4 govt bills introduced in Assembly

Itanagar, Jan 29: Four important government bills have been introduced in the Arunachal Pradesh assembly today for their consideration and passage.
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Central Ministers assess progress of Tezu airport

ITANAGAR, Jan 29: Union minister of state for Home Kiren Rijiju and Civil Aviation Minister A. Gajapathi Raju today visited Tezu town to assess the construction work of the ongoing Tezu airport work being undertaken by Airport Authority of India at an estimated cost of about Rs 96.5 crore.
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Centre to resolve impasse on Subansiri hydel project

Itanagar Jan 29: The Centre is working out to resolve the stalemate over completion of the 2000 mw Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Project (LSHEP) at Gerukamukh, Chief Minister Nabam Tuki informed the State Legislative Assembly today.
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Rs. 225 crore NHPC loan not yet refunded

Itanagar, Jan 29: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today disclosed that the Rs. 225 crore loan taken by the state government from NHPC to revive the sick Cooperative Apex Bank during June 2007 is yet to be refunded.
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Panchayat bye-elections date announced

ITANAGAR, Jan 27: The State Election Commissioner Satya Gopal today announced the dates for bye elections to fill the casual vacancies of 8 Zilla Parishad Member, 13 Anchal Samiti Member and 114 Gram Panchayat Member seats in various districts of Arunachal Pradesh. The Election process begins with issue of notifications by Returning officers on 2nd February next and ends with the counting on March 5 next. All election process has to be completed before March 11.
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Former cabinet minister Setong Sena passes away

ITANAGAR, Jan 27: Former Arunachal Pradesh cabinet minister and Legislative Assembly Speaker Setong Sena breathed his last at a private hospital in Assam's Dibrugarh district at around 11 pm on January 25 after brief illness. Sena was undergoing treatment at Aditya Hospital in Dibrugarh for the last few days. He was 54 and is survived by wife, one son and two daughters.
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Allow smooth and timely completion of the Trans-Arunachal Highway, CM appeals

LUMDUNG, Jan 25: Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has fervently appealed to the people of the state to cooperate with the agencies and allow smooth and timely completion of the Trans-Arunachal Highway – the would-be lifeline of Arunachal Pradesh.
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Web-based education programme launched

Itanagar, Jan 23: Arunachal Pradesh today became the first state in the country to launch a web-based educational programme for all schools in collaboration with Google.
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Govt to act tough to contain revenue leakage

ITANAGAR, Jan 23: Arunachal Pradesh government is going to act tough on revenue leakage from various quarters. Taking a high level review meeting today with the Chief Secretary, Commissioners and Secretaries of revenue generating departments, Chief Minister Nabam Tuki reiterated the firm intention of the Government to contain revenue pilferage.
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Former minister Sobeng Tayeng passes away Governor, CM mourns

ITANAGAR, Jan 24: Former Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) and former state Cabinet Minister Sobeng Tayeng passed away today at his residence at Tafrogam, Lohit district.
The last ceremonial rites will be held on January 25 at Tafrogam.
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Centre to re-examine compensation estimate

ITANAGAR, Jan 22: The centre has agreed that the land compensation estimate objected by the Government of India for 4-laning Banderdewa to Itanagar road will be re-examined.
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State govt. to construct guest house at Guwahati and Tezpur

ITANAGAR, Jan 22: The government of Arunachal Pradesh has decided to construct guest houses at Guwahati and Tezpur especially to cater to the needs of medical patient.
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Tuki calls for better relations with Assam

PASIGHAT, Jan 21: The Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has called for better relations with Assam.“People should maintain their best relationship with the people of neighboring Assam and no one should encourage the elements that spread hatred among the two sister states”, the CM said this today in Ruksin, a town sharing the boundaries with Assam.
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Chief Minister’s Health Insurance Scheme enrolment at DHS

ITANAGAR, Jan 21: The Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister’s Universal Health Insurance Scheme (APCM-UHIS) enrolment is being carried out at Directorate of Health Service, Naharlagun from January 20 last.
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CM lauds medal winners in national school games

ITANAGAR, Jan 20: Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has congratulated the medal winners and participants of the recently held 60th National School Games and 10th National Youth Weightlifting Championship respectively at Indore and Yamuna Nagar (Haryana).
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News & Views and Frontier Films Award 2015

ITANAGAR, Jan 20: In his own distinctive style veteran journalist Taro Chatung today started the News & Views and Frontier Films Award. The award has been constituted in recognition to the contributions of various journalists and film makers of the state towards development of their respective fields. The award ceremony was held today at Banquet Hall in a befitting manner.
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BRO to recruit 1000 engineers from Arunachal

