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Solung festival celebrated in Likabali

LIKABALI, 30 Aug: The Adi community residing here in Lower Siang district celebrated Solung festival with great enthusiasm and traditional fervour on Saturday. Senior public leader Gumke Riba hoisted the festival flag…

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Drug awareness prog held

YINGKIONG, 30 Aug: The All Komkar Students' Union (AKSU) organised a drug awareness programme at Rasing Dere in Komkar village in Upper Siang district on Saturday to sensitise students, youths and the community to the…

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National Sports Day observed

AALO, 30 Aug: The NSS unit and the sports club of SFS College here in West Siang district, in collaboration with the 20th ITBP, Aalo, observed the National Sports Day by organising a friendly football match between the…

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Homage paid to Maa A Balakrishnan

BASAR, 30 Aug: The VKV's Basar branch in Leparada district on Sunday organised a 'shraddhanjali karyakram' in memory of Maa A Balakrishnan, former all-India president of the Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari. Former MLA…

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Lower Siang beat Upper Siang 4-1, East Siang held by West Siang

Tadar Tang Football Tournament begins ITANAGAR, 30 Aug: Lower Siang got off to a flying start in the 21st Tadar Tang State Level Football Tournament, beating Upper Siang 4-1 in their opening match in Group D in Pasighat…

Lower Siang beat Upper Siang 4-1, East Siang held by West Siang
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Fragile Arunachal

Governor KT Parnaik has called for comprehensive botanical surveys in the remote and lesser-explored regions of Arunachal Pradesh to document and protect the state's rich plant diversity. During a meeting with the…

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El nino may hit situation

Critical Agri Challenge By Dhurjati Mukherjee The agricultural sector is expected to be affected in most districts due to deficient rainfall at the right time and other factors. As per government data, about 45 percent…

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Frontier security, development must get top priority: APCC

ITANAGAR, 29 Aug: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Saturday said frontier communities and security forces in strategically important areas must be accorded the highest priority, as it called for…

Frontier security, development must get top priority: APCC
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India, China checkmate each other in Taksing and Limeking sectors

[ Bengia Ajum ] TAKSING, 29 Aug: Amid conflicting reports about alleged Chinese intrusion in Taksing and Limeking circles of Upper Subansiri district, the ground reality tells a different story. There is no doubt that…

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ACB probe sought into alleged Rs 3-crore irregularity

ITANAGAR, 29 Aug: A complaint has been lodged with the state's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), seeking registration of an FIR against a senior Forest Department official over alleged misappropriation and diversion of Rs 3…

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15 new rove beetle species documented from Arunachal

ITANAGAR, 29 Aug: In a landmark scientific achievement, an Indo-German research team has discovered 15 species of Stenus beetles, new to science, in the waterfalls and forests of Arunachal Pradesh, one of the world's…

15 new rove beetle species documented from Arunachal
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Mihu elected VC of Integrated Mountain Initiative

ITANAGAR, 29 Aug: R ezina Mihu of Arunachal Pradesh has been elected vice chairperson of the Integrated Mountain Initiative (IMI), a national body working on sustainable mountain development across India's Himalayan and…

Mihu elected VC of Integrated Mountain Initiative
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Landslide damages cafeteria at Hot Spring

[ Prem Chetry ] DIRANG, 29 Aug: A massive landslide triggered by incessant rain completely damaged a cafeteria at Hot Spring in Dirang, West Kameng district, in the early hours of Saturday. According to sources,…

Landslide damages cafeteria at Hot Spring
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Daii-Dasa Expedition begins in P/Kessang

Staff Reporter LEMMI, 29 Aug: Promoting the tourism potential of Pakke valley, a two-day adventure and celebration of nature and music event, Daii-Dasa Expedition 2026, began at Taoso village here in Pakke-Kessang…

Daii-Dasa Expedition begins in P/Kessang
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'Kiyak Laam Kraam: Our journey' tourism and culture experience tour concludes

Initiative provided new window of opportunities: Sona ITANAGAR, 29 Aug: The valedictory ceremony of 'Kiyak Laam Kraam: Our Journey - Tourism and Culture Experience Tour' was held at the state banquet hall here on…

'Kiyak Laam Kraam: Our journey' tourism and culture experience tour concludes
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Nocte script adopted; landmark achievement, says Lowang

DEOMALI, 29 Aug: In a landmark development for the Nocte community, a general body meeting for the adoption of the Nocte script was organised by the Nocte Script Development Committee, in collaboration with Wangcha…

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21st Tadar Tang State Level Football Tournament 2026 begins today

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 29 Aug: The zonal rounds of the 21st Tadar Tang State Level Football Tournament 2026 is scheduled to begin on 30 August. Twenty-seven teams, including Arunachal Pradesh Police Sports Control…

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Arunachal poised to lead Northeast in sports: Jini

ITANAGAR, 29 Aug: Arunachal Pradesh is poised to emerge as the leading sporting state in the Northeast, Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Kento Jini said on Saturday. Addressing the National Sports Day celebrations in…

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Centripetal or centrifugal: Which approach best fits the holistic development of Arunachal?

[ Prof Anga Padu ] Society is a dynamic entity, shaped by both environmental pressures and human actions. Any change in society invariably brings changes in people's needs and demands, which in turn create new demands…

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Why academic research cannot grant ST status or PRCs in Arunachal

[ Badak Yomgam ] In recent years, public discourse surrounding indigenous identities, land rights, and administrative certifications in Arunachal Pradesh has increasingly intersected with academic and archival research.…