Indigenous cultural custodian Omak Komut passes away

ITANAGAR, 19 Dec: Indigenous cultural custodian Omak Komut passed away on Thursday evening at the Tomo Riba Institute of Health & Medical Sciences in...

PWD opens Papu Nallah road for one-way use

  NAHARLAGUN, 19 Dec: After seven months, the PWD (Highway) has managed to open the Papu Nallah road for one-way use. Commuters coming from Naharlagun can...

17, including GPM candidate, arrested for poll disruption

Staff Reporter LADA/NEDO, 19 Dec: The Arunachal Pradesh Police (APP) has arrested 17 persons, including a candidate for gram panchayat member (GPM), in connection with...

Mein calls for preservation of ancient manuscripts through digitalisation

ROING, 19 Dec: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein emphasised the critical need for preserving ancient manuscripts through proper documentation and digitalisation, noting that the...

China requests WTO consultations with India

BEIJING, 19 Dec: China on Friday filed a petition with the World Trade Organisation (WTO), requesting consultations with India over New Delhi's tariffs on...

Dists prepare for vote counting

SEPPA, 19 Dec: With the counting of votes cast in the recently held panchayat and municipal elections in the state coming up on Saturday,...

GBPNIHE-NERC event on spring depletion and water insecurity

ITANAGAR, 19 Dec: The GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment's Northeast Regional Centre (GBPNIHE-NERC) organised a stakeholders' consultation workshop and para-hydrology training on...

Good Governance Week launched in dists

TAWANG, 19 Dec: The Good Governance Week was launched in multiple districts on Friday. In Tawang, the district administration launched the Good Governance Week, themed...

Child labour: A wake-up call for Arunachal

Childhood is meant to be a phase of care, learning and protection. However, Arunachal Pradesh is today witnessing an alarming rise in cases of...

Winter session of Lok Sabha ends

NEW DELHI, 19 Dec: The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die on Friday, drawing curtains on the 19-day-long winter session of Parliament, which saw...

DLRSO arrested in Lada-Sarli compensation scam

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 18 Dec: In a major breakthrough in the Lada-Sarli Frontier Highway project compensation scam, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Wednesday arrested East...

Air pollution now year-round public health crisis: Experts

NEW DELHI, 18 Dec: Health experts and policymakers on Thursday warned that prolonged exposure to pollution is fuelling a sharp rise in strokes, cardiovascular...

Pistol, bullets seized during panchayat election

CHAMBANG, 18 Dec: The Kra Daadi police have arrested the National People's Party's (NPP) polling agent, identified as Charu Jaji, after one pistol loaded...

DCM reviews HEPs including Tawang, urges Power Grid to prioritise transmission

ITANAGAR, 18 Dec: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Thursday reviewed the status of major hydropower projects in the state, including Tawang I and...

Committee flags issues at Namchik-Namphuk mine

KHARSANG, 18 Dec: The EIA Demand Committee has accused Coal Pulz Pvt Ltd (CPPL) - the project proponent of the Namchik-Namphuk open cast coal...

APCC slams attempt to rename, restructure MGNREGA

ITANAGAR, 18 Dec: Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bosiram Siram on Thursday condemned the BJP-led central government's move to rename and restructure the...

Environmental public hearing for 1,000 mw Naying

YAPIK, 18 Dec: Ninety-seven project-affected families/public from 10 villages attended an environmental public hearing for the proposed 1,000 mw Naying Hydroelectric Project (NHEP) of...

Anini adjudged best emerging adventure tourism destination in India

ITANAGAR, 18 Dec: Anini in Dibang Valley district has been honoured for its adventure tourism potential at a national-level convention, an official said on...

The fresh poll at Laho-II under the Dadam ZP constituency in Tirap district commenced at 7 am and concluded peacefully at 1 pm on...

AAPPA seeks psychology dept at APU

PASIGHAT, 18 Dec: Members of the All Arunachal Pradesh Psychological Association (AAPPA) on Wednesday met Arunachal Pradesh University (APU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Tomi Riba here...