Nursery management for wet land rice cultivation

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Rice is the staple food of more than 60% of the

world population. It is the sta-ple food of most of the people of South Eastern Asia. About 90% of all rice grown in the world is produced and con-sumed in the Asian region. In India, rice is the most impor-tant and extensively grown food crop, occupying about 42 million hectares of land.

Selection of land and area- Select a fertile, well drained upland field near the source of irrigation. For trans-planting one hectare area about 500 square meters is sufficient for nursery raising. In case of late sowing area of nursery should be increased

to 500-700 square meter.Selection of Seed-Seed

should always be true to the variety, healthy, viable clean and to high germination per-centage (80% or more).All these points are automati-cally taken care of in a seed certified by an authorised agency.

Nursery bed prepara-tion-The soil is puddled by two or three runs of puddler or three or four ploughings as well as to facilitate the de-composition of organic mat-ter. After one or two days of puddling, divided the nursery area into narrow beds of 1.25 meter width of any conve-nient length depending upon

Nursery management for wet land rice cultivation

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the slop. Construct the drain-age channels 30 cm.wide in between the seed bed. Apply 225 gm.Urea or 500 gm.ammonium sulphate and 500 gm.Single super phos-phates per 10 square me-ters.

Seed treatment and sowing time-Treat the seed in carbendazim @2 gm/litter of water for 1kg.of seed for 10 hours and drain excess water. Uniformly broadcast about two or three handfuls of seed on a square meter of seed bed in the of may and june.

Water management-Keep the seedbed saturated with water for first five days and then increases gradually the level of water upto 5.0 cm.as the seedlings grow. Drain the excess water in periods of heavy rains during the first week of sowing.

Nutrient management-An application of 50 gm.of urea per square meter may be made by topdressing in case of nitrogen deficiency symptoms.

Weed management-Pre-emergence application of Nitrofen @ 50gm. dissolve in 10 litter of water for 10 square meters.

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Pest management-Army worm-Larvae

feed voraciously on leaves, resulting in skeletonising of leaf blade.

Control- Drain out the water from nursery and spray [email protected] ml/litter of water.

Thrips-Both the nymph and adults lacerate the ten-der leaves and suck up the plant sap. As a result the yellowish lines are seen on the leaves.

Control- Spraying of monochrotophos @1.0 ml/lit-ter of water.

Green leaf hopper-Both nymph and adults suck the sap from leaf and leaf shape. As a result yellowing of leaves from tip to onwards.

Control- Spray of [email protected]/litter of water.

Rice caseworm –Cat-terpillars’ feed on green tis-sues of the leaves and leaves become whitish papery.

Control-Spray of [email protected] ml/lit-ter of water.

Disease manage-ment-

Blast-Boat or eye shaped spot with grey or dark brown margin appear on the leaf and leaf sheath.

Control- (a) Treat the seed with Thiram @2.0 gm/kg of seed.

(b) Spraying of carbendazim@ 1.0 ml/litter of water.

Brown spot-Isolated brown, round to oval spots found on the leaves.

Control- Spraying of [email protected] gm/litter of water.

Rice Tungro Virus-The leaves become yellow or or-ange –yellow may also have rust coloured spot.

Control- In nursery when virus infection is low, apply carbofuron [email protected] kg/ha. to control vector popula-tion.

Procedure for pulling the seedlings out of seedbed-Seedlings are for ready for transplanting from 20 to 25 days after sowing. Seedlings more than 30 days old when transplanted recover more slowly than younger seedlings, especially if they suffer stem and root injury. Seedlings less

than 20 days old are too short to be pulled from the soil. The procedure is as follow.

> Two or three seedlings are grasped at a time.

> The seedlings are held between the thumb and fore-fingers, and as close to the base as possible.

> They are pulled gently and easily at an angle of about 300 on the horizon.

> If too much sticks or roots, it is washed by shaking the roots in water. The plants roots should not be threshed against feet or any object to remove mud at this will injure the plants.

> Convenient size of seedlings bundle (5-8 diam-eters) is made by tying with any soft material may and the seedling should be protected from drying.



Boris of Adi community celebrates Donggin Festival with gaiety

AALO, FEB 1: The Boris of Adi community celebrated their popular f es-tival with traditional fervor and gaiety at Gumin Kiin Aalo to-day. Giving his Donggin message as the Chief Guest, Er. Kangong Taku MLA 40- Geku Maryang said that our rich culture, faith, belief, prac-tices are manifested in the form of festival and age old antics and folklores need to be pre-served at any cost wherever we live. He lauded the Boris for maintaining the originality and sanctity without any distortion. He stressed on living together without any social barrier and spread the message of good-will and brotherhood through such festival and festivity. The MLA also distributed prizes for late Tatum Pangu Memorial Donggin Badminton Cham-

pionship and late Yayit Pabin Gaduk Memorial Donggin Vol-leyball Championship played on the occasion. Attending the festival as the Guest of Honour, Shri Kirdo Ete Secretary Aalo Town Peoples’ Development & Wel-fare Society and Paktu Ao Wel-fare Society said that culture gives us a distinct identity and onus now rests in the green shoulders of new generation to protect, preserve and prop-agate it. He appealed the Bori community in Aalo to focus more on education and come forward for fight against drug manace accolhism and Sapai Abhiyan in the district as true citizen of Aalo. The President DFCC, Shri Chai Padu, Gen Secy Tabot Taring, Shri Libang J.Tai dwelt on significance and mythological aspect of the Dongin Festival.

Governor conveys Donggin and Ali-

aye Ligang Festivals greetings

ITANAGAR, FEB 1:The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd) has conveyed his warm greetings to the Adi brethren and the people of the State on the festive occasion of Dong-gin and Ali-aye Ligang. The Governor said that these sanc-timonious occasions carry for-ward our age-old cultural heri-tage and traditions. He called upon every citizen, especially

the youth to participate and preserve these festive events. In his message, the Governor said that agriculture is the prevailing prime occu-pation of Arunachali people. We celebrate large number of agriculture related festi-vals. Consequently our agrar-ian practices are happily and predominantly reflected in the community festivals. I, on this day, along with my people wish that these celebrations usher-in good harvest and bumper crop in the State, he said. On the occasion of Donggin and Ali-aye-Ligang, I pray for peace, prosperity and profuseness of amenities of life in the society, the Governor said in his message.

Governor condoles the demise of former Chief

SecretaryITANAGAR, FEB 1:The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mish-ra (Retd) has condoled the de-mise of former Chief Secretary of the State Shri Matin Dai. In a condolence letter to Ms Mamang Dai, daughter of Late Matin Dai, the Gov-ernor expressed shock and grief. He said that Late Dai, a distinguished administrator, was one of the first generation administrative officers from the State. In his departure, the State has lost the man, who tended the State through its nascent Stage.



The Governor said that Late Dai was a highly distin-guished public servant and a respected bureaucrat, who made important contributions towards the development of Arunachal Pradesh. His sim-ple lifestyle, high moral values and persevering working meth-odology did and will continue to inspire the civil servants in their duties. In this hour of crisis, I, join all Arunachalis to pray to the Almighty to give fortitude to you and your family members to bear the irreparable loss, the Governor said. On behalf of the people of Arunachal Pradesh and on my own behalf, I convey our sincere and heartfelt condo-lences on the demise of Shri Matin Dai and pray to Almighty Donyi Polo for eternal peace for his soul, the Governor said.

YRF-2020, event managers review

preparedness with public

AALO, FEB 1: The joint sitting of Yomgo River Festival-2020, Event Manag-ers of the Festival and public sat together took take stock of the ongoing preparations of Yomgo River Fevtival celebra-tion at DC office Conference Hall today. Chairing the meeting, the Chairman of the Steering Committee, DFO Shri Abhinav

Kumar spelt out the objective and issues that require pub-lic attention to make the river Festival a successful one this time. Event Manager from Wild Flower production, Miss Karry Padu elaborated on signing of Yomgo Accord, Cooking Com-petition, Children activities in Children Area, panel discus-sion on river, FEYAGO- TRF Anthem, Carnival in Aalo town, folk singing competition, Arko Mukherjee and collective and various cultural performances and songs by budding local talents. The King Orchids rep-resented by Smti Bhanu Sora Bagra elaborated on promo-tional and PR activities in vari-ous media groups to promote flow of tourists in the district. Shri Jummar Bam SP, Doi Ado Ex. Minister, Ex. ZPC Smti Yaman Bagra and offi-cers involving the festival cel-ebration appealed the nearest village Kabu to give all logistic support and cooperation dur-ing the festival. Representing Kabu village Shri Deba Loya, Kirli Loyi, Doba Loyi and Miki Loya also pointed out few problems that need attention of the committee.

CM deeply mourns the sad demise of former

CSITANAGAR ,FEB 1: Chief Minister Pema Khandu has deeply mourned the sad demise of former Chief Sec-retary Matin Dai who breathed

his last yesterday. In his con-dolence letter, Khandu said “A first generation officer from the state, who held high post that of the Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh, Late Dai was a illustrious personality. Born in 1934, Late Dai first joined Government service in 1956 as Base Superinten-dent. He was later inducted in to Indian Frontier Adminis-trative Service and served as Deputy Commissioner in West Kameng district, then secre-tary, commissioner and later elevated to the coveted Chief Secretary rank. In his demise, Arunach-al Pradesh has lost a true son of the soil, who shaped and designed the state in its for-mative years. Late Dai shall be remembered for years to come for his contribution to the state and its people, Khandu said. He further prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul.

DC capital informs the block point at

Karsingsa has been opened

ITANAGAR, FEB 1: The Deputy Commissioner Itanagar Capital Region Shri Komkar Dulom has informed that the road at Karsingsa which was closed down for repair and maintenance has been opened today for ve-hicular movement. During the closed period, the vehicular



movement from Nirjuli to Ban-derdewa and Vice versa was restricted and all vehicles were diverted via Gumto road. The DC has thanked the denizens especially the people of Karsingsa and Ban-derdewa for their cooperation. He had further appealed them to continue their cooperation as the executing agency shall carry on with the major works of the road which might create inconvenience to the commut-ers. For good and all weather road people shall have to bear with a few conveniences. This being completely a new forma-tion cutting even landslides during coming monsoon can-not be ruled out. Freshly cut earth shall need at least one season's time for stabilization. Denizens need to understand such technicalities and con-tinue to cooperate for a better road. The CO(Highway) Bittu Kri informed that the road was closed down for widening of road necessitated due to col-lapse of few sections of the highway last summer.

16th Round of SAD Cum Jan Sunwai Camp

heldTAWANG, FEB 1:The 16th Round of Sarkar Apke Dwar Cum Jan Sunwai Camp by district Administra-tion Tawang was conducted today at Govt Upper Pri-mary School, Khirmu Village

under Kyidphel Circle. The Camp was inaugurated by Shri Rinchin Leta, EAC i/c DC Tawang in presence of EAC Kyidphel, Shri Tenzin Jambey and other Senior Officers from Variuos Govt Departments Gaon Burah, public leaders and general public of Khirmu village. After formal inaugura-tion and declaration of camp open Shri Rinchin Leta and other officers present felicitat-ed the school toppers of Govt.Upper Primary School Khirmu, and also distributed free veg-etable seeds to the farmers through gaon Burah. The hor-ticulture Department provided subsidised plastic crates to the farmers while Arunachal Pradesh Energy development agency officials provided sub-sidised LED bulbs and Tube-lights. Shri Rinchin Leta along with few other senior officers later visited Kha-sey-dung gonpa and inspected school and village surroundings. He also interacted with the teach-ers and villagers of Khirmu. 38 Govt Department provided their services to the villagers which included en-rollment in Adhaar, CMAAY, old age pension,opening of new bank accounts,issue of PRC/ST, birth certificate, driv-ing license, Marriage regis-tration and registration under APB&OCWWB. The Arunachal Pradesh Apex Bank ltd Tawang branch provided mobile ATM

facility while the Arunachal Pradesh Police officials pro-vided police related services in this camp. The Electrical department Tawang collected an amount of Rs.14,278/- as electricity revenue.

LDV Celebrates Reh Festival with the

Theme ‘Giving Back to Society’

ROING, FEB 1: Reh festivities, with the theme of ‘Giving back to so-ciety’, was kicked off in the Lower Dibang Valley district by Minister(Agriculture, Horti-culture, Fisheries and Animal Husbandry, Veterinary and Dairy Development) Tage Taki, today at the Central Rekho, Cheta, Roing. Also attend-ing the programme were MLA Kaling Moyong, MLA Mutchu Mithi, Deputy Commissioner Mitali Namchoom and other distinguished guests. Tage Taki, wishing all on the day, appreciated the community‘s efforts in preserv-ing the culture and traditions of the tribe through the celebra-tion of the Reh festival with a community spirit. He said that our community festivals are celebrated to worship nature for its abundance and as an acknowledgement of man’s dependence on it. This minister said that the area has a lot of potential to develop in the Agri-Horti and allied sector and so en-



joined people to actively take up farming. People have to become farmers willingly to be successful in the field, he added. Taki also informed that the state government is imple-menting numerous subsidy schemes to encourage farm-ers and aid them in their sus-tainable farming. MLA Kaling Moyong also spoke on the occasion appreciating the community and its colourful celebration of Reh Festival. The celebration also acknowledged the contribu-tions of the people who worked hard towards getting the Idu Mishmi textile patterns the Geographical Indication Tag. Later in the day, Minis-ter Tage Taki chaired a review meeting of Agriculture, Horti-culture, Fisheries and Animal Husbandry, Veterinary and Dairy Development depart-ments, in the presence of Dep-uty Commissioner Mitali Nam-choom. The various schemes being implemented by these departments were reviewed. Taki appreciated the excellent performance of the Veterinary department in the direct delivery of services dur-ing the Sarkar Aapke Dwar camps conducted in the dis-trict. He called for balanced distribution of funds and judi-cious and equitable selection of beneficiaries under various schemes. The Minister also placed emphasis on making

the government hatchery at Iduli functional on priority ba-sis, revival of poultry and pig-gery farms in the district and establishment of processing factories for mustard oil and palm oil.

Dibang Valley celebrates its 52nd

REH festivalANINI, FEB 1:Dibang Valley celebrated its 52ndREH festival. The Guest on the occasion wereHon’ble Chief Minister Pema Khan-du, Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar,Sri R.P Upadhyay DGP, ShriTapir Gao, MP East Zone, Shri Abu Tayeng, State Tourism Minister and Top Bollywood Ac-tor Nawazuddin Siddiqui along with other dignitaries. CM inaugurated the New Fire Station and Augmen-tation of water supply project at Anini township. Founda-tion Stone were laid down for District Hospital Building, Mini Secretariat, Mini Stadium at Anini, Arzoo Sub-Divisional Of-fice and Innovative & Multipur-pose water harvesting Projects at Gipulin village. He congratu-lated the Dibang Valley Police Dept. for ranking 5thin coun-try’s top police stationlist and awarded three(3) lakh Rs. as, gift of recognition to the Dept. CM talked on relaxation on In-vestment & Industrial policy for welcoming Investments for the development of the state. He also stated that Dibang Valley

has lots of rich resource which can be converted in Revenue. The ‘Dibang Project’ is a 28 K Crore Investment which should be supported 100% which will generate employment oppor-tunities for the unemployed youths and help in the devel-opment of the district. Dibang valley district has been run-ning with just three (3) doctors he Promised for Deploying of more Doctors in the District. Chief Secretary R.P Upadhyay, MP(E) Tapir Gao extended their support in De-velopment of Anini. Also, en-couraged building of Home-stay in every house which will help in development of Tourism in the district.Shri Mopi Mihu, MLA of 41st Constituency ex-pressed his heartfelt gratitude to all the guest who in spite of the bad weather and road condition came to celebrate the REH festival amidst the lo-cals.

DCM expresses extreme shock

and sorrow in the unfortunate demise of

the former CSITANAGAR, FEB 1:Deputy Chief Minister, Chowna Mein has expressed extreme shock and sorrow in the un-fortunate demise of the former Chief Secretary of Arunachal Pradesh, Shri Matin Dai. In his condolence mes-sage, Mein said that he had a long association of working



with Late Matin Dai. He said, he was one of the pathfinder and first generation adminis-trative Officer of the State. He was also one of the founder members of student movement in NEFA days. After joining in the Indian Frontier Adminis-trative Service, he dedicated his entire life in the service of the State and served the State Govt in various capacities as Deputy Commissioner, Sec-retary and Commissioner in various departments before he became the first Arunachalee to become Chief Secretary. He further said that in his demise, the State have lost a highly notable administrator and efficient first generation bureaucrat who had contrib-uted immensely in the devel-opment of the State in it's na-scent stage. In his condolence message, he expressed his solidarity with the bereaved family members and prayed to Almighty God to bestow enough strength to bear with the irreparable loss and also for the eternal peace of the de-parted soul. Hardcore NSCN U cadre apprehended by joint

team of army and police at Hakunjuri

TIRAP, FEB 5:In a major success, the troops of Dao Division, with their in-tensified operations in Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh,

led to apprehension of hard-core cadre of NSCN (U) on 05 Feb 2020. Closely following an In-telligence received from ground sources about movement and presence of NSCN (U) Cadre in general area Hakunjuri , troops of Deomali and Soha Army Camp and Police jointly launched an operation to iso-late the cadre and deny free hand to operate with his over ground workers. The Joint Team was successful in their sustained operation and apprehended hardcore cadre. The cadre was also in possession of point 32mm Pistol and live ammuni-tion. The successful opera-tion gave a severe blow to the insurgent group by reinstalling the confidence of local popu-lace in security forces in main-taining peace and tranquillity in the region.

Governor visits Ramakrishna Sarada

Mission, KhassoITANAGAR, FEB 6:The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mish-ra (Retd.) visited Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Girls’ School, Khasso, near Dirang, West Kameng District on 6th Febru-ary 2020 and participated in its annual day function. Speaking on the occa-sion, the Governor said that main component of any ad-

vanced society is the educa-tion of the women. Their par-ticipation of women and their role playing is very vital. Na-tion will progress and develop, when every girl child is pro-tected and educated. In this direction, while appreciating their management Ramakrish-na Sarada Mission is doing a marvellous work, he said. The Governor appreci-ated the Mission for instilling discipline, traditional values and ethos of Indian culture amongst the students. The Governor, who ear-lier on the day visited different parts of the school campus of the lone girls’ school of western Arunachal Pradesh, including the classrooms, hostels and the prayer hall, requested the Local MLA Shri Phurpa Tser-ing for arranging land for the school for the expansion of the campus. Shri Tsering, MLA as-sured the Governor of his posi-tive effort in this natter. The Governor provided entrepreneurship skill devel-opment equipments from Raj Bhavan to the Sarada Mission School. He offered to cater for Fine Arts and Music in the school and provide books for the Mission School Library. The Governor felici-tated Kumari Dogam Bagra of Class IX, who stood 1st in the National Level Seminar in 2018, Kumari Neema Drema, who was declared as Kala Rat-na 2019 by the Student Devel-opment Society, Maharashtra



and Kumar Leiki Droma, who won Kala Gaurav Award 2019 for her excellent Handwriting in junior category. First Lady of the State Neelam Misra distributed priz-es to the winners in academ-ics, games and sports. At the requested of the Governor, General Officer Commanding 5 Mtn Div Major General Deepak Saini assured to detail a lady Army officer for imparting self-defence training to the stu-dents. Local MLA, Shri Phur-pa Tsering, General Officer Commanding 5 Mtn Div Major General Deepak Saini, Depu-ty Commissioner Shri Karma Leki, Director, CSIR, NRCY Dr. P. Charkarvorty were pres-ent amongst others on the oc-casion. A cultural programme was presented on the occasion, showcasing the cultural variet-ies of Arunachal Pradesh. The school, which started 9 years ago with 49 students now has 280 students.

