ITANAGAR, Jan 30: Keeping in view the upsurge in Covid-19 cases, the state government has decided to extend the restrictions already imposed, till February 14 next in the state including, night curfew. Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar in an order on Sunday extended the night curfew till February 14, which is being imposed in the state till Monday. According to the new order, all workplaces, businesses, commercial establishments may be permitted to operate till 8 PM with strict observance of Covid Appropriate Behavior. Offices would adopt virtual functioning with only 50…
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State’s lone NCC cadet bags best award
ITANAGAR, Jan 30: Mary Malling, the lone National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadet from the state to participate in the Republic Day parade at Rajpath, New Delhi this year has been awarded the prestigious Director General Commendation Card by NCC director general Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh. Malling was awarded the commendation card in recognition of her effort and dedication to be a part of the NCC’s marching contingent at Rajpath. The DG Commendation Card is awarded to NCC’s whole time officers, associate officers (ANO), under officer instructors, sergeant major instructors and…
Read MoreNorth-East meet of Astronomers concludes at RGU
RONO HILLS, Jan 30: A three-day long ‘North-East Meet of Astronomers (NEMA)-VII’ concluded at Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) here on Saturday. The seventh edition NEMA was organized by the Department of Physics of the varsity in association with Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune from 27 to 29 last in online mode. RGU VC Prof Saket Kushwaha in his speech on the inaugural day, highlighted the importance of Astronomy and Astrophysics and urged the department to organize similar NEMA-VII to enhance the research activities of young researchers…
Read MoreRGU observes Martyr Day
RONO HILLS, Jan 30: The Rajiv Gandhi University here on Sunday, observed Martyrs Day being the 74th Death Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of Nation, at the Wall of Heroes in the varsity campus. The day was marked with the presence of Vice Chancellor Prof Saket Kushwaha, Pro VC Prof Amitava Mitra, among others. The members paid homage to the great soul by offering wreath and floral tributes and singing of bhajans by the students of Mass Communication department. The VC speaking on the occasion exhorted the people to…
Read MoreAR conducts medical camp at Longo
LONGO, Jan 30: The Khonsa battalion of Assam Rifles conducted a medical camp for the residents of Longo Village in Tirap district on Saturday to provide basic health checkup and lifesaving medicines to the villagers. Longo is one of the remote villages in the district with a total population of 486, is deprived of proper medical facility. Commandant of the battalion informed that the medical camp was aimed at screening for iceberg diseases in the community. Medicines provided to the village are helpful for health problems ranging from fever to…
Read MoreWiser to be an eagle, not raven
By Pradeep Kumar Raven is the only bird that dares to peck an eagle. It sits on the eagle’s back and bites its neck. However, the eagle doesn’t respond or fight with the raven. It does not waste time or energy but opens its wings and flies higher in the sky. An eagle can fly at a height of 10,000 to 15000 feet above the earth’s surface where oxygen presence is less. The higher the flight, the harder it is for the raven to breathe. The raven eventually falls due to…
Read MoreESHS holds Children Parliament-2022
By A O News Service ITANAGAR, Jan 30: National Inclusive Children Parliament-2022 was hosted here on Sunday by state’s Earth Science & Himalayan Studies (ESHS) department headed by director Tage Tana, in which 50 students led by teacher Laxmee Namchoom of Ganga Higher secondary school participated. Each participating student was given a certificate, Tana informed. 20
Read MoreHuge investment potential of luring foreign investors | When will Arunachal Pradesh benefit?
Beyond the Horizon By Pradeep Kumar “In 1950, Assam (which included Arunachal Pradesh), NE’s largest state, was more than 4% richer than the rest of India. Isolated and often ignored, by 1999 it was more than 45% poorer, with the gap steadily widening, “as per the United Nations report. The NE Region (NER), consisting of eight states (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim) spread in 2.62 lakh sqkm area, 7.9% of India’s total geographical area, with its unique identity due to peculiar physical, economic and socio-cultural…
Read MoreBe Helping Hands volunteers: Hibu
By A O News Service ITANAGAR, Jan 30: Delhi-based NGO Helping Hands through its 474 volunteers has been making all out efforts 24X7 to bring smiles on faces of numerous Northeasternian when in distress across the country. These volunteers justify the adage ‘He who serves the most, reaps the most: Jim Rohn’ or ‘Selfless giving is the art of living:Frederic Lenz’. Thus, Helping Hands Robin Hibu has made a fervent appeal to good Samaritans or NGOs’ members, particularly of NE states living in Indian cities or in any NE state…
Read MoreKoloriang gets fire station building | Felix bats on creating public awareness on fire safety & emergency
KOLORIANG, Jan 29: Home Minister Bamang Felix Saturday inaugurated a fire & emergency services station building here in presence of Koloriang MLA Lokam Tassar, Kurung Kumey DC Bengia Nighee, Director General of Police R P Upadhyaya, SP (Fire) Sanjay Bhatia, HoDs, PRIs and public. Dedicating the fire station to the people of Koloriang, Minister Felix in his speech underscored the importance of creating awareness among public on fire safety and fire emergencies. “Fire services cannot avert fire incidents, it can only prevent fire from spreading further. Fire incidents can be…
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