The Siang Indigenous Farmers' Forum (SIFF) has decided not to accept the invitation extended by Chief Minister Pema Khandu for a meeting in Pasighat on 5 October. The organisation has suggested holding the meeting at a…
One Assam Rifles jawan was killed and four others were reportedly injured in a suspected militant attack near Nampong Nallah in Nampong Circle, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh, recently. The targeted personnel…
Arunachal Pradesh achieved a major healthcare milestone with its first-ever kidney transplant performed at the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS), Naharlagun. The transplant was performed on a…
Chief Minister Pema Khandu's two-day visit to Siang and Upper Siang districts ended amid protests and road blockades over the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), as villagers opposed the proposed…
A camera-trapping project has begun in the community forest of New Tupi village in Tirap district to document and monitor wildlife. Camera traps were placed at selected locations to record animal movements without…
Women protesters from Ngorlung, Ralung and Niglok villages have resumed their movement against the silicon factory operated by M/s Aether Alloys LLP at the Niglok Industrial Growth Centre in East Siang district. The…
Fifty-one people have been traced and rescued, including 47 children and four adults, in connection with an alleged child trafficking racket in Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh. The case was registered at the Namsai police…
The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet approved an empowered high-level committee to guide and coordinate the pre-feasibility report survey and related activities for the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP). The…
The publication of the final electoral roll for Arunachal Pradesh has revealed a contraction in the state's electorate. Following the completion of the special intensive revision (SIR), the final voter count in the…
The Gauhati High Court has issued notices to the state of Arunachal Pradesh and the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission. The court has allowed the petitioners to participate in the ongoing recruitment process,…
Seven high-risk glacial lakes have been identified in the Mago area of Tawang district, Arunachal Pradesh. Six of the seven lakes share a common downstream drainage system, which passes through several villages,…
Arunachal Pradesh is facing a significant rainfall deficit. Between 1 June and 16 September, the state received 900.4 mm of rainfall, compared with the normal 1,535.6 mm. This represents an overall 41% rainfall deficit…
The foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in Dibang Valley is reportedly getting worse and continuing to spread, with hundreds of mithuns reported dead and hundreds more infected. A team of central experts, state…
A 0.4% charge will apply to UPI payments above Rs 2,000 made to merchants, effectively ending the merchant discount rate (MDR) regime after six years. The maximum charge will be capped at Rs 300 for UPI payments of Rs…
The IYC has urged the state government to present the concerns of Taksing's residents directly to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It also questioned Chief Minister Pema Khandu, alleging that the administration has failed…
Due to the diligence of a schoolboy, East Siang Police arrested a 54-year-old man in connection with an alleged child sexual abuse case under the POCSO Act, 2012. The case began after the victim's cousin, who is also a…
The ADR analysed disclosures from 51 political parties across five state/UT Assembly elections and concluded that political parties failed to make public the required details for 191 of 1,405 candidates with declared…
One of the key aspects of the New Delhi Declaration was the importance of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, as BRICS highlighted the need for fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use…
According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the European climate observatory, August 2026 was the joint warmest month ever recorded, tied with July 2023. The global average surface air temperature in…
Chief Minister Pema Khandu urged farmers to make full use of Arunachal Pradesh' diverse agro-climatic conditions and focus on modern technology, value addition, market linkages and institutional financing as he outlined…