Governor addresses a public meeting at

DirangDIRANG, FEB 6:The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mish-ra (Retd.) addressed a public meeting at Dirang, West Ka-meng District and interacted with Gaon Burahs, local weav-ers, public and government of-

ficials, on 6th February 2020. He advised them on Prime Minister’s Missions of Swachh Bharat, ‘Start Up’ and against open defecation. The Governor called upon the Government officials to implement developmental programmes, schemes and projects with transparency, honesty, accountability, con-tinuity, audit, review and mid course correction in their ac-tion where ever necessary. He advised them to freely meet the public and make field visits and site tours. The Governor urged the people maintain cleanli-ness and check the used of one-time use plastic bottles, while expressing his concern regarding plastic wastes now being thrown in the rivers and streams. He exhorted the peo-ple, particularly youth to take up ‘Start up’ projects and be-come entrepreneurs. Citing the example of the highly educated youths of Namsai doing agriculture based work, he advised the people to explore avenues in agriculture, horticulture and al-lied sectors to bring prosperity in the State. Emphasizing on edu-cation, the Governor asked the parents and guardians, to change the job seeking mind-set of their children and wards. The students must study not for job or certificate but to be-come entrepreneurs and job providers, he said while ap-

pealing to the people to en-sure every child above the age of six years goes to school. The Governor, while felicitating the Gaon Burahs, with Raj Bhavan etched wall clocks, urged them to work with sincerity and promote the rule of law. The First Lady of the State Smt Neelam Misra distributed yarns to the meri-torious weavers of the dis-trict. She also presented CDs on Loin Looms of Arunachal Pradesh to Textile and Handi-crafts officers to promote local loin loom practice. Local MLA, Shri Phurpa Tsering, Deputy Commission-er Shri Karma Leki, Director, CSIR, NRCY Dr. P. Charkar-vorty also spoke on the occa-sion. Later, the Governor vis-ited the Thupsung Dhargyeling Monastery, Dirang and appre-ciated the spiritual endeavour of the Monastery.

Pema Khandu extends his greetings to

the people on the auspicious occasion of

Boori Boot Yulo.ITANAGAR, FEB 6:Chief Minister Pema Khandu has extended his greetings to the people on the auspicious occasion of Boori Boot Yulo. In a festival message this evening Khandu joined members of the Nyishi com-munity in welcoming the spring and thanking the Almighty for



a bounteous harvest. “Boori Boot festival is our strongest link to our culture and there-fore must be celebrated with traditional and ritualistic fervor. I specially request my young friends to join the revelry, be-come one with our rich culture for once and take pride of our roots,” he said. The Chief Minister also reminded all of the importance of preserving and using indig-enous languages for every-day use amongst community and family members. He said, celebration of such festivals is a good time to remind our-selves that if we do not teach, encourage and use our native languages, these will be lost forever in near future. “Our languages are gift to us from our ancestors. Our languages and festivals are our identity. Let’s take pride in them and preserve for posterity,”Khandu added.

Arunachal Pradesh Lokayukta launches its

websiteITANAGAR, FEB 7:The Arunachal Pradesh Lok-ayukta has launched its web-site (lokayukta.arunachal.govt.in) today i.e. on 07-02- 2020 at 10.30 AM in the office prem-ises banquet Hall,Niti vihar, Itanagarh. The website has been developed by National information centre, Itanagarh (NIC) with the support of IT de-partment, Govt. of Arunachal

Pradesh. Members, lokayukta, commissioner (Home) NIC Team and staffs members of lokayukta were present at the time launching the website of Arunachal Pradesh lokayukta. In the website the lo-kayukta has uploaded the Ar-unachal Pradesh lokayukta Act,2014, as well as the rules framed there - under. Several forms are also uploaded in the website for downloading purposes by the viewers, if re-quired.

DCM attends the sacred Poi

KongmuLoung Chow Kaang-kham

PuTAO, FEB 7: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein attending the sacred 'Poi KongmuLoung Chow Kaang-kham' at Putao in Kachin State of Myanmar and expressed his gratitude towards the Gov-ernment of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar for allowing the presence of a large Bud-dhist cultural delegation from Arunachal Pradesh, India at Putao while speaking in the cultural event held to felicitate guests from India and Thai-land. Mein also met the Dep-uty Director of the Government of Putao Region, U Thant Zin over dinner Thursday and con-veyed his gratitude to the local administration and the govern-ment for allowing entry of dev-otees and pilgrims from India

inspite of it being a restricted area. He told the highest rank-ing official of the region that the visit was historic and appreci-ates the Myanmar Government for according so much impor-tance to materialise the visit of the Indian delegation. He said that such gesture will deepen the socio-cultural relations be-tween the people living across the borders which shared com-mon beliefs, language, culture and social structure. Mein further opined that India's 'Act East Policy' is on the lines of improving peo-ple to people contact which is fundamentally envisaged for building socio-cultural re-lations, increasing trade ties, promoting tourism and devel-oping the economic scenario of the South East Asian region through outreach initiatives. He reiterated that North East region is the gateway to the ASEAN countries in India and Myanmar shows the route to India to larger ASEAN na-tions and he emphasized on re-opening of the Stilwell Road or Ledo Road so that it will ease travel and cut distance for people living on either side of the area. Mein appreciated the rapid development that has taken place in tourism and in-frastructure sector in Putao re-gion since his last visit in the region some 14 years before. He was delighted to know that the connectivity with the North East India get prominence in



the North East Region Vision Document 2020 of the Union Govt of Myanmar and said that opening up trade routes would expand economic op-portunities of the region and accelerate its growth process which would be beneficial for both sides. U Thant Zin said that he was overwhelmed by the presence of devotees and cul-tural delegates from India and would be happy to offer further assistance for a pleasant and convenient stay at Putao. He appreciated what Mein had said and assured that he would convey the mes-sage to the higher authorities to further take it up at appropri-ate levels. The festival is be-ing celebrated to pay annual homage to the 2320 years old pagoda which is believed to house the relics of Lord Bud-dha from an earlier incarna-tion as Kaang-kham (Golden Deer). It is widely believed that paying obeisance at this pa-goda fulfils the wishes. Earlier, Mein along with the Chairman of the Parlia-ment, Kachin State, Mr U Tun Tin, Kachin State Minister for Ethnic Affairs, Mr U Sai Sein Lin; Putao District Administra-tor, Mr Thant Zin inaugurated the festival. Mein also inaugurated a newly constructed Stupa made of stones called ‘Peace Pagoda’ here today. The festi-val was inaugurated on 5 Feb-

ruary and will conclude on 8 February, Saturday coinciding with the auspicious full moon day of the lunar month when Maiko Sum-fai will also be cel-ebrated. DCM Mein is accompa-nied by Wangki Lowang, Min-ister PHE & WS and DoTCL and Chow Zingnu Namchoom, MLA Namsai.

11th phase of 2nd session Sarkar Aapke Dwar held at Doidam

villageKhONsA, FEB 7 : The Tirap District Administra-tion conducted 11th Phase of 2nd session 2019-20 Sarkar Aapke Dwar at Doidam village under Deomali circle 67 kms from H/Q, Khonsa on 7th Feb-ruary wherein 586 beneficia-ries from Old Doidam and New Doidam village benefitted with various schemes under PM/CM flagship program. Amid huge participa-tions DIPRO’s representative Shri Gawang Sumpa, UDC briefed the concept and ob-jectives of conducting Sarkar Apke Dwar and the services being provided at the door-steps through various depart-ment and urged all the villag-ers to take advantage of the PM/CM Flagship program and avail the opportunity. Sumpa also appealed the grassroots workers PRIs, GBs, Religious leader, ASHAs workers, Anganwadi Workers,

Religious leaders, Students leader and Youth leaders of the district to make wide pub-licity/ public awareness among the villagers to attend such im-portant program and avail the schemes as under :- Details of PM/CM Flagship programmes as un-der Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) under PHE&WS de-partment, PMAY (Rural) un-der DRDA, Aadhar Coverage under DSO(Statistical), PM Uj-jawala Yojana under DF&CSO, PM Ujala Yojana under APE-DA, Roll out of GST under Tax & Excise, Rural Electrifi-cation under Power depart-ment, Soil Health Card under Agriculture department, Finan-cial inclusion Jan Dhan Yojana under SBI, Mission Indrad-hanush under DMO, Janani Shishu Suraksha Kayakram under DMO, DDU Swalam-ban Yojana under DD(Agri), CM Krishi Rinn Yojana under DD(Agri), CM Bunkar Yojana under Asstt. Director Textile & Handicrafts, CM Adarsh Gram Yojana under DRDA, CM Agriculture Mechanization under DD(Agri), DulariKanya Scheme under Dy.Director (ICDS), CMITPS(CM In-digenous Textile Promo-tion Scheme, under ADTH, MGNREGA under BDOs, PM Kaushal under DD(Industries), IMR/MMR under DMO, CM Mission Mode Program under DD(Agri), Agriculture employ-ment Generation Programme under DD(Agri), CM Yuva



Kaushal Yojana (CMYKY) un-der DD(Industries), CM Dis-ability Pension Scheme under DD(ICDS), CM Adarsh Gram Yojana, Chief Minister Arogya Arunachal Yojana (CMAAY under DMO, PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana(PMJJBY) under DMO, PM Suraksha Bima Yo-jana under DMO, Smart Class Rooms under DDSE, CM Kri-shi Samuh Yojana(CMKSY) under Agriculture and allied sector, CM Sashakt Kisan Yo-jana (CMSKY under Agriculture and allied sector, Deendayal Upadhyay Bunkar Yojana un-der ADTH, Dronacharya Gu-rukul Yojana(for class VI & IX) under DDSE, CM Health & Hy-giene Scheme(VI-XII) under Education department, Vidya Scheme under Education de-partment. ADC Deomali Penga Tato in presence of Nodal Of-ficer (S.A.D.) Pik Tayom, EAC Ragon Deomali, HoDs and Chief of Doidam Shri Tejong Thingnok, GB Shri Jonghan Thingnok distributed ST/PRC/Birth certificates/ Farming materials, Free Yarn under CMITPS, variety plants. Shri Tejong Thingnok, ,Chief, GB Jonghan Thingnok, Interim PRIs and Public of New Doidam and Old Doidam villages appreciated District Administration and other gov-ernment department for con-ducting Sarkar Aapke Dwar and provided various schemes at doorsteps in a outreach re-gion.

Maiden P R Conclave 2020 Inaugurated by

Tage TakiITANAGAR, FEB7: A Public Relations Conclave 2020- ‘Honing Communica-tion Skills of P R Persons’ was inaugurated today by Minister Agriculture, Horticulture, Fish-ery and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Tage Taki today, in the presence of VC(RGU) Saket Kushwaha, IPR Secre-tary Himanshu Gupta, distin-guished guests, officers of IPR department and students from various universities. Tage Taki, during his address, stressed on the im-portance of communication saying that a gap in communi-cation within the family creates a gap in the family unit. So communication is very impor-tant for the society as it binds it and keeps it together. He said that as the IPR department is the ear and mouth of the government, it should double its efforts to disseminate information of all governments programmes. He added that the task of the de-partment will be complete only when feedback/ queries are received back from the public about the programmes and schemes of the government. “The success of any welfare program is directly proportional to the quantum of public awareness about the scheme” Taki added while ex-horting all the officers of IPR to

arm themselves with informa-tion about government policies and programmes and create maximum awareness. Saket Kushwaha VC (RGU) called the task of the IPR department in disseminat-ing news a very difficult one as the officers have to maintain a balance of the news from the source to the recipient. “What ever you do to-day, the repercussions will continue forever” he said and called for the need to recruit people with the right perspec-tive to work for the govern-ment. Quoting Bill Gates who said, “If I was down to my last dollar, I'd spend it on Public Re-lations," L. R. Sailo (Regional Director, IIMC) emphasised on the importance of Public Rela-tions and the need to improve and enhance the capacity of PR officers. Later in the day, IPR departments of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and As-sam discussed the publicity models adopted by them and the structure of their organisa-tion. A talk on ‘personality de-velopment for PR practitioners’ was given by Col. Talum Dubi.

CM attends 3 day Annual Conference of

SP and Commandant of AAPBn and IRBn

ITANAGAR, Feb 7:Arunachal Pradesh Chief Min-ister Pema Khandu today said that the pace of development would accelerate only when



anti-social elements are kept at bay and peace prevails in the state, which, he asserted, amplifies the role of the state’s police force. Speaking at the open-ing ceremony of the 3-day Annual Conference of Super-intendent of Police and Com-mandants of AAPBn and IRBn here at the Police Headquar-ters (PHQ), the Chief Minis-ter said a strong, efficient and responsible police force is essential for rest of the gov-ernment machinery to give optimum results and therefore his government has prioritized strengthening it. “When you are safe and there’s peace everywhere you can focus only on devel-opmental projects,” he said. Khandu reiterated that despite its huge potential, Ar-unachal Pradesh has to de-pend on the resources from the Center. He called upon ev-eryone to accept the fact that Arunachal Pradesh is not the only responsibility of the Cen-ter, which has to take care of the entire country. “We have to create and use our resources to the opti-mum so that dependence on the Center is lessened. This I assure can be possible once an efficient, responsible and accountable law and order machinery is at place,” he ob-served. He appreciated the state police force for regaining the confidence and trust of the

people in recent months under the leadership of Home Minis-ter Bamang Felix and DGP R P Upadhyay. Citing the examples of the encounter of the killer of DySP late BomtoKamdak, arrests of drug peddlers and UG elements, seizure of huge number of stolen vehicles, etc, Khandu said these instances, which are highlighted in the media, have gained the trust of the people. The Chief Minister assured budgetary support to strengthen and equip the state police force and asked the department to focus and prioritize proposals that can be completed or implemented successfully in the next five years. Addressing the SPs from the districts, he said Ar-unachal Pradesh with its dis-tinct ethnic tribes, law and order issues, problems and challenges will be different from district to district and community to community. He suggested them to evolve in-novative tactics specific to the district or community to deal with all law and order chal-lenges. “You must remem-ber that policing in Arunachal Pradesh is completely differ-ent from the metros. Here the sentiments, ethos and sensi-tivities of the people are differ-ent that calls for inclusive and innovative tactics in policing. I advise you all to take the confi-

dence of community leaders in all matters related to law and order,” he suggested. Khandu hoped that the three-day conference would witness a fruitful discussion on new ways of policing, technol-ogy interventions and district/community centric innovations and bridging the gap between the people and men-in-uni-form. In his address, Home Minister Bamang Felix re-vealed that his first challenge after taking over the Home Ministry was to boost the mo-rale of the police personnel, which he claimed was visibly at the lowest. The second was to regain the confidence and trust of the people on the state police force. He expressed grati-tude to the Chief Minister for supporting in mitigation of the challenges by approving promotions and recruitments – both regular and on com-passionate ground – that im-mensely boosted the morale of the personnel, while the tremendous achievements of the police in resolving several crimes and bringing culprits to justice regained the confi-dence and trust of the people. “The commitment of this government to strengthen our police force is proved from the present enhanced budget-ary support of Rs 150 crore from the earlier Rs 50 crore,” he said. Felix also thanked the Chief Minister for support-



ing the Hamara Arunachal Ab-hiyan, which is successfully bridging the gap between the force and the people by involv-ing communities in upkeep of law and order. The Home Minister drew attention of the police officers towards the need for strengthening the intelligence gathering system. He said the Special Bureau of the state police, which is the foundation for effectively maintaining law and order, is to be overhauled and sought cooperation of the department. Both the Chief Minister and Home Minister admitted the need to focus on the twin cities of the state capital – where 90 percent of the state’s law and order situation occur - and said the government is in process to evolve a robust mechanism for policing. On the occasion 40 newly procured departmental vehicles that included SUVs, buses, anti-riot vehicles (Vajra) and fire tenders were flagged off by the Chief Minister and the Home Minister.

Governor addresses the annual conference

of State PoliceITANAGAR, FEB 7:The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.D. Mishra (Retd.) addressed the annual conference of Superintendents of Police of Arunachal Pradesh Po-

lice and Commandants of Arunachal Pradesh Police Battalions and Indian Re-serve Battalions at Police Headquarters, Itanagar on 9th February 2020. The Governor compli-mented the State Police for desirable changes in its inter-face, leadership and coordi-nation in the recent past. He also praised the Force for its recent successful Police op-erations. The Governor em-phasized that the police has to be fair, prompt and deter-mined, demonstrate fairness, promptness and determina-tion and win the trust of people by transparency, honesty and accountability. He advised the Force to recall the ideal and vision of the Force, when in doubt and help the poor and weak. Cautioning on vulner-ability of boys, girls and wom-en in the orphanages and shelters houses, the Gov-ernor advised them to take suo moto action and carry out proper checking. He also advised the SPs to take due cognizance of the heinous crimes and initiate appropri-ate remedial measures. The Governor ex-pressed his concerns on the Inter-State issues and called upon the SPs to convene regular meetings amongst the organizations and bring those issues to logical end. The Police personnel must

be positive in their approach and maintain peace and tran-quillity within their jurisdiction. Stating the most important person in the Police Force is the constable in the beat, the Governor said that he or she should be properly trained, empowered, enabled, moti-vated and made responsible to ensure safe, secured and developed society. He fur-ther said that science has given many types of equip-ment for policing but it can never replace the constable and therefore they must be strengthened. Appreciating the State Government for the trans-fer and posting policy in the Education Department, the Governor suggested the Po-lice Department to review ‘Home Police Station’ post-ings, which he termed as practicable, possible and will be in public interest. He stressed on better coordina-tion between the Police Force and other security forces sta-tioned in the State to reinforce the confidence amongst the people on them. Reiterating the spe-cial power of the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh under Article 371 (h), the Gover-nor said that he has special responsibility with respect-ed to law and other in the State. He stressed the need for transparent recruitment, effective training, police re-forms in equipment, weapon



and Communication means, conducive political ambience and rank, command and con-trol integration. He also sug-gested for synergy of effort amongst the security forces and promoting Good Police work. The Governor suggest-ed for remedial measures, to control insurgency in a demo-cratic set up, which includes, good developmental policies and programmes, work oppor-tunities and job creation, e.g. ‘Start-up’ policy, entrepreneur-ship development schemes, ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas’ oriented po-litical leadership, good intelli-gence, good policing, effective local administration, quick and fair justice, transparency and honesty in governance, good roads and good communica-tion network, proper educa-tion and counter insurgency operation. Arunachal Pradesh State Director General of Po-lice Shri R, P. Upadhyaya briefed the Governor about the two-day conference of SPs and COs on the occasion. Superintendents of Police of Arunachal Pradesh Police from all the Districts and Police Headquarters, and Commandants of Arunachal Pradesh Police Battalions and Indian Reserve Battalions were present on the occasion. Earlier, a Guard of Honour was presented to the Governor on his maiden visit to the Police Headquarters.

