Assembly condemns Matey’s assassination
ITANAGAR, 8 Feb: The state legislative assembly in one voice on Thursday strongly condemned the assassination of former MLA Yumsen Matey as the Home...
Six Myanmarese arrested in Anjaw, locals say several in Kulung valley
HAWAI, 27 Feb: The Anjaw police have arrested six Myanmarese nationals for illegally entering into Indian territory in the district. They were arrested on...
Arunachal govt set to sign mega power MoA with PSUs
ITANAGAR, 9 Aug: In a major development the government of Arunachal Pradesh is going to sign a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with four major...
Questions abound after Matey’s assassination as Tirap grieves yet again
KHONSA, 26 Dec: "They came, killed Yumsen Matey, and left for Myanmar, and the police allege that we informed them late. This is ridiculous,"...
19 new faces, four women in BJP’s list, three ministers left out
ITANAGAR, 13 Mar: The BJP on Wednesday released the list of candidates for 60 assembly constituencies in the state. Three sitting ministers including home...
Assam org seek compensation from Arunachal for border killings, Arunachal orgs say innocent detained
ITANAGAR, 7 Jun: The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) has set two demands to the Assam authorities in connection with the killing of...
SC grants bail to APPSC paper leak scam main accused Taket Jerang
ITANAGAR, 10 Nov: In a major embarrassment for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC)...
Tribal identity caught between saffronisation & Christianisation
Monday Musing
On 22 January, on my way back home from a morning walk, I saw a school van with children as young as five...
Shadow of NSCN looms large in Longding, abducted GPC released
LONGDING, 17 Apr: Just days ahead of the 2024 assembly and parliamentary elections, the shadow of NSCN militants looms large here.
On Tuesday evening, Sangam...
Whistleblower Gyamar Padang’s family seek revocation of arrest order of PAJSC chairman
ITANAGAR, 26 Jul: A day after Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) deputy commissioner Talo Potom issued an order for detaining the chairman of Pan Arunachal...
APSSB withholds examinee’s candidacy for violating exam rules
ITANAGAR, 11 Dec: Following uproar over a candidate who allegedly violated the examination rule making it to the provisional list of the recently held...
Youth from remote Waii village lands job in Dubai
ITANAGAR, 9 Feb: August Sonam, a chef from remote Waii village in East Kameng district, has landed a job at one of the top...
Arunachal lawyer selected for Fulbright Fellowship
NEW DELHI, 27 Feb: Liyi Noshi from Arunachal Pradesh has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship 2024. Noshi will fly to the United...
Rly projects shelved due to low traffic projections
NEW DELHI, 10 Aug: In a major setback to the efforts of extending railway connectivity in the state, the proposed 21.13 kms long Naharkatia...
NSCN (K-YA) says it ordered Matey’s assassination
ITANAGAR, 28 Dec: Days after security agencies in the state raised the possibility of involvement of the NSCN (K-YA) in the killing of former...
EMTs midwife babies in ambulances
BORDUMSA, 19 Mar: Emergency medical technicians (EMT), under the 108 toll-free emergency ambulances services, midwifed the delivery of two babies inside ambulances in Borduria...
HC issues notice to GoAP over APUAPA
ITANAGAR, 9 Jun: The Itanagar permanent bench of the Gauhati High Court on Thursday issued a notice to the state government after social activist...
Air travel in Arunachal affected as Flybig halts operations in northeast
ITANAGAR, 15 Nov: In a major setback to the air connectivity in the state, the Flybig airline has halted its operations across the northeast...
Major bureaucratic reshuffle effected
ITANAGAR, 29 Jan: The government of India has effected major reshuffle of bureaucrats belonging to AGMUT cadre. The Rural Development & Panchayati Raj secretary...
Women officials to manage 150 polling stations
ITANAGAR, 18 Apr: Women officials will manage 150 polling stations in Arunachal Pradesh, which goes to simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls on Friday....