Monthly Archives: December 2025

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...

Climate change and women

India submitted its communication to the UN climate body in 2023, highlighting that climate change and climatic extremes are significantly magnifying women's workload and...

More acerbic the better!

Hate Is Now Virtue By Poonam I Kaushish The more things change the more they remain the same. Whereby our netagan are reveling in neech under-the-belt...

Need for structured waiting list across APPSC and APSSB recruitments

Editor, Recent discussions in The Arunachal Times on recruitment processes in Arunachal Pradesh have brought renewed attention to issues such as examination overlap, delayed results,...

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...

Kumar Mihu passes away, IMCLS expresses sorrow

ROING, 16 Dec: The Idu Mishmi Cultural and Literary Society (IMCLS) has expressed profound sorrow over the passing away of Kumar Mihu, one of...

Aturto 3.3 scheduled for 21 December

ITANAGAR, 16 Dec: Aturto - Arunachal Pradesh' professional mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion -will organise Aturto 3.3 on 21 December at Sango Avenue here...

Union housing ministry recognises YMCR for river cleaning efforts

ITANAGAR, 16 Dec: The union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) included the Youth Mission for Clean River (YMCR) work in its recent...