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1d ago · 2 min read

Secure the border

Taksing and Limeking circles of Upper Subansiri district have been in the spotlight on social media and in mainstream news amid allegations by local communities that Chinese nationals have entered their territory. The…

1d ago · 8 min read

Fresh thoughts on procedure

By Inder Jit (Released on 26 October 1976) A good, close look is currently being given to crucial clauses of the Constitution (Forty-fourth Amendment) Bill in the light of some thought-provoking and incisive comments…

3d ago · 2 min read

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
25 Aug 2026 · 7 min read

National Government or National Consensus

By Inder Jit (Released on 23 July 1974) Parliament’s Monsoon session has expectedly got off to a sorry start. The Opposition seems determined to exploit the sharply deteriorating economic situation to its maximum…

22 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Parthenium awareness progs organised

PAMPOLI, 21 Aug: In a major push towards community-led ecological management, the East Kameng Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) organised a comprehensive parthenium awareness programme at its campus here on Friday to mark the…

21 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Cong demands govt come clean on alleged Chinese intrusions in Taksing

ITANAGAR, 20 Aug: The Congress party in Arunachal has demanded that the government come clean on alleged Chinese intrusions in the Taksing sector and place verified facts before the people. Rejecting Union Minister…

21 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Coordination meeting on SIR held

ZIRO, 20 Aug: The Lower Subansiri district administration convened a key coordination meeting on the special intensive revision (SIR) for the 2026 electoral roll here on Thursday. The session was held in the presence of…

18 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

APCC accuses BJP of partisan protest, questions silence on border issue

ITANAGAR, 17 Aug : The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has accused the BJP and its Yuva Morcha of politicising the national song Vande Mataram, alleging that the song was used during a demonstration outside…

APCC accuses BJP of partisan protest, questions silence on border issue
15 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

PM SHRI training prog held in schools in Papum Pare

YUPIA, 14 Aug: The PM SHRI Cell, ISSE-Samagra Shiksha, Papum Pare district conducted a series of training programmes and competitions across PM SHRI schools in the district under the innovation activities component of…

13 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Moji Riba: Pioneer of the Indian freedom struggle

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…

12 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Gandhi undermines parliamentary dignity, says state BJP

ITANAGAR, 11 Aug: State BJP vice president Ashok Sangchoju has strongly criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over what he described as repeated disruptions of Parliament, shifting demands, and misleading political…

Gandhi undermines parliamentary dignity, says state BJP
11 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Cong demands CM's resignation over CBI probe, questions non-cooperation

ITANAGAR, 10 Aug: The Congress party in the state on Monday demanded that Chief Minister Pema Khandu resign on moral grounds until the completion of the Supreme Court-directed CBI enquiry into the alleged irregularities…

5 Aug 2026 · 6 min read

New Delhi to re-engage

West Asia on Fire Again By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof. of Practice, Inst of Management Bhubaneshwar) Just 30 days after the guns fell silent; West Asia is on fire again. On June 14, 2026, a historic Memorandum of Understanding…

2 Aug 2026 · 6 min read

Onus on BJP

Chanda Chori By Poonam I Kaushish Circa 22 January 2024: Prime Minister Modi establishes centrality of religion in politics as he lead the Ram temple’s consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, making it a defining moment of…

1 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

RFO awarded for wildlife protection, anti-poaching activities

[ Prem Chetry ] DELHI/BOMDILA, 31 Jul: Range Forest Officer (RFO) Bunty Tao of the Kamlang Tiger Reserve in Wakro in Lohit district was honoured by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for excellence in…

RFO awarded for wildlife protection, anti-poaching activities
31 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Youth Congress flays Rijiju over remark on Gandhi

ITANAGAR, 30 Jul: Indian National Youth Congress general secretary Tarh Johny on Thursday flayed Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju for his remarks against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in the Parliament on…

27 Jul 2026 · 9 min read

Changing face of Rajya Sabha

By Inder Jit (Released on 27 March 1984) Prepare to shed tears for the Rajya Sabha. For years now, the House has been what it was never intended to be – a mere Second Chamber at the Centre. Even this complexion will…

26 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

APCC welcomes Pradhan’s resignation

ITANAGAR, 25 Jul: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has welcomed the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan following nationwide protests over the continuing crisis in India’s…

