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KHONSA, 1 Sep: A suspected drug peddler was apprehended during a joint operation launched by the Assam Rifles, police and CRPF here in Tirap district. The apprehended individual has been identified as Wangpan Lowang, a…
ITANAGAR, 31 Aug: Eleven-year-old Marpi Karlo from Arunachal Pradesh has achieved a remarkable feat in shooting by qualifying for the National Shooting Championship Competition (NSCC) in the sub-youth and youth…
[Prafulla Kaman] DHEMAJI, 26 Aug: Assam-based students' organization Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) claimed that the 10 August firing incident in Lower Siang district was not related to boundary dispute between Assam…
ITANAGAR, 26 Aug: The Arunachal Frontier Tribal Front (AFTF) has sought the Chief Minister's immediate intervention for permanent settlement of the disputed land issue at Hime village. In a representation submitted to…
The situation in Hime village, Lower Siang district, which had appeared to be slowly returning to normal after the clash on 10 August, has once again escalated. There is an air of tension, with both sides standing…
PASIGHAT, 25 Aug: Around 40 frontline forest personnel from the territorial and wildlife divisions of Pasighat benefitted from a workshop on 'wildlife article identification' held here in East Siang district on Monday.…
KHONSA, 25 Aug: The Assam Rifles (AR), in collaboration with the Khonsa Forest Division, organised a ceremonial plantation drive here in Tirap district under the nationwide initiative 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam 3.0' on…
Staff Reporter LIKABALI, 24 Aug: Hundreds of protesters from Bodoti and Mingmang villages of Assam's Dhemaji district allegedly attempted to march forcibly towards Hime village in Kangku circle of Lower Siang district…
Editor, Heartfelt thanks to the Government of Arunachal Pradesh and the state Cabinet for approving a uniform eligibility criteria for direct recruitment to Group A, B and C posts. By making permanent residence, APST…
[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 23 Aug: T he situation in Hime village in Lower Siang district, where a clash broke out on 10 August after a group of people from Bodoti village in Assam allegedly attacked the village, is…
Monday Musing [ Amar Sangno ] A boundary dispute turned into a violent clash between the natives of Hime village in Kangku circle of Lower Siang district and Bodoti village of Assam, resulting in bullet injuries to…
BASAR, 23 Aug: The Leparada District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), in collaboration with the district administration, organised a legal orientation-cum-training programme for gaon buras/buris (GBs) here on Saturday.…
DADAM, 22 Aug: Tirap Deputy Commissioner Badonlum Tawsik on Saturday visited Dadam circle headquarters and assessed the functioning of educational and healthcare institutes, the Dadam circle administration, and the…
ITANAGAR, 21 Aug: Independence Golden Jubilee Government Higher Secondary School (IGJGHSS), Pasighat, representing Arunachal Pradesh, entered the quarterfinals of the girls' U-17 category in the 65th Subroto Cup…
[ By Pooja Gupta ] The Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), proposed near Upper Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh, is set to be India's largest hydropower dam - a nearly 11,000 mw structure conceived to regulate…
RONO HILLS, 20 Aug : Governor KT Parnaikadvised content creators and influencers to use their influence responsibly and create content that promotes social harmony, environmental awareness, responsible citizenship and…
ITANAGAR, 20 Aug: The All Nyishi Students' Union (ANSU) has urged the Centre to shift the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways' (MoRTH) regional office (RO), currently functioning from Tezpur in Assam, back to…
[ Jayanta Deka ] The abolition of the 80:20 arrangement in government recruitment in Arunachal Pradesh has understandably brought back discussions around government jobs, eligibility and opportunities for the people of…
The Assam-based Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK), the student body of the Mising community, called off its road and economic blockade against Arunachal Pradesh on Monday following a meeting with Chief Minister Pema…
[Bengia Ajum] ITANAGAR, 19 Aug: The recent economic and road blockade imposed against Arunachal Pradesh by the Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) has reignited the need to develop intra-state road connectivity bypassing…
Correspondent RUKSIN, 19 Aug: Tense situation is prevailing in Assam-Arunachal boundary areas following continued protests by students' unions and social organizations of Assam demanding the early arrest of those…
Editor, The Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border dispute is a long-standing inter-state issue rooted in colonial-era administrative lines and a 1951 land transfer. It has involved periodic violence, multiple failed…
[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 17 Aug: The Assam-based Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK), the student body of the Mising community, has called off its road and economic blockade against Arunachal Pradesh on Monday following a…
The recent floods and landslides highlighted the need for safer, stronger and more resilient infrastructure in the frontier state, the Chief Minister said recently while paying tribute to those who lost their lives in…
[ Mingkeng Osik ] ITANAGAR, 16 Aug: A joint delegation of five organizations met Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and sought a free and fair investigation into the Hime village incident, and an immediate and…
