New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday stated that the Centre is committed to ensuring mobile and internet connectivity reaches every village across India.Responding to a query raised by Arunachal East BJP MP Tapir Gao regarding telecom services in Vijayanagar in Arunachal Pradesh, Scindia referred to the Union government’s Vibrant Village Programme, which, he said, aims to integrate border villages into the national mainstream.”The aim of this programm…
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Itanagar, Feb 4 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, on Wednesday, called for a serious, time-bound and consultative approach to resolve the long-pending issues of the Vijaynagar settlers, describing them as the “sentinels of Vijaynagar” who have safeguarded one of the state’s most remote frontiers for generations. The Chief Minister was speaking at the screening of the documentary film “The Untold Story of Vijaynagar”, produced by Papai Nalo Films, at the Banquet Hall in Niti Vi…
Itanagar, Jan 26 (IANS) An Assam Rifles Company Operating Base (COB) in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district came under fire from armed insurgents on Monday, triggering a fierce exchange of fire, officials said.According to sources, the COB located at Ranglum village in Changlang district was fired upon from multiple directions. The remote border village lies close to the India-Myanmar border, near international border pillar number 168.Assam Rifles troops retaliated effectively, and the cou…
Itanagar, Dec 30 (IANS) Swift and timely action by Assam Rifles troops averted loss of lives and property in Jairampur town of Arunachal Pradesh, officials said on Tuesday. The prompt response by the security personnel helped bring the situation under control and prevent major damage. Defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said that a potentially major fire accident was averted in Jairampur town in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district when a medical store caught fire, posing a serious threa…
Itanagar, Dec 26 (IANS) The Indian Army and the Assam Rifles on Friday successfully validated the helicopter insertion of troops at Vijaynagar in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district, officials said, highlighting enhanced operational preparedness in the remote border area. Defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said that as part of a joint exercise between Assam Rifles and the Indian Army, a swift heli-borne insertion of troops was successfully undertaken in the strategically significant Vi…