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23 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

NERIST celebrates World Entrepreneurs' Day

NIRJULI, 22 Aug: The Institution's Innovation Council (IIC) of the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) here celebrated World Entrepreneurs' Day on Friday, with the aim of promoting…

NERIST celebrates World Entrepreneurs' Day
21 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

RGU gets state of the art Broadcast & Digital Media Resource Centre

RONO HILLS, 20 Aug: Governor KT Parnaik inaugurated the state of the art Broadcast & Digital Media Resource Centre of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) on the university campus here on Thursday. In the first live telecast…

RGU gets state of the art  Broadcast & Digital Media Resource Centre
21 Aug 2026 · 8 min read

For a generation of us, Arunachal was simply home

[ 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…

19 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

I-Day vision

The Chief Minister's Independence Day speech heavily focused on infrastructure development. Pema Khandu announced that the state government will invest Rs. 7,834 crore during 2026-29 to strengthen roads, rural…

18 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

RGU wins RGU vs NERIST I-Day Badminton Running Trophy

Dr. P. Devachandra Singh and Gunzan Gongo declared as best players RONO HILLS, 17 Aug: Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) emerged victorious in the RGU vs NERIST Independence Day Badminton Running Trophy-II, defeating the…

RGU wins RGU vs NERIST I-Day Badminton Running Trophy
17 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

AAPSU team visits Taksing amid Chinese incursion reports

TAKSING, 16 Aug: The members of the All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU), led by its general secretary Mato Bui, visited the border area of Taksing in Upper Subansiri district in view of reports of an alleged…

17 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

DH Yingkiong gets NQAS certification

YINGKIONG, 16 Aug: The District Hospital Yingkiong, along with Ayushman Arogya Mandir (AAM) Sub-Centres Simong and Ramsing, has been awarded National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS) certification. The NQAS, an…

17 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Guv inaugurates chief minister's office

ITANAGAR, 16 Aug: Governor KT Parnaik inaugurated the newly established chief minister's office and chief minister's residence at Niti Vihar here on Saturday. The occasion, coinciding with the celebration of India's…

Guv inaugurates chief minister's office
17 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

DDMP 2026-27 for E/Siang released

PASIGHAT, 16 Aug: The District Disaster Management Plan (DDMP) 2026-27 for East Siang district was released on Friday during the celebration of the 80th Independence Day at the outdoor stadium here. The DDMP was…

DDMP 2026-27 for E/Siang released
17 Aug 2026 · 15 min read

Independence Day celebrated across state

ITANAGAR, 16 Aug: T he 80th Independence Day was celebrated with great patriotism across the state on 15 August. In Itanagar, the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) celebrated Independence Day with patriotic fervour at…

Independence Day celebrated across state
17 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Strengthening human capital central to state's development agenda: DCM

CHONGKHAM, 16 Aug: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein said strengthening human capital remains central to the state's development agenda, with particular focus on youth, education, skills, entrepreneurship and…

17 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Lok Bhavan celebrates Independence Day

ITANAGAR, 16 Aug: The 80th Independence Day of India was celebrated with pride and patriotic fervour at the Lok Bhavan here on 15 August. Governor KT Parnaik hoisted the tricolour and received the guard of honour…

15 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

 Hime villagers living in uncertainty

[ 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…

15 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

I-Day Lok Bhavan Games and Sports Competitions conclude

ITANAGAR, 14 Aug: The Independence Day Lok Bhavan Games and Sports Competitions, which commenced on 10 August and concluded on the eve of the 80th Independence Day, featured events such as badminton, table tennis, tug…

I-Day Lok Bhavan Games and Sports Competitions conclude
15 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Blood donation camp held

DOIMUKH, 14 Aug: Thirty-seven units of bloodwere collected during a voluntary blood donation camp organised on Friday at Government College Doimukh (GCD) to mark the 80th Independence Day. The camp was organised in…

15 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

 Spearhead gunners conduct outreach prog in Jonai

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…

15 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

BRO hoists 72-foot tall Indian flag at Sela tunnel

[ Prem Chetry ] TAWANG, 14 Aug: A massive 72-foot tall national flag was hoisted on Thursday at the Sela Tunnel portal by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), marking another milestone under the Har Ghar Tiranga…

BRO hoists 72-foot tall Indian flag at Sela tunnel
14 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

