ITANAGAR, May 12: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein has condoled the demise of retired Joint Director of School Education, Niharendu Dutta, who died at his hometown Howrah in West Bengal. Mein prayed to Almighty to comfort the grieving family in this hour of grief and for eternal peace of the departed soul.

A post graduate in Mathematics, late Dutta joined the Dept of School Education, Govt of Arunachal Pradesh, as a senior teacher in the early 70’s. He served the people of State in his entire service life with sincerity and dedication. He retired as Joint Director of School Education in 2005 when Mein was the Minister of Education. Post retirement, he served as the Advisor to the Education Minister.