Minister Inaugurates 2.20 km Miyi Rao Minor Irrigation

ChannelAALO, FEB 8: The Minister Industry & Textile Er. Tumke Bagra inaugurated a Minor Irrigation spanning 2.20 km amid cheer at Doji Village today. The irrigation channel executed by WRD with source from Sipu River has a command area of 246 acres to benefit 94 families in the downside of the irrigation Channel. The said asset was formally handed over to the village people by Er. T. Tasing EE WRD to President of WUA, Miyi Rao Shri Tummin Karcho at a function held at Wet Rice Cultivation Field today. Speaking on the occa-sion, Er. Bagra said that pri-mary objective of the channel is to tap water from the Sipu River to assure irrigation facil-ity as per growing demand of the people and urged all to see equitable distribution of water from the source. He appealed all to shed political differences and come to terms on all de-velopment fronts. He also dis-closed that he is in touch with missionary school authorities for school in the area provided people donate suitable land for the welfare of the school chil-dren and select PRIs who can really work for the cause of the area working hand in hand with him. Speaking on the issue of recent turmoil by the GSU, he

said that any grievances and issues should be taken up with the legislatures of the district than to air unnecessary wave of apprehensions among the people on development fronts adding that young generation should play a constructive role in the society. Er. Likar Angu Chief Engineer WRD disclosed that there is a drastic reduction in budget allocation under ir-rigation to meet the needs of ever expanding rural popula-tion. He said that all maintain-ance works resulting from ero-sion, leakages of water will be looked into from time to time and people should keep in touch with leader and officers to facilitate more such people-centric schemes. Shri Margi Ete DDA, Shri Kirmar Lona DHO, GBS and public of the area spoke on their subjects and issues elaborately.

Rijiju graces sixth convocation as chief

guestNAhARLAGuN, FEB 8:Arunachal west member of parliament and Union Minister of state youth Affairs,( Inde-pendent charges), Shri Kiran Rijiju graced the sixth CON-VOCATION, National Insti-tute of Technology, Arunachal Pradesh on February 8,last at yupia amidst a large num-bers of gathering of graduating students, guardians, faculty members, state government



officials and officials. Profes-sor Bibhuti Bhusan Biswal Di-rector NIT Meghalaya attend-ed the convocation function as Guest of Honour. Addressing the gathering the union Min-ister, shri Kiran Rijiju informed that higher education in India is undergoing a major trans-formation under the leader-ship of our Prime Minister Na-rendra Modiji and his Act East policy has ensured Arunachal Pradesh and entire north-east at part with rest of India and NIT Arunachal Pradesh plays an important role in imparting quality education in the coun-try. The Minister informed that an additional amount of Rs. 430.56 crore has been allot-ted to NIT Arunachal Pradesh this year. Shri Rijiju stated that beyond the academic domain the higher education should have a large role to play in society in the progress of the region in which they are based and the institution should act as a catalyst in the regional upliftment of and Arunachal Pradesh and the entire north-east region of the country. He congratulated the institution for having received a four star rating in 2018-19 from MHRD. He urged all the professional responsibility holders to be socially conscious and com-petent citizens to effectively contribute to the mission of our Hn’ble Prime minister Nar-endra Modiji and his Act East, policy has ensured in building a new India. Shri Rijiju con-

cluded his speech by quoting from the legendry wrestler Dan Gable, “Gold medals are not really made of gold, they are made of sweat, determination and a hard to find alloy called guts’’ citing this example the Minister advised the graduat-ing students to take inspira-tion from this quote and put serious and sincere efforts in the whole of their life for the greater interest of the society and the nation. Earlier in his brief ad-dress Prof. Bibhuti Bhusan Biswal Director NIT Me-ghalaya appealed and urged everyone to make the institu-tion stronger and serve larger number of people for the bet-terment of the entire society. The Director of NIT Ar-unachal Pradesh Prof. Pinake-sawar Mahanta read out the Director’s report and extended welcome address to the Chief Guest and Guest of Honour and one and all. Later the graduation,Ph.D degree cer-tificates and gold medals were distributed by the dignitaries.

2nd day of PR Conclave 2020

ITANAGAR, FEB 8: “There is a disconnect between projects and people. We as PR Practitioners are responsible for creating the connections.” veteran journalist and mass communication professor K.V Nagaraj said in his presenta-tion on ‘Communication tools for effective implementation

of government projects’ on the concluding day of the PR Con-clave 2020. “Although mass media plays a complementary role in development, Interpersonal communication is important to reach out to the masses” he added. Samudragupta Kashy-ap, a veteran journalist based in Guwahati dwelt on ‘Role of PR in dissemination and democratisation of informa-tion’. “Media freedom is an indicator of democratic reform. It should ensure free flow of ideas, opinion and knowledge and making information acces-sible to everyone.” he said. “Democratisation of dissemination of information will strengthen different pillars of democracy. Information flow must be at multiple levels and multidimensional, with many conversations feeding into the collective consciousness” he further added and stressed that “the country needs com-municators and not just jour-nalists.” L. R. Sailo, Regional Director, North East Regional Campus, Indian Institute of Mass Communication spoke about ‘Public relations and good governance: scope and challenges for PR profession-als in NE India’. Amrita Chakraborty , Assistant Professor, Mass Communication at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum Univer-



sity, Gandhinagar spoke on the ‘importance of digital media and its future outlook’. Monjib Mochahari, Assistant Profes-sor, Assam Don Bosco Univer-sity spoke on ‘Fake news and misinformation: PR challenges and strategies’ and Dr. Kaush-alendra Pratap Singh, Head of Department of social work, Rajiv Gandhi University on ‘Taking social welfare projects to the last person’. Director, IPR Obang Tayeng also shared his field experiences highlighting the contributions of the IPR de-partment. The mass communi-cation students of St.Claret College,Ziro and RGU appre-ciated the PR conclave calling it “an enriching and learning experience”.

"AYANG" celebrates 4thAnniversary

PAsIGhAT, FEB 8:"AYANG" celebrated its 4th Anniversary yesterdayon Feb-7 (Friday) by launching an exclusive VBDC (Voluntary Blood Donors' Club) at the Col-lege of Horticulture and For-estry, Pasighat.This Club will facilitate volunteers/donors for "AYANG" whenever the need arises.The Dean and the Stu-dent Welfare Officer of CHF attended the programme and twelve student leaders were selected to be the coordina-tors of their own classes. 'Ayi' of "AYANG" attend-ed with her son BilingTaloh,who

is also a volunteer of the NGO and a Life-Saver with her.This particular NGO has saved in-numerable lives and last night they saved a life by donating a unit of AB+. Human blood is an es-sential element of human life with no substitute. Voluntary blood donors are the corner-stone of a safe and adequate supply of blood and blood products. Ayi's work is truly inspiring,it is the need of the times and pioneering.It's not only about the blood dona-tion part of it but indirectly she motivates youths to lead a clean and healthy life free of addiction,giving them a sense of purpose and value.

Swami Vivekananda message of man-

making and character building taken to Aalo

streetsAALO, FEB 9: A huge procession participat-ed by Swamijis, Maharajjis, teachers, alumni of the school was taken out from Boken Ete Residence to streets Aalo with banners, posters, band party and slogans to spread the Swami Vivekananda’s message of Man-making and Character building today. The procession was flagged off by Revered Swami Suviranandaji Maharaj, General Secretary of Rama Krishna Math and Mission Belur Math who has landed here to inaugurate the

Secondary School Building of RK Mission Aalo. The Swamiji is on his home coming after 23 years of his departure from this school as its Head. He was in-strumental in nurturing RKM Aalo as a shrewd academic administrator for more than a decade, he was AGS of Rama Krishna Mission Mission and Math, Belur Math for 10 long years till his elevation as the General Secretary. Swami Suviranandaji Maharaj and his team of monks offered floral tribute to the Sa-madhi of Boken Ete, who aws instrumental in starting the Rama Krishna Mission School at Aalo. The Rama Krishna Mission Alumni Association, Aalo also had detail interaction with Swamiji at Prayer Hall of RK Mission School.

GS of Ramakrishna math & mission

inaugurates new school building of RKM

AALO, FEB 9:The General Secretary Rama Krishna Math and Mission Be-lur Math, Revered Swami Su-viranandaji Maharaj inaugu-rated the 74 roomed colossal school Building in presence of Swamijis from all over India, officers, alumni and School Management Committee amid Vedic chanting and applause at RK Mission School prem-ises today. Speaking to a mam-moth gathering, Swami Suvi-



rananda termed it as a home coming after 23 years and ad-mired the developments that have taken place in the school after his departure as the Head of the institution. He was all praise for the people who are directly or indirectly involved in its expansion and lauded the role of late Boken Ete who was instrumental in bringing this in-stitution at Aalo and insisted the Swamijis here to engrave his name in the Platinum Celebra-tion of the school to make him a part of the institution forever. Swamiji said, “Great Indians have drawn inspiration from the works of Swami Viveka-nanda and exhorted students to imbibe his ideals and works that hold big relevance today. He also released the Souvenir URAPNAM and felicitated the members of the School man-agement Committee. Sharing his nostalgic memories an alumnus of the school, Maj. General Jarken Gamlin said that the school has produced many luminar-ies to serve the state and the nation at various capacities and RK Mission School Aalo laid foundation for him to be adjudged as the “Best Cadet” in his military college at RIMC. It should be our endeavor to contribute our best so that the institution grows from strength to strength from the state, he said. Swami Aschuteshanan-daji, Trustee Ramakrishna Math and Mission and Sec-retary RKM Narottam Nagar

said that Aalo bear the torch for establishment of RKM schools in Arunachal Pradesh as it was first established first in 1966 and led to further de-mands of missionary school in this state. Swami Bhave-shananda Secretary RKM Ranchi, Swami Jitendranan-daji, Secy RKM deoghar, and Swami Yogiswarananda, Sec-retary RK Mission School Aalo dwelt at length on the growth and development of the school in their regions. Alumi Dr. Ke-jom Padu and Er. Geli Noshi also shared their moments on the occasion. Songs, dances, Bhajans and kirtans by stu-dents and Brahmacharis of the school were at best on the oc-casion.

Workshop on computational biology

held in RGURONO hILL, FEB 9:Bioinformatics Centre (BIFC), Faculty of Life Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi University with sup-ports from the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, New Delhi organized an intensive Workshop on “Com-putational Biology & Basics of Bioinformatics” from February 07-10, 2020 for the research scholars of the Faculty of Life Science. The workshop was aimed to develop computation-al skills of data analysis under different research design pro-tocols like observational and experimental. During the 32

hrs of intensive learning, the research scholars were provid-ed with skills on computational with software as well develops the theoretical concepts of sta-tistical tools. The programme was unique in nature as it de-veloped a strong background of the subject “Statistics”, but “free from Mathematical Com-plexity”. The lectures in the 4-day workshop were delivered by Prof. Gyan Prakash Singh, Department of Statistics, Insti-tute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. The way of providing knowledge for data analysis to the research scholars were highly appreci-ated by the workshop partici-pants. Prof. Saket Kushwaha, Vice-Chancellor while attend-ing the valedictory function encouraged the participants to continue strives for perfection in the field of research with ut-most dedication. He also ap-preciated the efforts of Prof. R.K. Singh, Co-ordinator, BIF Centre, RGU for conducting such programme for enhanc-ing the academic skills of the researchers. The VC also gave away the participation certifi-cates to 24 trainees. The Pro-Vice-Chancellor Prof. Amitava Mitra while appreciating the ef-forts and commitments of the expert and the learners em-phasized on conducting more programmes in the days to come involving such relevant research variables. Registrar in-charge Dr. David Pertin said that the university will go



a step forward with increase in knowledge resource base through this workshop wherein a total of 24 participants were trained. He also suggested for training of the trainers so that the knowledge percolates to others. Among others, Prof. Gyan Prakash Singh, the ex-pert from BHU, Prof. R.K. Singh, Co-ordinator, BIF Cen-tre and Dean of Life Scienc-es, Prof. Sumpam Tangjang, Dean Students Welfare, Prof. J. Chakravorty, Head, Dept of Zoology, Dr. Pankaz Kumar, Coordinator of the workshop and representative research scholars also spoke.

Chief Minister Pema Khandu on a 2-day

visits to TutingTuTING, FEB 9: Chief Minister Pema Khandu was on a 2-day visit here ac-companied by Lok Sabha MP Tapir Gao, Health Minister Alo Libang, Lumla MLA Jam-bey Tashi, Tawang MLA Tser-ing Tashi, Dirang MLA Phurpa Tsering, Kalaktang MLA Dor-jee Wangdi Kharma, Boleng MLA Ojing Tasing, Bomdila MLA Dongru Siongju and BJP State Vice President Tame Phassang. On arrival here, Chief Minister and his team were given rousing reception by lo-cal public. Attending a public meeting, Chief Minister said

Tuting is going to witness huge increase in number of tourists as the place is an important Buddhist site and pilgrimage centre. He said the place is blessed by Guru Padmasamb-hava and is considered one of the most sacred places for spiritual practitioners to medi-tate and practice dharma. The region is also popularly known as “Pemakod”. Chief Minister said due to Pemakod being an im-portant pilgrimage centre, the region will be included under Buddhist tourist circuit that would bring in huge tourists from India and abroad. Chief Minister also in-formed on the occasion that Arunachal is witnessing sig-nificant jump in revenue col-lection and informed that rev-enue in this coming budget is expected to touch Rs 2500 Cr. He said Arunachal also re-corded the highest percentage jump in GST collection in en-tire country. He further informed that Arunachal is also the high-est receiver of share of states in central taxes under the 15th Finance Commission recom-mendations. He said Arunach-al is top gainer in the country with 28.5% jump in share. Also on the occasion, Chief Minister handed out ap-preciation letter to 23rd battal-ion of Grenadiers for vigilantly guarding the international bor-ders in Tuting sector of LAC and also for extending valu-

able helps and assistance to the civil administration and the local population. On second day, Chief Minister took part in Tenzhug offering (long-life ceremony) to His Eminence Khen Rinpoche of Nye Sang Dho Ngak Jangchub Dargyelling Monas-tery.

Pasi receives her first cheque

ITANAGAR, FEB 10:Smt Dopa Pasi, one of the em-ployees of Raj Bhavan, who practises traditional loin loom weaving, received her first cheque of Rs. 1806.00 from the Department of Textiles and Handicrafts for table mats she weaved in the presence of the First Lady of Arunachal Pradesh Smt Neelam Misra at Raj Bhavan, Itanagar on 10th February 2020. Motivated by the First Lady of the State, Smt Pasi restarted her practice of tradi-tional loin loom at home. With yarns provided by the First Lady and weaver’s card from the Textiles and Handicrafts Department, she made mats with sets with indigenous de-signs. Customised designed products were given to the de-partment for sale. Pleased that a woman who only depends on her daily earning for sustenance of fam-ily can now earn more by prac-ticing the indigenous tradition of loin loom, the First Lady of the State said that weav-



ing must be carried out as an extension of our traditions. She expressed her hope that other economically weaker women of our society will fol-low the initiative of Smt Pasi in this regard. In her continued endeavour towards empower-ing the weaker women of the State, economically and finan-cially through traditional Loin Loom weaving, the First Lady of the State has been distrib-uting yarns and motivating the womenfolk particularly of the rural areas of Arunachal Pradesh. She also conceptu-alized a documentary on tradi-tional weaving, entitles, ‘Bunai Ki Rangin Duniya- Loin Loom Weaving’ to rekindle weaving amongst rural communities. The First Lady of the State said that women practic-ing local loin looms will not only be economically empowered but will also contribute to the preservation and propagation of the traditional loin looms ex-clusive to Arunachal Pradesh.

A table top exercise conducted

ITANAGAR, FEB 10:A Table Top Exercise was con-ducted on 10th Feb 2020 at Chief Secretary’s Conference Hall from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. The Ld Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar chaired the exercise. The meeting was attended by the Commissioner (Home), Commissioner (PWD), Secre-tary (DM), IGP, SP (Telecom), SP (F&ES)-cum-Nodal Officer

SDRF, Commandant 12th BN NDRF, Director (Civil Aviation), Director (DM), Commandant (ITBP), representative from Army, Air Force, BRO, mem-bers of Incident Response Teams (IRT) and Observers from Assam Disaster Manage-ment Authority (ASDMA). The Deputy Commissioners and Incident Response Team of District level attend the Table Top Exercise through Video Conference. Brigadier Kuldip Singh, NDMA, Govt. of India was the resource person for the Table Top Exercise. He gave a com-plete brief on the sequences for the State wide Mega Mock Exercise which will be con-ducted simultaneously in all 26 districts on 11th Feb 2020 from 10:00 am onwards. The public is requested not to panic when they hear the siren but to co-operate and participate by per-forming “Drop-Cover-Hold” in their respective place. Further, the debrief-ing for the Mega Mock Ex-ercise will be held from 2:30 pm onwards on 11.02.2020 at CS Conference Hall thorugh Video Conference with all the districts with the support and assistance of NIC.

Bakin pertin Hospital Pasighat secures

LaQshya certificatePAsIGhAT, FEB 10:Bakin pertin Hospital Pasighat has secured LaQshya certifi-

cate from the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for main-taining the quality of labour room and Maternity Operation Theatre by scoring 90% and 92% respectively after meeting all the criteria under LaQsya. The facility underwent assess-ment by two team –member empanelled external Asses-sors on 24th to 25th October 2019 Respectively informed Joint Director Family Director, Dr Shaibal Bhattacharjee. LaQshya is a labour room quality improvement ini-tiative launched by the union health ministry in 2017 under which community health cen-tres, medical colleges and other government health facili-ties for maternity services are certified. Secretary (Health &FW) &MD NHM P. Parthiban, IAS while congratulating the Bakin Pertin Hospital Pasighat team emphasis on continuity of the standard achieved and urged the team to strive to achieved National quality As-surance standard.