AAPSU delegation sets off for Taksing amid border concerns

ITANAGAR, 13 Aug: A delegation of the All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) set out from the union's headquarters at NEFA Club here on Thursday morning, beginning a march to border village Taksing in Upper…

AAPSU delegation sets off for Taksing amid border concerns
14 Aug 2026 · 5 min read

Tiranga bike and cycle yatra held

TAWANG, 13 Aug: In the run-up to the Independence Day, the spirit of patriotism came alive on the roads of Tawang on Thursday with a vibrant 'Tiranga Bike & Cycle Yatra' from Chhamleng, Tawang monastery, to the Tawang…

Tiranga bike and cycle yatra held
13 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Games & sports powerful tools to build strong and vibrant society: Guv

ITANAGAR, 12 Aug: Governor K.T Parnaik described games and sports as powerful instruments for building a strong and vibrant society and urged every citizen, particularly the youth, to make sports and fitness an integral…

Games & sports powerful tools to build strong and vibrant society: Guv
12 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Guv presents tricolour to officials, staff

Har Ghar Tiranga campaign ITANAGAR, 11 Aug: As part of the nationwide Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, Governor KT Parnaik presented national flags to officials and staff from various departments attached to Lok Bhavan on…

Guv presents tricolour to officials, staff
10 Aug 2026 · 5 min read

Jayaprakash, Anna & after

Efficacy of Protest Movements By Dhurjati Mukherjee The ongoing movement by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP), culminating in Monday’s ‘Chalo Sansad’ (march to Parliament), is in some repeats a sequel to the Anna Hazare…

9 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

AFTF sets 15 Aug deadline for govt to scrap 80:20 ratio

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…

AFTF sets 15 Aug deadline for govt to scrap 80:20 ratio
9 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Pul appeals to people to participate in Har Ghar Tiranga campaign

ITANAGAR, 8 Aug: Cultural Affairs Minister Dasanglu Pul on Saturday appealed to the people of Arunachal Pradesh to participate wholeheartedly in the 5th edition of the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign, being observed from…

9 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Over 5,220 kg of waste removed from Yagamso river by YMCR

ITANAGAR, 8 Aug: Ahead of the 80th Independence Day, the Youth Mission for Clean River (YMCR) and the Abralow Memorial Multipurpose Society, with support from the Itanagar Smart City Development Corporation Limited,…

Over 5,220 kg of waste removed from Yagamso river by YMCR
1 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

The irony of independence

Editor, With our Independence Day rapidly approaching, this time of the year naturally calls for both celebration and deep national reflection. While we rightly remember the struggles against British exploitation, I…

26 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Essay writing competition held to mark Dr Mookerjee’s birthday

ZIRO, 25 Jul: As part of the nationwide two-year-long commemoration (July 2025-July 2027) honouring the 125th birth anniversary of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, the Department of Art and Culturehere in Lower Subansiri…

20 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

The hidden cost of celebrations

Editor, I wish to draw the urgent attention of the citizens and higher authorities to a critical crisis threatening IG Park, which is the lone green lung and premier recreational public space in Itanagar The park is…

4 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

MLA donates van to school

BASAR, 3 Mar: Basar MLA Nyabi Jini Dirchi donated a school van to Menjwk Meqkok Rwguu (MMR) Gurukul School here in Leparada district to ease transportation facilities for the students. The vehicle was handed over to the…

MLA donates van to school
28 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

DC holds interaction meet with newly elected PRI leaders

YUPIA, 27 Jan: Papum Pare Deputy Commissioner Vishakha Yadav on Tuesday organised an interaction meeting with the newly elected zilla parishad members (ZPMs) and the zilla parishad chairperson (ZPC) of Papum Pare…

26 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

A wake-up call for teachers

Editor, It is deeply painful and utterly unacceptable to witness so many teachers – especially those in charge – treating their noble profession as a mere job for collecting salaries. You show up, deliver…

15 Sept 2021 · 4 min read

Resettlement of Chakmas

[ Tongam Rina ] In his address to the people of the state on the 75th Independence Day, Chief Minister Pema Khandu said that “all illegal immigrant Chakmas will be moved and settled in some other places with honour, as…

28 Aug 2019 · 3 min read

The irrelevance of Article 371 (H)

[ Tongam Rina ] During his Independence Day speech at IG Park in Itanagar on 15 August, Chief Minister Pema Khandu said, “I would like to assure the people of my state that the provisions of Article 371 (H) will…