Itanagar: A 21-year-old died by suicide in Aalo in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Siang district on Tuesday morning, police said.The deceased was identified as Nitish Kumar Ram, West Siang SP Kardak Riba said.Ram was found hanging from a banyan tree near the DC office complex here at around 7.50 am this morning.The SP said a suicide…
Itanagar: An undertrial prisoner, who was also convicted in a Pocso case, escaped from the judicial jail in Arunachal Pradesh’s West Siang district, prompting police to launch a massive manhunt, officials said on Tuesday.The prisoner, identified as 29-year-old Dorik Doji, escaped from judicial custody at around 8:30 pm on Monday, sub -Inspector Lakhi Mena said.Doji,…
Itanagar: Police have arrested a Guwahati resident for allegedly cheating an investor of over Rs 34.33 crore through an elaborate conspiracy involving forged govt documents and high-profile digital impersonation, a senior official said.The accused, identified as Rishiraj Borkotoky (41), was arrested from Guwahati on June 20, ICR Naharlagun SP Nyelam Nega said on Monday.A case…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh and Assam govts on Wednesday held a high-level ministerial meeting at the civil secretariat here to curb illegal liquor trade and plug revenue leakages. The aim was to forge a stronger inter-state cooperative framework for the excise administration.The joint session was chaired by Arunachal Pradesh deputy CM Chowna Mein, who holds the…
Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh govt has reduced compliance requirements across 51 reform areas in what an official report on Tuesday described as one of the most comprehensive deregulation exercises in the state’s history.Implemented in two phases under the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) framework of the central govt’s DPIIT, the report said 16 priority areas…
Itanagar: Lok Sabha MP Tapir Gao on Thursday sought to allay concerns over the proposed implementation of the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (APFRA), 1978, asserting that the legislation is neither anti-Christian nor aimed at any particular religious community.Addressing a press conference at the state BJP headquarters here, Gao said there was confusion among…
Itanagar: A 19-year-old youth has been arrested for allegedly stalking, trespassing, and attempting to outrage the modesty of two women in separate incidents across the Capital Complex Region (ICR) over the weekend.The accused has been identified as John Loda, a resident of Seppa in East Kameng district. He was arrested on Tuesday following an investigation…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh is gearing up for the biennial Rajya Sabha polls.On Friday, the state’s chief electoral officer Pawan Kumar Sain briefed on the schedule and procedures for the polls to senior govt officials here, an official statement said.The election has been necessitated by the expiry of the term of one member representing Arunachal on…
