Since the launch of the Air Gun Surrender Abhiyan campaign on March 17 2021, the people of Arunachal Pradesh are continuously extending their support and more than 2,400 guns have been surrendered till date.

Itanagar Feb 19 PTI Arunachal Pradeshs COVID-19 tally rose to 64244 after 44 more people tested positive for the infection a senior health official said here on SaturdayThe COVID-19 death toll climbed to 296 after a woman succumbed to the disease on Thursday State Surveillance Officer SSO Dr Lobsang Jampa saidOf the 44 fresh cases 14 were registered at Tawang five each from West Kameng and Namsai four from Longding three each from Upper Siang and Capital Complex Region two each from Lohit and Lower Subansiri while Upper Subansiri Lower Siang Leparada East Siang Changlang and Papumpare reported one new case each the official saidAs many as 63597 people have recuperated from the disease so far including 53 on Friday the SSO saidArunachal Pradesh currently has 351 active COVID-19 cases the official saidThe COVID-19 recovery rate marginally improved to 9899 per cent from 9898 per cent the previous dayThe Capital Complex Region comprising Itanagar Naharlagun Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas has the highest number of active COVID-19 cases at 62 followed by Lower Subansiri at 38 West Kameng and Tawang at 32 each Dibang Valley 27 and Namsai 26A total of 1258774 samples have been tested for the infection in the state so far including 783 on Friday Jampa said adding that the positivity ratio further increased to 561 per cent from 428 per cent the previous dayState Immunisation Officer SSO Dr Dimong Padung said as many as 1620908 people have been inoculated with COVID-19 vaccine so far PTI UPL RG RG

Itanagar Nov 30 PTI Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has blamed the local residents of Tato in Shi Yomi district for lack of infrastructure development in the town despite being declared the district headquarters three years ago Khandu had inaugurated the new district with its headquarters at Tato on December 9 2018 along with the then Union MoS for Home Kiren Rijiju and Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein However Tato is yet to witness any creation of infrastructure and the offices of the Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police function from Mechuka 50 km further up Referring to complaints raised by several local leaders during a public meeting at Tato on Monday Khandu said the complaints should be directed towards your own people an official communique said here As per sources during the creation of the district local people of Tato had agreed to give sufficient land for creation of office infrastructure for free but when the authorities actually reached to survey and start the groundwork the donated land was far less than what was required and assured Every financial year since creation of the district we have been keeping funds for development of Tato as the district headquarters and every year the fund went unused Now tell me who is responsible Khandu asked He gave the example of three other districts Pakke Kessang Leparada and Kamle - created along with Shi-Yomi where infrastructural development has begun in good stead but even a single brick is yet to be laid at Tato Khandu however assured that the government will continue to support all round development of the district no matter what I believe the land issues have been finally resolved We will certainly reallocate sufficient funds for development of Tato in particular and the district as a whole he assured while urging the people to monitor the quality of work on the ground Khandu who travelled by road to Tato from Mechuka expressed concern over slow progress in construction works The 50 km stretch road from Tato to Mechuka is divided into three packages Work is progressing well in only two packages Progress on one package is not satisfactory I will take the issue up at the highest level when I get back to the state capital he said He also assured to discuss with the Chief Secretary and Commissioner PWD with respect to the Tato to Bene road widening and maintenance He said work is yet to start as notification on land acquisition has not been issued till date I assure that the notification will be issued as soon as possible but people along the road have to cooperate Please remember many road projects in the state have suffered due to issues related to land compensations Khandu said Earlier the Chief Minister inaugurated the newly established circle headquarters of Rapum and one Health and Wellness Centre each at Rapum and Yapik villages besides laying the foundations for the BRTF road to Tato and a veterinary aid centre at Padusa village the communique added PTI UPL RG RG

Itanagar Aug 23 PTI Forty-nine more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh pushing the total caseload in the northeastern state to 52214 a senior health department official said here on Monday The COVID-19 death toll in the frontier state increased to 259 as two more persons including a woman succumbed to the infection in the past two days the official said The Capital Complex Region recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 14 followed by West Kameng Leparada Papumpare and Anjaw with five cases each four from Lower Subansiri two each from Changlang Lohit Lower Siang and West Siang and one each from East Kameng Shi-Yomi and Pakke Kessang district respectively the SSO said Of the fresh cases 44 were detected through rapid antigen test and 5 through RT-PCR method the official said Arunachal Pradesh currently has 1260 active COVID-19 cases while 50695 patients have recovered from the disease including 169 people on Sunday Jampa said The COVID-19 recovery rate in the state now is 9709 per cent while the active percentage stands at 241 and the positivity rate at 204 per cent the official said The Capital Complex Region - comprising Itanagar Naharlagun Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas - has the highest number of active cases at 302 followed by Lower Subansiri 129 Papumpare 105 West Kameng 103 and Upper Siang with 72 cases Altogether 1029898 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state so far including 2396 on Sunday Jampa said Meanwhile State Immunisation Officer SIO Dr Dimong Padung said that a total of 928980 people have been administered COVID-19 vaccine doses so far in the state PTI UPL RG RG

Itanagar Forty-nine more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh pushing the total caseload in the northeastern state to 52214 a senior health department official said here on MondayOf the fresh cases 44 were detected through rapid antigen test and 5 through RT-PCR method the official saidArunachal Pradesh currently has 1260 active COVID-19 cases while 50695 patients have recovered from the disease including 169 people on Sunday Jampa saidThe Capital Complex Region comprising Itanagar Naharlagun Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas has the highest number of active cases at 302 followed by Lower Subansiri 129 Papumpare 105 West Kameng 103 and Upper Siang with 72 casesAltogether 1029898 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state so far including 2396 on Sunday Jampa said

Itanagar Arunachal Pradeshs COVID-19 tally rose to 52165 as 121 more people tested positive for the virus a senior health department official said here on SundayThe Capital Complex Region recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 34 followed by West Kameng 28 Lower Subansiri 9 Upper Subansiri 7 Tawang 6Fresh cases were also reported from Changlang Kamle Leparada East Siang Lower Dibang Valley Shi-Yomi Upper Siang West Siang Lower Siang Papumpare Dibang Valley Lohit Pakke Kessang and Namsai districts the official saidADVERTISEMENT CONTINUE READING BELOWAlso read Leading news portals from northeast India come together to form NADCOMArunachal Pradesh currently has 1382 active COVID-19 cases while 50526 people have recovered from the disease including 209 patients on Saturday Jampa saidAltogether 1027502 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state so far including 4402 on Saturday Jampa said