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20 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

OIL’s CSR project ‘Rupantar’ empowers communities

DULIAJAN, 19 Feb: Oil India Limited (OIL), under its flagship CSR initiative ‘Project Rupantar’, organised its annual material and financial disbursement programme at the OIL’s CSR Activity Complex in Tipling here in…

20 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

AR conducts medical camp

DADAM, 19 Feb: The Khonsa Battalion of the Assam Rifles (AR) organised a comprehensive medical camp at Dadam village in Tirap district on Thursday under its Operation Sadbhavana. The initiative aimed at improving access…

20 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Resolving the conflict

The boundary conflict in the region has been severe, with several states embroiled in it. Assam, which shares its boundary with many northeastern states, has been at loggerheads with them, and there have been violent…

20 Feb 2026 · 4 min read

The imperative of equitable cultural recognition

[ Shina Nyamtey ] In a democratic society rooted in pluralism, cultural festivals are not merely ceremonial observances; they function as instruments of identity affirmation, social cohesion and participatory belonging.…

19 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

APCC-led ADP delegation meets Congress chief Kharge, raises pressing issues

NEW DELHI, 18 Feb: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president, Bosiram Siram, along with the party in-charge for Arunachal Pradesh, Dr. A. Chellakumar, led a delegation of the Arunachal Democratic Party…

APCC-led ADP delegation meets Congress chief Kharge, raises pressing issues
19 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Dibang hydel project achieves key breakthrough

ITANAGAR, 18 Feb: The under-construction 2,880-mw Dibang hydel project achieved a significant milestone with the successful daylighting of a diversion tunnel, officials said on Wednesday. The final blast marking the…

19 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

Wangsu urges farmers to adopt fish farming as a livelihood

‘Catch Them Young’ DOIMUKH, 18 Feb: Fisheries minister Gabriel D. Wangsu urged farmers of the state to adopt fish farming as an important livelihood activity. Launching the first phase of the “Catch Them Young”…

Wangsu urges farmers to adopt fish farming as a livelihood
19 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

People seek blessings on Losar

[Prem Chetry] BOMDILA, 18 Feb: Marking the beginning of the Fire Horse Year 2153, as per the lunar calendar, people from all walks of life thronged the Thubchog Gatsel Monastery in Bomdila, West Kameng district, to seek…

People seek blessings on Losar
19 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Police recover 15 stolen vehicles sold fraudulently

ITANAGAR, 18 Feb: Arunachal Pradesh police have recovered 15 vehicles that were sold fraudulently in the state after being stolen from neighbouring Assam, police said on Wednesday. The cars recovered from Naharlagun in…

19 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

NABARD pegs Leparada’s credit potentials at Rs. 34.25 cr

BASAR, 18 Feb: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has informed that the total credit potential projected under the Potential Linked Credit Plan (PLP) 2026-27 for Leparada district stands at…

19 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

International seminar on education concludes at RGU

RONO HILLS, 18 Feb: The three-day international seminar on “Living World – Education of the Past, Present and Future,” organized by the department of education at Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) in collaboration…

International seminar on education concludes at RGU
19 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Awareness prog on drug abuse

DAPORIJO, 18 Feb: The Upper Subansiri district administration, in collaboration with the IPR department, organized a one-day awareness programme on drug abuse at Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, Kuporijo on Wednesday, as…

19 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

Training prog on orange production organized

SEPPA, 18 Feb: A training programme on production and rejuvenation practices of Arunachal orange was organized at Pampoli in East Kameng district. The programme was aimed at enhancing technical knowledge and promoting…

19 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Awareness camp on sustainable agriculture & animal husbandry

YINGKIONG, 18 Feb: In a step toward rural empowerment and sustainable development, the AARRO Welfare Society organised an awareness camp at Likor village in Upper Siang district on Wednesday, focusing on strengthening…

Awareness camp on sustainable agriculture & animal husbandry
19 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

DC inaugurates Keilya health sub-centre

ZIRO, 18 Feb: Lower Subansiri deputy commissioner Oli Perme on Tuesday inaugurated the Keilya health sub-centre. Addressing the gathering, the deputy commissioner spoke on the importance of strengthening grassroots…

DC inaugurates Keilya health sub-centre
19 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

KVK training-cum-awareness prog held

ITANAGAR, 18 Feb: Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Papum Pare organized a training and awareness programme on protection of plant varieties and farmers’ rights at Naharlagun on 17 February. Attending the programme, agriculture…

19 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

SAD 2.0 camp organized at Namsing vill

PASIGHAT, 18 Feb: Over 500 beneficiaries from Namsing, Mer, Gadum, Borguli and other adjoining villages availed services provided by various government departments during a Sarkar Aapke Dwar (SAD) 2.0 camp at Namsing…

19 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Budget Suggestions

Chief Minister Pema Khandu has invited citizens to help shape the state budget for 2026-27. The last date for submission of suggestions is February 20, with the top five suggestions set to be awarded a cash prize of Rs.…

18 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

SC reserves order on CBI probe into govt contracts to firms of CM’s kin

NEW DELHI, 17 Feb: The Supreme Court was on Tuesday told that government contracts and work orders worth around Rs 1,270 crore were awarded in the last 10 years in Arunachal Pradesh to four firms related to the family…

18 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Army initiates dismissal proceedings against absconding major

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 17 Feb: The Army has initiated dismissal proceedings against Major Sharyf Bhonsle of the 2 Para (SF), former aide-de-camp (ADC) to the governor of Arunachal Pradesh, who went missing in 2014…

Army initiates dismissal proceedings against absconding major