A brief conversation with a legend
As soon as he entered the room there was a jaw dropping moment and everyone was in awe as he started talking football. I...
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...
Assamese-origin people in Arunachal to get PRCs from Assam govt: Sarma
TEZU, 15 Apr: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that the people of Assamese origin who are residing in Arunachal Pradesh will...
Family of man detained for instigating violence says he is innocent
ITANAGAR, 17 Nov: The family of Ngwazosa Yobin, a youth leader of Vijaynagar area in Changlang district, has alleged that the government has detained...
BJP makes its official Tezu candidate wait
ITANAGAR, 20 Mar: In a surprising move, BJP on Wednesday did not issue an official party ticket to its candidate for the 44th Tezu...
NO writes to CS, DGP on MCC violation
ITANAGAR, 20 Mar: With the model code of conduct in place, several steps have been initiated to ensure its proper implementation on ground. The...
Medical team becomes victim of VIP privilege
LONGDING, 29 Nov: In a classic case of VIP privilege, a medical team, which included senior doctors, had to face the humiliation of being...
AAI initiates process of obtaining all-weather license for DPA
ITANAGAR, 4 Dec: The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is in the process of obtaining the necessary license for IFR (All weather operations) for...
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...
6 transgender persons register as voters
ITANAGAR, 18 Jan: For the first time in the history of Arunachal Pradesh, six members of the transgender community have been registered as voters.
These...
Fmr MLA Thangwang Wangham appointed as state NPP president
ITANAGAR, 21 May: Former MLA Thangwang Wangham has been appointed as the new president of the state unit of the National People's Party (NPP).
In...
APSHRC seeks action over severe punishment of students
SEIJOSA, 11 Dec: In the wake of the report of children having been severely punished by a teacher of Acharyakulam - a primary school...
In a first, TRIHMS successfully implants CRT-D
NAHARLAGUN, 17 Jan: A 29-year-old female from Lower Dibang Valley district with Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCMP) severe left ventricular dysfunction underwent successful implantation of CRT-D...
One arrested in minor’s rape case in Lower Subansiri
HAPOLI, 24 Oct: The Lower Subansiri police last Saturday arrested one Honi Helly from his rented apartment in Yazali for allegedly raping a 13-year-old...
Teacher involved in beating up students arrested
SEIJOSA, 17 Dec: The Pakke-Kessang police have arrested Sadhvi Devkriti alias Mataji, who is accused of having inflicted severe injuries on students of Acharyakulam,...
Rukmini’s Arunachal connection: Narrative of myths, nationalism and political brownie point
ROING, 7 Jan: In recent times, attempts are being made to link Arunachal with the rest of India by spreading a myth that goddess...
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...
Migration season for politicians has arrived
Monday Musing
As the election season nears, the migration of leaders from one political party to another is starting in the state. In recent days,...
EMT midwifes childbirth in ambulance
ROING, 14 Jan: An emergency medical technician (EMT), deployed in a 108 ambulance, midwifed in delivering a healthy baby inside the ambulance itself here...
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...