Day: April 6, 2019

By A O News Service ITANAGAR, Apr 05: The Guwahati Anti Corruption team of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a most wanted loan fraudster He was on the run since 2009 from Gomti Nagar in Lucknow of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. The accused identified as Pramod Kumar Jain alias Pramod Modi and P K Chabra is a resident of Guwahati. He was a wanted criminal as he was engaged in fraud cases worth crores starting from Arunachal Pradesh to various other states in India and also in South Africa, China…

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JAIRAMPUR, Apr 05: Congress star campaigner renowned Bollywood actor Asrani won hearts of huge gathering of a Congress rally here on Friday by his hilarious comedian style. The INC, if come to power, will fulfill its commitment as promised in its election manifesto, APCC president Takam Sanjoy assured the gathering and urged them to vote for Nampong Assembly seat party candidate Komoli Mosang, according to a DCCI release. Recalling her contributions to the state, particularly to Changlang district during her two tenures as minister, Mosang said that given a chance…

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By A O News Service ITANAGAR, Apr 05: A Sumo carrying about seven passengers from Itanagar to Daporjo skidded off the road at Joram Top on Friday and fell into the gorge leaving three seriously injured. On receipt of information, a rescue team was rushed to the spot immediately and the injured were sent to Tomo Riba Institute of Health & Medical Science at Naharlagun for treatment, Lower Subansiri district SP Hemant Tiwari told over telephone. 20

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By A O News Service NAHARLAGUN, Apr 05: White, the colour of purity, ruled Moopin ground here on Friday, as Galo celebrated their famous festival Moopin with great enthusiasm and traditional gaiety. Young and old in their white traditional outfits assembled at the venue where the women pasted rice power on everyone’s face, a ritual. Moopin Celebration Committee-2019 President Dr Moji Jini, in his address, recalled former late leaders Tadar Tang and Tomo Riba for their pioneering endevaour to make Moopin a community celebration at Naharlagun in 1976. This could be…

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Dr Ojing Dameng By A O News Service ITANAGAR, Apr 05: One Dr Ojing Dameng, a native of Millang village of Upper Siang district, in his second attempt has cracked UPSC examination this year with 651st rank while Techi Kumar of Kra Daadi district has secured 682nd rank. Dr Dameng, who had ranked 644th rank last time, had completed his MBBS in 2015 from JIPMER, Pondicherry. He had topped the APPSC medical officer examination in 2016 and was posted at Mahadevpur CHC in Namsai district. However, details of Techi Kumar was not known. 20

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By A O News Service ITANAGAR, Apr 05: State’s Mi-172 of Sky One Airways Pvt. Ltd airlifted 87 polling personnel from Koloriang to Pip-Sorang on Friday, civil aviation department sources told this daily over telephone. These polling personnel will man Niobia (501 voters), Zara (492), Keba (497), Tedung (438), Pipsorang (445), Korsang (288) and Korapu (261) of Tali Assembly constituency on polling day on April 11. This is second success after 32 polling personnel were airlifted by IAF MI-17 helicopter from Miao to Vijoynagar on Thursday to man four polling booths (PBs)…

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By Pradeep Kumar NAHARLAGUN, Apr 05: Moopin Festival is celebrated by the Galos today since last 44 years due to invaluable contributions of pioneers, including Tadar Tang, Ankum Paron, Kado Ete, Morge Ete, said MCC-2019 president Dr Moji Jini before they were felicitated by Moopin Celebration Committee-2019 here on Friday. Reminiscing the golden era, Tadar Yadir recalled how her late husband Tang was instrumental in making Moopin a community celebration at this venue in 1976 while Paron, who had set up first Moopoin gede at the venue then, said that…

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By Staff Reporter NIRJULI, Apr 05: The Students’ Union of NERIST (SUN) celebrated the Arunachal Indigenous Festival of Oneness (AIFO) on Thursday in the campus here reflecting ‘unity in diversity’ of this multi-ethnic state. Pointing out that every festival symbolizes the spirit of unity of people of this state, Rajiv Gandhi University vice chancellor Prof. Saket Kushwaha, speaking as chief guest, stressed every festival inherited from forefathers reflects great significance. State culture also showcases communal harmony; he said and exhorted the youths to restrain in case of any miss happening…

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TAWANG, Apr 05: General election observer of Tawang district Vijayendra Kumar,  during  a meeting with 39 micro observers of various central Govt organizations here on Friday,  briefed them about their role and duty on polling day in polling station and asked them to learn handling of EVMs properly. Exhorting to have through knowledge on guidelines for free and fair elections, he advised them to get prepared for the extreme cold and unpredictable weather of Tawang. The micro observers will be deployed at micro level in polling stations to supervise and…

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