Monthly Archives: June 2025

Chutia receives Luminous Lummer Dai Literary Award 2025

85th birth anniversary of Lummer Dai  celebrated TEZPUR, 1 Jun: The Arunachal Pradesh Literary Society (APLS) has conferred the Luminous Lummer Dai Literary Award-2025 on...

Dangerous intersection of misogyny, casteism, and racism

Monday Musing Demeaning women by people in positions of power is not only a reflection of their upbringing, personality, or lack thereof; it also reveals...

Body of man swept away by Sukha Nallah recovered

ITANAGAR, 1 Jun: The body of a man who was swept away by the flooded Sukha Nallah in Upper Digaru in Lohit district on...

Doimukh ZPM Techi Rakap passes away

SOPO, 1 Jun: Doimukh Zilla Parishad Member (ZPM) Techi Rakap passed away at the TRIHMS, Naharlagun, on the night of 31 May. He had...

Easternmost village Kaho emerging as major tourist destination

KAHO, 1 Jun: Kaho, a sleepy village located just a few kilometres away from the Indo-China border in Anjaw district, has been emerging as...

IAF rescues 14 people stranded in Bomjir river

TINSUKIA, 1 Jun: Fourteen people trapped in the swollen Bomjir river on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border were rescued by Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel...

The Himalayan Cleanup: Plastic bags emerge as Itanagar’s biggest polluter

ITANAGAR, 1 Jun: As many as 53 people participated in a mass cleaning drive in and around the festival ground at IG Park here...

HDMT: E/Siang girls’ football team wins final

PASIGHAT, 1 Jun: The East Siang girls' team defeated their East Kameng counterparts in the final football match of the Hangpan Dada Memorial Trophy...

220 kV Kathalguri-Namsai transmission system commissioned

ITANAGAR, 1 Jun: The Powergrid ER NER Transmission Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Powergrid, commissioned the 220 kV double-circuit Kathalguri-Namsai transmission system on...

Guv mourns loss of lives in landslides

ITANAGAR, 1 Jun: Governor KT Parnaik has expressed profound sorrow over the loss of lives caused by landslides triggered by continuous monsoon rains across...

Water supply interrupted in Daporijo

DAPORIJO, 1 Jun: Water supply here in Upper Subansiri district has been interrupted, owing to multiple damages caused to the main supply source -...

Assam Rifles personnel in Deomali in Tirap district clearing the blockage on the Deomali-Margherita road. Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm caused several trees to...

World No-Tobacco Day observed

AALO, 1 Jun: In observance of World No-Tobacco Day, the military authorities stationed here in West Siang district conducted a special awareness session at...

36 Bn CRPF celebrates 58th raising day

KHONSA, 1 Jun: The 36th Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) celebrated its 58th raising day on Sunday with a tree plantation...

Foundation organises prog on reading habit

SULULYA, 1 Jun: Trade Development Officer Tai Arun encouraged the students of the Government Upper Primary School (GUPS) here in Lower Subansiri district to...

BAI president launches ASBA’s event calendar

NEW DELHI, 1 Jun: Badminton Association of India (BAI) president Himanta Biswa Sarma launched the Arunachal State Badminton Association's (ASBA) annual event calendar for...

From Andamans to Arunachal: A journey into my past

Recently, when my brother offered me the opportunity to visit Seren, a picturesque village nestled in the foothills on the way to Pasighat in...

Forest loss in India

India lost 18,200 hectares of primary forest in 2024, compared to 17,700 hectares in 2023, according to new data from the Global Forest Watch...

In name of ‘development’?

Environmental Destruction By Dhurjati Mukherjee As the hot summer pounces on the country with heat waves predicted in most parts, there is need to put sharp...

Equip students with skills

Editor, As the admission season for colleges and universities begins, institutions across Arunachal Pradesh and India as a whole are once again promoting their courses...