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9 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Training prog on horticulture held

LONGDING, 8 Jan: The Longding Horticulture Department organised a two-day training programme on ‘Sustainable income from horticulture and post-harvest management of fruits and spices’ at Longding and Kanubari on 7 and 8…

Training prog on horticulture held
9 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Training prog on flowers mgmt

ZIRO, 8 Jan: Eighty farmers participated in a training programme on ‘Approach in post-harvest management of commercial flowers’, organised here in Lower Subansiri by the district horticulture office on Wednesday. The…

9 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

GST in the state

Arunachal Pradesh recorded a 35.7 percent increase in GST collections from April to December 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, exceeding the national average growth rate of 6.8 percent during the same period.…

9 Jan 2026 · 5 min read

India set to face challenges

Resilient Economy By Dhurjati Mukherjee With the onset of the new year, it must be admitted that the trends appear quite encouraging. The pacts with Oman and New Zealand in December can be said to be favourable for…

8 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

APC-APUWJ seek pension and press club recognition

ITANAGAR, 7 Jan: A delegation of the Arunachal Press Club (APC) and the Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ) met Chief Minister Pema Khandu and discussed key issues concerning journalists’ welfare and…

APC-APUWJ seek pension and press club recognition
8 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Achom Degio selected for Indian women’s futsal team

ITANAGAR, 7 Jan: Achom Degio from Arunachal Pradesh has been selected for the Indian women’s futsal team for the SAFF Women’s Futsal Championship 2026. While informing this, Arunachal Pradesh Football Association (APFA)…

Achom Degio selected for Indian women’s futsal team
8 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Bridge collapses while awaiting demolition

[Bengia Ajum] BASAR, 7 Jan: In a freak accident, an old iron bridge collapsed near Tai village under the Leparada district on Wednesday. During the incident, a vehicle used for lifting scrap from the iron bridge fell,…

Bridge collapses while awaiting demolition
8 Jan 2026 · 4 min read

Veteran reporter P.B Das Gupta’s return to Arunachal

[Indu Chukhu] ITANAGAR, 7 Jan: Veteran journalist P.B Das Gupta (87), founder of the then Itanagar Press Club (now Arunachal Press Club) and the All Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists, was on a week-long…

Veteran reporter P.B Das Gupta’s return to Arunachal
8 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Migratory birds flocking to D’Ering Wildlife Sanctuary

[Prafulla Kaman] PASIGHAT, 7 Jan: Migratory birds have started arriving at the water bodies of the Daying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary (DEWS) in East Siang district and the wetlands bordering Jonai in Assam. Wildlife…

Migratory birds flocking to D’Ering Wildlife Sanctuary
8 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Singpho & Puroik troupes head to National Youth Festival

[Pisi Zauing] ITANAGAR, 7 Jan: Carrying the vibrant cultural soul of Arunachal Pradesh to the national stage, the Singpho folk dance troupe from Changlang district and the Puroik folk song troupe from Bichom district…

Singpho & Puroik troupes head to National Youth Festival
8 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Arunachal enter semis of women’s beach soccer competition

ITANAGAR, 7 Jan: Arunachal Pradesh entered the semifinals of the women’s beach soccer competition at the ongoing second Khelo India Beach Games 2026 at Diu. The team secured its place in the semifinals after registering…

Arunachal enter semis of women’s beach soccer competition
8 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Refrain from non-forestry activities within Drupong RF: DFO

BANDERDEWA, 7 Jan: Informing that various non-forestry activities are taking place within the Drupong Reserve Forest area, the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Banderdewa Forest Division has appealed to the people to…

8 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

ACCI urges regulation of foreign brands to protect local traders

ITANAGAR, 7 Jan: Expressing serious concern over the rising number of foreign products, particularly from Bangladesh, the Arunachal Chamber of Commerce & Industries (ACCI) has urged higher authorities to review and…

8 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

LDV police to launch traffic enforcement drive

[Karyir Riba] ROING, 7 Jan: In order to review the prevailing traffic scenario in the district, a coordination meeting with the Traffic Wing of the Lower Dibang Valley district police was held at the office of the…

8 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Use of geo-spatial technology imperative for governance: Guv

ITANAGAR, 7 Jan: Governor K.T Parnaik said that the use of geo-spatial technology, along with widespread awareness on cyber security, is imperative for governance and has become the need of the hour. “Our state must…

Use of geo-spatial technology imperative for governance: Guv
8 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Field gears distributed to frontline staff at Mouling National Park

JENGGING, 7 Jan: Field gears were distributed to 34 frontline staff of Mouling National Park here in Upper Siang district on Tuesday. The items were distributed at an event organized at the Nature Interpretation Centre…

Field gears distributed to frontline staff at Mouling National Park
8 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Khandu reviews plan to develop Chakzam Bridge

ITANAGAR, 7Jan: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday reviewed the master plan for development of a proposed tourist and heritage centre around the historic Chakzam Bridge in Tawang district,…

8 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Arunachal govt reassigns charges of four IAS officers

ITANAGAR, 7 Jan: The Arunachal Pradesh government on Wednesday ordered the re-designation and re-assignment of charges of four IAS officers of the 2010 batch following their promotion to the super time scale, an…

8 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

DA seizes expired medicines

DAPORIJO, 7 Jan: A team of officials from Upper Subansiri district administration, led by Town Magistrate Ama Nungnu Mara on Wednesday, conducted an unannounced inspection of all pharmacies operating within Daporijo…

8 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Revised Act to strengthen rural employment: DyCM

ITANAGAR, 7 Jan: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Wednesday said that the revised Vikshit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G-RAM-G) Act would significantly strengthen rural…