GoAP keen on developing small hydro projects: DCM

ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: Deputy Chief Minister and Power & Hydropower Minister Chowna Mein told small hydropower project developers that the state government is keen...

APFRA implementation will have grave consequences, warns ADP, while IFCSAP seeks its implementation

ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: The Arunachal Democratic Party (ADP) said that implementing the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (APFRA), 1978 at the current juncture...

Rare northern pintail sighted in Tawang

TAWANG, 22 Feb: Nature enthusiast Jambey Dondu sighted a raft of rare northern pintail (Anas acuta) at an altitude of 13,500 ft in Tawang...

Education is the most powerful tool to shape society: Sona

APUFest-2025 underway PASIGHAT, 22 Feb: Education Minister PD Sona inaugurated the second edition of the Arunachal Pradesh University Festival (APUFest) at Hill Top here in...

Forest officials seize carcasses of wild animals, chainsaws

ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: Officials of the Sagalee forest division seized carcasses of birds and wildlife, and chainsaws from several light motor vehicles (LMV) during...

The Arunachal Pradesh Doctors' Association completed its two days of mass casual leave, demanding the transfer of the secretary and the commissioner of health,...

Every village in Arunachal will have mobile network: BSNL

ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: The state-owned telecommunications company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has said that every village in Arunachal Pradesh will be connected through...

RGU to host 2nd edition of Borderland Narratives: Festival of Films from Contemporary Northeast India

ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: The mass communication department of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), in collaboration with the Arunachal Institute of Tribal Studies (AITS), is all...

Symposium on research opportunities in German varsities

NAMSAI, 22 Feb: The Science & Technology Department, in collaboration with the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of the Arunachal University of Studies (AUS),...

Nagaland Cong MP criticises Centre for reducing FMR area

KOHIMA, 22 Feb: Congress Nagaland MP S Supongmeren Jamir on Saturday criticised the central government for reducing the area of the free movement regime...

Organic agriculture in Arunachal: Prospects, challenges, and the way forward

The agricultural landscape of Arunachal Pradesh is changing as a result of organic agriculture. The hypothesis of this article is that the sector would...

Nat’l seminar on climate change and its impacts on farmers’ livelihood held

Correspondent SILAPATHAR, 22 Feb: A national seminar on climate change and its impacts on agriculture and farmers' lives was held here in Assam's Dhemaji district...

DPGC awarded Grade B by NAAC

KAMKI, 22 Feb: Donyi-Polo Govt College (DPGC) here in West Siang district has been accredited with a 2.22 CGPA on a seven-point scale and...

Road ahead for women’s 33% reservation in parliament and LAs

The much-awaited 33% reservation for Indian women in the Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies (LA) is going to change our political landscape in a...

Where do we locate the future of debate over APFRA?

Amid debates and discourse regarding religion or related topics like conversion and communalism all over India, a question that arises is, should the state...

Storytelling competition organised

ITANAGAR, Feb 22: Thirty-three school students from across the Itanagar Capital Region participated in a storytelling competition organised by the Public Libraries Department here...

Plantation drive organised

GOBUK, 22 Feb: A cherry blossom plantation drive under 'Mission Pink Gobuk' was organised by the Bomging Olung Angong in Gobuk village in Upper...

On Bride Price

TribalBookworms Lummer Dai’s novel Bride Price brings literary expression to the traditional practice of bride price exchange in tribal societies, examining this age-old custom through a modern...

Logjam over APFRA continues despite GoAP’s offering olive branch

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 21 Feb: The logjam between the state government and the Christian community over the controversial Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (APFRA)...

APDA launches leave-taking protest

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 21 Feb: The Arunachal Pradesh Doctors' Association (APDA) launched its two-day mass casual leave-taking protest on Friday to press its demand for...

APFRA aims to protect indigenous culture, not to target any religion: Arunachal CM

ITANAGAR, 21 Feb: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday said that the newly framed rules under the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (APFRA),...

Sona flags off college buses

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 21 Feb: Education Minister Pasang Dorjee Sona on Friday flagged off buses for four colleges - Govt College, Doimukh; Wangcha Rajkumar Govt...

Legal awareness, marriage registration camp organised

ITANAGAR, 21 Feb: A legal awareness and marriage registration camp was organised at Kodak in Upper Subansiri district on the occasion of Statehood Day...

DCM holds pre-budget meeting with CBOs

ITANAGAR, 21 Feb: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein convened a pre-budget consultative meeting with representatives of community-based organisations (CBO) for the Annual Budget 2025-26...

RGU, APLS celebrate Int’l Mother Language Day

RONO HILLS, 21 Feb: Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) celebrated the International Mother Language Day with an intellectual discourse here on Friday. Participating in the discourse,...

Frontier Highway game changer for Arunachal’s border development: Rijiju

ITANAGAR, 21 Feb: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday asserted that the multi-crore Frontier Highway project will be a game changer for the border...

Guv confers state awards, CM’s award for excellence in public administration

ITANAGAR, 21 Feb: Governor KT Parnaik conferred the state gold and silver medals to organisations and meritorious persons for their outstanding merit and exceptional...

Housing director seeks prevention of encroachment on govt quarters

ITANAGAR, 21 Feb: Housing Director Jumgam Basar sought cooperation from all the officers of the government departments in preventing further encroachment on government quarters...

Financial aid provided to Tenga fire victims

DIRANG, 21 Feb: Rs 2.2 lakhs, collected through contributions, were provided to the fire victims of Tenga in West Kameng district on Thursday.  The contributors,...

Beef case: SC says Assam govt should have better things to do

NEW DELHI, 21 Feb: The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Assam government while hearing a case against a man accused of transporting...

Statehood and Article 371 (H)

APPSC tentative calendar

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