24 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

APCC condemns BJP’s protest outside its HQ

ITANAGAR, 23 Jul: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) strongly condemned the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) 22 July protest outside Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan here, terming it an act of “political desperation and…

24 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

Both govt and students want constructive debate, says Wangsu; accuses oppn of disrupting Parl

ITANAGAR, 23 Jul: Agriculture & Allied Minister Gabriel D Wangsu said that both the government and the students of the country want a transparent and constructive debate, but the opposition is allegedly avoiding such…

Both govt and students want constructive debate, says Wangsu; accuses oppn of disrupting Parl
23 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

Arunachal BJP unit accuses Gandhi of politicising paper leak issue

ITANAGAR, 22 Jul: The Arunachal Pradesh BJP unit on Wednesday accused the Congress of politicising the NEET paper leak issue to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that the opposition is more interested in…

22 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

Opposition leaders detained after sit-in protest on NEET

Police violence NEW DELHI, 21 Jul: Opposition leaders, including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, were forcibly removed…

Opposition leaders detained after sit-in protest on NEET
21 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

Thousands march in Arunachal supporting Sonam Wangchuk

[ Bini Yurom ] ITANAGAR, 20 Jul: Thousands of students, parents, youths and citizens participated in a peaceful march organised by the youth coalition, Youth for Change, on Monday here to express solidarity with…

Thousands march in Arunachal supporting Sonam Wangchuk
17 Jul 2026 · 8 min read

A democratic alternative

By Inder Jit (Released on 25 April 1978) Appraisals and reappraisals, many agonising, appear to have become the order of the day for various political parties and politicians in quest of power. Top Janata leaders have…

13 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Retain the old

The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) criticised the Arunachal Pradesh BJP government for naming the Damsite-Model Village road after Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, alleging that the move was an attempt to promote the BJP’s…

13 Jul 2026 · 6 min read

Is it invincible?

BJP Juggernaut By Poonam I Kaushish In Delhi hot sultry weather, political pundits are grappling with a Rubic puzzle: Which Party and which State will BJP’s juggernaut steam roll? Or, has it reached the pinnacle of its…

13 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

The man behind the name ‘Naharlagun’ deserves recognition

Editor, I wish to bring to public attention a matter of history, respect and recognition that has been quietly overlooked. ‘Naharlagun’ is a name rooted in nature and geography. ‘Nahar’ for the trees that once…

10 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

GoAP’s decision to name road after Mookerjee baffles citizens

[ Bengia Ajum ] NAHARLAGUN, 9 Jul: The state government’s decision to name the newly constructed road connecting Damsite and Model Village ‘Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Road’ has bewildered many people in the state.…

GoAP’s decision to name road after Mookerjee baffles citizens
8 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

TYC serves open letter to China, seeks respect for Tibetans’ rights

[ Prem Chetry ] NEW DELHI, 7 Jul: Following the recent self-immolation of a Tibetan activist in the United States, the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC) on Tuesday submitted an open letter to the embassy of the People’s…

TYC serves open letter to China, seeks respect for Tibetans’ rights
8 Jul 2026 · 5 min read

Need to go beyond gdp: Un

Human Progress & Welfare By Dhurjati Mukherjee The United Nations recent proposal to move beyond gross domestic product (GDP) is a significant step that economic orthodoxy has governed policy making since the Second…

7 Jul 2026 · 6 min read

Can Congress hold?

BJP On Rampage By Poonam I Kaushish Political Delhi resembles a battle field as Parties trade charges and finger point on ghisi-piti real politik where public morality and practical politics have acquired a particularly…

6 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

Cong urges Centre to set up parl panel to review ground situation along LAC

ITANAGAR, 5 Jul: Amid conflicting claims over reported Chinese intrusion in Arunachal Pradesh, the Arunachal Adivasi Congress (AAC) has urged the Centre to set up a parliamentary panel to review the ground situation…

5 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

HRA urges guv to constitute survey team to assess ground situation in Taksing

ITANAGAR, 4 Jul: T he Human Rights of Arunachal (HRA) has appealed to the governor to constitute a ‘physical and aerial survey team’ to assess the ground situation in the Taksing area of Upper Subansiri district,…

