were arrested and a government official was rescued from their clutches during a joint operation in troubled Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, the police said on Wednesday.Acting on intelligence inputs, the joint operation team comprising personnel of 1st Assam Rifles and state police arrested the cadre near DC office at Khonsa, the district headquarters, on Sunday and recovered extortion money...

Source : Times Of India | 7 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Khonsa

TMC loses lone legislator to PPA in Arunachal

ahead of the panchayat polls due on May 16 next, the lone MLA of the party, Laeta Umbrey, joined the People'sThe TMC had made its entry into the state's electoral politics in 2009 by winning five assembly seats. Four of its legislators - Tapak Taku from Seppa East constituency, Tani Loffa (Seppa West), Karya Bagang (Chayangtajo) and Kamthok Lowang (Khonsa East) - had joined Congress on October 8 last...

Source : Times Of India | 69 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Khonsa

Sensitization meet on opium held

psychiatrist from Maharashtra-based NGO Society for Wellbeing, Awareness and Rehabilitation (), on Wednesday conducted a sensitization session for district administration officers on opium and other addictive drugs at Khonsa in Tirap district.Potdar, while explaining the entire gamut of problems and challenges related to drugs through a PowerPoint presentation, underscored the role of the district...

Source : Times Of India | 103 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Khonsa

Locals consume 26% of 100 tonne opium produced in Arunachal

produced in Arunachal Pradesh annually of which 26 per cent is consumed by the people of the state, according to Mumbai-based NGO Society for Wellbeing, Awareness and Rehabilitation (Swar)."The percentage of opium consumed locally in the state is enough to destroy generations," said SWAR's Dr Milin Potdar, while addressing an opium de-addiction-cum-rehabilitation camp at Khonsa in the troubled Tirap...

Source : Times Of India | 107 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Khonsa

Trinamool Congress, NCP MLAs join Congress in Arunachal

in Arunachal Pradesh swelled its strength from 46 to 55 on Monday with four Trinamool Congress (TMC) and five Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislators changing allegiance to the ruling party.The members who changed their parties included Tapak Taku (Seppa East), Tani Loffa (Seppa West), Karya Bagang (Chayangtajo) and Kamthok Lowang (Khonsa East) belonging TMC; Alo Libang (Tuting-Yingkiong), Ralom...

Source : Newkerala | 254 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Khonsa

Rain water harvesting launched at Khonsa

Rain water harvesting system is a welcome step towards creating awareness on importance of rain water harvesting, said Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Wanglin Lowangdong.Speaking at the inaugural function of rain water storage tank in deputy commissioner's office premises at Khonsa in Tirap district, Mr Lowangdong said the abundant rain water Khonsa received went waste because of ignorance. He said...

Source : Newkerala | 258 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Khonsa

Rain water harvesting launched at Khonsa

Rain water harvesting system is a welcome step towards creating awareness on importance of rain water harvesting, said Arunachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Wanglin Lowangdong. Speaking at the inaugural function of rain water storage tank in deputy commissioners office premises at Khonsa in Tirap district, Lowangdong said the abundant rain water Khonsa received went waste because of ignorance. He...

Source : Webindia123 | 258 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Khonsa

Three women opium smugglers arrested

Police have arrested three women opium smugglers and recovered approximately 1200 gram opium from their possession at Khonsa in Arunachal Pradeshs Tirap district recently....

Source : Webindia123 | 315 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Khonsa

Police solve about Rs 4 lakh burglary case, 2 arrested

were arrested in connection with a theft case at the ICDS office Khonsa, headquarters of Tirap district in Arunachal...

Source : Webindia123 | 317 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Khonsa

Arunachal Pradesh nabs NSCN-IM cadre, drug peddler

cadre from trouble-torn Tirap district on Friday. A team, including Assam Rifles personnel, apprehended self-styled Sergeant Major Wangpan Mophuk alias Sina Mophuk from Khonsa, the district headquarters, an official communique informed here on Sunday. Extortion money was also recovered from his possession.On interrogation, the arrested rebel, who hails from Longbo village in the district, disclosed...

Source : Times Of India | 325 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Khonsa