IAF firing range

On behalf of the people of Dollungmukh, Raga MLA Rotom Tebin submitted a memorandum to the state government, seeking the cessation of bombing activities...

Find a balance

The elusive fish species swamp eel (Ophichthys hodgarti) and the velvet worm (Typhloperipatus williamsoni) have been rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh after over 100 years....

Improve infrastructure in rural schools

As the Education Department is on the path of reform, it must focus on the interior parts of India, where school infrastructure is almost...

Proper implementation of ILP

Following directives issued by the union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), the Arunachal Pradesh government has instructed all districts to immediately constitute district task...

Let merit be the criterion

The exclusion of Sambo Lapung, a decorated three-time national weightlifting champion, from the Indian contingent for the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships has not gone down...

Census

The Centre is finally set to conduct the census exercise with caste enumeration, using 1 October, 2026 as the reference date in cold     regions...

Covid

The Centre has asked the states to prepare for the latest wave of Covid by ensuring the availability of oxygen, isolation beds, ventilators, and...

Closure of schools

The government of Arunachal Pradesh has ordered the closure of 386 government schools across the state, citing zero student enrolment as the new academic...

NHRC’s right intervention

Following reports of protests against the deployment of forces to facilitate the preparation of a pre-feasibility report for the proposed 11,000 MW Siang Upper...

Governor’s scholarships for Puroik tribe

Governor KT Parnaik has awarded scholarships to four outstanding students from the Puroik community in recognition of their academic excellence in the Class 10...

Forest loss in India

India lost 18,200 hectares of primary forest in 2024, compared to 17,700 hectares in 2023, according to new data from the Global Forest Watch...

Monsoon

With the onset of the southwest monsoon, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted above-normal rainfall for most parts of the country. However, while...

The frontier highway

The payment of compensation to landowners for the Frontier Highway project from Lada in Bichom to Sarli in Kurung Kumey has been set in...

Coal mining and indigenous communities

Organisations, including community-based groups from Kharsang in the Changlang district, have jointly petitioned the minister of environment, forest and climate change, calling for a...

Arunachal’s dismal show

Five Northeastern states ranked among the top 10 states and union territories (UT) with the highest literacy rates, led by Mizoram at the top...

Cheating to succeed

Over 50 people from Haryana were arrested in Arunachal Pradesh for cheating in a recruitment examination conducted by the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS). They...

Skill development

The Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Department has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) at the Construction Skill Training...

Withdraw the forces

Villagers in both Siang and Upper Siang districts are opposing the deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel in Begging for the proposed...

FTI’s apathy towards its students

For nearly a week, 45 students studying at the Film & Television Institute's (FTI) Arunachal campus in Jote have been protesting the lack of...

Arbitrary arrest

Ashoka University's head of the Political Science Department, Ali Khan Mahmudabad, was recently arrested after two FIRs were lodged over his social media posts...