Monthly Archives: December 2025

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...

Stage set for elections to panchayat seats, two civic bodies on Monday

ITANAGAR, 14 Dec: The stage is set for elections to panchayati raj institutions and civic bodies of Itanagar and Pasighat with the deployment of...

20 bodies recovered from accident site in Anjaw district

LAILIANG, 14 Dec: Three more bodies were retrieved on Sunday from the accident site here in Anjaw district, where 21 labourers lost their lives...

Cost of systemic healthcare failure

Monday Musing Recently, a 45-year-old woman died at the community health centre (CHC) in Kimin in Papum Pare district in the absence of an emergency...

Guv stresses on greater public participation in panchayat, civic elections

ITANAGAR, 14 Dec: Governor KT Parnaik appealed to every voter in Arunachal Pradesh to participate wholeheartedly in the panchayat and municipal elections, stating that...

PCI gets first woman president, APC lauds election

ITANAGAR, 14 Dec: Senior journalist from the Northeast, Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, has been elected as the president of the Press Club of India (PCI). She...

Arunachal’s handicrafts make int’l debut at Chiang Mai Design Week

CHIANG MAI, 14 Dec: In a landmark moment for the state's cultural and creative sector, the handloom and handicraft traditions of Arunachal Pradesh are...

Local youth rescues baby rock python

Correspondent PISI, 14 Dec: Ongam Singpho, a local youth of Pisi village in Miao circle of Changlang district, rescued a baby rock python from the...

APCC seeks fair, peaceful polls

ITANAGAR, 14 Dec: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) called upon all citizens of the state to uphold the Constitution and ensure that the...

3 arrested with heroin

BANDERDEWA, 14 Dec: Three individuals, identified as Raj Pegu (42), Seniram Das (30) and Beauty Das (25), were arrested by the police here in...

CBI chargesheets 4 Chinese behind Rs 1,000 cr cyber crime racket

NEW DELHI, 14 Dec: The CBI has filed a chargesheet against 17 people, including four Chinese nationals, and 58 companies for their alleged roles...

CATC for NCC cadets underway

ITANAGAR, 14 Dec: Altogether 272 NCC cadets from various institutes of Arunachal Pradesh are participating in a combined annual training camp (CATC) being organised...

Par panel says Sonam Wangchuk’s HIAL doing exemplary work, should be given UGC recognition

NEW DELHI, 14 Dec: The Himalayan Institute of Alternatives (HIAL), founded by Ladakh educator and activist Sonam Wangchuk, is doing "exemplary" work and should...

BJP people ‘gaddar’, ‘dramebaaz’; need to be removed from power: Kharge

NEW DELHI, 14 Dec: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the BJP, saying that those indulging in "vote chori"...

‘Proxy governance’ case: NHRC issues conditional summons to top officials of 32 states, UTs

NEW DELHI, 14 Dec: The NHRC has issued "conditional summons" to top officials of panchayati raj and urban local bodies departments of 24 states...

Nabin appointed BJP’s national working president

NEW DELHI, 14 Dec: The BJP appointed Nitin Nabin, a cabinet minister in the Bihar government, as the party's national working president on Sunday. The...

Centre asks states to prioritise women, SC/ST officers for central deputation

NEW DELHI, 14 Dec: The Centre has asked states to nominate women officers and those from scheduled caste (SC) and scheduled tribe (ST) for...