachal Press Club, Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists and Arunachal Electronic Media Association during July 17 and 18 last. At least 14 people, mostly women young girls and children were killed when their homes were buried y a huge hillock on July 11 last,   what has been described as…

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Bank Tinali turns ‘No parking zone’

By Staff Reporter ITANAGAR | Jul 22 | Bank Tinali area here turned into a ‘No parking zone’ by Traffic Police today to facilitate smooth traffic flow and free the commuters from congestion. The step has been taken at the direction of district magistrate, traffic OC G Ette said, adding it would have double benefits – Bank Tinali Tri-junction to Hotel Anne will allow heavy traffic flow from either Niti Vihar and Gang, Naharlagun and Gandhi Market sides while  driver/vehicle owner want intending to park their vehicles in Bank Tinali would…

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Assam Police rescue Itakhola minor girl

  By Staff Reporter ITANAGAR | Jul 22 | Assam Police with the help of Itanagar police solved a case of Dharmeshwari Munda, a minor girl of Itakhola in Sonitpur district, missing since last two months. Terming it as a missing case, Capital SP Dr. A Kaon said that someone from Helem on her request had brought her here and engaged as a maid in a local residence since then, The local police assisted on the request of Jamuguri Police and the girl was rescued from a local residence in Chandranagar…

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Soccer tourney to Mark Kargil Vijay Diwas begins

AALO | Jul 22 |  SFS College (SFSC) beat Jummi Combat Bene (JCB) in the inaugural match with a narrow margin of  2-1 in Aalo Military Station organised football tournament to mark Kargil Vijay Diwas, which begun here today. JCB scored the first goal in the 17th minute while the SFSC college came back strongly in the second half to score 2 goals. Officer commanding Col. P. Roy and Lt. Abhinav Chaudhary of I Bihar regiment present on the occasion encouraged the players. (DIPRO) 20

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