Monthly Archives: August 2025

Speaker urges youths to uphold democratic ideals

ITANAGAR, 9 Aug: Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (APLA) Speaker Tesam Pongte on Saturday urged youths to actively contribute to preserving and strengthening democratic ideals. He...

384 houses under govt scheme allotted to beneficiaries

BOMDILA, 9 Aug: A total of 384 dwelling units under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban 2.0 (PMAY-U 2.0) were allotted and handed...

State opens guest house for Arunachal patients in Vellore

ITANAGAR, 9 Aug: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday virtually inaugurated the Arunachal Pradesh Patients' Guest House in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, and dedicated it...

Gunfight between security forces, insurgents in Tirap

ITANAGAR, 9 Aug: A gunfight broke out between insurgents and the Assam Rifles in Tirap district in the early hours of Saturday, police said. Suspected...

No political will to resolve Manipur crisis: Congress

IMPHAL, 9 Aug: Claiming that there is no political will to resolve the crisis in Manipur, the opposition Congress on Saturday said that despite...

Awareness prog under Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan

AALO, 9 Aug: An awareness programme under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan (NMBA) was conducted on Saturday at the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) Kombo,...

CM felicitates expedition teams

BOMDILA, 9 Aug: Chief Minister Pema Khandu felicitated the members of the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports' (NIMAS) Mt Kangchenjunga expedition and...

NGO distributes food baskets to TB patients

ITANAGAR, 9 Aug: Banderdewa-based NGO, Avenue for Joy Foundation, distributed food baskets to TB patients under the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan on...

Workshop on PAI 2.0 concludes

ZIRO, 9 Aug: A two-day district level workshop on Panchayat Advancement Index (PAI) 2.0, organised by the State Institute of Rural Development & Panchayati...

Har Ghar Tiranga march taken out

ANINI, 9 Aug: Personnel of the ITBP, the Anini military garrison and Arunachal Pradesh Police, alongside officials from various government departments, PRI leaders, and...

The race for development – but whose?

The word 'development' is one of the most often used terms in modern lexicology. But the problem with the term development is that it...

APYC celebrates IYC foundation day

ITANAGAR, 9 Aug: The Arunachal Pradesh Youth Congress (APYC) celebrated the foundation day of the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) at its headquarters here on...

Blood donation camp organised

NAHARLAGUN, 9 Aug: The reigning winners of the 3rd edition of the Arunachal Married Couple Show (AMCS) on Friday organised a blood donation camp...

Pottery workshop

NAHARLAGUN, 9 Aug: Thirty students participated in a two-month-long pottery workshop organised by the union Textiles Ministry, through the office of the union handicrafts...

Students tie rakhi to Army officers and jawans

BOMDILA, 9 Aug: Students of Modern School here in West Kameng district tied rakhi threads on the wrists of Army officers and jawans during...

GoAP using brute force to ‘impose’ SUMP: Cong

ITANAGAR, 8 Aug: The Congress party has alleged that the state government is using brute force to try to "impose" the Siang Upper Multipurpose...

APSCPCR recommends thorough audits of pvt schools

ITANAGAR, 8 Aug: The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) has recommended that the state government conduct immediate and thorough...

China welcomes Modi’s planned visit

BEIJING, 8 Aug: China on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's planned visit to the Tianjin Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to...

38,000 sq km under illegal Chinese occupation post ‘62: Govt

NEW DELHI, 8 Aug: At the end of the Sino-India 1962 conflict, China was in "illegal occupation" of approximately 38,000 sq km of Indian...

State assembly to hold special session on 18 Aug

ITANAGAR, 8 Aug: A special session of the 8th Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly will be held on 18 August to mark the conclusion of...