30 Jun 2026 · 6 min read

Ideology of politics

Greed For Power By Poonam I Kaushish Nothing costs a nation more than a cheap politician. This lexicon holds true in the political season of swapping lovers. Whereby, it’s difficult to keep tabs on whose sleeping with…

24 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Discussions on APFRA should be without RSS representatives: IYC

ITANAGAR, 23 Jun: Indian Youth Congress (IYC) national general secretary Tarh Johny said that the state government must ensure that all deliberations concerning the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (APFRA) are…

24 Jun 2026 · 5 min read

Belling the illegal cat

BJP’s 3 Ds By Poonam I Kaushish A bird should not build a nest in a tree that has no leaves. An African proverb which fits today’s ‘nowhere people’. Awash in saffron West Bengal has changed its tune: 3 Ds are the new…

22 Jun 2026 · 4 min read

Modi destroying India, Trump the world: Kharge

BENGALURU, 21 Jun: Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump, AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday claimed the two leaders, who call themselves “good friends,” were destroying…

19 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

IYC expresses concern over priests’ alleged link to RSS

ITANAGAR, 18 Jun: Indian Youth Congress (IYC) national general secretary Tarh Johny has expressed serious concern over statements made by some “Arunachal priest leaders” on Thursday regarding their alleged association…

19 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Cong instigated other oppn parties to oppose women’s reservation bill: Rijiju

NEW DELHI, 18 Jun: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday described as very upsetting the women’s reservation bill getting defeated in Parliament, and asserted that as Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repeatedly said,…

19 Jun 2026 · 5 min read

What is govt scared of?

Cockroach Bites By Poonam I Kaushish “There are already parasites who attack the system, and you want to join them. There are youngsters like cockroaches who do not get any employment…some of them become media, some…

17 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

TMC rebels’ plan’s resemblance to Khandu’s 2016 Cong split

NEW DELHI, 16 Jun: The plan of 20 rebel Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MPs to merge with a lesser-known unrecognised party has “striking similarities” with a split in the Congress’ Arunachal Pradesh unit led by Pema…

11 Jun 2026 · 6 min read

Viksit Bharat ke achhe din?

What Austerity! By Poonam I Kaushish Austerity? What’s that? In a milieu of George Orwellian ‘more equal than others’ India, this term sounds hollow. So, when Prime Minister Modi recently urged Indians in the name of…

10 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Tai Tagak set for Rajya Sabha

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 9 Jun: The nomination papers of BJP candidate Tai Tagak for election to the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Arunachal Pradesh were found to be valid during scrutiny on Tuesday. With Tagak as the lone…

Tai Tagak set for Rajya Sabha
10 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Centre announces Rs 95,692 cr interim allocation under VB-G RAM G

NEW DELHI, 9 Jun: The Centre on Tuesday announced an interim allocation of Rs 95,692 crore under the newly introduced VB-G RAM G scheme for a seamless transition, with Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh…

9 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Preps for SIR of voter rolls begin in Arunachal: CEO

ITANAGAR, 8 Jun: Arunachal Pradesh has begun preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with house-to-house voter verification scheduled from 15 June and the final list to be published on…

8 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

CJP: A democratic renaissance or a digital myth?

Monday Musing [ Prem Chetry ] Social media platforms across the country have recently been flooded with opinions, debates and discussions reflecting public dissatisfaction with governance and highlighting issues that…

8 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Gandhi hits out at PM Modi over CBSE OSM row

NEW DELHI, 7 Jun: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday hailed whistleblower student Sarthak Sidhant and his associate Nisarga Adhikary for exposing the “collusion” between the CBSE and the COEMPT and said Prime…

7 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Complaint lodged over organising Janjati Sanskritik Samagam

ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: Indian Youth Congress (IYC) national general secretary Tarh Johny has lodged a complaint with the Itanagar police, seeking an investigation into the conduct of certain organisers and team leaders…

7 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Congress urges govt to resolve DIET salary delay issue

ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: The Arunachal Pradesh unit of the Congress on Saturday urged the state government to address the grievances of teacher educators and staffers of the SCERT and District Institutes of Education and…

6 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Political parties briefed on SIR process, officials trained

DAPORIJO, 5 Jun: A meeting with representatives of all recognised political parties was held on Friday at the office of the deputy election officer (DEO) here in Upper Subansiri district to discuss the ongoing Special…