Tirap conducts saturation camp

KHONSA, May 30: The circle officer of Borduria initiated saturation camp to reach the outreach region at the doorsteps. The programme covered the basic documents like birth & death certificate, ST and PRC, Adhaar enrollment, marriage certificates and affidavits for correction in various documents. The highlights of the programme were spreading awareness on PMJJBY (Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and PMSBY (Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana) in collaboration with SBI. During the special mini Seva Aapke Dwar programs, rural population were encouraged to enroll in the PMJJBY and PMSBY…

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Prominent Ziro trader no more

ZIRO, May 30: A prominent Ziro based trader Shiblu Choudhary (53), died at his native town Diphu after a brief illness on Monday. Shiblu started his cloth merchandise business at Mahatma Gandhi Road Hapoli Market in 2000. After his business picked up, he subsequently opened another lucrative home appliances store at Club Road Hapoli. Shiblu is survived by his wife, a daughter and two sons. As a mark of respect to the departed soul, the Hapoli market was shut down for two hours from 12 to 2 pm on Tuesday.…

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BRTF organises outreach activities for LiFE

ZIRO, May 30: As part of World Environment Day, HQ756 BRTF Ziro unit organised a series of social welfare outreach events here recently. Organized from 18th to 27th May, these events were focused towards creating mass awareness for mission LiFE (Lifestyle for Environment). The events included a bicycle rally, collection and donation of books and utensils to old age home & orphanages, plastic collection drive, cleanliness drive and segregation of plastic wastes, outreach programme on educating students on environmental mitigation and tree plantation at 119 RCC, 85 RCC, 528 SS…

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Modi brings politics of development into the mainstream: MoS Teli

By A O News Service ITANAGAR, May 29: Union Minister Rameshwar Teli on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has brought the politics of development into the mainstream, making it the focal point around which political discourse and policy action now revolves. Interacting with media persons at a city hotel here, on the occasion of nine years completion of Modi government at the Centre, the minister said that since assuming office in 2014, Modi has remained firm in his resolve of keeping ‘India first’ in every policy formulation and…

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Khandu upset on dismal performance of govt schools in board exams

By A O News Service ITANAGAR, May 29: Chief Minister Pema Khandu Monday expressed concern over the dismal performance of students of government schools in the board exam this year. Responding to media questions during an interaction programme here, on nine years of completion of Modi government at the Centre, Khandu admitted that the performance of students of government schools in the class X and XII board exams were below the desired level in comparison to previous results. The government-run schools in the state have once again registered a dismal…

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Border meet between Arunachal, Assam convened

YUPIA, May 29: Papum Pare DC Cheechung Chukhu has advocated for maintaining communal harmony and status quo in the border areas between Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. During a meeting with his North Lakhimpur district counterpart Sumit Sattawan held on Friday in North Lakhimpur, the DC also suggested for sharing intelligence to prevent poaching and timber smuggling across the porous border, a delayed official report informed here on Monday. The meeting was also attended by Papum Pare SP Neelam Nega and Bandedewa Divisional Forest Officer Chukhu Loma. The DC urged his…

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Police apprehends drug peddlers in Vijayanagar

CHANGLANG, May 29: In its continuous fight against drug menace, the Vijaynagar police apprehended four drug peddlers including one Myanmarese national from Cardamom Garden of Hozulo village in remote Vijaynagar circle on Saturday last. Based on a tip off regarding presence of drug peddlers in the village, police with the help of villagers, conducted raid in the suspected area and three drug peddlers including one Myanmarese national identified as Dubye Yobin (40), Joyoha Yobin (38) and Yongzi Nangseng (35), were apprehended, Changlang SP Mihin Gambo informed on Monday. On spot…

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Decorated American officer’s last remains to head home after 58 years

ITANAGAR, May 29: The last remains of one of America’s most decorated officers, Major General Harry Kleinbeck Pickett, who fought in both World War I and World War II, is being returned home to the United States for re-burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Major General Pickett died in 1965 visiting Darjeeling in West Bengal and was buried in a cemetery in Darjeeling. Pickett’s family and the US government have been closely coordinating with Indian counterparts to return his remains. “Our first priority as US government public servants is protecting and…

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Mount Everest 1st scaled this day 71 years ago | Unique Arunachal records: 14 scaled, Anshu only woman to scale 5th time

(From L to R) Mra, Mena, Jampsenpa, Lama, Bagang, Paljor, Khandu, Lingi, Nimsonga, Tamut, Teksang, Dondup, Yangjom & Sorang   Beyond the Horizon By Pradeep Kumar The first expedition to Mt Everest dates back to 1921, when the British attempted to climb Everest, passing through the northeast slope of Tibet, since access to Nepal was not allowed at that time. A team of six, including mountaineer George Mallory, set off on a reconnaissance mission to chart the easiest route to the summit. The team climbed up to 7,000 meters above sea level.…

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2nd National Floor Curling Championship | Arunachal & Andhra teams lauded by CM for winning maximum medals

By A O News Service ITANAGAR, May 29: The two-day 2nd National Floor Curling Championship conducted by Arunachal Pradesh Curling Association (APCA) under the banner of Curling Federation of India (CFI) in D.K Convention Hall here during May 20 last participation of 400 players from over across the country, including 90 players from Arunachal Pradesh. Olympian Yogeshwar Dutt, a Padma Shri awardee, and CFI president-cum-Religare Enterprises Limited executive chairperson Dr Rashmi Saluja were also present during the closing ceremony. Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Rajya Sabha member Nabam Rebia attended…

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