[ Sunil Kumar Chakma ] The debate over replacing the 80:20 recruitment arrangement with a system requiring APST status, permanent residence certificate (PRC) and proficiency in an indigenous tribal language raises a…
[ Bengia Ajum ] HIME, 14 Aug: As the rest of India prepares to celebrate Independence Day, the people of trouble-torn Hime village in Kangku circle of Lower Siang district are facing an uncertain time. On 10 August, a…
Staff Reporter NAMPONG, 14 Aug: Suspected insurgents attacked the Assam Rifles (AR) post in the Longvi area here in Changlang district during the early hours of Friday. According to sources, the incident occurred at…
PASIGHAT, 14 Aug: As part of the 80th Independence Day celebrations, Spearhead Gunners, based at the Sigar military station here in East Siang district, conducted a youth outreach programme at the Jonai Science College…
Correspondent MEBO, 14 Aug: Tezu MLA and health minister's adviser Dr Mohesh Chai inaugurated an operation theatre (OT) at the community health centre (CHC) here in East Siang district on Thursday, in the presence of…
[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 13 Aug: The Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) has suspended its road and economic blockade against Arunachal Pradesh, following a series of discussions with the Government of Assam and…
Editor, Assam's border disputes with Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland remain a quiet national failure. These are not international frontiers. They are lines between Indian states, governed by the same…
Bengia Ajum ITANAGAR, 12 Aug: The economic blockade imposed against Arunachal Pradesh by Takam Mising Porin Kébang (TMPK) caused major disruption across the state on Wednesday. TMPK supporters stopped vehicular movement…
SEIJOSA, 12 Aug: World Elephant Day 2026 was celebrated at the conference hall of Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary and Tiger Reserve (PWS&TR) here on Wednesday. The programme was jointly organised by the Assam Wildlife Research…
By Jiyo Riba Jini Late Moji Riba, a revered freedom fighter from Dari village, was born in 1911 to Late Gomo Riba, a respected and affluent figure of the Dari Circle. At the age of thirteen, he joined the Mission School…
GOGAMUKH, 11 Aug: Assam-based students' organisation Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) has announced a road and economic blockade against Arunachal Pradesh over Monday's violent incident that left at least 12 persons…
[ Litem Eshi Ori ] ITANAGAR, 11 Aug: The need to expedite construction of the proposed East-West Industrial Corridor (EWIC) highway in Arunachal Pradesh has gained renewed importance amid concerns over the state's…
Editor, I wish to draw attention to the recurring hardship faced by the people of eastern Arunachal Pradesh due to periodic road blockades and disruptions along the Assam-Arunachal route. People from Dibang Valley,…
Editor, The recent Hime village (Arunachal Pradesh)-Bodoti (Assam) incident is deeply unfortunate and deserves univocal condemnation. In this modern world, no issue can and should be settled through violence or the…
[ Bengia Ajum ] HIME, 10 Aug: The Assam-Arunachal Pradesh boundary row turned violent here in Lower Siang district on Monday. The latest clash, which has left at least a dozen injured, came days after a similar boundary…
ITANAGAR, 10 Aug: Ziro Royal Enfielders (ZRE), a motorcycle club from Ziro in Lower Subansiri district, donated clothes and essential grocery items to Deepak Nabam Living Home in Senki Park here on Monday. ZRE club…
KHONSA, 9 Aug: On the second day of his two-day visit to Tirap district, Chief Secretary Manish Kumar Gupta, along with MLA Wanglam Sawin, inspected several major infrastructure and development projects in Khonsa on…
ITANAGAR, 8 Aug : The Arunachal Frontier Tribal Front (AFTF) on Saturday set 15 August as the deadline for the state government to scrap the 80:20 recruitment ratio and make Scheduled Tribe (ST) and permanent resident…
KHONSA, 7 Aug: Four active operatives of the United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) or ULFA (I) surrendered before the Assam Rifles (AR) during an operation conducted in the Chupkhaw Track area in Wakka circle of…
[ Dr Biri Arun ] Few hundreds of jobs offered intermittently by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) and Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB) have been the ray of hope and motivation for…
KHONSA, 6 Aug: One NSCN-K (Khango Konyak) operative, self-styled lieutenant Hewan Boham (35) of Olingtong village in Longding district surrendered before the Tirap police, 44 Assam Rifles and 36 Battalion CRPF, Khonsa…
[ Fantry Mein Jaswal and Nepha Wangsa ] Questions about the ancestry of Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein have periodically surfaced in public discourse. A closer look at the archival records, from…
ZIRO, 5 Aug: Demonstrating that compassion knows no boundaries, the Lower Subansiri district-based motorcycle club, Ziro Royal Enfielders (ZRE), carried out a humanitarian relief mission for flood-affected families in…
Editor, I wish to draw the attention of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC), the state government, and the youth of Arunachal Pradesh to an issue that has gained increasing significance following…
ITANAGAR, 4 Aug: Over 60 organisations, trade unions and democratic rights groups have condemned the invocation of the National Security Act (NSA) on indigenous rights activist Pranab Doley, and demanded his immediate…