ITANAGAR, Jan 20: Border Road Organization (BRO) would soon recruit engineers from Arunachal Pradesh for projects undertaken in the state. Around 1000 engineers would be recruited through campus selection process where specific preference would be given to local Arunachal youths or unemployed engineers who have already completed their degree.
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Byaling launches Aam Admi Bima Yojana for 3 districts

ITANAGAR, Jan 15:Home and Power Minister Tanga Byaling has launched first phase of Aam Admi Bima Yojana (AABY) covering BPL families of Kurung Kumey, Upper Subansiri and Upper Siang in a glittering function at SIRD conference Hall here today.
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Urgent need to develop border areas: Governor Sharma

ITANAGAR, Jan 15: The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Lt. Gen (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma emphasized that there is urgent need for strengthening the effort in developing border areas in the international and interstate boundaries. He suggested on expediting road connectivity projects to address the challenge.
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State seeks improvement in air connectivity

NEW DELHI, Jan 14: Chief Minister Nabam Tuki met Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism (Independent Charge) Dr. Mahesh Sharma at New Delhi today and sought the latter’s support to improve the Air Connectivity scenario in Arunachal Pradesh.
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Centre assures all out support to Arunachal development

NEW DELHI, Jan 10: Union Minister of Power & Coal Piyush Goyal assured that the Government of India would leave no stone unturned to support the Arunachal Government towards various development activities initiated by the state government. 
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Review meeting on agri dev in LDV district held

ROING, Jan 12: Lower Dibang Valley District Deputy Commissioner, Shiv Kumar expressed satisfaction on the implementation of various schemes by the department of agriculture in the district during the last year.
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Orange growth hit in Arunachal

Itanagar:In the backdrop of widespread decline of orange growth in Arunachal, Bhekuliang and Bedagam in Lohit district equally bore the brunt of its effect.
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Bye-elections schedule for Lok Sabha & Legislative Assemblies of West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh

After Election Commission of India (ECI) announced dates for Delhi Assembly Elections 2015 earlier in the day on Monday, it also announced the dates for few seats due for bye-elections in some states. 
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Arunachal Government inks MOA with NGOs for PMJDY

Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh government owned Cooperative Apex Bank has inked memorandum of agreements (MoAs) with three NGOs for speedy financial inclusion and enrollment of rural populace in Prime Minister’s Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY).
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Arunachal Pradesh government is contemplating to involve the Army in its health sector

ITANAGAR: To further cement the civilian-Army relations, the Arunachal Pradesh government is contemplating to involve the Army in its health initiatives.
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Road connectivity a priority sector of state govt.: Gadi

ITANAGAR, Jan 07: Connectivity is one of the priority areas of the state government for the fruits of development to percolate down to the end beneficiaries, PWD Minister Gojen Gadi today said.
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63rd Plenary of North East Council Governor calls for better road connectivity for rapid development

ITANAGAR, Jan 02: Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma stressed on Trans-Brahmaputra connectivity and need based locating and shifting of certain administrative headquarters of the Centre to north of River Brahmaputra. He was addressing the 63rd Plenary of North East Council (NEC) at Shillong today.

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NEC draft plan outlay approved

SHILLONG, Jan 02: The North Eastern Council (NEC) today approved a draft annual plan outlay of Rs 1,088.21 crore for the year 2015-16 to enable the council to carry out its functions till the next plenary is held.
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Tuki advocates effective strategy for sustainable NE development

ITANAGAR, Jan 02: Chief Minister Nabam Tuki emphasized that the essence of Regional Planning would be justified only when the North Eastern Council (NEC) reinvents itself and amplifies its role to address the concerns of the North Eastern Region in a more holistic manner.
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Efforts to shift sawmills to Industrial zone

PASIGHAT, Jan 04: The Department of Forest, Pasighat Division has come out with a plan to shift all band sawmills in notified industrial zones for their effective monitoring.
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Beautified Southern Itafort gate declared open

ITANAGAR, Dec 31: Itanagar got a new facelift in terms of tourism as the renovated and beautified Southern Itafort historical remains was formally declared open for tourists and visitors by Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today in an impressive function.
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Arunachal Pradesh to get Rs 3199.45 crore for power transmission

The Centre has earmarked an amount of Rs 3199.45 crore for Arunachal Pradesh to undertake a comprehensive project for strengthening of power transmission and distribution systems in the state.
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Tuki dedicates the year 2015 to the people of Arunachal

ITANAGAR, Dec 31: "Let there be a transparent and accountable administration, which works for the betterment and welfare of common people guided by 'Citizen First' principle," said Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt. Gen (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma while extending his warm greetings and good wishes to every citizen of the State for a happy and prosperous 2015. He expressed hope that the New Year will usher-in peace, harmony and tranquility in Arunachal Pradesh. He also wished that the festivity of the New Year will heralds a new era of initiatives, development and progress in the State.

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