Arunachal athletes win four gold medals at Nordic Open Wushu C’ships

ITANAGAR, 17 Dec:  Four athletes from Arunachal Pradesh, representing India, won six medals-four gold, one silver and one bronze-at the Nordic Open Wushu Championships...

Brother and sister die in Tezu fire

TEZU, 17 Dec: A 15-year-old girl and her eight-year-old brother lost their lives in a fire incident in Tezu early Wednesday morning. The fire broke...

Minor worker dies by suicide in Roing

ROING, 17 Dec: The death of a minor girl by suicide in Roing has surfaced after the All India Chakma Students' Union and the...

Arunachal DyCM pushes for fast-tracking Chongkham-Brahmakund highway

ITANAGAR, 17 Dec: Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Wednesday underscored the need to accelerate the construction of the two-lane national highway...

Assam CM gives ex gratia to kin of labourers killed in Arunachal accident

GUWAHATI, 17 Dec: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday handed over ex gratia of Rs. 5 lakh each to the next of...

A heap of garbage lay accumulated right under a prominent signboard that reads, "Absolutely no dumping. Violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent...

APEDA official assesses pineapple production, export feasibility at Bagra

BAGRA, 17 Dec:  Guwahati-based regional office of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) Business Development Manager Ashraf Kamaal on Wednesday...

APSPA celebrates Pensioners Day

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 17 Dec: The East Siang district unit of the Arunachal Pradesh Service Pensioners' Association (APSPA) celebrated the 'Pensioners Day' with the participation of...

Catchment destruction & challenges of JJM

MIAO, 17 Dec: Arunachal Pradesh, particularly the Tirap, Changlang and Longding (TCL) region, continues to face an acute and persistent drinking water crisis. Unlike...

KVK achieves breakthrough in oyster mushroom cultivation using local biomass

HAYULIANG, 17 Dec: The Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Anjaw has, for the first time, conducted a trial on oyster mushroom cultivation using maize cobs,...

Nirjuli police seize cannabis, arrest one

NIRJULI, 17 Dec: Nirjuli police seized 2 kg of suspected ganja and arrested a peddler from P-Sector here on Tuesday. Acting on reliable information regarding...

Candidate alleges voter number alterations

ROING, 17 Dec: A GPM candidate of the BJP, Midum Pertin, from the 27/120 Parbuk-Bolik Gram Panchayat segment under the 08-Bukkong ZP Constituency in...

NSCN-IM militant arrested in Arunachal’s Tirap

ITANAGAR, 17 Dec: A militant belonging to the NSCN-IM outfit has been nabbed in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, police said on Wednesday. Acting on...

Trainings held for counting supervisors and assistants

LIKABALI/ YINGKIONG, 17 Dec: A vote-counting training programme for 18 counting supervisors and 38 counting assistants, appointed for counting votes polled for the Lower...

Society conducts documentation tour in East Kameng

PAMPOLI, 17 Dec: A team from the NoteOnMap Society, led by Padma awardee professor Anil K. Gupta, along with students from IIM Ahmedabad, with...

15,000-km yatra to promote modern agricultural practices concludes in Arunachal

ITANAGAR, 17 Dec: A 15,000-km-long yatra across the country, promoting farm mechanisation and modern agricultural practices among farmers, concluded in Arunachal Pradesh's capital Itanagar...

Arunachal signs away entire Subansiri power share to cover 2007 advance

ITANAGAR, 16 Dec: In 2007, Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu's government took an advance of Rs 225 crore from the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited...

PR elections witness 74.92 voting percentage

ITANAGAR, 16 Dec: The total voting percentage in the panchayat elections in the state stood at 74.92. State Election Commission Secretary Taru Talo, while...

Rural women among worst affected by climate change: Govt tells Lok Sabha

NEW DELHI, 16 Dec: Climate change is increasing the workload of women and enhancing their vulnerability, particularly in rural areas, the government told the...

Guv presents citation to 11 AR

ITANAGAR, 16 Dec: Governor KT Parnaik presented the Governor's Citation to the 11th Battalion of the Assam Rifles (AR) at the Lok Bhavan here...