Mega mock exercise on earthquake scenario

conducted successfully in Papum Pare

YuPIA FEB 11:Mega Mock Exercise on Earth-quake Scenario conducted successfully in Papum Pare District at five incident sites that is Govt Primary School, Yupia, DC Office, Community



Health Centre, Doimukh, Rono Village, Doimukh and Pare Hydro Electric Plant, Sopo by the department of Disaster Management in collaboration with District Administration. Whole exercise was carried out under the lead-ership of Additional Deputy Commissioner (Hq) Shri Ta-bang Bodung and DDMO with active coordination from Inci-dence Response Teams (IRT), Head of Departments, Admin Officers, Medical team, Police Personnel, NDRF, ITBP, Com-munity leaders, NGOs, PHEP, Sopo.

State level mega mock exercise held

NAhARLAGuN, FEB 11: The first ever state level mega mock exercise on earthquake scenario was successfully conducted across the state on 11th February 2020 in which all the 25 districts in the state of Arunachal Pradesh and Capital Complex were actively involved. The mega exercise was held under the aegis of Disaster Management Depart-ment, Government of Arunach-al Pradesh which was ably as-sisted and guided by NDMA. As a part of the mock exercise, an alarm for earth-quake was sounded at 10 am across the state and all the stakeholders led by respective district administrations and im-portant line departments like, Police, army, para-military forces, IPR etc. swung into

action. The reports of dam-ages to school buildings, hos-pitals, office buildings, roads and bridges started pouring-in from around 11 am from all the districts and state capital. Mock casualties and cases of injured persons were also re-ported from all the districts and capital city. These reports were received and compiled at the state emergency operating centre, in the conference hall of chief secretary in the civil secretariat, Itanagar which was manned by the top admin-istrative officers of the state who have been made Nodal Officers for the mock exercise and who will act as one in real situations also. In an interactive meet-ing held at the state emergen-cy operating centre (read chief secretary's conference hall) in the civil secretariat, Secretary, Home CN Longphai, Secre-tary, DM Dani Salu, Director, DM Abu Tayeng, Secretary, GA Sadhana Deori, IGP Chu-ku Apa, Coordinator Brig. Kul-dip Singh (Retd.), NDMA, Col. Gopi Krishnan, BRO, Rahul Dutta, ITBP, Director, SRSAC Haresh Krishna Dutta, SP, Fire Wing and officers from Disas-ter Management department, while interacting with the par-ticipants touched upon some of the important and crucial facets of emergency situations and remedial measures to be adopted during an earthquake. Brig. Kuldip Singh who was

the main motivator during the whole programme enlightened the participants at the SEOC and also the district officers through video conferencing on some of the vital aspects of disaster management in the event of an earthquake. He elaborately explained some of the intricacies and situa-tions expected to surface dur-ing and after earthquake and underscored the importance of disaster preparedness and dil-igent resource management. He appreciated the Disaster Management department and all the district officers for their excellent effort in making the mock exercise a resounding succesd. Representatives of various important departments including Indian Airforce at-tended the meeting. The de-partment of Information and Public Relations which is a vi-tal wing of such an excercise was represented by Director Obang Tayeng and Deputy Di-rector Denhang Bosai. Later on the day, while interacting with the media, Secretary, DM Dani Salu, Di-rector, DM Abu Tayeng and Coordinator Brig.(Retd.) Kuldip Singh briefed the media per-sons about the entire gamut of activities carried out during the state wide mock exercise and urged upon the media to play a pro-active role during earthquake scenario and all of them expressed their happi-ness over the success of the exercise.



To mark the mock ex-ercise, a mock drill on rescue operation of victims of chemi-cal, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) emergency response was conducted by NDRF in the secretariat com-plex. Secretary, GA Sadhana Deori, Secretary, Finance Ye-shi Wangmo Ringu and Direc-tor, DM Abu Tayeng attended during the whole exercise along with officials of the sec-retariat. Since the state of Ar-unachal Pradesh along with all NE states is situated in the seismic zone-5, such mock exercises will go a long way to create awareness among the people and also keep the stakeholders in readiness to face any eventualities. A well-planned and well-coordinated disaster management apara-tus in place can save lives and properties. People from all walks of life have appreciated the Disaster Management de-partment for carrying out the first state level mock exercise on earthquake scenario suc-cessfully.

Mock exercise conducted to

check earthquake preparedness

ITANAGAR, FEB 11: To check the preparedness of the state to deal with earth-quake, a State wide mock exercise on earthquake was conducted today by the Na-

tional Disaster Management Authority in collaboration with the State Administration. A real life earthquake scenario was created and in Itanagar, the mock exercise was conducted in five loca-tions as affected structures/ buildings namely GyanGanga Vidyapeeth Chandranagar, Bridge point Chandranagar, Residential Complex Police Colony, RK Mission Hospi-tal and Directorate of Higher and Technical Education, ESS Sector. Once the earthquake siren went on at 1015 hrs, the District Emergency Operat-ing Centre (DEOC) headed by the DC cum Chairman DDMA immediately activated the In-cident Response System and took stock of the situation through the Incident Com-mander via wireless communi-cations. All emergency servic-es were immediately informed and activated and the rescue team was put into action. During the mock exer-cise, the bridge at Chandrana-gar was assumed to have col-lapsed and traffic movement was restricted. NDRF, SDRF, Police, Ambulance, Fire ser-vices and other emergency services were engaged to carry out the rescue opera-tion. Other simulated situation like the collapse of the build-ing of Directorate of Higher and Technical Education was also created. Air force was also informed and a helicop-

ter was requisitioned to carry out recee of the affected Itana-gar Capital Region as all road communication was disrupted. The seriously injured victims were treated at RKM Hospital and a Relief camp was also set up at Vivekanan-da Hall RKM Hospital to cater to the rescuers. The DC expressed sat-isfaction over the entire event and lauded the performance of the teams involved including the volunteers of NCC, NSS of DNGC College, Itanagar and also the NDRF and SDRF whose performance was ex-emplary. He has also thanked the denizens of Capital Region for their cooperation in suc-cessfully carrying out the exer-cise. The exercise was con-cluded with the debriefing ses-sion by the Brigadier Kuldip Singh(Retd )NDMA, Secretary DM Dani Salu and Director DM Abu Tayengthrough video conference.

CM Pema Khandu terms hydropower as the future of his state

ITANAGAR, FEB 11:Arunachal Pradesh Chief Min-ister Pema Khandu termed hy-dropower as the future of his state owing to the calculated 50000 MW of power gener-ating capacity the state pos-sess. He, however, regretted that so far the state has been able to generate only about



2% of its potential. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Seminar on ‘Prosperity of Arunachal Pradesh through accelerated Hydropower de-velopment’ here at the DK Auditorium in the state legis-lative assembly premises, the Chief Minister said that de-spite being the richest state in the country in terms of hy-dropower resources that could overhaul its state of economy, Arunachal Pradesh still has to depend upon the Center for its sustenance. “For the last 10-15 years we have been told that Arunachal Pradesh is the pow-erhouse of India. Where is this powerhouse?” he questioned. Stating that the people have given this government full mandate to steer the state on the path of accelerated de-velopment, Khandu said this five-year period (2019-24) should be the turning point for Arunachal Pradesh and its people. He appealed all attend-ing the one-day seminar to pri-oritize 10 hydropower projects that could be taken up during this period. “There’s no point taking up projects at random. Let us focus on 10 feasible and ben-eficial projects and we will take these up on mission mode,” he said. Khandu, however, as-serted that mini and micro hydel projects should also be implemented side by side at

places that do not have grid connectivity. Reiterating that the state has the potential to sub-stantially enhance its revenue generation provided there’s a strong political will, Khandu informed that the state rev-enue which stood at about Rs 900 crores when he took over as Chief Minister in 2016 has increased to about Rs 2000 crores in 2018-19. “As has been project-ed, think how much will be our revenue when we start earning Rs 15000 crore per year only from hydropower projects if implemented?” he wondered. The Chief Minister blamed ‘petty politics’ played by some vested interests in putting hurdles or stalling pow-er projects in the state. With-out naming anyone, he said that as the government is sta-ble with absolute majority, de-tractors have nothing to do but play ‘petty politics’ and hamper developmental projects just to harass the ruling government. “In my opinion those who put hurdles in develop-mental projects just for the heck of it are anti-nationals. I call upon all, even those in the Opposition, to shed our politics and join hands with the government to bring in invest-ments and successfully com-plete all developmental proj-ects including hydropower,” he appealed. The Chief Minister warned government officials –

from the top to the lowest level – to refrain from conniving with vested interests and indulging in acts hampering projects. “I have directed our Chief Secretary to take to task any official found to be mis-leading the people and ham-pering implementation of proj-ects,” he revealed. Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, who also holds the ministry of Hydro Power, said Arunachal Pradesh has been ‘crying’ for lack of re-sources when the ‘resources’ are right at the doorstep. Urg-ing all not to look further, he called for united efforts to har-ness the hydropower potential which is abundant in the state. Citing that Arunachal Pradesh due to its remoteness and unique tribal cultural di-versity has its own challenges, Mein saidproject execution in the state requires innovative-ness and an ability to under-stand the social fabric. This, he said, can be possible if there is an additional intent to deliver services which benefit the society at large. “Sustainable develop-ment is the only way forward for humanity and power gen-eration from water is one of the most environment friendly sources of energy. In addition to being environment friendly, Hydro energy is economically viable in the long run as the major ingredient, water, is pro-vided by nature and free,” he reasoned.



As people of Arunachal Pradesh cherish their associa-tion with the environment and have nurtured a model of co-existence with nature, Mein suggested that this aspect must be taken care when ex-ecuting any project creating synergy with people and na-ture. Expressing pleasure on presence of about33 power developers, Meinassured that the government will set up a system where clearances are given in a timely manner and developers are made to feel welcome for investment. The Minister in-Charge announced to develop a Re-source and Knowledge Centre under the Department of Hydro Power Development where developers and stakeholders can utilize the information and learning from across operation and under-development proj-ects. The one-day Seminar is being organized by the state department of Hydro Power Development and participated by ministers, legislators, sci-entists and subject experts, research scholars, top bureau-crats, deputy commission-ers, forest and environment officials, land management and land revenue officers, en-gineers, power developers, financial institutions, project affected people’s representa-tives and representatives of civil society organizations.

Mock exercise on earthquake organized

at SeppasEPPA, FEB 11: With an objective to take stock of the preparedness and read-iness with respect to disas-ter-management aspects of various fronts of district admin-istration, District Incident Re-sponse Team (IRT) led by East Kameng DC-cum-Responsible Officer Gaurav Singh Rajawat and ADC-cum-Incident Com-mander Pravimal Abhishek Polumatla along with the rest of State today organized a mock exercise on earthquake successfully in various strate-gic locations of Seppa Town-ship. Mock exercises were organized at DC Office com-plex, Type I Colony, district hospital, LBSVN-II school and Nicham Sonam Bridge. Almost all the mem-bers of the IRT, departments and various NGOs took part in the exercises. Sharing his experi-ence of Uttarakhand disaster, DC Rajawat opined that there is no harm in remaining pre-pared and urged all the mem-bers present to remain alert always especially during this rainy season. “Natural disaster may occur anytime and any-where without any warning, so we should be remain alert al-ways,” he said. Terming social media, internet, and telecommunica-

tion are the fastest mode of transmission of information, DC cautioned against spread of false rumours and urged all members of IRT and HoDs to keep their mobile phones in switch-on mode always.

Mock drill exercise on earthquake disaster

held at Khonsa.KhONsA, FEB 11: Along with rest of the state, in Khonsa also the department of Disaster Management led by DDMO Papang Duggong, with the aim to fight any kind of disaster situation in the state a mock drill session on Earth-quake was held today in five different locations at Khonsa viz :- DC’s office, Khonsa, Christ the King School, Gen-eral Hospital, Khonsa, Bridge collapsed on the way to Longding, Khonsa Iconic toi-let’s building . The officers and officials of DC’s office, DMO, Doctors, Nurses, Police per-sonnel, fire fighters from Fire brigade, students of Christ the King were instructed and ex-ercised the mock drill how to deal during such disaster situ-ation and how to help others during emergency. The exercise was con-ducted after taking stock of the State’s earthquake vulnerabil-ity and lessons learnt during previous earthquakes across the state. The exercises were conducted by department of



Disaster Management in co-ordination with various agen-cies, including police person-nel, and others such as fire service, officers and official of DC’s office, Khionsa,, health department, police, State Di-saster Response Forces, civil defence along with the Disas-ter Management Department of Tirap District, Arunachal Pradesh. The objective was to make awareness about di-saster management on earth-quake and assess the coor-dination of different agencies during a disaster.

Ex-servicemen call on the Governor

ITANAGAR, FEB 11:A delegation of Ex-Service-men from Tirap District called on the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mish-ra (Retd.) at Raj Bhavan, Itan-agar on 11th February 2020. The Ex-servicemen apprised the Governor about their ac-tivities and Sainik Aram Ghar cum office in the District, which needed financial help from the Government. The Governor assured the Ex-Servicemen of the gov-ernment’s help in this regard and advised them to motivate and guide the physically fit youth to join the Indian Army. He informed the delegation that an Indian Army Recruit-ment Rally is going to be con-ducted at Jairampur in Chang-lang District from 3rd to 7th

March 2020. Candidates from all the districts of Arunachal Pradesh are eligible to partici-pate in the Rally for vacancies in five different categories in-cluding General Duty Soldiers for which there is relaxation in height, chest and weight for candidates from our State. The Governor informed the Ex-Servicemen that our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji has now enhanced the service benefits for the Army personal. For the good of our youth, ev-ery Ex-serviceman must try to escort some youth from their village to the Rally centre from their own resources, he said. The Governor ex-pressed his concern regarding wearing tattoo marks by our youth, which disqualifies them for the recruitment in the In-dian Armed Forces. He called upon the elders of the society to advise the youth to avoid tattooing on their body.

Mega mock exercise/drill on earthquake

scenarioPAsIGhAT, FEB 11:Mega mock exercise/drill on earthquake scenario was con-ducted by the East Siang Di-saster Management Authority at Pasighat today successfully. In-cident Response System (IRS) was on their toes to aware and train the people through demon-stration on how to rescue at the time of disaster like earthquake or fire and for prompt action to

be taken so as to reduce tolls. It was participated by government departments for the purpose of earthquake type situation. For safety prepared-ness drill, “Staging Area” for emergency resources was setup at DEM Hr. Sec. School ground and exercise were con-ducted in fivelocationsincluding DC’s office, Govt. Town UPS, Pasighat main market, BPGH and Raneghat area. ADC Tatdo Borang carried out the role of Incident Commander and the mock exercise began with si-ren. The demonstration was fol-lowed as per Instant Response System (IRS) and all desig-nated officers including nodal officers, alternative nodal offi-cers and observers played their roles successfully. Emergency Response team/personnel from civil police, 5thIRBn, 2ndAP-PBn, fire services, medical team, Green Dreamers NGOetc actively participated in evacu-ation during mock drill. Duck, Cover and Hold was also car-ried out.Medical teams reached in all incident places immediate-ly and conducted demonstra-tion on rescue operations and how to give first-aid and medi-cal supports to the victims of di-sasteras per Instant Response System (IRS).

Mega mock drill on earthquake held

AALO, FEB 11: A mega Mock Drill as a part of earthquake awareness pro-gramme was conducted with



epi centre at DC Aalo today. Practical demonstration on warning bell, evacuation, fire fighting and medical aids were presented in detail. Earlier, all officials of the DC office were trained on preparedness in the event of any such disaster. The ADC Aalo Shri Liyi Bagra and DDMO Shri Nima Dor-jee spoke in detail on do and donts and other precautionary measures on earthquake.

Mega mock exercise on earthquake scenerio

conductedBOMDILA, FEB 11: The day long mega mock exercise on earthquake sce-nario was conducted by the district administration in col-laboration with the ITBP, SSB, Police, BRO and volun-teers from GRL Upper Gom-pa, Pedung and Sera villages today at district headquarters Bomdila. Five incident sites viz- General Hospital, District In-dustrial Centre, DDSE office, residential area Model village 1-Mile and Shanti Deva Vidy-alaya, Upper Gompa were earlier identified and the mock exercises were carries out in these places. The exercise was car-ried out under the supervi-sion of Incident Commander ADC KN Damo aided by the Incident Response Team. After the sound of the siren at 10 in the morning,

critical assessment team, search and rescue team, am-bulances with medical teams, Fire Tenders and volunteers were pressed into service. A total of 147 persons including 35 students were rescued and evacuated and medical attention provided at the relief camps at Buddha Peace Park. At Shanti Deva Vidyalaya, besides rescue of stranded, injured and uncon-scious students, a massive fire was doused out and a student stranded at the sec-ond floor was safely rescued by the fire fighters using lad-ders and harness. Heavy debris accu-mulated due to the earth-quake at 1-Mile Bomdila on the BCT road was restored deploying Pokland of the BRO assisted by the PWD rescue team. Besides the Staging area and the Incident Com-mand Post, Relief Camps and Camp for Responders were set and operated dur-ing the mock exercise. The civil Helipad at new Bomdila was also activated for aerial services. Before de-briefing, DC cum Responsible Of-ficer Karma Leki and Inci-dent Commander KN Damo acknowledging the services of the police, Para-military, departments and volunteers sought their further coopera-tion and participation in real time incidences.

12th phase of 2nd session Sarkar Aapke

Dwar held at Sinnu villageKhONsA, FEB 12 : The Tirap District Administra-tion conducted 12th Phase of 2nd session 2019-20 Sarkar Aapke Dwar at Sinnu village under Lazu administrative cir-cle 43 kms from H/Q, Khon-sa on 12th February wherein 1253 beneficiaries from Lazu, Raho, Sinnu, Longliang, Li-angchen, Sanliam and Pong-kong village benefitted with various schemes under PM/CM flagship program. Amid huge partici-pations EAC I/c. Lazu D.K. Thungdok, briefed the concept and objectives of conducting Sarkar Apke Dwar and the services being provided at the doorsteps through various department and urged all the villagers to take advantage of the PM/CM Flagship program and avail the opportunity. Thungdok also ap-pealed the grassroots workers PRIs, GBs, Religious leader, ASHAs workers, Anganwadi Workers, Religious leaders, Students leader and Youth leaders of the district to make wide publicity/ public aware-ness among the villagers to at-tend such important program and avail the schemes as un-der :- Details of PM/CM Flagship programmes as un-der Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) under PHE&WS de-



partment, PMAY (Rural) un-der DRDA, Aadhar Coverage under DSO(Statistical), PM Uj-jawala Yojana under DF&CSO, PM Ujala Yojana under APE-DA, Roll out of GST under Tax & Excise, Rural Electrifi-cation under Power depart-ment, Soil Health Card under Agriculture department, Finan-cial inclusion Jan Dhan Yojana under SBI, Mission Indrad-hanush under DMO, Janani Shishu Suraksha Kayakram under DMO, DDU Swalam-ban Yojana under DD(Agri), CM Krishi Rinn Yojana under DD(Agri), CM Bunkar Yojana under Asstt. Director Textile & Handicrafts, CM Adarsh Gram Yojana under DRDA, CM Agriculture Mechanization under DD(Agri), DulariKanya Scheme under Dy.Director (ICDS), CMITPS(CM In-digenous Textile Promo-tion Scheme, under ADTH, MGNREGA under BDOs, PM Kaushal under DD(Industries), IMR/MMR under DMO, CM Mission Mode Program under DD(Agri), Agriculture employ-ment Generation Programme under DD(Agri), CM Yuva Kaushal Yojana (CMYKY) un-der DD(Industries), CM Dis-ability Pension Scheme under DD(ICDS), CM Adarsh Gram Yojana, Chief Minister Arogya Arunachal Yojana (CMAAY under DMO, PM Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana(PMJJBY) under DMO, PM Suraksha Bima Yo-jana under DMO, Smart Class Rooms under DDSE, CM Kri-

shi Samuh Yojana(CMKSY) under Agriculture and allied sector, CM Sashakt Kisan Yo-jana (CMSKY under Agriculture and allied sector, Deendayal Upadhyay Bunkar Yojana un-der ADTH, Dronacharya Gu-rukul Yojana(for class VI & IX) under DDSE, CM Health & Hy-giene Scheme(VI-XII) under Education department, Vidya Scheme under Education de-partment. Nodal Officer (S.A.D.) Pik Tayom and EAC I/c. Lazu D.K. Tungdok distributed of ST/PRC/Birth certificates/ Farming materials, Free Yarn under CMITPS, variety plants. Chiefs, GBs, , Inter-im PRIs and Public of Lazu, Raho, Sinnu, Longliang, Li-angchen, Sanliam and Pong-kong villages appreciated Ti-rap District Administration and other government department for conducting Sarkar Aapke Dwar and provided various schemes at doorsteps in a out-reach region.

