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28 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Appeal for transparency in recruitment

Editor, I wish to express the deep-seated concerns of the academic community regarding the upcoming assistant professor recruitment under the APPSC. This is the first major regular recruitment cycle since 2019, and for…

28 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

When challenging exam errors becomes a burden

Editor, In recent days, aspirants who sat for the Junior Engineering Common Recruitment Exam 2025 have been reeling from an unexpected and unwelcome shock: the high cost attached to challenging wrong answers in the…

28 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Release AE civil results

Editor, It is my earnest and humble request to the APPSC to release the AE civil results before declaring the JE civil results. As the court case is still ongoing, it would be better on the commission’s part to complete…

26 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

L/Siang HQ issue: Contempt notice served over non-compliance with NGT order

[ Bengia Ajum ] LIKABALI 25 Jan: A resident of Lower Siang district, Mirjum Karba, has served a contempt notice to senior officials, including the principal secretary of the ministry of environment, forest and climate…

26 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

People should work selflessly for society: Techi Gubin on getting Padma Shri

ITANAGAR, 25 Jan: Arunachal Vikas Parishad president Techi Gubin, who was named for the Padma Shri award on Sunday in recognition of his distinguished contribution to social service, said people should work selflessly…

People should work selflessly for society: Techi Gubin on getting Padma Shri
26 Jan 2026 · 4 min read

Lada-Sarli Frontier Highway: A scar runs deep along LAC

Monday Musing [ Amar Sangno ] They say that where money flows, corruption shadows its path. The land compensation scams in the Trans-Arunachal Highway and the Frontier Highway projects is a classic case of: where money…

26 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

8 acres of poppy cultivation destroyed

ITANAGAR, 25 Jan: Security forces have destroyed poppy cultivation on eight acres of land in Longding district, police said on Sunday. Longding Superintendent of Police (SP) Dekio Gumja said that the plantations were…

26 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Veteran journalist, India’s chronicler Mark Tully passes away

NEW DELHI, 25 Jan: Veteran journalist Mark Tully, a chronicler of India and an acclaimed author, passed away at a private hospital here on Sunday after suffering multi-organ failure, hospital authorities said. He was…

26 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Heritage walk organised to mark National Tourism Day

EMPONG, 25 Jan: The Namsai tourism department, in collaboration with the district administration, conducted a heritage walk to the Ti Met (holy place) in Empong village to mark the National Tourism Day on 23 January.…

Heritage walk organised to mark National Tourism Day
26 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Army, ITBP hold joint exercise

ITANAGAR, 25 Jan: The Indian Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) conducted a joint training exercise at Sigar in East Siang district, enhancing inter-force combat synergy and operational integration. The…

26 Jan 2026 · 4 min read

National Voters’ Day celebrated

ITANAGAR, 25 Jan: The 16th National Voters’ Day (NVD) was celebrated across the state on Sunday. In Tirap district, the day was celebrated at the Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) in Khonsa in Tirap district…

26 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Army joins ‘Pemakod Losar’ celebration in Tuting

ITANAGAR, 25 Jan: Personnel of the Indian Army stationed in Tuting, bordering China, joined the local Buddhist community to celebrate ‘Pemakod Losar’, the New Year of the Pemako region. The festival, celebrated on…

26 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Free health camp at Ledum village

PASIGHAT, 25 Jan: A free health camp was organised by the Siang Trust at Ledum village in Ruksin subdivision of East Siang district on Sunday. A total of 120 patients, including senior citizens, were offered free health…

Free health camp at Ledum village
26 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Training, input distribution prog

YINGKIONG, 25 Jan: A three-day training and input distribution programme was organised jointly by Geku (U/Siang)-based KVK and Mau (UP)-based National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (NBAIM) at Komkar…

26 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Towards transparency

Addressing the All India Presiding Officers’ Conference, Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker Tesam Pongte said that technology has the potential to simplify legislative procedures, enhance accountability, and…

26 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Will justice be delivered?

Editor, I wish to express the deep anguish and frustration of thousands of AESE (civil) aspirants whose results remain stalled due to prolonged legal delays. What began as a temporary hurdle has now turned into months…

26 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Direct recruitment of DDSEs

Editor, I wish to draw the urgent attention of the governor, the chief minister, and the chief secretary towards a systemic bottleneck crippling our education sector: the recruitment methodology of the deputy director…

26 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

A wake-up call for teachers

Editor, It is deeply painful and utterly unacceptable to witness so many teachers – especially those in charge – treating their noble profession as a mere job for collecting salaries. You show up, deliver…

26 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Shortage of commerce faculty vacancies

Editor, Commerce education in Arunachal Pradesh is facing a serious but often overlooked challenge – the shortage of sanctioned and advertised vacancies for commerce faculty members in government colleges. While…

25 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

HC quashes bail to IAS officer Talo Potom in abetment to suicide case

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 24 Jan: The Gauhati High Court’s Itanagar Bench on Friday quashed the bail granted to IAS officer Talo Potom, accused in a high-profile abetment to suicide case, directing that he be taken into…

HC quashes bail to IAS officer Talo Potom in abetment to suicide case