Archive for August, 2012

  • 8 suspects arrested in girl’s gang-rape, murder case

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    ITANAGAR, Aug 30: Even as police has arrested eight persons in connection with a case of gang-rape and subsequent killing of a local girl, the public outrage against the shocking incident has led to a ‘fierce’ protest at Tawang – the ‘land of the Lamas’ – that culminated with damage [...]

     
  • ‘State govt or Civil Aviation department has no role in site selection’

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    ITANAGAR, Aug 30: Civil Aviation Commissioner Tape Bagra has made it clear that the State govt or Civil Aviation department has no role whatsoever in selection of the Greenfield airport site since the matter is solely under discretion of the Union Civil Aviation Ministry and the Air Port Authority of [...]

     
  • Appeal for bandh deferral

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    ITANAGAR, Aug 30: The Solung Festival Celebration Committee of Itanagar appealed the Banderdewa Circle Intellectual Forum to defer its 12-hour capital bandh call of August 31. The Committee wondered if it is not postponed the bandh might affect the festival celebration as well as people’s participation in it. The Banderdewa [...]

     
  • E/Siang hosts meeting on outbreak of Dengue, Scrup Typhus

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    PASIGHAT, Aug 30: A meeting on outbreak of Dengue and Scrup Typhus was held under the chairmanship of in-charge DC S C Debnath at the DC’s conference hall here today. It was attended by officers of Health department, scientists from ICMR Dibrugarh, PRI members, officers, social organizations etc. DMO Dr [...]

     
  • Press fraternity stages dharna demanding ‘justice’ for Tongam

    Press fraternity stages dharna demanding ‘justice’ for Tongam

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    ITANAGAR, Aug 30: The members of Arunachal Press Club (APC) and Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ) on Thursday staged an over-two-hour-long dharna in front of the State Chief Minister’s bungalow in protest against non-arrest of attacker(s) involved in the case of shooting of ‘The Arunachal Times’ Associate Editor [...]

     
  • NHPC – best power producer

    NHPC – best power producer

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    ITANAGAR, Aug 30: NHPC Limited, country’s premier hydropower company, has been adjudged winner of the award for ‘best (hydro) power producer’ at the IPPAI Power Awards 2012. K M Singh, Chief Executive Director, NHDC (a Joint Venture of NHPC) received the award on behalf of NHPC from Dr Pramod Deo, [...]

     
  • Attack on Press condemned

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    ITANAGAR, Aug 30: Arunachal Press Club (APC) and Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ) today strongly condemned the attack on Presspersons of Assam during the Assam bandh called by All Assam Minority Students’ Union recently. Several Presspersons were reportedly attacked by the bandh supporters at Tezpur, Barpeta and Goalpara [...]

     
  • APPRCC memo to CM

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    ITANAGAR, Aug 30: The Arunachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Coordination Committee today claimed here to have submitted a memorandum Chief Minister Nabam Tuki, demanding devolution of power and functions to the three-tier Panchayati Raj institutions (PRIs). Among others, the memorandum demanded allocation of 30% fund of state budget to the PRIs, [...]

     
  • Issues of mutual interest figure in Sena’s meeting with Myanmar Ministers

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    ITANAGAR, Aug 30: State Agriculture Minister Setong Sena met a host of Union Ministers of Republic of the Union of Myanmar at Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar, yesterday and discussed on bilateral, regional, and international issues of mutual cooperation and interest. Re-opening of Pangsau Pass border trade besides upgradation and [...]

     
  • Workshop on rights of girl child begins

    Workshop on rights of girl child begins

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    NAHARLAGUN, Aug 30: A two-day workshop on rights of girl child and future implications of imbalanced sex ratio being organized by Arunachal Pradesh State Social Welfare Board (APSSWB) under sponsorship of Central Social Welfare Board, New Delhi got underway here today. A host of organizations and NGOs are participating in [...]

     
 
 

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