KYM Veteran Football tournament begins

PAsIGhAT, FEB 12:Sponsored by Mongol Yomso Foundation (MYS) in associa-tion with East Siang Football Association, the first edition of KatemYomso Memorial Veteran Football Tournament (KYMVFT), 2020 began today with much fanfare at the Pa-sighat Outdoor Stadium. The opening match was played be-tween PVFC and Eleven Hunt-

ers teams in which the former defeated the latter by a margin of 4-0 goals. The tournament will be conducted annually in memory of prominent social worker Lt. KetemYomso who had do-nated lands for establishment of Balek and Mirku secondary government schools and ho-meopathic dispensary in Balek area All together twelve teams are participating and the Winner and Runners-up will be awarded with 40,000/- and 20,000/- cash prizes re-spectively. According to orga-nizing committee there will be also special prizes for the best player, best goalkeeper and highest scorer. Chief Guest Tapi Darang, SE (PWD) formally kicked off the tournament while Guest of Honour and vet-eran footballer Tamat Gamoh, Special Guest Alling Pinggam (Prez Si-Yomi Olympic Asso-ciation), Rtd. Group Captain (IAF) M. Panging Pao, DSO (Sports) Nada Apa, senior citi-zen Obing Yomso, host of of-ficers, leaders, students and hundreds of soccer-lovers wit-nessed the spectacular open-ing match. Stressing on fair-play, Chief Guest Darang advised the participants to be disci-plined and show their best talents to the audience. Such sporting activities foster unity and brotherhood, he added. Darang complimented the



Organizing Chairman Dr. Ta-mang Tamukand Secretary Thomas Ering for smooth con-duct the tournament and con-veyed his gratitude to Yomso family members for organiz-ing the tournament in a befit-ting manner. Guest of Honour Tamat Gamoh in his brief speech stated that games and sports were very important for physi-cal as well as character build-ing. Footballers should main-tain discipline and sportsman spirit and enthrall audience with their skills throughout the tournament. MYS Chairman Mongol Yomso has appealed the dis-trict administration to provide a plot of land in market area so that a “Casualty Room” with toilet facility could be con-structed by him in memory of his father Lt. Ketem Yomso.

Chowna Mein calls a meeting of Hydro

Power Developers and Deputy CommissionersITANAGAR, FEB 12: The Deputy Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Chowna Mein, Minister in-charge for Hydropower on Wednesday called a meeting of Hydro Power Developers and Deputy Commissioners to understand the issues hampering imple-mentation of allotted projects in the state. Mein informed that the State Government is commit-

ted to provide all possible as-sistance to the serious inves-tors and directed the deputy commissioner to provide all cooperation from the adminis-tration side. He suggested to the developers to be more serious towards the allotted projects and show some serious intent on implementation of the proj-ects. Mein has also directed the Secretary Land Manage-ment to take all necessary steps to sort out the issues of land acquisition in all allotted projects in a time bound man-ner. Mein has called upon the district administration, power developers and PCCF, to work in tandem to get the project implemented immedi-ately in the state. The meeting was also attended by Advisor to the Gov-ernment of Arunachal Pradesh, H.K. Paliwal, Commissioner (Power) G.S. Meena , Secre-tary (Land Management) S. K. Jain, PCCF R.K.Singh and Chief Engineer (Monitoring), DHPD R.K.Joshi.

Meeting of the Childline Advisory

Board heldITANAGAR, FEB 12: A meeting of the Childline Ad-visory Board(CAB) was held today in the Don Bosco Youth Centre Itanagar chaired by the Deputy Commissioner Itana-

gar Capital Region to review the function-ing of the Childline and to dis-cuss the activities of the Child Welfare Committee and to suggest measures to enhance their services. During the meeting, various issues per-taining to the functioning of the Childline, Child Welfare Com-mittee etc were discussed by the members of the CAB. Advocate Likha Asha, Chairperson CWC informed about the cases that have been taken after she assumed the post of chairperson in Jan-uary 2020. Tarh Nagu Legal cum probation officer DCPU Yupia pointed out the shortcomings that are being faced during rescue operations such as un-availability of vehicle to which DC assured to look into the matter. He also informed that the rescued children are pro-vided shelter at Oju Mission and at Shishu Bhawan. The DC assured that all kind of support would be provided by the District Ad-ministration and urged all the stakeholders to work together as a team. He said that thrust should be given on awareness as people still are unaware about the services of Childline. He also said that our intention should be to change the out-look of people as Child labour is still being practiced by peo-ple without even realising its consequences. Father Cyriac SDB Di-



rector Childline also stressed on the need to improve the vis-ibility of Childline. He said that awareness generation pro-gramme should be conducted every now and then especially for the teachers, students, po-lice, auto tempo drivers etc. He also requested the DC for inclusion of Logo of Childline in utility bills, newspapers etc for visibility to which the DC assured that he would take up the matter with the depart-ments and other agencies for the same. He informed that his letter pad will incorporate the logo from now onwards with the hope that such step would definitely help yield fruits. DySP Capital also up-dated about the cases referred by CWC and related issues. Earlier Peter Langpong Coordinator Childline through a PPT briefed about Childline services and its activities and informed that the Childline Itanagar has attended a total of 1578 cases till date in vari-ous categories. CHILDLINE is India’s first 24 hour, free emergency phone and outreach service for children in need of care and protection and that any child or concerned adult can dial 1098 to avail of its emergency as-sistance. Childline reaches out to children from 0-18years of age and in extreme condition to young adults upto 25 years. The Childline works for protec-tion of children and if any call is being made to Childline for

help, the team tries to reach to the child and provide rehabili-tation and constant follow up. In Itanagar Don Bosco Youth Centre is working as a Collab-orative Organization for Child-line. Among others, EAC Dakli Gara, representatives of Oju Mission and members of CWC attended the meeting.

Representatives from Impact India

Foundation’s Lifeline Express, meet the DC

ItanagarITANAGAR, FEB 12: The representatives from Im-pact India Foundation’s Lifeline Express, the world’s first hos-pital train met with the Deputy Commissioner Itanagar Capi-tal Region today at his Office chamber to discuss regarding the Conduct of the lifeline ex-press project at Itanagar which would be first of its kind in the entire state. The train hospital will offer free of cost quality services including OPDs, state of the art sterilised operating theatres, cancer surgeries and preventive health services and restorative surgeries for vi-sion, hearing,clefts, orthopae-dic, neurological, dental and gynaecological problems etc. The DC while lauding the initiative said that the Dis-trict Administration is ready to extend all kind of support and directed the DMO Dr Mandip Perme to work out modalities for the successful conduct of

the project which is scheduled to begin wef 17th Feb 2020 at Railway Station Naharlagun. The DC further said that the project would be immensely beneficial for the citizens es-pecially those who can’t afford to pay for such expenses. He said that the availability of fa-cilities like Memography will again be extremely helpful for people who cant afford to go out of state as such facilities are not available here. Chandrakant Desh-pande, Senior Operating Offi-cer IIF informed that the train hospital was first launched on July 16, 1991 in partnership with the Indian Railways and since then has conducted 204 projects performing more than 1,46,046 surgeries and ben-efited more than one million people who have been treated totally free of cost restoring sight to the blind, mobility to polio stricken, hearing to the deaf and smile to those af-fected with cleft lip besides the epilepsy, dental treatment and cancer services. The hospital train aims to reach out to those who can-not reach a hospital bringing modern medical care to under served rural and tribal areas. In Arunachal, the proj-ect would be first of its kind having a hospital on wheels. Impact India Founda-tion is an international initia-tive against avoidable disable-ment, established through a United Nations General As-



sembly Resolution and which was launched by the Govt of India on October2nd 1983, the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. Among others, SP Capital Tumme Amo and other HoDs attended the meeting.

Security review meeting held

BOMDILA, FEB 13: A coordination meeting to re-view security status and pre-paredness of the district and also to strengthen the bon-homie between the civil and armed forces was held by the Deputy Commissioner Karma Leki with the Indian Army, Para Military forces, BRO and dis-trict Police today at Bomdila. The meeting also aimed at taking up issues which needed the immediate attention of the district admin-istration and its intervention. Presenting an overview of the set up of the district ad-ministration in the district, DC Karma Leki urged the Army, ITBP, SSB and the BRO to be an equal partner in motivating the youths and in nation build-ing. Commander Brig KD Jaspal assuring all help from the Army advocated his targets for taking up issues related to education, skill development and promotion of tourism in the district. Commanding Officer Col RK Chauhan informed of

the local youths being trained so that sizeable youths from the area are selected in the army. ITBP, SSB and BRO officers too expressed their commitments to work for the overall development and to assist in maintaining and en-suring peace and tranquility in the area. District Police reiter-ated on the need of a Police station in Kamengbari in the district which is a porous area. To facilitate direct com-munications with the district administration and vice-versa, Liaison officers were appoint-ed from army, ITBP, SSB, BRO and DC’s office, Bomdila. Issues such as Dirang By-pass, progress of BCT road, Corona virus and census operation were also deliberat-ed upon.

Governor extends Shapawng Yawng

Manau Poi greetingsITANAGAR, FEB 13:The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mish-ra (Retd.) extended his hearti-est greetings to the people of the State, especially Singpho brethrens on the auspicious occasion of Shapawng Yawng Manau Poi. He expressed his hope that the sacred occa-sion will usher in harmonious coexistence and socio-cultural growth of our rich traditions. In his message to the people, the Governor said that

Singpho mythology has it that the Singphos are the descen-dent of Shapawng Yawng. Accordingly, Shapawang Yawng Manau Poi festival is celebrated in the memory of the community’s ances-tor Shapawng Yawng. Our Singphos seek blessing of their forbears and the creator of the world ‘Mathum Matha’ through ritualistic ceremonies, dances, cultural programmes, group feasts, literary activities and interactive sessions dur-ing this festival. These events have become proven medium of preserving our heritage, he said. The Governor called upon the Singpho elders and the youth alike to promote this event in the State and abroad, to further strengthen their cul-ture and carry it forward to cement the bondings in their fold,. On this auspicious occasion, I join my Singpho brethren in offering prayers to Shapawng Yawng to bless each one of us with peace, progress and prosperity, the Governor said in his mes-sage.

Pema Khandu greets the people on the

auspicious occasion of Shapawng Yawng

Manau Poi ITANAGAR, FEB 13:Chief Minister Pema Khandu has greeted the people on



the auspicious occasion of Shapawng Yawng Manau Poi. In a message here this evening he wished members of the Singpho community and lauded their endeavours in preserving thew rich cultural heritage, which he claimed is one of the most colourful in the country. “I join my Sing-pho brethren in celebrating Shapawng Yawng Manau Poi that has been an epitome in fostering social relations and communication which leads to unity among the people,” he said. Taking the opportune moment, the Chief Minister also drew attention of the peo-ple, especially youths towards the harmful effects of addic-tion. He urged the youths to solemnly pledge on the holy occasion to shun addiction and become contributing citizens of the state and the country. “Along with all commu-nities of our beautiful Arunach-al, may our Singpho brothers and sisters too prosper. My prayers on this auspicious oc-casion,” Khandu added.

Save Wildlife – save future trekking

expedition beginsBOMDILA, FEB 13:To propagate ‘Save Wildlife – Save future’ and to sensitize the local youths of the rich bio-diversity of the Eaglenest

Wildlife Sanctuary and also to familiarize themselves of the old trek taken by the Shertuk-pens during their winter migra-tion to the Foothill areas, the Tukpen Village Council (TVC) Rupa and the Eaglenest Wild-life Sanctuary organized the four days trekking expedition. Earlier, ADC Rupa Suraj Gu-rung flagged-off the 45 Kms trekking expedition on 12th led by former ZPC RD Thong-dok. The team consists of 30 members of the community in-cluding staffs of the Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary. The trekking which began from Doimara on 12th would culminate at Thungree village under Rupa Sub-divi-sion on 15th.

Meeting convened on traffic management at

SeppasEPPA, FEB 13: In a bid to institutionalise a proper traffic management system in and around Seppa Township, ADC Pravimal Ab-hishek Polumatla today con-vened a coordination meeting with police and transport de-partments and all other stake-holders here at DC Office, Seppa. Stating that traffic man-agement could be resolved through behavioural manage-ment, ADC Abhishek appealed the people to take picture of vehicles violating traffic rules for endorsement of necessary

action as per MV rules. In or-der to avoid traffic congestion in the township, ADC sug-gested for restriction of entry of all commercial goods ve-hicles, heavy or medium, into the township for loading and unloading during peak hours and directed the police depart-ment to strictly implement the order at the latest by 17th of this month. He also suggested for adoption of one-way traffic movement system, particularly during peak hours. Suggesting for creation of traffic safety fund under road safety guidelines, ADC Abhishek stressed the police department for conduct of regular MV checking. He also urged them to make the traffic signal installed near Deewana Hotel, Seppa functional. Informing about recent removal of illegal encroach-ments in and around the Sep-pa Township by DA, ADC Ab-hishek suggested for using of some of the vacant lands as parking place. For proper parking system, ADC informed that the district administration is planning to use some of the vacant lands recently created by removal of illegal encroach-ments by the DA as parking sites. He directed the land department to identify such vacant land at Type III colony and urged the DUDA to devel-op the same into parking site for private vehicles. Suggest-ing for conduct of similar kind



of meetings in regular interval, ADC urged all stakeholders to cooperate and coordinate to institutionalise a proper traf-fic management system in the Seppa Township. CO Pooza Sonam Na-tung, DTO N. Doka, DL&RSO Pudom Taku, SI Fecha Lingfa, EKCC&I President Tasang Taku, AEKDSU President Cha-kang Yangda and representa-tives of various organisations and other govt. officials were also present and took part in the discussion.

CS visits the EduSat hub located in RGU

ITANAGAR, FEB 13:The Chief Secretary to Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh Naresh Kumar IAS, paid a visit to EduSat Hub at Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh today on 13 February, 2020 to practi-cally observe and experience the facilities and functioning of teaching and learning process through virtual mode. For this altogether ten schools from dif-ferent parts of the state having EduSat facility were on board through live video conferenc-ing including the govt. sec-ondary school located in the university campus, wherein a demo class was conducted for Mathematics subject with Linear Equation. The students participating from the far flung classrooms interacted with the resource persons and also got clarified their doubts. After the session, the Chief Secretary in-

teracted with the students and advised them to be engaged in productive work so that they can utilize their time towards scholastic and co-scholastic areas like sports, dance, art and Music. He encouraged the teachers and administrators present to desire and strive for cent percent results by giving their cent percent efforts to-wards shaping the human re-source of the state. After, the technical in-teractive session on virtual mode, the Chief Secretary and his team visited the fac-ulty of Life Sciences, Depart-ment of Computer Science & Engineering, Botanic Garden, Fish Museum, Aviary house, Tissue Culture Lab, Apiculture lab, Orchidarium, Arunachal Institute of Tribal Studies and other facilities in the university and expressed his desire that RGU may enter to some more MoUs with leading agro based universities abroad for better exposure of students. The Vice-Chancellor of RGU Prof. Saket Kushwaha while thanking the CS for his maiden visit to RGU expressed that such visit encourages the linkages to mature between the state and institution which is holistically healthy for overall mutual growth benefitting each other. He also introduced the varsity and its achievements and also highlighted about some of the best practices of the university, such as up to date syllabi, conduct of ex-

ams and declaration of results on time and on the academic collaborations with leading or-ganizations. The Registrar in-charge of RGU Dr. David Per-tin briefed the visitors about the major collaborations in the field of languages, culture and bio-diversity, efforts of the uni-versity towards protection of endangered languages, bor-der trade and cross cultural and strategic studies, function-ing and administration system of RGU. Among others Ni-harika Rai, Secretary (Educa-tion), Santosh Kumar, Special Secretary (Education), Bhanu Prabha, Special Secretary (IT), Gania Leij, Director Second-ary Education, Dr. A.K. Mishra, State Nodal Officer (EduSat), DHTE, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh accompanied the CS during the visit.

DCM takes stock of progress of various on-going projects in

NamsaiNAMsAI, FEB 13 :Committed towards welfare of his people and development of state, Deputy Chief Minis-ter Chowna Mein,took stock of progress of various on-going projects in his constituency to-day. He inspected the flood protection worksbeing carried out at Alubariand took physi-cal assessment of the PMGSY road connected from BRO Road to Mabiravillage.He also



took the status of electrifica-tion works carried out under Saubhagyaschemes in Chong-kham. Stressing on strict adherence of timelines, the DCM directed the concerned officials for proper utilization of resources in a time-bound manner to ensure holistic and sustainable development of the constituency. Mein stressed for en-suring transparency in the working and asked the officers to adopt cost efficient methods for quality work and exhorted upon them for close monitor-ing of ongoing projects.

