Day: December 19, 2017

Tirap district team to represent Arunachal

National ECI quiz competition   ITANAGAR |  Dec 18 |Tirap district team emerged winner in state level quiz competition of  Election Commission of India, conducted in Nirbachan Bhawan here today with chief electoral officer Kaling Teyeng as chairman, IPR director Obang Tayeng heading steering committee, research director Batem Pertin heading question committee with senior journalist Pradeep Kumar as question setter and quiz master. In all 18  teams students, of two-member each selected in district level competitions faced the competition, of whom 12 teams were eliminated in 15-minute first round of…

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Arunachal top the graph with 68 medals

Karate-do Champ-2017 ITANAGAR | Dec 18 | Arunachal karatekas with outstanding performance own 68 medals to top among the contestants from Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur, Sikkim, Assam Riffle and DGKA. It medal kitty included 45 gold, 12 silver & 12 bronze as curtains were drawn on the two-day 5th NE National Level Karate-do Championship-2017 here today. The states and team which followed Arunachal included Assam stood 2nd with 9 gold, 13 silver & 26 bronze followed Meghalaya – 9 gold, 13 silver & 26 bronze; Assam Riffle – 3 gold, 1 each silver & bronze; Mizoram – 2 gold, 7 silver & 14 bronze;…

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Withdraw age hike order in 15 days: AAPSU to GoAP

  ITANAGAR | Dec 18 | The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU), in a reminder-cum-memorandum to state chief minister today,  regretted for failure not to enhance retirement age of GoAP employees from 58 to 60 years despite assurance keeping in mind state’s thousands of unemployed youths  but enhanced retirement age from 58 to 60 years for Group ‘A’ ‘B’ ‘C’ other than doctors. Though the Govt modified its standing notification No. FINE/47/87 (Pt), 16.02.89 and No. FINE E-II47/94, 06,01.99 with respect to clause 2 (1) relating to Fr-56 of the FRSR…

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Guv exhorts students to contribute to the society

NIT awards degrees to 144   YUPIA | Dec 18 | Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Retd) B.D. Mishra, in his 4th convocation address here today, exhorted the passing out NIT students to  contribute to the society reciprocating its contributions for their academic achievements. He asked them to prove themselves worthy of their degrees being future assets of the nation. After 144 students were awarded degrees including 83 BTech, 51 MTech, three PG and seven Ph D, the governor  advised them to set goal in life, work hard to earn knowledge in…

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Sanjoy accuses Khandu of threat to GoAP employees

  *INC hold rally From Our Staff Reporter SEIJOSA  | Dec 18 | Hitting hard against at the GoAP, APCC president Takam Sanjaoy in his campaign trail today alleged that the GoAP has directed all officers to campaign in support of BJP candidate or else would be transferred to interior district in case of failure to do so. Addressing a Congress rally here, Sanjoy pointed out that CM Pema Khandu has no right to give such direction to the GoAP officers and employees to involve them in election. Condemning the non response…

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4 die in road mishaps

By A O News service ITANAGAR | Dec 18 | Two persons died including one on the spot when a Scorpio (No AR 0IK 2828) carrying five persons while coming from Hollongi towards Itanagar after about a km skidded off the road and fell into around 60-70 metre ditch resulting in death of one on Sunday. Seriously injured Techi Yanu, about 25 years-old, was declared brought dead by RKM Hospital doctors around 8 pm, while four others had sustained grievous injuries were admitted, said OC in-charge SI N Nishant, adding one identified as…

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Bye-election polling teams to leave today

  By A O News Service ITANAGAR | Dec 18 | The preparations for bye-election to Paake-Kessang and Likabali assembly seats scheduled on December 21 next under the supervision of chief electoral officer Kaling Tayeng are over. The polling teams along with police personnel would be dispatched tomorrow, deputy chief electoral officer D J Bhattacharjee told this daily today. While Election Commission of India has already deputed general and expenditure observers to both seats, two companies of CRPF personnel are already deployed to maintain law and order and facilitate smooth conduct of free and…

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Adopt UPSC pattern, PPA to APPSC chief

  ITANAGAR | Dec 18 | The PPA, in a memorandum to APPSC chairman today,  suggested to do away with outdated system and adopt Union Public Service Commission pattern of conducting the Civil Services Exam to improve the system of conducting civil services exams An aptitude test and a general studies paper be mandatory for all examinations to eliminate all chances of complains. This change  most essential to boost  the APPSC image. 20

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Connectivity contradicts connectivity

By A O News Service ITANAGAR | Dec 18 |The ongoing process of converting NH-415 to improve road connectivity of the Capital Complex reflects a contradictory picutre of destructing the connecity (telephone and iternet) too albeit temporarily. While the JCBs continue earth cutting to wide the highway, the undergound BSNL cables get damaged disconnecting line to disrput telephone and internet services. A groups of BSNL staff were seen busy in recovering the damaged cables to repair them for restoration. When asked an inttelectual said this is part of development process,…

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Relief given to fire victims 

ITANAGAR | Dec 18 | Capital Complex DC Prince Dhawan today gave away Rs. 3800 each as immediate relief to owners of OB type houses located in ESS Sector and 2 km Pappu Nallah whose houses were gutted in recent fire mishaps. However, he urged the denizens to be careful in dealing with electrical appliances, be cautious while  using firewood’s and install fire extinguishers in all shops. DIPRO Eviction drive Meanwhile,  unauthorized vendors along the NH from RKM Hospital area to Akashdeep were evicted during a drive today. The team was…

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