Editorial

25 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Make financial management healthier

Governor Parnaik has expressed serious concern over recurring weaknesses in financial management and delays in project implementation in Arunachal Pradesh. The concerns were raised during a review of the State Finances…

24 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Support farmers

A total of 83,201 farmers in Arunachal Pradesh received financial assistance under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme through its 23rd instalment. Under the scheme, farmers received a total of Rs…

23 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Engage with local communities

The revelations from an NIA chargesheet related to the 2025 Pahalgam terror attack investigation, which concluded that cross-border drones delivered weapons deep inside Kashmir without being detected, reaching as far as…

22 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Education and lack of funds

A parliamentary committee described the current allocation for higher education as “underwhelming” and inadequate, and recommended that education spending be raised to 6% of GDP, in line with the National Education…

20 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Commendable steps

The Department of Research, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, recently launched a year-long celebration, marking its 75th anniversary, in Itanagar. The department traces its origin to the appointment of the first…

19 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Interstate coordination

The ministerial-level meeting between Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, which focused on strengthening interstate cooperation against excise-related challenges, assumes significance against the backdrop of the Enforcement…

18 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

GI registrations

Arunachal Pradesh has achieved a major milestone by securing 20 Geographical Indication (GI) registrations, with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) playing a key role in supporting the GI…

17 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Unauthorised appointments

An inquiry panel report uncovered large-scale unauthorised appointments, numbering 4,745, beyond the state’s sanctioned workforce strength. The inquiry was headed by the principal secretary of the Public Works…

16 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Make roads safer

With the monsoon, road fatalities, blocked roads, landslides, and slippery roads have made commuting dangerous. Within a span of a few days, two major fatal road accidents linked to heavy rainfall and landslides…

15 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Solve NHM issues

Employees working under the National Health Mission (NHM) continue to face multiple challenges, including a lack of job security, delayed salaries, slow regularisation of technical staff, and the complete absence of…

13 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

POCSO court’s commendable sentence

Two back-to-back convictions by the special court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act have once again brought to the fore the alarming prevalence of sexual offences against children in the…

12 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

NERIST

The Students’ Union of NERIST (SUN) ended its hunger strike after receiving assurances that Director Prof Narendranath, who was forced to resign, will be reinstated. The union launched an indefinite hunger strike…

11 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Pay regular salaries to DIET employees

The Arunachal Pradesh Teacher Educators’ Association (APTEA) has announced an indefinite pen-down strike if its demand for timely salary release is not accepted through a change in the funding system by the state…

10 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Step up monitoring mechanism

A Murkongselek-bound passenger train hit a car at a railway crossing near Telam railway station last week, killing the two occupants of the vehicle. According to eyewitnesses, the Ledo-Murkongselek passenger train…

9 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Practical solution needed

The Arunachal Pradesh Indigenous Youth Organisation (APIYO) enforced a capital bandh to press for action against alleged unauthorised mosques. While the first bandh forced a shutdown of the twin towns, the second one…

8 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

CBSE’s credibility

The government has removed two top CBSE officials following alleged irregularities in the Class 12 evaluation system. A high-powered committee has also been constituted to investigate the procurement process of services…

6 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Continued controversy

NERIST Director Prof Narendranath S reportedly resigned on 29 May under controversial circumstances, even as the NERIST Research Scholars’ Association (NRSA) condemned the events leading to his resignation. The…

5 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

AAPSU’s demands

The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has submitted a 13-point memorandum to Chief Minister Pema Khandu, seeking urgent constitutional, administrative and legislative interventions to safeguard the rights,…

4 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Tough choice for BJP

With the term of sitting Rajya Sabha MP Nabam Rebia set to end on June 23, the process for electing Arunachal Pradesh’s lone Rajya Sabha representative has formally begun following the Election Commission’s…

3 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Human-elephant coexistence

‘Managing Human-Elephant Conflict in Arunachal Pradesh: A Strategy and Action Plan’ – a statewide assessment conducted jointly by WWF-India and the Forest Department between December 2024 and March 2026 –…