Chief Minister attends a public meeting with

the locals of Taliha constituency

TALIhA, FEB 13: Chief Minister today attend-ed a public meeting with the locals of Taliha constitu-ency here at Kodak village in presence of Minister of State (Independent) for Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Ri-jiju, Tourism Minister Na-kap Nalo, Taliha MLA Nyato Rigia, Dumporijo MLA Rode Bui and Daporijo MLA Tanya Soki. Chief Minister in his speech urged the people of Upper Subansiri to cooper-ate with the government in the development process. He said due to various com-pensation issues, many im-

portant road projects in the district are pending. He said smooth connectivity to Itana-gar and construction of road from Taliha to Tato were be-ing delayed due to compen-sation issues. Chief Minister said people of western Arunachal should learn from eastern Arunachal where develop-ment is prioritized over seek-ing compensation. He said community apex bodies has been very effective in solving compensation issues and also in convincing people to not hamper development process by demanding com-pensation. Similarly, commu-nity apex bodies in western Arunachal can play effec-tive role in expediting the development process. Chief Minister said the state gov-ernment always look upon community apex bodies for its assistance in develop-ment. He further said Arunachal has huge poten-tial in sectors of hydro, Agri-culture, mines and minerals but couldn’t be utilized to its full potential because of our own weakness to overcome shortcomings in policy de-cisions, bureaucracy and in exerting political will. He urged for cooperation of lo-cal MLAs and govt officers in realizing the state’s full po-tential. Chief Minister also requested the local MLAs

to prioritise schemes and called for a robust planning process. He informed that funds under MLA will be in-creased so that development in respective constituencies can be boosted. Responding to public demand, Chief Minister as-sured for a Jawahar Navo-daya Vidyalaya School for Upper Subansiri district. He also assured state govt would take up matter relating to expediting works on Tato-Taliha road by BRO. Chief Minister also said an all party meeting will be called soon to decide whether the upcoming pan-chayat election will be fought on non-party basis. He said the decision will be taken as per the outcome of the meet-ing.

Consultative meet on tourism organised by North Eastern Council

ITANAGAR, FEB 14:The North Eastern Council, Shillong organised a Consul-tative meet on Tourism chaired by the Hon’ble member of NEC, Prof. Biman Kr. Dutta, in the presence of Hon’ble mem-ber, NEC, Air Marshal Anjan Kumar Gogoi and Hon’ble Secretary, NEC, Shri K. Mo-ses Chalai. The meeting which was attended by the major Tourism practitioners in the NE Region focussed on identify-ing area, needing attention for



development of the Tourism sector. Secretary, NEC, high-lighted how NEC and the Gov-ernment of India had initiated a slew of measures to enhance the image of the North East-ern Region as a great tourism destination. He also empha-sised on taking constructive steps to increase the number of local as well as international tourists. The consultative meet deliberated on sector’s po-tential and various problems requiring special efforts for redressal, such as marketing platform etc in order to help tourism become a catalyst of economic growth and employ-ment generation in the North East region. The need of an exclusive Northeast Tourism Policy was discussed during the session. During the meet, professional training of Tourist Guides was also discussed to ensure the convenience of lo-cal and international tourists. The representatives of World Bank shared how Tourism in India is doing and gave specif-ic inputs for the improvement of Tourism sector in North-east India. Secretary NEC re-quested all the stakeholders to work together in resolving the issues and taking forward the commitment of developing the tourism sector. He empha-sized that the need of the hour was for a collective effort, to improve connectivity and add convenience for the tourists, ul-timately creating the right ambi-ence for the growth of tourism.

Meeting on Pulse Polio Immunisation , Intensi-fied Mission Indradha-

nush conductedYuPIA FEB 14:District Health Society, Papum Pare District conducted District Task Force for Immunization (DTFI) meeting on Routine Immunisation (RI), Intensi-fied Pulse Polio Immunisation (IPPI), Intensified Mission Indradhanush(IMI) conducted here at DC’s conference hall Yupia today on 14/2/20. Chairing the meeting Additional Deputy Commis-sioner (Hq) emphasised upon collective efforts from all stake-holders for effective implemen-tation of all ongoing health pro-grammes besides updating of reports timely as most of the health programmes are time bound. Lauding the efforts of DHS Papum Pare ADC also appealed the line departments to give full support to health department during NDD, IPPI, IMI and other related pro-grammes in the district and as-sured every possible help from district administration. District Medical Officer Dr.(Mrs) Subu Tasso Kampu reiterated on putting concert-ed efforts to ensure that not a single child is left out of immu-nization and updating Micro Plan in every six months. . She also congratulated all the MO In-Charges and their subordi-nate staffs for achieving 100

Plus in the just concluded IPPI and asked all to maintain the tempo of good performance in days to come. She also asked MO i/cs to conduct monthly review meetings in the facility and to update data on timely basis. Resource persons on the occasion DRCHO Pap-um Pare Dr.Worar Taku, Dr. Ushma Dharod, SMO, WHO, Dr.Victoria Sarungbam, Fo-cal Person WHO gave Power Point Presentation on various topics. Simultaneously, DTFI meeting was followed by one day District Level Workshop on National Iron Plus Initiative (NIPI) and Orientation-Cum- District Level Coordination Meeting on National De-worm-ing Day (1st Round) which is going to be launched on 22nd February’2020. APO Education, MO In-Charges from all facilities, HWOs and staffs attended the meeting.

Chief Minister attends the golden jubilee

celebration of Tamladu festival

TEZu, FEB 14:Chief Minister today attended the Golden Jubilee celebration of Tamladu festival here along with Minister of State (Ind) for Sports and Youth Affairs Kiren Rijiju, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, Hayuliang MLA Dasanglu Pul, Dambuk MLA



Gum Tayeng, Tezu MLA Karikho Kri, Lekang MLA Jummum Ete, former Minis-ter Dr Mohesh Chai, former Minister Khapriso Krong and other dignitaries. Chief Minister and the dignitaries were ac-corded warm welcome on their arrival at the festival ground where they visited the farm produce exhibited by the local farmer produc-er organisation. They also visited the exhibition stall showcasing local artefacts, textile designs, weaponry, ornaments etc. The festival flag was unfurled by the Chief Min-ister followed by Tamladu anthem. Earlier he offered prayers to almighty Amik Matai - Ringya Jawmalu and made offerings. Chief Minister also visited the tra-ditional Mishmi hut that dis-played the interior setup. Chief Minister in his address urged the Mishmi community for preserva-tion of its rich culture and heritage as tourists come to Arunachal to see our local customs and traditions. He also encouraged the people to speak in their own na-tive local dialects urging for its preservation. He prom-ised that state government would provide its best sup-port for preservation of local dialects. Chief Minister also advised the Mishmi commu-

nity to make use of its vast land resource that stretches from flood plains near As-sam border to alpine forests in high altitude areas near India-Tibet border. Chief Minister on the occasion inaugurated the free skill training for elec-trician and solar technician sponsored by the Art of Living, Schneider Electric and the Govt of Arunachal. He also inaugurated the new Sunpura SBI branch, Clock tower at Tezu and Tezu welcome gate. Earlier speaking on the occasion, Chowna said state Govt is providing every possible support for the protection, preservation and promo-tion of the indigenous tribal cultures which is dwindling away day by day. He said for this very reason, the Pema Khandu led Govt had created the Department of Indigenous Affairs. He said he had been personally advocating for the preservation of the old practice traditional system and rituals in digital form or in documentation. To initi-ate this, we have provided some fund to the research department last year to make documentation of tra-ditional healing system of Idu-Mishmi, which is in the verge of completion, said Chowna.On the occasion, Union Minister Rijiju also spoke.

Governor visits the proposed permanent

site for the Sainik School

PAsIGhAT, FEB 14:The Governor of Arunach-al Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mishra (Retd.) visited Sainik School, Niglok, East Siang District on 14th February 2020. Accompanied by Chief Secre-tary Shri Naresh Kumar, IAS, Commissioner to Governor Dr. Sagar Preet Hooda, IPS, Edu-cation Secretary Ms Niharika Rai, IAS, Senior Architect Ar. Dawa Tsering and Principal, Sainik School, East Siang, Lt. Cdr A.K. Dutt, inspected the proposed permanent site of the School. The Governor, who has been trying to start Girls’ wing in our Sainik School at Niglok emphasised that the school must have latest ‘State of the art’ amenities required for the students. Every infrastructure must be modern, environment friendly and add to the stan-dard of this secured Sainik School campus. The campus must be laid out exactly as per the drawings approved by the user and consented by the Hon’ble Governor and the Hon’ble Chief Minister, he stressed. Later, the Governor interacted with the students of the much sought for Sainik School of the State. He ad-vised the students to imbibe academic inquisitiveness, dis-



cipline, punctuality, scientific temper, hard work and physi-cal fitness. The Governor ex-horted them to do well in their studies, sports and extracur-ricular activities to bring laurels for themselves, their family, society, State and the Nation. The Governor also ad-vised the management and teaching staff to put in their best to produce the best stu-dents among all the Sainik Schools of the country. Local MLA Shri Ninong Ering, East Siang Deputy Com-missioner, Dr. Kinny Singh, SP Shri Rajeev Ranjan Singh, Chief Engineer (Central zone) PWD, Er. Markar Bam and se-nior district level officers from works departments were pres-ent during Hon’ble Governor’s visit.

Governor conveys Tamla Du Festival

greetingsITANAGAR, FEB 14:The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mish-ra (Retd.) has conveyed his warm greetings to the Miju and Digaru Mishmi Communities and to the people of the State on the festive occasion of Tam-la Du. He offered his prayers for the blessings of Matai-Jabmalo, the Supreme God; Shutoh-Deynyah, the God of the mountains; Buru-Buruyah, the Goddess of water and rain; Kangam-Kabruyah, the God-dess of soil, and Shamar, the

God of wealth and rich crops on the occasion. In his message, the Governor said that our age-old traditions and cultural heritage have gifted to our State, Ar-unachal Pradesh, many festi-vals and celebrations. These rich and vibrant festivities stand as a testimony to our val-ued traditions and cultures. By these events, we express our gratitude to various Gods and Deities for obtaining their kind-ness for all of us. In our State, fondly these festivals are cel-ebrated beyond the frontier of caste, creed, region, religion and tribe. This plays an impor-tant role in societal peace and harmony and adds cohesion to our folds’ fibre and provides in-ter se amity within the people. Happily these festivals unite us into humane bonds of goodwill and coexistence, he said. May the festivity of this year’s Tamla-Du festival usher in tranquillity and prosperity in the State, the Governor wished in his message.

Home Minister Bamang Felix chairs a review meeting with all the

HoDs and members of sector committees

ITANAGAR, FEB 15:Hon’ble Minister( Home) Bam-ang Felix chaired a review meeting with all the HoDs and members of sector committees formed to ensure a safe, se-cure, serene, clean and green

Itanagar at Dorjee Khandu Convention Center Itanagar today under HamaraArunach-alAbhiyan (Itanagar Chapter). He said that the Abhi-yan is a step forward by the Govt to empower people in governance and urged the people to develop a sense of ownership towards their soci-ety and contribute their share in creating a safe, secure and serene Itanagar. He hoped that with the effort of the sector committees to reach out to every individual and to every nook and corner of their sectors will definitely help to maintain law and or-der in their respective sec-tors. Further, such effort will also help motivate residents to come forward and contribute their share towards this noble initiative. He also stressed on the need to have Mother’s As-sociation in every sector as who else can lead and show the way better than a mother, said the HM. The HM who himself has set an example by plant-ing and was also instrumental in planting of 26000 trees till date said that his dream is to plant 1 lakh trees in his life-time. He urged the sector com-mittees to identify locations in the colonies to plant trees as plant shall be provided by For-est Dept. He also urged the citi-zens to take over the respon-sibility of safety and security



of their sectors and said that the rule of law will definitely prevail. The MLA Itanagar Techi Kaso also stressed on the need to change the mind-set of people and to create a sense of belongingness to-wards their society. He also said that a collaborative effort is required from every indi-vidual to achieve this feat. Earlier, the Depu-ty Commissioner Itanagar Capital Region Komkar Du-lom while welcoming all also stressed on the need of hav-ing a joint effort between the sector members and the resi-dents. The representative of every sector committees presented their detail report. They also presented their views, suggestions, ideas and feedback regarding their respective sectors which were reviewed and thorough-ly discussed during the meet-ing. Later, while conclud-ing the meeting the HM laud-ed the committee members and urged them to continue with the same zeal and mo-tivation and hoped that with a collaborative effort a safe, secure, serene, clean and green Capital will definitely be achieved. Later, the SP capital Tumme Amo while giving vote of thanks also highlighted the initiatives of Capital Police in containing law and order.

Siang flood protection awareness camp held

PAsIGhAT, FEB 15:Forest man of India Jadav Payeng along with the Forest man of Arunachal Pradesh Indi Glow took part in a mas-sive plantation driveon Satur-day morning along the bank of Siang River inflood prone Bor-guli village under Mebo subdi-vision, organized by SEEANG (Siang Eco-system Environ-ment Protection And Nature Group). About 100 trees (Ho-lok andQuercus) were planted by dignitaries. Later during the day-long Siang Flood Protection Awareness Camp held at the village Dere (Community Hall), a short film on achieve-ments of JadavPayeng was presented by the Director IPR Obang Tayeng while keynote address was given through a power point presentation by Secretary General of SEE-ANG, Group Captain Mohonto Panging Pao (Retd). Environmental activist Payengnarrated his story of transformation from humble origins to be named the Forest Man of India. He narrated his experience of transformation of a barren sandbar to a lush green forest area of about 550 hectares in Kokilamukh, Jorhat (Assam) by securing healthy survival of future generations.Payengbriefed how he single handedly planted an entire forest after a catastrophic drought, after a life threatening

floodand happy that his efforts have finally paid off creating heaven for tigers, elephants, rhinos, wild boars, reptiles, deer, vultures and various mi-gratory birds etc. Padma Shri awardee Payengmade an ar-dent call to the people to save the environment from vanish-ing into oblivion of widespread deforestation. One should in-culcate the habit of planting one tree each day, instead of spending a large amount of money on a single day in the name of world environment day, he opined. Forest man of Arunach-al Pradesh, Indi Glow narrated the story of successful con-servation model implemented by him in Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary of West Kameng District. He narrated his ex-periences of transformation of local villagers of the area from hunters to conservationists. He announced full support for the flood protection works for SEEANG and affected villages of Mebo area. Among prominent per-sonalities, SEEANG President Yemling Tayeng, DIPR Obang Tayeng, Mebo ADC Hage-Lailang, GpCapt M. Panging Pao (Rtd), senior intellectu-als BodongYirang, AiniTaloh, KalingBorang, Balom Tayeng, ABK and WASE members were also present and spoke on the occasion. Emotional songs on conservation were presented by Lonyuk Lego and his team from Borguli village and chil-



dren of KiyitKasturba Gandhi BalikaVidyalaya, NSS Unit of JN College Pasighat and stu-dents of KP Vivekananda Me-morial School Pasighatstaged plays on conservation.

Illegal poppy destroyed in Changlang

ChANGLANG, FEB 15:In a continuous effort to eradi-cate drug menace, on 15/2/2020 a special drive against illegal poppy cultivation has been car-ried out in various villages under Diyun and Khimiyang circle of changlang district by joint team of district Administration, Civil Police, IRBn, GB, Mahila Man-dal and public. During operation as many as 8 (eight) plots of illegal poppy cultivation measuring ap-prox 3.2 hectares with raw opi-um poppy weight 1535 kg (ap-prox) were destroyed at Sompoi villages under Diyun circle and Longsang and Thamlom village under Khimiyang circle. Two special teams were constituted one each for Diyun and Khimiyang circle. The Di-yun team was led by Shri Jacob Tabing EAC Diyun and Shri Tasi Darang SDPO Miao with Insp PK Kalita OC Diyun, SI RK Yein, IRBn, civil police, GB, Mahila Mandal and public destroyed two plots of illegal poppy culti-vation measuring approx 1918 sqmtrs at Sompoi village under Diyun circle. Another team led by Shri T Tangha DySP Changlang, Insp CA Namchoom OC Chang-

lang with ASI L Bolok OC Khimi-yang and administrative official, IRBn, civil police and public de-stroyed two plots of illegal pop-py measuring approx 1050 sqm-trs with raw opium poppy weight 75 kg at Longsang village and 4 plots measuring approx 29,450 sqmtrs with 990 kg of raw opium poppy at Thamlom village under Khimiyang circle. One case has been reg-istered at Diyun PS where two accused are arrested and two cases have been registered at Khimiyang PS under NDPS act against illegal cultivators. Earlier on 12 Feb, Miao team destroyed around 450 sqmtrs of illegal poppy at Nam-phai-II under Miao circle where one case registered at Miao PS against illegal cultivator. The entire operations were carried out under overall command of Shri RK Sharma, DC and Shri Mihin Gambo, SP Changlang.

Governor extends Oriah Festival greetingsITANAGAR, FEB 15:The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mishra (Retd.) has extended his hearty greetings to the peo-ple of the State in general and to Wancho brethren in particu-lar, on the joyous occasion of Oriah Festival. He expressed his hope that the festival will strengthen the emotional inte-gration, brotherhood and bring prosperity in our society. In his message, the

Governor said that festivals are the expression of happiness, empathy and benevolence. Our Tribal Festivals freshen our memories of age-old legends, traditions and ancient wisdom to the benefit of the succeeding generations for imbibing love, tolerance and assimilation. The Governor further said that Oriah festival is essen-tially celebrated to evoke the blessings of Almighty ‘Rangwa’ for bumper harvest. It gives us hope and amply helps us to preserve our Wancho customs and traditions. This festival also instils respect in the younger generation for their elders and equally well for other commu-nities. He appealed to Wancho people to avail of this opportu-nity to work in unison for pro-motion and rejuvenation of the rich and colourful cultural heri-tage of the Wancho Tribe. On this auspicious occasion, I pray to Almighty Rangwan to bless each one of us with his choicest blessings, the Governor said in his mes-sage.

Pema Khandu conveys his best wishes and

greetings on auspicious occasion of Oriah

festival.ITANAGAR, FEB 15:Chief Minister Pema Khandu conveyed his best wishes and greetings to the Wanchos of the state on auspicious occa-sion of Oriah festival.



In a message here on eve of the festival, Khandu emphasized on wholehearted participation of all irrespective of religious affiliations in the indigenous festivals like Oriah that symbolizes the distinct cultural identity of the commu-nity. “Our festivals are our everlasting link to our cus-toms, traditions and cultural heritage. In a world of extreme commercialization we have the onerous responsibility not only to keep alive our culture but also to pass it on to the next generation. Loss of culture is loss of identity,” he said. The Chief Minister, while lauding the Wanchos for maintaining their supreme ex-pertise in textile and handicrafts and traditional wood carving, prayed Almighty Jowan Rang for peace and prosperity of all. “While making offers at the altar, Zang Wang, this Oriah, let’s pray for peace, prosperoty, good health and fast-paced development of our state Arunachal Pradesh,” he added.

SFS college conducts yoga training program

AALO, FEB 17: NSS Unit of SFS College Aalo organizes Yoga Training Pro-gram for the Girls of SFS Col-lege from 11th of Feb to 15th of Feb last. The Programme sponsored by Department of Women and Child Develop-ment.

