Daily Archives: December 16, 2025

Panchayat, municipal elections held peacefully across state

ITANAGAR, 15 Dec: The simultaneous panchayat and municipal elections concluded peacefully on Monday. Barring a few minor scuffles among supporters, polling was by and...

Search op ends in Anjaw truck accident, 20 bodies recovered

LAILIANG, 15 Dec: The Anjaw district administration has called off the search operation following a confirmation received from the senior superintendent of police, Tinsukia...

Oppn MPs object to Hindi names for bills

NEW DELHI, 15 Dec: Opposition members on Monday protested against Hindi names for key legislations as Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the Viksit Bharat...

Kantu Lap wins bronze at Sr Nat’l Judo C’ship

ITANAGAR, 15 Dec: Kantu Lap from Arunachal Pradesh secured a bronze medal at the Senior National Judo Championship, 2025-26. With this, Lap has become the...

A 24-member kho kho team from Arunachal Pradesh, comprising 12 girls and an equal number of boys, left for Uttar Pradesh on Monday to...

China upgrades its light battle tank for deployment in Tibet

BEIJING, 15 Dec: China has upgraded its high-altitude light battle tank Type 99B with improved information-based command and communication capabilities and integrated firepower, according...

SC adjourns hearing on Sonam Wangchuk’s detention

NEW DELHI, 15 Dec: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to 7 January, 2026 the hearing on a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo,...

Bill to set up higher education commission introduced in LS

NEW DELHI, 15 Dec: The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill that seeks to set up an overarching higher education commission along with three councils...

Govt taking high airfares seriously: Aviation min

NEW DELHI, 15 Dec: The government is taking the high airfares issue seriously and wants to prevent opportunistic pricing situation and is strengthening the...

Reflections on athletics in Arunachal

I am currently in Lucknow for the 69th National School Games Athletics (Under-17) Championship - 2025, where 36 states and union territories from across...

India securing 3rd position worldwide in AI competitiveness a major milestone: DCM

ITANAGAR, 15 Dec: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Monday said India securing the third position worldwide in AI competitiveness is a major milestone...

Himalayan Institute of Alternatives deserves it’s due

While Sonam Wangchuk, the climate activist, remains in jail, a parliamentary standing committee has described the Himalayan Institute of Alternatives (HIAL), founded by Wangchuk,...

Karnataka triggers debate

Hate Speech Bill By Insaf The Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025 has sparked off a fiery debate. Having got the nod from the Siddaramaiah...