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[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 16 Feb: The state’s environment, forest and climate change department has given consent to the NHPC Limited for identification of land for compensatory afforestation in other states in respect of the 1,605 mw Subansiri Upper Hydroelectric Project (HEP) and the 1,720 mw Kamala HEP. In its consent letter, the department
Monday Musing [Bengia Ajum] As the apex student body of state, the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU), gears up for its election, it made me look back to my own rendezvous with the AAPSU. On 5 October, 2009, I joined The Arunachal Times, and soon my tryst with the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union
[Bengia Ajum] KHARSANG, 13 Feb: The geology and mining department on Friday lodged an FIR against one Balin Moran at the local police station, alleging illegal coal mining, transportation of illicit minerals, theft of state’s resources, and evasion of state royalties. The FIR was lodged by a technical officer of the department, seeking a criminal
[Bengia Ajum] ITANAGAR, 10 Feb: In a major milestone, Yater Padu Doji has been promoted as chief engineer of the power department. With this achievement, she has become the first woman to be appointed as a chief engineer in the state. Doji graduated from the Assam Engineering College in Jalukbari, Guwahati (BE in electrical engineering).
[Bengia Ajum] LONGDING, 9 Feb: A letter allegedly written by the NSCN-K (YA) to the public works department (PWD), Longding district, seeking submission of 20% ‘service and income tax’ to the organisation has gone viral on social media. The NSCN-K (YA) is a Naga rebel organisation that mostly operates from the Myanmar side and is
[Bengia Ajum] DIRANG, 8 Feb: A major forest fire was prevented here in West Kameng district on Saturday evening between the Sapper and Ad-Hoc TST Army camps. According to reports, at around 5:30 pm, a forest fire was spotted by Army sentries on duty. Soon, a team from the 18 Sikh LI stationed at the
[Bengia Ajum] MAYUDIA, 5 Feb: Two days after head constable Chikseng Manpang was killed by a tiger in Lower Dibang Valley district, a sub-adult tigress was found dead in the same area on Wednesday night. A team of forest officials deployed to capture the tigers discovered the carcass of the young tigress. According to sources,
[Bengia Ajum & Samshum Changmi] KHARSANG, 4 Feb: Officials of the Income Tax (IT) department conducted raids at multiple locations across Arunachal Pradesh and Assam on the business premises of businessman Ratan Sharma. According to sources, raids were carried out at Kharsang in Changlang district and at Tippi in West Kameng district. Till the filing
[Bengia Ajum] ROING, 3 Feb: A joint team of the Lower Dibang Valley district police and forest officials recovered the mutilated body of head constable Chikseng Manpang on Tuesday morning from the Mayudia area after an extensive search. Manpang was reportedly attacked and killed by a tiger family on Monday evening, at around 7-7:30 pm,
[Bengia Ajum] ITANAGAR, 3 Feb: The Itanagar police have detained two individuals in connection with the firing incident at the AAPSU office, which took place on 30 January during the registration process. A group clash had erupted among supporters of three presidential candidates over the demand for the release of the AAPSU byelaws before the
[Bengia Ajum] NEW DELHI, 2 Feb: IAS officer Talo Potom has been granted interim relief by the Supreme Court, which stayed the Gauhati High Court’s order quashing the bail granted to him. Potom’s bail had been quashed by the Itanagar Permanent Bench of the Gauhati High Court on 23 January. He was initially granted bail
[ Bengia Ajum ] KAHO, 30 Jan: A huge forest fire that was threatening an Army camp and nearby villages along the Sino-India border in Anjaw district was successfully doused by defence personnel on Thursday. The forest fire had reached near the Shiro Army camp, located close to Shiro Nallah. According to sources, the fire
[ Bengia Ajum ] YACHULI, 29 Jan: A circular issued by the deputy commissioner (DC) of Keyi Panyor district, informing that the DC office would remain closed on 30 January on account of an office picnic, has taken social media by storm. The circular, dated 29 January, states: “It is hereby informed to all concerned
[ Bengia Ajum ] LIKABALI 25 Jan: A resident of Lower Siang district, Mirjum Karba, has served a contempt notice to senior officials, including the principal secretary of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change (MoEF&CC), Government of India, and officials of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, including the chief secretary and the principal
[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 24 Jan: In a major development, former East Kameng district land revenue and settlement officer (DLRSO) Takam Kechak has been rearrested in connection with the Lada-Sarli Frontier Highway land compensation scam. He was arrested on Friday by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) from Itanagar. At the time of his arrest, he
[ Bengia Ajum ] NAHARLAGUN, 23 Jan: Senior officials of M/s Woodhill Shivam, the main contractor for Package B (Papu Nallah-Nirjuli stretch) of the four-lane highway, failed to appear for a hearing on Thursday in connection with a PIL filed by Vijay Jamoh and Doge Lona at the Itanagar Permanent Bench of the Gauhati High
[ Bengia Ajum ] HUNLI, 22 Jan: Eight years have passed, yet the people of Lower Dibang Valley and Dibang Valley districts are still waiting for the completion of the 74-km greenfield road project on the Roing to Anini stretch of NH 313. The stretch starts about 16 km from Roing in Lower Dibang Valley
[ Bengia Ajum ] TEZU, 22 Jan: An Army jawan, identified as Rohit Jebisow from West Kameng district, was found dead in a jungle near an Army camp here in Lohit district on Thursday. He had gone missing two days earlier. His elder brother initially informed local police about his going missing from the workplace.
[Bengia Ajum] AALO, 18 Jan: In a strange incident, miscreants damaged properties of a government upper primary school here in West Siang district on Saturday night. The incident came to light on Sunday when the school’s head teacher, Gumjum Rime, lodged a complaint at the police station, informing about the damage caused to the school’s
[Bengia Ajum] TAWANG, 16 Jan: In a tragic accident, two persons drowned on Friday afternoon in Sela Lake in Tawang district. The body of one of the deceased, identified as 26-year-old B Prakash, has been retrieved, while the body of the other drowned person, identified as 24-year-old Madhav M, could not be recovered due to
