Panchayat, municipal elections held peacefully across state

ITANAGAR, 15 Dec: The simultaneous panchayat and municipal elections concluded peacefully on Monday. Barring a few minor scuffles among supporters, polling was by and...

Search op ends in Anjaw truck accident, 20 bodies recovered

LAILIANG, 15 Dec: The Anjaw district administration has called off the search operation following a confirmation received from the senior superintendent of police, Tinsukia...

Oppn MPs object to Hindi names for bills

NEW DELHI, 15 Dec: Opposition members on Monday protested against Hindi names for key legislations as Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan introduced the Viksit Bharat...

Kantu Lap wins bronze at Sr Nat’l Judo C’ship

ITANAGAR, 15 Dec: Kantu Lap from Arunachal Pradesh secured a bronze medal at the Senior National Judo Championship, 2025-26. With this, Lap has become the...

A 24-member kho kho team from Arunachal Pradesh, comprising 12 girls and an equal number of boys, left for Uttar Pradesh on Monday to...

China upgrades its light battle tank for deployment in Tibet

BEIJING, 15 Dec: China has upgraded its high-altitude light battle tank Type 99B with improved information-based command and communication capabilities and integrated firepower, according...

SC adjourns hearing on Sonam Wangchuk’s detention

NEW DELHI, 15 Dec: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned to 7 January, 2026 the hearing on a plea filed by Gitanjali J Angmo,...

Bill to set up higher education commission introduced in LS

NEW DELHI, 15 Dec: The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill that seeks to set up an overarching higher education commission along with three councils...

Govt taking high airfares seriously: Aviation min

NEW DELHI, 15 Dec: The government is taking the high airfares issue seriously and wants to prevent opportunistic pricing situation and is strengthening the...

Reflections on athletics in Arunachal

I am currently in Lucknow for the 69th National School Games Athletics (Under-17) Championship - 2025, where 36 states and union territories from across...

India securing 3rd position worldwide in AI competitiveness a major milestone: DCM

ITANAGAR, 15 Dec: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Monday said India securing the third position worldwide in AI competitiveness is a major milestone...

Stage set for elections to panchayat seats, two civic bodies on Monday

ITANAGAR, 14 Dec: The stage is set for elections to panchayati raj institutions and civic bodies of Itanagar and Pasighat with the deployment of...

20 bodies recovered from accident site in Anjaw district

LAILIANG, 14 Dec: Three more bodies were retrieved on Sunday from the accident site here in Anjaw district, where 21 labourers lost their lives...

Cost of systemic healthcare failure

Monday Musing Recently, a 45-year-old woman died at the community health centre (CHC) in Kimin in Papum Pare district in the absence of an emergency...

Guv stresses on greater public participation in panchayat, civic elections

ITANAGAR, 14 Dec: Governor KT Parnaik appealed to every voter in Arunachal Pradesh to participate wholeheartedly in the panchayat and municipal elections, stating that...

PCI gets first woman president, APC lauds election

ITANAGAR, 14 Dec: Senior journalist from the Northeast, Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty, has been elected as the president of the Press Club of India (PCI). She...

Arunachal’s handicrafts make int’l debut at Chiang Mai Design Week

CHIANG MAI, 14 Dec: In a landmark moment for the state's cultural and creative sector, the handloom and handicraft traditions of Arunachal Pradesh are...

Local youth rescues baby rock python

Correspondent PISI, 14 Dec: Ongam Singpho, a local youth of Pisi village in Miao circle of Changlang district, rescued a baby rock python from the...

APCC seeks fair, peaceful polls

ITANAGAR, 14 Dec: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) called upon all citizens of the state to uphold the Constitution and ensure that the...

3 arrested with heroin

BANDERDEWA, 14 Dec: Three individuals, identified as Raj Pegu (42), Seniram Das (30) and Beauty Das (25), were arrested by the police here in...