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[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 24 Jun: Reacting to various social media posts and news reports expressing concern over alleged inflation of land compensation estimates for the Kamle Hydroelectric Project (HEP), the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), the state’s premier investigative agency, has stressed the need for transparency, due diligence, and fairness in the preparation and disbursement
[Bengia Ajum] ITANAGAR, 11 Jun: Employees working under the National Health Mission (NHM) are facing multiple challenges, including lack of job security, delays in salary disbursement, a slow regularisation process for technical employees, and a complete halt in the regularisation of non-technical employees. The situation has been further compounded by the fact that NHM employees
[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 9 Jun: The Students’ Union of NERIST (SUN), which launched an indefinite hunger strike on Monday over the alleged forced resignation of NERIST Director Prof Narendranath S, has withdrawn its strike after receiving a positive response. Ever since the director resigned due to pressure from outside elements, there has been
[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 8 Jun: The Arunachal Pradesh Teacher Educators’ Association (APTEA) has announced that it will go ahead with an indefinite pen-down strike from 15 June onwards if the state government does not accept its demand for timely release of salaries of SCERT and DIET employees through the state head. So far,
[ Bengia Ajum ] GEKU, 8 Jun: Two days after 110 households in Geku in Upper Siang district signed an MoU in support of the pre-feasibility report (PFR) preparation for the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), angry anti-dam supporters on Monday allegedly vandalised the houses of those who signed the agreement, including that of local
[ Bengia Ajum ] CHANGLANG, Jun 4: Work on fencing the Indo-Myanmar border has begun in Changlang and Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh. In 2024, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced an ambitious plan to fence the entire 1,643-km India-Myanmar border across the Northeastern region. While the move has faced strong opposition from local
[ Bengia Ajum ] NAHARLAGUN, 31 May: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has granted permission to the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) to start postgraduate (MD/MS) courses in 11 subjects, with a total intake of 23 seats. In addition to offering the MBBS programme, the institute has been conducting Diplomate of
Monday Musing [ Bengia Ajum ] The bandh culture is back with a vengeance in the state, with the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) in particular bearing the brunt. Just as everyone thought the era of bandhs was over and Arunachal, especially the ICR, was emerging as a cosmopolitan city ready to shine, two bandhs within
[Bengia Ajum] ITANAGAR, 8 May: In the last few years, the Education Department has introduced the commerce stream in several government colleges across the state. However, most of these colleges are struggling to fill the seats, including premier institutions like Dera Natung Government College (DNGC) here and Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNC) in Pasighat in East
[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 5 May: The sudden hike in the fees of Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya (VKV)-run schools has deeply angered parents across the state. Parents have been calling for a reduction in fees and have sought the intervention of the state government in this regard. They alleged that the fee hike is almost
[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 4 May: In a major decision, the Government of Arunachal Pradesh has decided to terminate the contract with M/s Woodhill-Shivam (JV), the contractor engaged for the construction of Package B of the four-lane highway from Papu Nallah to Nirjuli in the EPC mode. The PWD Highway chief engineer issued the
[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 30 Apr: The Education Department has terminated the services of nine primary teachers (PRTs) and four multitasking staffers (MTSs) who were allegedly appointed illegally. Among them, eight employees from Namsai district, including seven PRTs and one MTS, have been terminated from their jobs. Additionally, two PRTs from West Kameng and
[ Bengia Ajum ] NAMSAI, 28 Apr: An undertrial prisoner (UTP), identified as Biru Kharia, was found hanging inside the police lockup here on Monday night. He had been detained in connection with a murder case registered just a day before his death. The 35-year-old, originally from Tinsukia district in Assam, was residing in Lathao
Monday Musing [ Bengia Ajum ] Often, the government announces schemes to benefit the people, but rarely do they reach the real beneficiaries they are meant for. Whether in education, entrepreneurship, agriculture, horticulture, or health, the state government runs several schemes. It is often seen that, due to political intervention, the actual beneficiaries are deprived,
[Bengia Ajum ] GUWAHATI, 22 Apr: Experts, along with forest officials, came together at Cotton University on Monday and Tuesday to discuss and formulate plans for the conservation of one of the most critically endangered birds, the white-bellied heron (WBH), whose global population is estimated to be fewer than 50 individuals. The workshop, organised by
[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 17 Apr: A police jawan, identified as Ngelong Ngemu, has been arrested by the Itanagar police for allegedly handing over a live bullet to Arunachal Pradesh Anti-Drug Warrior president Gumin Mize. Confirming the arrest, SP Jummar Basar stated that the police are currently interrogating the accused, and that it is
[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 8 Apr: A 42-year-old woman, identified as Yapi Potom, who was working as a junior teacher at Government Secondary School, Chimpu, was murdered by one Daksen Riram here on Tuesday night. The incident occurred when the victim was returning to her house in the ESS Sector. The accused, Riram, who
[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 7 Apr: In a major setback to the PWD Highway in the state, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has appointed the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) as executing agencies for the ambitious Frontier Highway project in Arunachal Pradesh. The
[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 2 Apr: The Dera Natung Government College (DNGC) authorities have requested the election committee of the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) to either complete the entire election process by 5 April or shift the venue to another location to complete the remaining process. The decision was taken following a
[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 1 Apr: The women police station (WPS) here on Wednesday rescued three minor girls from Harmuti in Assam. The girls had gone missing from the Jullang area on Monday. The parents of the three girls had lodged an FIR,stating that their minor daughters, aged 12, 13, and 15 years, had
