Month: May 2023

Tarak 1st to assess Sino-India border situations honoured

By A O News Service ITANAGAR, May 30: Arunachal Pradesh state BJP vice president Tarh Tarak, who has been touring the border areas (Sharhad Yatra) of the state including last villages and border out posts since December 2022 to assess the border situations by interacting with border villagers to assure them ‘hum hey na’ and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Army personnel guarding the border. This hilly state with tough geography and challenging weather conditions shares 1,129-km of total 3,448-km Sino-India border while China often claim the state as its…

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Assam-Arunachal boundary issue | Thanks giving ceremony organised for regional committee of Assam

ITANAGAR, May 30: A thanks giving ceremony in honour of Assam-Arunachal Pradesh Regional Committees of Biswanath, Sonitpur and Pakke Kessang districts, was organised at Namora village under Dissing circle of Pakke Kessang district on Tuesday. The event was attended by state Environment and Forest Minister Mama Natung,  Biswanath MLA Promod Borthakur, Sootea MLA Padma Hazirika, DC and SPs from both the states, ZPC  Pakke Kessang among others. Natung, who is also the chairman the regional committee from Arunachal, while speaking on the occasion, said that the boundary dispute with Assam…

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Enough space to amend or scrap APUAPA: Tuki

By Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, May 30: Breaking his silence over implementation of Arunachal Pradesh Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act 2014 in the state, former Chief Minister Nabam Tuki on Tuesday said that the Act was enacted during his tenure without any intention to detain innocent people. Responding to the claim made by the ruling BJP that the APUAPA was brought by the Congress government and the BJP government only implementing, Tuki said that the Act was intended to protect the people from threat of insurgencies as many groups were actively operating…

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APYC defers dharna after release of detainees

By Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, May 30: The Arunachal Pradesh Youth Congress (APYC) on Tuesday postponed its scheduled dharna after the release of eighteen detainees, who were arrested in connection with the state-wide 72 hours bandh call. The decision to postpone the dharna at Tennis court IG Park was taken after Capital DC Talo Potom on assured to release the detainees, APYC President Tarh Jhony said. The APYC appealed to the home department to release the rest of the detainees at the earliest, to avoid any kind of public unrest. Appealing…

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Tawang to host NERPC meeting in June

TAWANG, May 30: A coordination meeting regarding proposed 24th Technical Coordination Committee (TCC) and Regional Power Committee meeting of the North Eastern Regional Power Committee (NERPC) here on June 15 and 16 next, was held in the border district on Tuesday. The meeting chaired by Tawang DC Kesang Ngurup Damo, was attended by the nodal officer N Perme Superintending Engineer (Elect) and all head of offices of the district. The meeting would be chaired by state Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein. The DC speaking on the occasion, sought active participation…

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Lower Subansiri celebrates international year of millets

ZIRO, May 30: The international year of millets was celebrated in a befitting manner at Abotani Hall here on Tuesday. Organised by the agriculture deapartment, the event included one-day awareness campaign on the importance of millets, exhibitions and display of millet food products, farmers’ awareness and interaction sessions with scientists and subject experts and buyer sellers’ meet. Inaugurating the event, Lower Subansiri DC Bamin Nime said millet was once upon a time considered poor man’s food in comparison to rice. However, with the change of time and food habits, millets…

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Lohit administration organised exhibition for children

TEZU, May 30: An exhibition cum competition on topic “Waste to Art” was organised by the urban development and housing department for the children of Tezu Town as part of the summer camp programme for children initiated by the district administration. Lohit DC Shashvat Saurabh, head of offices and officials of district administration attended the event. The exhibition saw enthusiastic participation of children from class IV to students from IGG College. While interacting with the participants, the DC was impressed with the exhibits on display. Participants were commended for their…

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Integrated health screening campaign ends

NAMSAI, May 30: The closing ceremony of more than 3 months Integrated Health Screening Campaign (IHSC) in Namsai district, which started on February 13 this year from Chongkham Block, was held at Mahadevpur on Monday. The event was graced by the Namsai DC C R Khampa. Project Director of State AIDS Control Society Dr R Rina, Joint DHS, District Medical Officer Dr (Mrs) Nang Soreya Namchoom, EAC Lekang N L Naam, ZPM Lower Lekang Jugesh Taye, ZPM Upper Lekang Bijoy Neog, District TB Officer-cum-District AIDS Control Officer Dr P Tala,…

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Munham’s new rendition – touching hearts

By A O News Service ITANAGAR, May 30: Arunachal Pradesh noted singer Nachat Munham’s new rendition – ajanabi kaun ho tum – doing rounds in her YouTube to touch hearts of song lovers. “The so called Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign to generate awareness against prevailing system and female foeticide deaths to boost welfare of girls in India has remained a slogan only, for which I am first to conceive and sing Women of India song with composer/lyrisit Sumit Acharya and videographer Mahesh Dutta Kalita,” she said. Her Hindi song Women of India was…

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Inter frontier football tournament begins at Aalo

AALO, May 30: The seventh inter frontier football tournament opening ceremony took place on Monday, at the Gorgeous Parade ground of 20 Bn ITBP, here. The tournament was graced and inaugurated by Vishal Anand, DIG, SHQ (Likabali) in the presence of Tashi Namgyal, Commandant of 20 Bn, all officers and jawans of 20 & 57 battalions. The chief guest wished all the best to the participants for exhibiting the utmost sportsman spirit and wished them good luck for the upcoming matches. A total of five teams from five frontiers are…

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