Arunachal Pradesh
Earthquake in Northeast India: 5.6 Richter scale quake hits Assam, Arunachal Pradesh
Fri, Jul 19, 2019
Earthquake in India: A quake as high as 5.6 on Richter scale has hit the Northeast and rattled especially Assam and Arunachal Pradesh today at 02:52 pm. It was also felt in Meghalaya, Nagaland. Earthquake epicenter was 64 km northeast of Bomdila in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.
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ITBP gears up for International Yoga Day
Wed, Jun 19, 2019
The Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in Srinagar is gearing up for the International Yoga Day, which will be celebrated on June 21. The officials of the border security agency performed various 'asanas' ahead of the International Yoga Day. 49 battalion of ITBP in Basar town of Arunachal Pradesh also performed yoga, while another unit of the forces performed ‘asanas’ in Digaru River in Lohitpur region of the state.
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Hoshiarpur farmer sets a shining example of apple cultivation in Punjab
Mon, Jun 17, 2019
Traditionally limited to states like Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh, apple cultivation has now picked up pace in Punjab. Gurinder Singh Bajwa, a farmer from Ludhiana, is producing apples on a large scale in his farm in Chahal village in Hoshiarpur. Gurinder Singh Bajwa, farmer-turned-horticulturist, is producing apples of Anna variety, Dorsette golden variety, and pink lady, on 2 acres land at his farm in Chahal. Following in his footsteps, Colonel (Retd) RP Singh has also started cultivating apples here. Speaking to ANI, he told, "I used to work for a private firm in Srinagar and spray chemicals at apples. I thought of growing apples in Punjab but they were of high-chilling varieties. A few years ago I got to know that the Himachal Pradesh government has introduced low chilling varieties, which I later grew here."
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Breaking: Violence in parts of Itanagar; Mob burns down Deputy Chief Minister's residence
Sun, Feb 24, 2019
The situation in Arunachal Pradesh has taken a turn for the worse with the state government suddenly climbing down in the face of violent protests and declaring that it will not implement the report granting Permanent Residency Certificates to six communities living along the Assam-Arunachal border.
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Neighbour blocking foreign investment to Arunachal: Pema Khandu
Sat, Feb 09, 2019
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday claimed that foreign investments are eluding the sensitive border state owing to objections raised by a neighbour, a reference to China, and urged the central government to address the issue.
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PM inaugurates and lays foundation of projects worth Rs 4,000 crore
Sat, Feb 09, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated and laid the foundation of projects in Arunachal Pradesh worth over Rs 4,000 crore and said that his government was giving a lot of importance to improve connectivity in the sensitive border state.
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Nitin Gadkari lays foundation for National Highway projects worth Rs 9,533 crore in Arunachal Pradesh
Thu, Dec 20, 2018
Accompanied by Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju and Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Gadkari laid the foundation of the NH projects here in Lower Subansiri district.
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7th pay commission: Here's what pensioners of this state are getting after recent pay hike
Fri, Nov 09, 2018
7th Pay Commission: An Arunachal Pradesh government document has disclosed the amount being paid to the state pensioners too. The pensioners are also getting the dearness relief at the rate of 9%.
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7th Pay Commission: This BJP ruled state is latest one to put more money in staffers pockets
Tue, Nov 06, 2018
7th pay commission: Diwali is here and it is the gifting season! Even the government is affected by the cheerful mood! Why? It just showered more money on its workers. In fact, state after state is coming up with pay hike related announcements for its employees.
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