Politics / Arunachal

ITANAGAR, April 26: There appears to be a new ray of hope for the re-introduction of Panchayati Raj institutions in this frontier state within a year following the assent to the Arunahcal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Bill 1997 by the President of India recently. Informing this to mediapersons here on Wednesday, state Panchayati Raj Minister Talo Mugli said that now the Centre has facilitated the state government to hold the three-tier Panchayati Raj elections within a year. "Action has already been initiated in this regard, apart from the machineries being geared up to take up the challenge to...

ITANAGAR, April 19: Kurung Kumey has become the fourteenth district of Arunachal Pradesh after bifurcation of Lower Subansiri district, reports PTI. The notification issued on Monday was delayed due to census operation, Information and Public Relation Minister Takam Sanjay, who is also spokesman of the state government said in a release here on Thursday. "Though infrastructural set-up and establishment would take more time, the people of Kurung Kumey district would reap the benefit in the long run," the minister said. Agri extension: Arunachal Pradesh Agriculture Minister, Tako Dabi has...

NEW DELHI, April 19: In a shot in the arm for the Assam Government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated that it favoured Assam's plea for entrusting the Survey of India with the job of ascertaining the inter-State boundary between Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, rather than the Union Government's suggestion for constitution of a boundary commission. The vexed issue of demarcation of inter-State boundary came up for hearing on Wednesday at the Court of the Chief Justice, A S Anand. The division bench that also included Justice R C Lahoty and Justice Doraiswamy Raju, adjourned the...

ITANAGAR, April 11: Arunachal Pradesh Education Minister Dera Natung has said efforts will be made to develop a script for all tribes of the State, reports PTI. Speaking at a meeting where 'Tani Lipi,' a script developed by a senior government officer and linguist, Tony Koyu, was introduced, Natung said on Monday it was a memorable occasion that the State was inching towards a common State language. The Minister recommended that the meeting pass a resolution adopting Tani Lipi for all tribes of the State not having a script of their own, 'subject to the willingness of each respective tribe.'...

NAHARLAGUN, March 22: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Mukut Mithi has disclosed that Central Bureau of Investigation would soon visit the state to investigate the much talked power scam handed over to them by the state government a year ago. Responding to a question by Takam Sorang of Congress in the House whether CBI is active in the state Mithi said, yes, CBI authority has responded to initiate action on the cases handed over to them. 'So far seven cases including the power scam have been handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation' he said, adding 'the CBI has intimated that their...

ITANAGAR, March 10: Arunahcal Pradesh Chief Minister, Mukut Mithi took charge of the Home affairs in addition to his other portfolios on Thursday, reports PTI. In a notification, Kamen Dolo was divested of Home portfolio which was taken over by Mithi. Dolo, however, would retain the portfolio of Fisheries Ministry. This was the first reshuffle of the Ministry since it came to power in October 1999.

ITANAGAR, March 1: An Indian Air Force chopper MI-8 with six crew members, including two pilots, on a ration sortie to remote Tali bordering China in Lower Subansiri of this frontier State, has been reportedly missing since February 26, delayed official sources said. Speaking to this correspondent over from Ziro today, Keshav Chandra, deputy commissioner, Lower Subansiri district said that the chopper went missing after dropping ration of about 2.5 mt of rations at Tali at around 3.15 p.m. and lost contact immediately after 15 minutes on that fateful day. Squadron leader A Raju and co-pilot...

BORDUMSA, February 19: The 30,000-odd people belonging to the Singpho community spread over the Changlang and Lohit districts of Arunachal Pradesh are an aggrieved lot today over non-introduction of Singpho dialect at the school level. The community has taken umbrage at the apathy of the authorities concerned over the lack of provision for introducing the Singpho dialect in the schools especially in areas dominated by the community despite innumerable number of pleas made by the masses in this regard. Office-bearers of the Singpho Development Society told The Assam Tribune that the Roman...

NEW DELHI, February 17: The World Wildlife Fund international has apologised to India for wrongly depicting the forest areas of Jammu and Kashmir as disputed areas and Arunachal Pradesh as disputed territory between India and China, in its world map, reports UNI. The WWF communicated this to the Ministry of External Affairs, which had taken up this issue with it through its mission in Berne, Switzerland. The WWF informed the government that it has stopped the distribution of the map and taken steps to rectify the error. The error was brought to the MHA's notice by member of parliament Prahlad...

BEHALI, February 17: The timely intervention of the Sonitpur district administration and stiff objection by the Assam Government to its counterpart Arunachal Pradesh has led to the deferment of the proposed inauguration ceremony of Tarasoo revenue circle inside the Behali Reserve Forest in Sonitpur district which the Arunachal Pradesh government claims as their own territority. Talking to The Assam Tribune, the deputy commissioner of Sonitpur, Naba Kumar Chetia said that all preparations were completed by the Arunachal government to inaugurate the circle today by the Chief Minister of...