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25 May 2026 · 2 min read

‘She Rides’, ‘Smart Didi’ training progs organised

SAGALEE, 24 May: The ArSRLM’s Block Mission Management Unit (BMMU) here in Papum Pare district, under the initiative of Block Mission Manager Tar Tarin, conducted two women empowerment initiatives in the Sagalee block…

‘She Rides’, ‘Smart Didi’ training progs organised
25 May 2026 · 5 min read

From the Anunnaki to the Siang river: The battle for the soul of the Earth

[ Denzing Sonowal ] Humanity began its written history under the shadow of cosmic servitude. If we travel back 5,000 years to the clay tablets of ancient Sumer, we encounter a haunting narrative: the Anunnaki –…

25 May 2026 · 15 min read

Anniversary trauma: A feminist view from Arunachal

[ Witches of Arunachal ] It’s almost the time of the year when a memory resurfaces unfailingly – the uneasy feeling that something is not right. The body often remembers before the mind does. Five years ago, in…

25 May 2026 · 1 min read

HDMT: Football and volleyball finals today

AALO, 24 May: Capital Complex will meet Keyi Panyor in the girls’ volleyball final of the state-level 9th Hangpan Dada Memorial Trophy (HDMT). Capital Complex and Keyi Panyor entered the final, defeating Kurung Kumey…

HDMT: Football and volleyball finals today
25 May 2026 · 1 min read

Talk it out

The Arunachal ST Bachao Andolan Committee (ASTBAC), which shut down Arunachal’s capital, is demanding strengthening of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system, expulsion of illegal immigrants from Assam, and action regarding…

25 May 2026 · 5 min read

Strategic warning for India

UAE’s OPEC Exit, Higher Oil Risks By Shivaji Sarkar None, not even US analysers, expected that a “non-descript war” with a small country like Iran could change the global energy scenario, that America is keen on…

25 May 2026 · 2 min read

Circular economy: Way to sustainable Arunachal

Editor, With the population expansion and current growing materialistic life of the people, Arunachal Pradesh is grappling with environmental degradation, deforestation, waste generation, and so on. The carrying…

25 May 2026 · 4 min read

Arunachal must recognise the contributions of CM Pema Khandu

Editor, I would like to bring to the attention of the people of Arunachal Pradesh the remarkable developmental transformation our state has witnessed under the leadership of Chief Minister Pema Khandu. In a democratic…

25 May 2026 · 1 min read

An appeal to AAPSU

Editor, Every year, every department releases advertisement for vacancies through the APPSC, but the Tourism Department does not do so. Thousands of unemployed tourism youths are ready to write exams for the posts of…

24 May 2026 · 1 min read

ILP issue genuine, will hold talks with stakeholders: CM

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 23 May: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday acknowledged that the Inner Line Permit (ILP) issue raised by the Arunachal Scheduled Tribes Bachao Andolan Committee (ASTBAC) is genuine, and said…

24 May 2026 · 2 min read

IMD issues alert on heavy rainfall in Arunachal

ITANAGAR, 23 May: Arunachal Pradesh is likely to experience widespread heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning from Sunday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) alerting people to remain…

24 May 2026 · 5 min read

Centre offers constitutional safeguards, legislative body for Ladakh

NEW DELHI, 23 May: The Centre has made an offer for constitutional safeguards under Article 371, instead of the Sixth Schedule, and a legislative body for Ladakh, activists from the region said on Saturday, while…

24 May 2026 · 1 min read

Centre publishes draft rules for VB-G RAM G, invites feedback

NEW DELHI, 23 May: The Centre on Saturday published draft rules under the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, 2025 (VB-G RAM G) for public consultation, following the…

24 May 2026 · 1 min read

ILP checking drive on; hundreds externed from Siang valley

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 23 May: The East Siang district police,following a drive against Inner Line Permit (ILP) violation, caught about 161 ILP violators during the last 20 days. As per reports, the police, following…

24 May 2026 · 2 min read

AEDMA expands with 19 new members

ITANAGAR, 23 May: The Arunachal Electronic and Digital Media Association (AEDMA) on Friday conducted a membership induction programme for newly joined digital media outlets at its temporary office in RWD Colony here, in…

AEDMA expands with 19 new members
24 May 2026 · 1 min read

‘Black Sunshine’ theatre spreads anti-drugs message

[ Litem Eshi Ori ] PASIGHAT, 23 May: Popular theatre production, ‘Black Sunshine’, was staged at the IGH Higher Secondary School auditorium here in East Siang district on Friday. The programme was presented by Dr Delong…

‘Black Sunshine’ theatre spreads anti-drugs message
24 May 2026 · 2 min read

Establishment of medical college in Tirap features in state-level review meeting

KHONSA, 24 May: Establishment of a medical college in Tirap district to cater to the healthcare and educational aspirations of the TCL region was one of the key issues raised during a state-level review meeting held…

24 May 2026 · 1 min read

HDMT: Papum Pare vs Lower Siang in boys’ football final, Namsai vs East Kameng in girls’ final

ITANAGAR, 24 May: Papum Pare will meet Lower Siang in the boys’ football of the state-level 9th Hangpan Dada Memorial Trophy (HDMT) in Aalo in West Siang district on 25 May. In the girls’ category, Namsai will face East…

HDMT: Papum Pare vs Lower Siang in boys’ football final, Namsai vs East Kameng in girls’ final
24 May 2026 · 4 min read

Petrol, diesel prices hiked

NEW DELHI, 23 May : Petrol and diesel prices were raised by 87-91 paise per litre on Saturday, taking the cumulative increase in retail fuel rates to nearly Rs 5 a litre in under 10 days as state-owned firms passed on…

24 May 2026 · 1 min read

SC asks state govts to fill vacancies in courts

NEW DELHI, 23 May: The Supreme Court on Friday flagged the shortage of public prosecutors in courts and asked the state governments to fill vacancies. A bench of Justices BV Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said that the…