Mrs Kegam Basar Ado, Yoga Instructor, Art of Living dwelt at length on benefit of Yoga as the Rresource Per-son. Fr. Vipin George, Prin-cipal applauded Mr Kenli Ete Program Officer NSS Unit for organizing the program and Mr Bahi Koyu, CDPO, Aalo for supporting and sponsoring the program.

Governor participates in the XXth Higher and

Technical Education Conference

ITANAGAR, FEB 17:The Governor of Arunach-al Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mishra (Retd.) addressed in the XXth Higher and Technical Education Conference inaugu-ral session at Dorjee Khandu Auditorium, State Legislative Assembly Complex, Itanagar on 17th February 2020. The Governor said that Higher Education is re-sult of continuous educational growth. Its foundation needs to be strong. Therefore, need is to make Primary, Secondary, College, Teaching and Study-ing, progressive and broad based. For this, the Governor suggested the very basic ac-tion points, of sending every child to school and the need for guardians to develop and inculcate ‘Start-up’ and ‘Entre-preneurial Tendency’ among their school going children. There is and will always be a mismatch between the large

work force accretion and lim-ited job availability avenues, he said. The Governor under-scored the need for change of mindset of the society towards education, effective implemen-tation of education policies and stressed that education must be for enabling the individuals and not only certification for securing jobs. The Governor empha-sised on the need for an edu-cation system improvement wave to improve the system encompassing all elements ofquality education, which are competent teachers, effective teaching and learning environ-ment, and regular Assessment of education being imparted. He further stressed that selec-tion of faculty must be totally merit based and there must be appraisal system of teachers. He urged the teachers and students to work with ‘Nation First’ attitude and take their profession as Nation Building measure. The Governor advised the participants to discuss the important themes of Higher Education and its strategies, and also debate innovative practices for introduction in the Colleges. He stressed on functional, efficient and result oriented placement cells. The Governor felicitat-ed Shri C. K. Singh, retired lec-turer with ‘Life Time Teachers’ Award’. He also felicitated Dr. Temin Payum, assistant Pro-



fessor (Botany), J.N. College, Pasighat and Shri S. Suresh Kumar, HOD, AUE, Principal in-charge, Government Poly-technic, Namsai with ‘Out-standing College Teachers’ Award’. The Governor award-ed Governor’s Cash Award (Awards for toppers in the Un-dergraduate Course Examina-tions for the year 2019) to Ms. Bamin Rinya BA (Education), St. Claret College, Ziro, Mr. Tah Sonam, B.Sc (Botany), Dera Natung Government College, Itanagar, Ms Aina Moyong, B.Sc (Maths), J.N. College, Pasight and Yangchin Drema J, B. Com, J.N. College Pasighat. He also formally re-leased NSS & RUSA Newslet-ter 2019 and Basic Information on Higher Education. Dr. Kento Kadu, J.N. College, Pasighat received the best NSS programme Of-ficer Award, while Dera Na-tung Govt. College, Itanagar received the Best NSS Unit Award. Mr. Nabam Narba, Don Bosco College, Jollang and Ms. Gede Basar, J.N. Col-lege, Pasighat received the Best Volunteer Award from the Education Minister.

DC inaugurates 2020-21 census training

PAsIGhAT, FEB 17:As part of preparations for Cen-sus 2020-21, a two-dayconfer-ence cum intensive training programme (first phase) for officials engagedwas formally

inaugurated by the DC cum East Siang Principal Census Officer,Dr. Kinny Singh,held at the DC’s conference hall on Monday. Addressing the inau-gural session, Singh informed that the 2011 census had a paper schedule, with data col-lected being descriptive and hand-written by the enumera-tors that later had to be keyed in by data entry operators. However, for 2020-21, the data to be collected is being codi-fied to make reading and colla-tion easier. Also, the data can be collected by enumerator on his phone, registered with the census authorities, via a spe-cially designed mobile app, though he/she will also have option to collect the same on paper and then make data entries. The monitoring of the entire field operation would be done through the portal called Census Monitoring and Man-agement System, Singh said. Resource-person and Dy. Director Census (AP) Ut-palSarmamade ppt and held open house discussion on en-suing Census operation. He informed that Census 2020-21 will be conducted in two phases. The 1st phase will be for House-listing operation along with updation of Nation-al Population Register (NPR) and 2nd phase for population enumeration. The first phase will be conducted from 15th April’20 to 29th May’20 and the 2nd phase will be under-

taken from 9th February’21 to 28thFebruary’21, he men-tioned. Sarma also informed that field work related to both the phases will be conducted by enumerators and supervi-sors and who will be trained by selected trainers, trained by the Master Trainer Tarasingh-Gibo, Asst. Professor, JNC, Pasighat. ADC (Hq) has been appointed as District Census Officer while DSO (Stat) as Ad-ditional District Census Officer, ADCs of Ruksin and Mebo as Sub-divisional Census Officer and EACs & Cos have been appointed as Charge Officers, added Sharma.

DCM holds the first Pre-Budget consultative

meetingITANAGAR, FEB 17:As a part of making budget preparation a participatory one, Deputy Chief Minister, Chowna Mein held the first Pre-Budget Consultative Meet-ing with the executive mem-bers of Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women (APSCW), Arunachal Pradesh Women’s Welfare Society, Ar-unachal Pradesh Chamber of Commerce & Industries and Community Based Organiza-tions here at State Civil Secre-tariat today. Chairing over the meet-ing, Mein said that our Govt is a participatory one and efforts are on to involve all the stake-holders in the development



process. He welcomed sug-gestions and valuable inputs from the members present to be considered to be incor-porated in the State Budget 2020-21. He lauded the inputs and suggestions put forward by the representatives of APSCW, APPWWS, APCC&I and Com-munity Based Organizations of Mishmi and Bugun Communi-ties present in the meeting. He said that their suggestions will be widely consulted with the concerned departments/agen-cies and would be incorporat-ed in the ensuing State Budget 2020-21, if found feasible. He also said that similar pre-bud-get consultative meetings will be held with other CBOs of the State. Meanwhile, the mem-bers present while actively participating in the pre-budget consultative meeting has sub-mitted their suggestions to be incorporated in the State Bud-get 2020-21. They praised the initia-tive of the State Govt citing that the Jan Bhagidari Scheme has paved the way for the common citizens to be part of the bud-get process and termed it as a solid example of transparent and participatory governance. They expressed their thank-fulness to the Govt for inviting and giving them such oppor-tunities to participate in Pre-Budget discussion. They have also ex-pressed their gratitude to the

Finance Minister for incorpo-rating many of their earlier sug-gestions in the State Budget citing it as a historic one in the State of Arunachal Pradesh. Among others, Secre-tary Finance, Y W Ringu and Secretary Planning & Invest-ment, Himanshu Gupta were also present in the meeting. It is also pertinent to mention here that the State Govt have invited suggestions from all chores of lives from the valuable citizens of the State to be part of the budget mak-ing and contribute in the State building. One can visit the web-site www.arunachalbudget.in and submit their suggestions to take our motherland to new heights of prosperity and de-velopment.

Tawang DA conducts 20th SAD camp

TAWANG,FEB 17: The Tawang district admin-istration today conducted its 20th Sarkar Apke Dwar cum Jan Sunwai camp at Govt Primary School Yubu -Pai-khar under Tawang circle. The camp was inaugurated by Shri Rinchen Leta EAC Tawang in presence of CO Tawang Smti Tsering Chedon. Shri Rinchen Leta, af-ter formal inauguration of the camp felicitated the school top-pers of Govt.Primary School Yubu Paikhar. He further dis-tributed seed treatment drums, water pipe and vegetable seeds to the villagers through

Gaon burah. Shri Rinchen Leta alongwith other senior officers later visited Yubu, Paikhar and Dharmakang villages. The villagers availed benefits of registration under CMAAY, Old age pension en-rollment under Adhaar etc be-sides issuance of ST/PRC/Birth Certificate/Driving License and marriage registration. A total of 07 Marriages were registered by Marriage registration officer while 15 new driving licences were issued by District Trans-port Officer. The villagers were given awareness on various welfare schemes of govern-ment, Swachh Bharat Abhi-yaan and Health and hygiene.

Training programme on monitoring of

vertebrate Fauna in Indian Himalayan

region gets underway.BOMDILA, FEB 17: In order to understand wildlife conservation, importance of wildlife for the ecosystem func-tioning and services and tools and techniques used in moni-toring of endangered wildlife species, the two day training programme on ‘Monitoring of Vertebrate Fauna in Indian Himalayan Region’ for stake-holders commenced at district headquarters Bomdila today. Advocating the need for ‘Jio aur Jeeney do’, ADC headquarters Bomdila Gombu Tsering reiterated on the need for maintaining ecological bal-



ance for existence as every-thing in the ecosystem is inter-related and inter-dependent. He also dwelt on the need for afforestation for a thriving eco-system. Ex-Abbot GRL Mon-astery, Upper Gompa, Geshe Thupten Kunphen reiterating for protection and conserva-tion of flora and fauna, elabo-rated on the need of wildlife for human existence and conserv-ing wildlife through culture and mankind. He also sought the help of the Zoological Survey of India for the NGOs working in this direction in the region. DFOs Tana Tapi of Pakke Tiger Reserve and C Loma of Bomdila opined that conservation is entwined with religion and put thrust on com-munity reserve for the districts of Tawang and West Kameng. Urging people to do away with hunting and poach-ing of wild animals, DFO Loma citing the example of the Ar-unachal Macaque (monkey) expressed optimism that the conservation activities could be linked up with tourism in-dustry thereby improving the economic status of the people in the region. Earlier, the training co-ordinator Dr. Bheem Dutt Joshi, ZSI, Kolkata, gave an in-depth presentation on the aims and objectives of the training pro-gramme. Dr. Bheem Dutt Joshi, Dr. Ashutosh Singh, Yachang

Kani and Ritam Dutta made presentations on Overview of conservation in the Himala-yan region, Wildlife Forensics, sample collection, preserva-tion & processing, Regional Biodiversity Conservation & Is-sues and Work Update of West Kameng district respectively. The day two sessions would witness talks by Dr. Ashutosh Singh and Tarun Dazangju on Introduction to Birds: Identifi-cation and Monitoring and on Sharing problems and pos-sible solutions for conserving wildlife respectively. There would also be an interactive session wherein quiz and extempore speeches for the students would be held in order to inculcate the sense of conservation in the upcom-ing generations.

Minister health Alo Libang inaugurates The lifeline express project

at ItanagarITANAGAR, FEB 18: The lifeline express project at Itanagar, the first of its kind in the entire state was inaugurat-ed today by Hon’ble Minister Health Alo Libang amidst the presence of a huge number of patients who had come to avail the opportunity of having a mobile hospital( hospital on wheels). The Minister while gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest stressed that Health should be our priority

and thanked the Impact India Foundation for bringing the Lifeline Express to the state. He said that the con-cept of train hospital is very rare as it provides many facili-ties in a single platform cater-ing to the needs of people in different states especially to the rural areas. He also urged the people to pass on the in-formation to their friends and relatives regarding the lifeline express. The Minister also urged the Director Health to extend all kind of cooperation for the successful conduct of the health camp. Chandrakant Desh-pande Senior Operating Offi-cer the Lifeline Express Impact India Foundation said that all kind of cooperation has been extended by District Admin-istration, Police, IMC, NDRF, Dept of health etc for the suc-cessful conduct of the project. However, some of the services provided by the train hospital is limited as they have limited healing time for the patients,he added. He further informed that more than 30 patients have been listed for cataract surgery today after screening. The train hospital will offer free of cost quality ser-vices including OPDs, state of the art sterilised operating theatres, cancer surgeries and preventive health services and restorative surgeries for vi-sion, hearing,clefts, orthopae-dic, neurological, dental and gynaecological problems etc.



till 5th March 2020 at Railway Station Naharlagun. Among others, Direc-tor Health Services Dr M Lego, Dean TRIHMS Dr P Jaykumar, DMO Itanagar Capital Region Dr Mandip Perme OSD to Director Dr Nyage Geyi, and SPO( Na-tional Blindness Control Pro-gramme Dr Taba Khanna at-tended the programme.

Kumsi chaired a day long meeting for east

west industrial corridorBOMDILA, FEB 19:A marathon meeting was con-vened by the Deputy Commis-sioner, West Kameng Shri Kar-ma Leki at his conference hall which was chaired by HMLA Shri Kumsi Sidisow. The day-long meeting was attended by the Administrative Officers, 2 IC 14 BRTF, DFOs, in charge SP, DLR & SO and organizers of Eagle nest Bird Festival. Important discussions related to survey, diversion of forest land, etc. for 2-Lane East West Industrial Corridor passing through West Kameng District took place with Shri Kumsi suggesting for mass awareness of the people and expediting the work on priority by all the stakeholders. Many important dis-cussions and decisions relat-ed to ongoing BCT road was carried out during the meet-ing. The safety and security of commuters and functionality of

BCT road before the onset of rainy season was discussed and BRO was directed to take the matter on priority basis. Later Shri Kumsi Sidisow being the Chief Pa-tron of Eaglenest Bird Festi-val – 2020, the one of a kind festival scheduled to take place on 22nd to 24th March 2020 at Rupa, West Kameng Arunachal Pradesh along-with festival coordinator Ms. Kesang Lhamu Khrimey and other committee members dis-cussed in length for 3 (three) days celebration and informed the house that several schol-ars on the subject from across the world shall be taking part in the festival which would enrich the huge biodiversity avenues of the district.

Family welfare Directorate organizes

1 day capacity building cum sensitization

workshopITANAGAR, FEB 20:The family welfare Director-ate organized One day capac-ity building cum sensitization workshop on PC&PNDT Act for the District Appropriate Authority –cum- DMOs and DEOs. The programme was aimed at training the officer and official on effective imple-mentation of pre-Natal Diag-nostic Techniques (Prohibition of sex Selection) Act technique 1994 in the District.

Deputy Director (FW) Dr C. Mongmaw while ad-dressing the meeting request-ed all the DMOs to adhere to the Act and take all necessary steps to ensure registration of all ultrasound machine / clin-ic in the districts and said to strengthen the PC&PNDT ACT by strictly monitoring to pre-vent misuse of pre - natal diag-nostic techniques. Dr P Dutta State Nodal Officer PC&PNDT urged the District’s to improve the indicator and to bring sex ratio in Arunachal into desired level (at par with national aver-age level) further he added one should take responsibility and information should be properly disseminated and percolation down. Giving power- point presentation on status of PC&PNDT Act he informed that it is mandatory to dis-play the Qualification of UGC machine Handler and Regis-tration of UGC machine and renewal of Registration. He also informed it is requisite to inform the District Appropriate Authority before purchasing the New UGC machine.

12 SHGs from different district congregated for

‘Siang Ane Gidum’ at Darka Village

AALO, FEB 22: Altogether 2000 participants from twelve Self Help Groups representing womenfolk from various Blocks like Riga, Ruk-



sin, Mebo, Basar, Aalo East, Aalo West, Geku, Boleng, Pangin, Jenging, Rumgong and Yinkiong congregated for ‘Siang Ane Gidum’ at Darka village on 17th February last. The Programme initiated by Rural Development Depart-ment was conducted to share social issues, Problems and experiences coming on their way as members of SHGs in different districts. The Chief Guest Shri Gadam Ete, Guest of Honor Commander 5th Formidable, HQ Aalo and Special Secre-tary RD & PR, Shri PeeLee Ete exhorted the Self Group Members to carry forward their good self sustainable works at various levels and incorpo-rated create ideas in their so-cial and economic goals.

Guilty will be punished as per relevant rules and

law CM on SSB fiascoITANAGAR, FEB 23:Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu today categorically made it crystal clear that no one involved in the Staff Selection Board (SSB) fiasco will be spared and the guilty will be pun-ished as per relevant rules and law. Speaking here at a Workshop on Pre-Panchayat Election Awareness Cam-paign, the Chief Minister expressed surprise on the audacity of those involved

despite his repeated warn-ings against corruption. “For the last three years I have been repeat-ing – on every available plat-form – that corruption in any form will not be tolerated and those found guilty, irrespec-tive of power and position, will not be spared. I am liter-ally surprised that despite the repeated warnings people still have the courage to cor-rupt,” he exclaimed. Khandu said that SSB was constitut-ed to provide transparent, fair and equal playing ground for the unemployed youths of the state to join government jobs at the lower levels. He said SSB was his vision to root out corruption in recruitment of lower level jobs, which was prevalent when recruitments were done independently by the departments. “It breaks my heart to see my vision being shattered by few individuals. I reiterate nobody found involved – be it anybody – will be spared,” he reiterated. The Chief Minister in-formed that the government has taken suo-moto cogni-zance of the fiasco and im-mediately registered a case under relevant sections and handed it over to the Special Investigation Cell (SIC). “Within a day of inves-tigation, SIC has got several leads and I assure to the peo-ple of Arunachal Pradesh that soon the guilty will be in the

dragnet of law,” he revealed. Taking opportune mo-ment of the presence of gov-ernment officials – from the top to lower levels – Khandu appealed them to stick to rules and discharge their du-ties in a fair, transparent and impartial manner. He regretted that de-spite wholehearted efforts ‘leakages’ are still happen-ing in the system and urged government employees to change the system from within. Pointing that one day everybody, including him, ministers, MLAs and even government officials, would become ‘former’, he said then they will regret that they didn’t change the system when they had the power to do it. “We just need the will-power to do so today. Once I become former chief min-ister and you all retire, we may have the ‘will’ but not the ‘power’ anymore,” he said. Reminding the abso-lute mandate of the people for this government during the last Assembly elections, he said it proved the confi-dence and trust the people have on the present govern-ment. “In return of the con-fidence, people have lots of expectations from us. I will not think twice to take action against those found tinkering with people’s expectations,” Khandu added.



Pema Khandu inaugurates the state

level workshop on pre-panchayat election awareness campaign

ITANAGAR, FEB 24:Chief Minister Pema Khandu this morning inaugurated the State Level Workshop on Pre-Panchayat Election Aware-ness Campaign on the topic ‘Leadership Incubation through Panchayati Raj System’, being conducted for government of-ficials from across the state here at the D K Auditorium of the State Legislative Assem-bly. Speaking on the occa-sion, Khandu informed that the pending elections to the local bodies would be held soon for which the State Election Com-mission is working overtime and urged the officials, who would be directly involved, to equip themselves with the pro-cess minutely for its success-ful conduction. He said that as the erstwhile three-tier system of the Panchayati Raj has been changed to a two-tier system, officials conducting its election for the first time need to have detailed knowledge of the sys-tem so that they can go back to their respective places of duty and aware the villagers. “Elections for the first would be conducted for only Gram Sabha and ZillaPari-shad. Therefore, it is manda-tory that our officials are well

equipped with the system and the process,” he said. Khandu asserted that the change was long pending and inevitable after Arunachal Pradesh became a full-fledged state in 1987. He requested the of-ficials to create awareness on the importance of local bodies so that villagers have a clear mindset on whom to elect as their representatives. He ex-pressed optimism that deserv-ing candidates would become members for a robust PR sys-tem and all-round development of rural areas of the state. Khandu informed that an all-party legislative meet has been convened for Wednesday that will discuss on whether to conduct this election based on party or not. “Our vision is clear. We need to have the most deserv-ing persons in our PR system, irrespective of which party he or she belongs to or not,” he revealed. He said only when eligible and deserving candi-dates win, real development would start from the ground and democracy in its true sense would prevail. Regretting that in all these years the government couldn’t devolve all the 29 functions to the PR members as enshrined in the Constitu-tion, Khandu assured that in the coming days these would be devolved. “Arunachal Pradesh,

with its vast resources, has the potential to develop on all fronts even without central or external aids. We only need to have the will and eligible mem-bers in governance. I hope this PR elections would be a new beginning for us in this direc-tion,” he added. The workshop is being jointly organized by the State Institute of Rural Develop-ment, Panchayati Raj, Rural Development and Arunachal Pradesh Rural Livelihood Mis-sion. Also present were Panchayati Raj Minister Bam-ang Felix, Health Minister AloLibang and several legisla-tors.

