Daily Archives: January 26, 2026

L/Siang HQ issue: Contempt notice served over non-compliance with NGT order

LIKABALI 25 Jan: A resident of Lower Siang district, Mirjum Karba, has served a contempt notice to senior officials, including the principal secretary of...

People should work selflessly for society: Techi Gubin on getting Padma Shri

ITANAGAR, 25 Jan: Arunachal Vikas Parishad president Techi Gubin, who was named for the Padma Shri award on Sunday in recognition of his distinguished...

Lada-Sarli Frontier Highway: A scar runs deep along LAC

Monday Musing They say that where money flows, corruption shadows its path. The land compensation scams in the Trans-Arunachal Highway and the Frontier Highway projects...

8 acres of poppy cultivation destroyed

ITANAGAR, 25 Jan: Security forces have destroyed poppy cultivation on eight acres of land in Longding district, police said on Sunday. Longding Superintendent of Police...

Veteran journalist, India’s chronicler Mark Tully passes away

NEW DELHI, 25 Jan: Veteran journalist Mark Tully, a chronicler of India and an acclaimed author, passed away at a private hospital here on...

Heritage walk organised to mark National Tourism Day

EMPONG, 25 Jan: The Namsai tourism department, in collaboration with the district administration, conducted a heritage walk to the Ti Met (holy place) in...

Army, ITBP hold joint exercise

ITANAGAR, 25 Jan: The Indian Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) conducted a joint training exercise at Sigar in East Siang district, enhancing...

India bears responsibility to share principles of compassion: Rijiju

NEW DELHI, 25 Jan: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that, as people increasingly turn to Buddha dhamma globally, India bears a special...

EC facing sustained pressure, need to protect its independence: Kharge

NEW DELHI, 25 Jan: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said that in recent times, institutions like the Election Commission (EC) have faced sustained...

National Voters’ Day celebrated

ITANAGAR, 25 Jan: The 16th National Voters' Day (NVD) was celebrated across the state on Sunday. In Tirap district, the day was celebrated at the...

Army joins ‘Pemakod Losar’ celebration in Tuting

ITANAGAR, 25 Jan: Personnel of the Indian Army stationed in Tuting, bordering China, joined the local Buddhist community to celebrate 'Pemakod Losar', the New...

Free health camp at Ledum village

PASIGHAT, 25 Jan: A free health camp was organised by the Siang Trust at Ledum village in Ruksin subdivision of East Siang district on...

Training, input distribution prog

YINGKIONG, 25 Jan: A three-day training and input distribution programme was organised jointly by Geku (U/Siang)-based KVK and Mau (UP)-based National Bureau of Agriculturally...

Towards transparency

Addressing the All India Presiding Officers' Conference, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker Tesam Pongte said that technology has the potential to simplify legislative procedures,...

Will justice be delivered?

Editor, I wish to express the deep anguish and frustration of thousands of AESE (civil) aspirants whose results remain stalled due to prolonged legal delays....

Direct recruitment of DDSEs

Editor, I wish to draw the urgent attention of the governor, the chief minister, and the chief secretary towards a systemic bottleneck crippling our education...

A wake-up call for teachers

Editor, It is deeply painful and utterly unacceptable to witness so many teachers - especially those in charge - treating their noble profession as a...

Shortage of commerce faculty vacancies

Editor, Commerce education in Arunachal Pradesh is facing a serious but often overlooked challenge - the shortage of sanctioned and advertised vacancies for commerce faculty...