TALI, Feb 27: The last unconnected administrative centre and the only unconnected Assembly constituency of the state – Tali – has been connected by road at last. Chief Minister Pema Khandu became the first chief minister to reach Tali in Kra Daadi district travelling by road on Saturday. During his last visit to the area in 2017 by helicopter, Khandu had promised to the people that his next visit would be by road – a promise fulfilled on the auspicious occasion of Nyokum. “I am proud to be part of…
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Tiger poacher nabbed in DWS with tiger skin, body parts and weapon
From Our Correspondent ANINI, Feb 27: A tiger poacher was caught red handed from Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary, Anini on February 24 last with tiger skin, body parts and weapons and arrested. A massive joint operation led by Guwahati-based Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), under Kolkata’s Eastern Region Headquarters, Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department and Assam Forest Department was conducted based on a tip off. The team led by WCCB inspector Jawaharlal Baro along Dhola-Sadiya to Roing/Anini Road seized: 1) Royal Bengal Tiger skin – one approx size-2.15 mtrX 1.45 mtr); 2)…
Read MoreNyokum celebrated with gusto | Felix urges people to shun hunting, fishing
BANDERDEWA, Feb 27: State BJP Secretary Tadar Niglar said that society today should focus more on eradicating the drug menace prevailing among the youths and also support the state government in ending corruption. Niglar, who was addressing a gathering during the 34th Nyokum Yullo festival organised by the Banderdewa Nyokum Yullo Celebration Committee (BYYCC) on Sunday, said drug menace and corruption are hampering the overall growth of the state. “Hence, the public should cooperate with the government to eradicate it,” he said. He also said the CMAAY under the BJP…
Read MoreAAYA pleads Govt to roll back decision on APPSC exams
By Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Feb 27:The All Adi Youth Association (AAYA) on Monday demanded the state government to roll back the decision for declaring null & void all examinations conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) since 2014. Addressing reporters at APC here, AAYA President Tanam Taggu said that the question of null & void of APPSC examination from 2014 -22 does not arise which was included out of confusion and emotions which, the supporters of Pan-Arunachal Joint Steering Committee (PAJSC) were unaware of. “The state government need…
Read MoreCompassionate appointment in state police | Aggrieved candidates on stir, demand immediate appointments
By Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Feb 27: The aggrieved candidates whose appointments are yet to be made in the police department on compassionate ground. have demanded the department to absorb the remaining at the earliest. To express their grievances, the aggrieved candidates on Monday staged a sit-in protest at Tennis court of IG Park here, which would continue till March 1, next. Talen Padung, a protestor, said that since 2019, there are 183 candidates whose appointment is yet to be made in the police department. Now which has increased to 359…
Read MoreSino-India border in Arunachal | IAF fortified operational abilities
Beyond the Horizon By Pradeep Kumar Amid border clashes in Tawang sector of Arunachal Pradesh, India found that Shigatse dual-use military and civilian airport in Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) has seen upgraded and now hosts fighter jets, airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). While Shigatse is the second largest city in TAR, the airport is approximately 155-km north of India-China border located at an elevation of 12,408 ft, and is one of the highest in the world. Practically all 11 airfields facing India in…
Read MoreIAS officers visit Arunachal Pradesh assembly
ITANAGAR, Feb 27: A delegation of state civil service officers promoted to India Administrative Service (IAS), visited the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Monday, as part of their study tour (Bharat Darshan). During the tour, the IAS officers were given a tour of main Assembly Hall, Museum, Library and other infrastructure in the complex and briefed about the functioning of Assembly and other activities taking place from time to time. The officers also called on Deputy Speaker Tesam Pongte at his office and interacted with him. Pongte, while appreciating the…
Read MoreStudents protest against dilapidated road
By Staff Reporter CHANGLANG, Feb 27: Thousands of students, public and students’ organizations participated in the protest march against the dilapidated road condition from Rang Frah Govt College to Changlang Zero Point here on Monday. The protest march has been organized by the students of Rang Frah Govt College Student Union –Changlang. The rally was started from Nadipar Changlang to DC Office. The students’ community of RFGC¸ executive body of All Changlang District Students Union (ACDSU) and the public of Kantang circle took part in the rally. Speaking to the…
Read MoreTrainees batch flags off for IT skill training
ITANAGAR, Feb 27: Under the initiative of state IT and Communication department, a flag-off event was held on Monday at a city hotel here, for the third batch of the government sponsored IT skill training programme. SCITeG Chairman Doni Nich flagged off the third batch in presence IT secretary Anirudh S Singh and other officers of the department. The department of IT and communication in association with training partner Valeur Fabtex Pvt. Ltd in Guwahati, is implementing a project IT BPO (Business process outsourcing) where, unemployed youth from different districts…
Read MoreKashyap, four others get ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’
ITANAGAR, Feb 27: Eminent Guwahati-based journalist Dr Samudra Gupta Kashyap and four other alumni of Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) were conferred “Lifetime Achievement Awards” by the IIMC Alumni Association at a glittering function in New Delhi on Sunday. The awards were given away by Prof Sanjay Dwivedi, Director General of IIMC. Dr Kashyap, a post-graduate in Development Journalism from IIMC in the mid-1980s had served as a journalist for close to four decades, before being appointed as a State Information Commissioner in Assam in 2020. The other four…
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