District administration summons both BSNL

and Airtel authority of Yingkiong

YINGKIONG, FEB 25: In consequent upon the com-plaint submitted by the people of Gobuk village under Ying-kiong Circle of Upper Siang District against the BSNL and Airtel authority for delaying in construction of Heavy Weight Microwave BSNL Tower at Retok area of Gobuk village which was started in the year 2011 and delaying in construc-tion of Airtel Tower for provid-ing mobile network services in the area which was started in the year 2018, the District Ad-ministration headed by Philip Jerang, CO Yingkiong had



today summoned both BSNL and Airtel authority and con-ducted precise inquiry into the matter in presence of the villag-ers of Gobuk village. However, the representative of the Air-tel found absent. That during the inquiry the SDO(T), BSNL Yingkiong has confirmed that the said Heavy Weight Micro Wave Tower is not for provid-ing mobile Network Services to the village and asserts that the another BSNL Mobile Net-work Tower can be install in the village for providing mobile Network services to the area, but need further approval from the higher authority, CO Philip Jerang requested the villagers to remain cooperative with the Administration and assured the villagers that he will summon the representative of the Airtel for inquiry in the next date. The villagers of Gobuk village claimed that they have been deprived as to their right by the telecommunication au-thority averring that, according to the Digital India Initiative, all rural Panchayat are supposed to access mobile network ser-vices and internet connectivity, they also claimed that the state have also got the same re-sponsibility to ensure access-ing mobile network connectiv-ity. The Gobuk village though one of the most nearest village situated 25 km away from the District Headquarter Yingki-ong, but till date the villagers is not accessing mobile network facilities from none of the tele-

communication company. The villagers stated that further de-lay in providing mobile network facilities cannot be tolerated.

Chowna Mein graces the 45th Nyokum Yullo

FestivalChAYANG TAJO, FEB 26: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein graced the 45th Nyokum Yullo Festival here today. Mein highlighted that the state government is taking every possible measures to protect, preserve and promote the rich cultural heritage of the State and the indigenous local dialects. He termed the Govt as a participatory one where efforts are being made to in-volve all the stakeholders in the development process and accordingly have invited sug-gestions for the State Budget 2020-21 and held pre-budget consultative meetings with various Community Based Or-ganizations of the State. Mein said that govern-ment have formulated long term and short term strategic plans for bringing all round de-velopment in the state. He said government has bought various transfor-mational reforms for overall development of the state and announced that government will not tolerate corruption in any form and action would be initiated immediately against those culprits involved in cor-rupt practices.

He called to inculcate a 'Team Arunachal' spirit. Mein said the celebra-tion of the Nyokum festival is a good opportunity for the com-munity to come together and pass on the ethos and values of rich culture to the next gen-erations. “Like all festivals of Arunachal Pradesh, Nyokum Yullo provides an opportunity to the members of the Nyi-shi community to display the unique cultural richness and traditional heritage of their community,” said Mein. He mentioned that Arunachal is a multi-cultural State where cultural diversity and pluralism in the State is the singular hallmark and the foundation of unity and integ-rity. He hoped that the cel-ebration of the indigenous fes-tival of the State will provide a platform for developing better understanding and apprecia-tion of different cultures among communities. Mein believes that the indigenous festival would steer-in unification and broth-erhood amongst different com-munities of the State. “The Nyishi’s being one of the major communities of the State has the onus to shoulder responsibilities and act as elderly brother for other communities,” stated Mein. He informed that the Department of Indigenous Affairs was created and the



schemes on digital documen-tation of old traditional practic-es were taken up to preserve, promote and protect the rich documents of various tribes of state. He further announced to strengthen the department of Indigenous Affairs. He said that govern-ment has introduced indige-nous local dialects as the third language in the Govt Schools. He informed that there is no deaths of talents in the state and government is do-ing everything to provide bet-ter platforms to this talents to excel in their respective fields. He called upon the young generation to stay away from drugs in order to progress in life. He encouraged the stu-dents to excel in their lives and develop a competitive spirit to be able to make a mark at vari-ous level in order to bring fame to the state and country. Mein said it is high time to impress upon the cen-tral government to help solve the issues and bring develop-ment in the border areas of the state. Mein said that in bor-der areas of our neighbouring country re-population is hap-pening whereas in our state de-population is happening rapidly. “Something needs to be done seriously so that peo-ple stop migrating from border areas," he added. Mein announced to de-

velop the old hostel building of Vivekananda school and as-sured to also provide a new hostel block and teachers quar-ters for Vivekananda school at Chayang Tajo the foundation of which was laid recently by Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Union Minister of State (independent charge), Minis-try of Youth Affairs And Sports, Kiren Rijiju. He announced to de-velop the transmission and distribution line for evacuation of power from 2X100KW Rapo MHS which will cover seven villages of the area. He asked the concerned department to submit the proposal at earliest to him. He lauded the efforts of officers posted at Chayang Tajo power department for electrifying 70 households at Pipu CO headquarter and en-route villages recently from the state scheme. It is for the first time that the Pipu village was electrified and the villag-ers saw the light after many years. He also announced to provide labour Barack at Cha-tang Tajo. Earlier, Mein inaugurat-ed the Water treatment plant for Chayang Tajo township. He also visited and inspected the Vivekananda School and in-teracted with principle to know the issues and problems faced by the school. He also inspect-ed the government polytechnic college at Chayang Tajo.

Mein assured the people of Chayang Tajo that to improve the mobile con-nectivity and banking servic-es in the area, he would soon hold a meeting with Chief Secretary and local MLA Chayang Tajo to resolve the issue at earliest. He said that he would impress upon vari-ous mobile services provid-ers to install mobile towers to improve the call and internet services at Chayang Tajo. On the two-point memorandum submitted by the Nyokum Yullu celebration committee, Mein assured to look upon to resolve the is-sues at the earliest. MLA Ka-laktang Dorjee Wangdi Khar-ma and MLA Chayang Tajo Hayang Mangfi also spoke on the occasion. Mein also released the Nyishi audio album, Sillo Sangcha on the festive occa-sion. The Nyokum Yullo celebration committee also facilitated the pioneer of their society, Choma Yangfo who was the first Chairman of Nyokum Yullo festival who had immensely contributed for the welfare of the soci-ety and Nyokum festival at Chayang Tajo. Earlier, Mein was ac-corded rousing reception by the local people. Various cultural tropes enthralled the gather-ing with their graceful danc-es.



29 trainees felicitated in 10 days Dairy

Farming and Vermi Compost Making

NIRJuLI, FEB 26:Altogether 29 trainees were felicitated with certificates for participating in 10 days Dairy Farming and Vermi Compost Making training pro-gram in a valedictory function here at RSETI centre, Nirjuli today on 26/2/19 by Direc-tor APRB-RSETI Shri Aben Dupak and Er.Martin Tayeng, Faculty,RSETI. Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank-Rural Self Em-ployment Training Institute (APRB-RSETI) conducted 10 days Skill –cum- Entrepre-neurship Development (EDP) training programme for Dairy Farming and Vermi Compost Making from 17th to 26th February’2020 as Annual Ac-tion Plan(AAP) target for the current year with objective of Self Employment and En-trepreneurship development. During the training program, trainees were taken to Govt Central Cattle Breeding Farm under the guidance of Dr. Tak-ing Gammi, SVO of the farm. Two resources persons from KVK Dr. (Mrs) Yab Mate Bui, Subject Matter Specialist and Dr. Nabam Gama provide training on dairy farming. For Vermi Compost making Dr. BC Baruah, NEIST, Naharlagun was outsourced as technical faculty for mushroom modules

with program of field visits to vermi compost unit at North Eastern Institute of Science and Technology, Naharlgun. Trainings were organised as per course modules aligned with National Skills Qualifica-tion Framework (NSQF) and derived by National Skills Qualification Committee (NSQC) as per extent guide-lines of MoRD Govt of India. During the course of training, Director, MoRD, GoI also visited RSETI and inter-acted with trainees. He also visited newly constructed RSETI building at Yupia. Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank –Rural Self Em-ployment Training Institute, Nirjuli under Ministry of Rural Development is the lone train-ing institute in the state pro-viding free of cost trainings to educated unemployed youths from all over districts of Ar-unachal Pradesh.

Libang launches vaccine for prevention of Cervical Cancer at

YingkiongYINGKIONG, FEB 27: Vaccine for prevention of Cer-vical Cancer was launched at an impressive function on Feb-25 (Tuesday) at Yingkiong, Upper Siang District, by AloLi-bang, Minister Health &Fam-ily Welfare, Govt.of Arunachal Pradesh.While addressing the gathering the Minister advised the eligible beneficiaries to take

the vaccine so that none suf-fers from this dreaded disease called "Cancer". He said all of us should refrain from ram-pant use of pesticides which causes various cancers and other diseases. He also cau-tioned against the consump-tion of smoked meat, tobacco and alcohol which causes stomach cancer, liver can-cer etc.The Minister informed that the incidence of stomach and liver cancer is very high in our state. He said the Ar-unachal Pradesh Government under the able leadership of Chief Minister Pema Khandu is giving attention in this re-gard and therefore a cancer unit has been kept separately in the lone Medical College of the State where patients are provided with free cancer medicines and free diagnostic procedures besides CMAAY under which patients can avail govt.help upto Rs.5 lac rupees.The Minister thanked Dr.DangiPerme, Gynaecolo-gist for being the resource per-son and for taking part on the occasion. Dr. D. Perme while de-livering his awareness lecture on what is cervical cancer, its causes and treatment, dwelt at length about its prevention. He informed the gathering that Cervical Cancer is the only cancer that can be prevented by vaccination adding that the Minister has sponsored the vaccines from his local area development fund. It is the



first of its kind in Arunachal Pradesh and an eye opener for everyone.The meeting was attended by DC, DMO, Princi-pal of Govt.H.S School, HoDs, public leaders and students of Govt.Higher Secondary School, Yingkiong.

First ever review meeting of Shi-Yomi

DRDA conductedAALO, FEB 27:- The first ever Review meeting of Shi Yomi DRDA was con-ducted under the chairman-ship of Shi Yomi Deputy Com-missioner, Shri Mito Dirchi at Tato recently. This DRDA was created in December 2019 to work out the opportunities and challenges of implement-ing flagship programmes like MGNREGA, PMAY and PM-KSY were discussed thorough-ly. The scarty of manpower, inability of banking system in remote areas were highlighted by Project Director, DRDA Shri Gamtum Padu and BDOs of various Blocks of the remote locations. Resolutions were passed to provide 100 days of employment to all job seekers in the coming financial year besides providing maximum of dwelling house to beneficiaries under PMAY. The DC exhorted the Agency and public to work hand in hand to launch all povert alleviation programme meant for the rural people of the border district.

RGU going for dual mode of accreditation

RONO hILL, FEB 27:The Rajiv Gandhi University is hosting a three member strong pre-NAAC team from University Grants Commis-sion (UGC)’s National As-sessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Bangalore for university’s Academic & Administrative Audit from 27-28 February, 2020 as a mandatory part of prepara-tion towards forthcoming NAAC visit of the lone cen-tral university of the state. The members are com-prised of Vice-Chancellor of Bhattadev University, Pathsala, Barpeta, Assam, Prof. Brinchi Kumar Das, as Chairman, Prof. Niranjan Roy, Assam University, Sil-char and Prof. Ajanta Bor-gohain Rajkonwar of Dibru-garh University as members. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an organization that assesses and accredits higher education Institutions (HEIs) in India. It is an au-tonomous body funded by University Grants Commis-sion of Government of In-dia and is headquartered in Bangalore. The NAAC sent team is visiting all the de-partments, institutes, cells, branches and centres of the University to observe the preparedness of the univer-sity to face the peer team’s visit in a couple of months.

This time RGU is going for a dual mode of accreditation covering both regular and distance learning modes; which is first of its kind in en-tire North-East. Interacting with the University’s who’s who the Chairman of the visiting team Prof. B.K. Das observed that the University has all the components which need proper showcasing and ad-vised the varsity fraternity to work in that line and create a benchmark to be followed by other universities of the region. Prof. Ajanta Bor-gohain Rajkonwar empha-sized on projecting gender budgeting mechanism. Prof. Niranjan Roy observed that the university has the poten-tiality to reach the academ-ic heights and be counted amongst the best universi-ties of the country and urged all to be a part in building the University of Excellence in a scientific manner. Later, the visiting team formed themselves to three sub-committees and visited the faculties of Science & Tech-nology, Social Sciences and Commerce & Management and Languages separately and gave their inputs based on their peer observations. The Vice-Chancellor of Ra-jiv Gandhi University Prof. Saket Kushwaha expressed his optimism that the two day long visit of the Academic & Administrative Audit team



will yield its expected re-sults benefitting immensely the university to prepare for the NAAC peer team visit in next 3 months’ time. Earlier, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University Prof. Amitava Mitra presented a power point report on RGU and highlighted the vision, ob-jectives and achievements of the University since its inception. To mark the visit, a tree plantation programme was also organized wherein saplings were planted by the visitors in the varsity’s NSS eco-park. Among others, the Deans of various faculties, Registrar in-Charge Prof. Tomo Riba, Finance Officer in-Charge Prof. Otem Pa-dung, Controller of Exami-nations In-Charge Dr. Nani Tamang Jose, Director of IQAC Prof. RC Parida, Joint Registrar Dr. David Pertin, Joint Director Tsering Mege-ji, Director of Institute of Dis-tance Education (IDE) Prof. Ashan Riddi, heads of vari-ous departments & directors of institutes and members of the Internal Quality Assur-ance Cell (IQAC) interacted with the members. The team will also interact with all oth-er stakeholders of the uni-versity such as faculty mem-bers, officers and officials, research scholars, students, teachers, staffs, alumni as-sociation, and parents of the students during their stay in the campus.

MLA Gum Tayeng dis-tributes CGI sheets to

villagersROING, FEB 28: MLA Gum Tayeng distributed 30 CGI sheets each to 70 beneficia-ries of Paglam area during the 14th Sarkar Aapke Dwar camp conducted today at Paglam. She interacted with the public, inspected the camp and distrib-uted benefits provided by the government departments under various schemes to the villagers. The health camp con-ducted by the Health and Family Welfare department witnessed 155 people registering for free check up with 89 blood sugar tests, 62 BMI tests and 32 eye screenings done. The SDO Paglam issued 30 birth certificates. The Food and Civil supply department renewed 41 ration cards. The Veterinary department distrib-uted medicines for the treatment of 1499 heads of cattle,swine, poultry etc. The day also saw 11 people enrolling for new AAD-HAR cards and 18 people updat-ing their AADHAR details. The APEX bank, Dambuk received 25 filled up account opening forms of the beneficiaries. ADC Tapik Pertin, heads of departments and administra-tive officers were present during the SAD camp. The public of the area came out in large numbers to avail the services provided by the government departments on the day.

Sarkar Aapke Dwar camps conducted at

Meka ROING, FEB 28: The 15th and 16th round of Sarkar Aapke Dwar camps for Lower Dibang Valley district were conducted today at Meka village under Parbuk sub divi-sion and New Elope village un-der Hunli sub division. The public of the area thronged the venue to avail the services provided by the government departments on the day. The health camp at Meka, conducted by the Health and Family Welfare department, witnessed 192 people coming for free check up with 138 blood sugar tests, 90 BMI measure-ments, 22 blood groupings, 3 malaria tests, 33 human toxin tests done and 34 medical fit-ness for driving licences issued. The Veterinary depart-ment distributed medicines for the treatment of 760 heads of cattle, Mithun, swine and poultry to livestock owners. Horticulture department distributed 30 reg-istration forms while Agriculture department issued 101 forms for PM Kisan Yojana. APEDA sold 250 led bulbs to 128 ben-eficiaries. The India Post Pay-ments Bank opened 10 sav-ings accounts. The day also the transport department issuing 28 learner's license forms. ADC Tapik Pertin,SDO (Parbuk) Eving Yirang, heads of departments and GBs of the area were present during the camp.



news in pictures

Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.

D. Mishra (Retd.) visites Ramakrishna Sarada Mission Girls’ School, Khasso, near Dirang,

West Kameng District on February 6, 2020

CM Pema Khandu and Home Minister Bamang Felix attend the opening ceremony of the 3-day Annual Conference of

Superintendents of Police and Commandants of

AAPBn and IRBn at the Police Headquarters (PHQ) Itanagar on February 7, 2020

DCM Chowna Mein graces the 45th Nyokum Yullo Festival at Chayang

Tajo on February 26, 2020.



Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mishra (Retd.) addressing

a public meeting at Dirang, West Kameng District and interacted

with Gaon Burahs, local weavers, public and

government officials, on February 6, 2020.

A delegation of Ex-Servicemen from Tirap

District calls on the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Brig. (Dr.) B.

D. Mishra (Retd.) at Raj Bhavan, Itanagar on February 11, 2020.

DCM Chowna Mein holds the first Pre-

Budget Consultative Meeting with the

executive members of Arunachal Pradesh

State Commission for Women, Arunachal

Pradesh Chamber of Commerce & Industries and Community Based Organizations at State

Civil Secretariat on February 17, 2020.



Arunachal Review is planning to introduce a section, called ‘Youth Section ’ in this monthly magazine shortly.

‘Youth Section ’ aims at promoting creative potentials of students and young generation of Arunachal Pradesh by highlighting their achievements and also giving a platform for creative development thereby aiming to promote a constructive and progressive spirit among them.

Articles concerning people and culture, welfare issues of students, short stories, poems, drawing and paintings and reports on achievement on various issues concerning the arena of youth will be received by the undersigned for inclusion in the section.

Honorarium of Rs 1000/- (Rupees One Thousand) will also be given for selected matter.

Participants are requested to send their matter in both hard copy and CD or email at [email protected] or [email protected] along with proper address and a brief bio-data.

Readers of the section can also write letter to the Editor on issues related to the magazine and views of common interests of the youth.

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