By Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Mar 30: With the state government failing to respond to the demand of the Galo Welfare society (GWS) to make the investigation report public within a week, the organisation on Thursday decided to hold a sit in protest at IG Park on April 1 next. GWS general secretary Nyadar Loya told reporters here that the Galo community has already given a ample time to the investigation agency to go into the depth of the case and to make the report public. With no option left the…
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APUWJ condemns stabbing of Grayu, demands fair probe
ITANAGAR, Mar 30: The Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ) has strongly condemned the alleged fatal stabbing of former journalist Tasso Grayu (89) and demanded a fair probe and punishment for the culprit. Grayu, a former editor of The Arunachal Times, was allegedly stabbed with a sharp weapon by an unknown person at Hari village in Lower Subansiri district on Mar 22 at around 8:30 pm. He succumbed to his injuries on Mar 24. Although a relative of Grayu lodged an FIR at the Ziro police station on the…
Read MoreMayor inspects sewerage treatment plant, presses for early completion
ITANAGAR, Mar 30: IMC Mayor Tamme Phassang along with Commissioner and engineers Thursday inspected the under-construction ‘Sewerage Treatment Plant at Naharlagun and directed the officials, contractors to complete the project as per guidelines. Speaking to media, Phassang informed that the project was sanctioned under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)1.0 with the project cost of Rs 36 crore in the year 2018. The STP will be helpful in treating the wastewater coming out from the sewages of the Naharlagun area once it is completed, he observed. The mayor…
Read MoreWorkshop on geospatial data, NESDR portal begins
ITANAGAR, Mar 30: A two-day workshop on capacity building on utility of Geospatial data and North Eastern Spatial data repository (NESDR) portal began here on Thursday on dissemination of application of geo-spatial technology to the administrators, technology, planners and scholars. The event is being conducted by the state remote sensing application centre (SRSAC), in collaboration with North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC) under union department of space, Shillong, State Science and Technology Director C D Mungyak, while highlighting a few insights of the programme encouraged the participants for their active…
Read MoreNE car rally flags off from Tawang to Shillong
TAWANG, Mar 30: The northeast car rally under the title Purvottar Bharat Parikrama organised by the Eastern Command of the Indian Army to celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsava, was flagged off from Tawang war memorial on Thursday by DC Kesang Ngurup Damo, in presence of Tawang Brigade Deputy Commandant Colonel J S Dodhy and other senior officers. The rally, which started from Kolkatta on March 22, reached Tawang on Tuesday, touching all the eight north eastern states and paying homage to the freedom fighters by visiting various war memorials in…
Read MoreBJP to observe social justice week with various programmes
ITANAGAR, Mar 30: The state BJP is going to celebrate the party’s foundation day on April 6 and birth anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar on April 14 by organising various programmes throughout the state in a befitting manner. Addressing reporters at party office here on Thursday, BJP vice president Tarh Tatak informed the party would organise awareness campaign on various schemes of ST and minorities, cleanliness drive, felicitation program to senior party workers, swatchta bharat abhiyan followed by fruit distribution to the patients and tree plantation to mark the ‘Social…
Read MoreMonastic dances introduced in Jang monastery
JANG, Mar 30: The monastic dances, especially the dance of deities Palden Lhamo and Gonpo or Mahakala, were introduced for the first time in Jang Palpung Zangdok Palri monastery, in Tawang district on Thursday. The villagers of Jang and its surrounding areas gathered in huge numbers to witness the monastic dances and take blessings. Beginning Thursday, the tradition of performing these monastic dances would be done every 11-12 lunar months in the coming years, informed Khenpo Ngima Tashi, the chief monk of the monastery. Tawang DC Kesang Ngurup Damo along…
Read MoreAnnual training camp concludes at Sainik school
PASIGHAT, Mar 30: Weeklong 150th Annual Training Camp (ATC) concluded with a positive note at the Niglok Sainik School. The ATC and a certification training (CT) for 113 cadets of Class IX and X of the school was conducted by 22 AP Battalion NCC Pasighat from March 22 to 29. Brigadier PM Bali, Group Commander NCC NER Shillong inspected and addressed the cadets on the inaugural day and motivated them to join defence services including para military forces stating that it would be a noble service to the motherland. The…
Read MoreMLA inaugurates village in W-Siang
AALO, Mar 30:Aalo East MLA Kento Jini along with West Siang DC Penga Tato, ZPC Babom Romin Thursday inaugurated the Hissam Village near here. HGB of the village Koge Lollen informed that earlier the place was settled by leprosy patients from various tribes of the state and later they were cured and permanently settled there. Former minister Doi Ado coined the Hissam Village and under his guidance as MLA during 90s Hissam primary school was established, GBs were appointed, community hall was constructed. Speaking on the occasion, the MLA congratulates…
Read MoreAwareness on drugs organised
TEZU, Mar 30: The Trade & Commerce department in collaboration with Health and Family welfare department, conducted a day-long awareness for traders and business community of Lohit district on “Prevention of drug and substance abuse among children and illicit trafficking” on Thursday. Assistant commissioner Himanshu Nigam chaired the awareness programme. TDO Dr Asmi Mega informed that the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment in the year 2020 had identified 272 districts in the country which were vulnerable in terms of aubstance and alcohol abuse. As Lohit district was in this…
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