Politics / Arunachal

BORDUMSA, February 17: All the ethnic groups of Arunachal Pradesh, along with their sub-groups, are poised for a major leap forward soon with the State Government taking up an ambitious scheme to preserve the culture of each of them. The project 'Documentation of indigenous scriptures' - will strive to preserve the cultural activities, rituals and scripts in black and white as well as in audio-visual modes so that the growth of the community's culture in future can be tracked properly. This was announced by Chief Minister, Mukut Mithi, while speaking on the occasion of the Shapawng Yang Manao...

ITANAGAR, February: 16: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union today put off its ongoing agitation for two months against the ruling Congress government in the state to fulfill its five-point charter of demands. "The decision to this effect was taken at a crucial general council meeting of the apex students' body held here on Thursday in view of the forthcoming central board of secondary examination and State Board examination", AAPSU president, Nabam Jollaw said in a press note. 'The students' body would continue its agitations till its goals are achieved" Jallow said, adding,' because...

ITANAGAR, February 15: Inya Tao, the joint secretary in-charge of press and publicity of the National Congress Party (NCP), has resigned from the party post and the primary membership along with his supporters, reports UNI. They alleged that NCP was almost defunct in the State. In a statement here, Tao said he along with all his supporters had joined the Indian National Congress and expressed full faith in the leadership of Smti Sonia Gandhi at the centre, Chief Minister Mukul Mithi and Minister of State for Home Rima Tripodia. Tao said INC along could fulfil the aspirations of the people.

ITANAGAR, February 9: Police opened fire to ward off a violent mob at Nirjuli, about 25 kms from here, last night, official sources said, reports UNI. The sources said about 60 AAPSU bandh supporters tried to put a road blockade and pelted stones at a police patrolling party. When the police tried to chase them away, some others damaged the patrolling van thus forcing the police to open fire. Sources said though five rounds were fired in the air, none was injured. Police also lobbed three rounds of tear gas shells at Siva Mandir area in the National Highway 52(A) last night when bandh...

ITANAGAR, February 5: The closure of all government schools across the State including 36 in the capital complex by the ruling Congress Government has came in for a sharp criticism and resentment from various quarters including the political parties in this Himalayan State. The State Government in an order issued on January 31, closed these schools indefinitely on the ground that students of these schools had participated in the 36-hour All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union-sponsored bandhs from January 24 last. In the same order, the Government also banned the stipends of the students with...

ITANAGAR, February 2: Union Minister for Water Resources Arjun Charan Sethi today assured the flood-affected people of Arunachal Pradesh that the External Affairs Ministry had taken up the issue of flash floods with the Chinese government and was hopeful of a suitable outcome, reports PTI. It was earlier reported that the flash floods in Siang valley on June 1 last year was caused due to breach of a dam on the Chinese side. At least four districts of the State - Upper Siang, East Siang, West Siang and Dibang valley were the worst hit by the flash floods. The Minister who visited the flood...

ITANAGAR, February 1: Lalit Sharma, a 1971 batch IAS officer of Arunachal-Goa-Mizoram Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre, has joined here on Monday last as the Chief Secretary of the State. Sharma succeeded PM Nayar, who had gone to Delhi on promotion as the Central Government secretary for science and technology. Sharma's last posting was at Andaman and Nicobar Island.

ITANAGAR, January 22: The ruling Congress(I) Government and the All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union are heading for a major showdown with the later determined to go ahead with its second phase of 36-hour Arunachal bandh on January 24 and 25 against the lackadaisical attitude of the Government to resolve the union's various charter of demands as per an agreement reached between the State Government and the students body on October 2. Both the sides seems to have hardened their stands. The students are determined and they were preparing for what they call "fight out till our goal is achieved"....

ITANAGAR, January 19: Life was affected in Arunachal Pradesh following a 12-hour bandh called by the All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union on Friday, reports UNI. Shops and business establishments remained closed and all modes of private transport were off the roads. However, government-owned transport buses plied on the roads with police escort, State Transport Superintendent said. He said all long distance State transport buses left Itanagar for their respective destinations early in the morning. The services of the Vayudoot were not affected. Attendances in all State government offices...

GUWAHATI, January 17(UNI): The ceasefire with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) is likely to be extended to all Naga areas of the Northeastern region. A crucial meeting of the Chief Ministers of Northeastern region, besides that of Nagaland was being convened shortly to take the final decision, said the Joint Secretary of the Union Home ministry, GK Pillai. The July 1997 ceasefire with the rebels had been extended till July 31 with revised ground rules debarring the NSCN cadres to carry arms to all populated areas, besides there would be no safe havens. This was decided after...