YACHULI, 5 Mar: The Keyi Panyor district administration (DA) on Thursday issued an order directing all food business operators (FBOs), including bakeries, hotels, restaurants, resorts, homestays, and other food establishments operating in the district to ensure that their establishments possess valid food safety licence/registration and trade licence issued by the competent authorities. The deputy commissioner’s
ITANAGAR, 5 Mar: Governor KT Parnaik celebrated Holi with Brahma Kumaris at the Lok Bhavan here on Wednesday. Interacting with the members of the spiritual organisation, the governor appreciated their commitment to promoting peace, harmony and moral values in society. He urged them to continue to promote positivity and foster harmony across communities in Arunachal
KHONSA, 5 Mar: The Khonsa Battalion of the Assam Rifles distributed hearing aids to 17 beneficiaries from Tirap and Longding districts during an outreach programme organised under Operation Sadbhavana here in Tirap district on Tuesday. The initiative aimed at assisting specially-abled individuals suffering from hearing impairment to improve their quality of life. The beneficiaries were
BOMDILA, 5 Mar: The field office (FO) of the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC) here in West Kameng district organised a special outreach programme on the theme ‘Nari Shakti and Viksit Bharat @ 2047’ at Singchung village on Thursday. The programme aimed at spreading awareness among the local community about the importance of women’s empowerment
ZIRO/MAJULI, 5 Mar: A 24-member delegation of the Diibo Gaon Bura Buri Association (DGBBA) of Lower Subansiri district concluded a three-day educational tour-cum-cultural exchange programme with the Mising community in Majuli and Jorhat districts of Assam on 3 March. The tour-cum-cultural exchange programme was a part of the DGBBA’s ongoing adult education programme. During the
[ Litem Eshi Ori ] NARI/PAM 5 Mar: Dr Richa Nyodu, a distinguished ophthalmologist from Arunachal Pradesh, has successfully completed a prestigious fellowship in vitreo retina, uvea and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) services from Dr Shroff Charity Eye Hospital, New Delhi – one of India’s foremost centres for advanced eye care and research. Dr Nyodu
GEKU, 5 Mar: The Upper Siang Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) here organised training programmes on ‘Advances in potato production technologies’ at Simong (Harkam) and Gobuk villages on 3 and 4 March, respectively, in collaboration with Shillong (Meghalaya)-based Central Potato Research Institute’s regional station. The selected villages possess favourable agro-climatic conditions suitable for both winter and
DULIAJAN, 5 Mar: As a part of assessing emergency preparedness to tackle any disaster, Secondary Tank Farm Madhuban of Oil India Limited (OIL) conducted a Level-III mock drill on Wednesday last under Dibrugarh district, Assam. The drill was conducted by joint efforts of various departments of OIL, external stakeholders such as district administration, DDMA, NDRF,
KHOWAI (Tripura), 5 Mar: One floor of the school building of Hari Radha Vidya Mandir, Teliamura (Tripura) was donated by the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) recently to mark the occasion of Doljatra and Holi. The LIC also donated a school bus to Pranabananda Vidyamandir, Khowai. The two projects were sponsored by the LIC golden jubilee
BANDERDEWA, 5 Mar: The Police Training Centre (PTC) here in Papum Pare district held its passing out parade for a total of 315 police personnel Thursday. The courses that concluded with the passing out parade are: the 51st batch of constable (general duty) basic training course, which has a total of 97 police personnel, comprising
YAZALI, 5 Mar: A three-day block level ‘foundation-cum-functional’ training programme for newly elected panchayati raj (PR) members and functionaries of Pitapool and Yazali zilla parishad segments began here in Keyi Panyor district on Thursday. The programme is being conducted by the State Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj (SIRD&PR), with the objective of strengthening
PASIGHAT, 5 Mar: The Spearhead Gunners of the Indian Army’s Spear Corps commemorated the World Wildlife Day at Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya in Kiyit in East Siang district on Thursday through a series of meaningful environmental and outreach initiatives aimed at promoting ecological awareness and strengthening civil-military ties. The programme featured a tree plantation drive
DAPORIJO, 5 Mar: A community-led cleanliness drive was conducted at the eco-fishery park here in Upper Subansiri district on Thursday, marking a significant step towards revitalising the park and promoting environmental awareness. The initiative was carried out with active participation of the women’s wing of the Tagin Cultural Society (TCS), TCBOs, the APWWS’ Daporijo and
PASIGHAT, 5 Mar: The social work department of the Arunachal Pradesh University here in East Siang district on Thursday conducted an intensive workshop titled ‘Participatory rural appraisal (PRA): Hands-on training on tools engagement’. “The session was a mandatory prerequisite for the students’ upcoming rural immersion camp, a vital pillar of their fieldwork practicum scheduled for
[ Stephen Naulak SJ ] Three Jesuits from Karnataka – Stany Coelho, Ligoury Castelino and Raymond D’Souza – reached Kohima, the capital of Nagaland, in April 1970 to open the Nagaland Jesuit Mission. This mission has today grown into its highest administrative unit of a province that spreads to the whole of the Northeast. Their
The Namsai Krishi Vigyan Kendra organised a plantation drive on its premises on Thursday with the objective of promoting environmental conservation and encouraging farmers and local communities to adopt sustainable agricultural practices.
TELAM, 5 Mar: Various government departments delivered services to the beneficiaries during a Sewa Aapke Dwar (SAD) 2.0 camp organised here by the Lower Siang district administration on Wednesday. The camp was inaugurated by Seren ZPM Mikir Koyu Doye, in the presence of Nari ADC Ainstein Koyu, other departmental officers and officials, panchayat members, GBs,
SIMONG, 5 Mar: A health and hygiene awareness programme was conducted at Simong village in Upper Siang district on Wednesday as part of the community outreach efforts linked to the awareness of the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP). The initiative aimed to promote preventive healthcare practices, improve sanitation habits, and strengthen awareness around personal and
PASIGHAT, 5 Mar: The district-level Viksit Bharat Youth Parliament (VBYP)-2026, on the theme ’50 years of Emergency: Lessons for Indian democracy’, was organised at Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNC) here in East Siang district on Tuesday. The programme was conducted by the NSS unit of the college, in collaboration with MY Bharat, Pasighat. The event witnessed
ITANAGAR, 3 Mar: The Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the 8th Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (APLA) in its sixth sitting held here on Tuesday finalised the agenda for the upcoming sixth budget session of the eighth legislative assembly of Arunachal Pradesh, scheduled to be held from 6 to 12 March. The committee also reviewed items
