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4 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Faculty dev prog begins at JNC

PASIGHAT, 3 Aug: A weeklong faculty development programme (FDP) on ‘Presentation & Communication Skills’ commenced at Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNC) here in East Siang district on Monday. The programme is being…

4 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Yak vaccination drive against FMD begins in Dopokhar

TAWANG, 3 Aug: In an initiative to safeguard the livelihoods of high-altitude pastoral communities, the Department of Animal Husbandry, Veterinary and Dairy Development, Tawang district, in collaboration with the Indian…

4 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Release Pranab Doley from illegal detention

Pranab Doley, an indigenous and peasants’ rights activist, was detained under the National Security Act (NSA) a day after being granted bail in a case linked to protests against a proposed five-star hotel near the…

4 Aug 2026 · 9 min read

Free India’s Great Failure

By Inder Jit (Released on 19 September 1978) Nature alone is not to blame for the floods which have savagely hit India this year. Man is also greatly responsible for what has alas come to pass — and for the…

4 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Guest teachers should compete, not replace merit

Editor, I would like to draw the attention of the government and the general public to an important issue concerning teacher recruitment in Arunachal Pradesh. Recently, I have noticed that many guest teachers working as…

4 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Ensure a balanced FAO/STO recruitment exam

Editor, I wish to draw the attention of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) to a serious concern regarding the proposed FAO/STO recruitment test (RT). By making commercial mathematics the sole…

3 Aug 2026 · 10 min read

Guv, CM join nationwide anti-drug campaign

ITANAGAR, 2 Aug: Governor KT Parnaikparticipated in the virtual interaction with the youth of the nation and the launch of the ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from…

Guv, CM join nationwide anti-drug campaign
3 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Poor conviction fuelling NDPS cases?

Monday Musing [ M Doley ] Despite continued efforts by law enforcement agencies to crack down on drug suppliers and peddlers, Arunachal Pradesh has witnessed a worrying rise in drug seizures and arrests over the last…

3 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

ZSI sets roadmap for NMHS wild pollinator project in Arunachal

ITANAGAR, 2 Aug: In a major step towardssafeguarding high-altitude biodiversity, the Desert Regional Centre (DRC) of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Jodhpur, has established a comprehensive field survey roadmap…

ZSI sets roadmap for NMHS wild pollinator project in Arunachal
3 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Guv congratulates Tali and Lombo

ITANAGAR, 2 Aug: Governor KT Parnaik has complimented January Tali and Hachu Lombo on their remarkable achievement of successfully summiting Mt Kun (7,077 metres) in the Zanskar region of Ladakh. Describing their feat…

3 Aug 2026 · 9 min read

Stuck in the jam: A commuter’s account of traffic in Itanagar and Pasighat

[ Biren Dutta ] I do not write this as an expert on traffic engineering. I write it as someone who, like most people in Itanagar and, to a lesser extent, Pasighat – both of them officially smart cities under the…

3 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Ignoring vital signs

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a prosecution complaint under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), alleging a large-scale liquor smuggling and money laundering network operating across Arunachal…

3 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Need for a fair and balanced recruitment process

Editor, The recent notification issued by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) regarding the recruitment of finance & accounts officer (FAO), treasury officer (TO), and sub-treasury officer (STO) has…

3 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Why are DTO and TIO vacancies missing from APPSC exam calendar?

Editor, Recently, the APPSC released the syllabus for combined technical exams for the posts of ADO, HDO, FO, etc. Surprisingly, the posts of DTO and TIO were missing from the list. DTO (Tourism) and TIO are also…

3 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

APPSC must clear the air on FAO preliminary examination

Editor, The recent APPSC notification making commercial mathematics mandatory for the preliminary examination of finance & accounts officer (FAO), treasury officer (TO), and sub-treasury officer (STO) has created…

3 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

APPSC should reconsider RT pattern for FAO/TO & STO

Editor, I wish to express my concern over the recently notified recruitment test (RT) pattern for FAO/TO and STO. The written examination offers four optional subjects – commerce, economics, statistics, and…

3 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Appeal for recognition of Everest summiteers

Editor, Arunachal Pradesh has emerged as the leading state in Northeast India in producing Mount Everest summiteers, whose remarkable achievements have brought immense pride and recognition to the state and the nation.…

3 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Time to revisit HRA for employees of ICR

Editor, The Itanagar Capital Region (ICR), comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun and Nirjuli, has become the administrative, educational and commercial hub of Arunachal Pradesh. While the region has witnessed rapid…

3 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Need for uniformity in teaching appointments at APU

Editor, I wish to draw attention to an issue concerning the recent teaching appointment notifications issued by the Arunachal Pradesh University (APU), Pasighat, which merits clarification in the interest of…

2 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

NE child rights commissions resolve to strengthen child protection

TAWANG, 1 Jul: The two-day regional convention of the State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights of the Northeastern states concluded here on Saturday with a collective resolve to further strengthen child…

NE child rights commissions resolve to strengthen child protection