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22h ago · 2 min read

Students sensitised to emerging challenges of drug abuse, cybercrime

ITANAGAR, 1 Sep: Dera Natung Government College (DNGC), in collaboration with the Itanagar police, organised an awareness programme for college students on 'Cyber Security and Awareness, the NDPS Act and Drug Abuse…

Students sensitised to emerging challenges of drug abuse, cybercrime
22h ago · 1 min read

Suspected drug peddler arrested

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…

1d ago · 1 min read

Changlang, Namsai register big wins at Tadar Tang Football

ITANAGAR, 31 Aug: Changlang and Namsai registered big wins at the 21st Tadar Tang State Level Football Championships on Monday. Changlang trounced Arunachal Pradesh Police Sports Control Board 8-2 in Group D, while…

Changlang, Namsai register big wins at Tadar Tang Football
1d ago · 2 min read

Activist Cheda moves ACB again, seeks FIR registration

ITANAGAR, 31 Aug: Social activist Chopa Cheda has once again approached the Arunachal Pradesh Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), alleging that no FIR has been registered so far on his complaint over alleged misappropriation…

2d ago · 2 min read

Woman gets 10-year jail term for printing fake Rs 500 notes

YUPIA, 30 Aug: T he district and sessions court here in Papum Pare district has sentenced a woman to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for counterfeiting Rs 500 currency notes in a case that came to light during a…

3d ago · 3 min read

ACB probe sought into alleged Rs 3-crore irregularity

ITANAGAR, 29 Aug: A complaint has been lodged with the state's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), seeking registration of an FIR against a senior Forest Department official over alleged misappropriation and diversion of Rs 3…

3d ago · 1 min read

Landslide damages cafeteria at Hot Spring

[ Prem Chetry ] DIRANG, 29 Aug: A massive landslide triggered by incessant rain completely damaged a cafeteria at Hot Spring in Dirang, West Kameng district, in the early hours of Saturday. According to sources,…

Landslide damages cafeteria at Hot Spring
3d ago · 1 min read

21st Tadar Tang State Level Football Tournament 2026 begins today

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 29 Aug: The zonal rounds of the 21st Tadar Tang State Level Football Tournament 2026 is scheduled to begin on 30 August. Twenty-seven teams, including Arunachal Pradesh Police Sports Control…

3d ago · 2 min read

Cleanliness drive carried out in Tawang

TAWANG, 29 Aug: More than 350 volunteers participated in a massive cleanliness drive organised here by the Monpa Mimang Tsogpa (MMT), in collaboration with the district administration and the Indian Army, on Saturday.…

3d ago · 6 min read

Police: Force of impunity?

Batons And Barricades By Poonam I Kaushish Power has a peculiar addiction. The longer it stays in office, the more it mistakes conformity for patriotism and dissent for treason. It begins believing every slogan against…

4d ago · 3 min read

APSHRC directs govt to pay Rs 3 lakh compensation to kin of worker who died due to electrocution

ITANAGAR, 28 Aug: The Arunachal Pradesh State Human Rights Commission (APSHRC) has directed the state government to pay a compensation of Rs 3 lakh to the next of kin of late Bamang Tach, who died on 3 August, 2023, due…

4d ago · 1 min read

Fire breaks out in hotel storeroom

Staff Reporter NAHARLAGUN, 28 Aug: A fire broke out in the housekeeping clothes storeroom on the third floor of Hotel Dhasang in Barapani here on Friday morning. The incident reportedly occurred at about 8:55 in the…

4d ago · 1 min read

NERIST student dies in road accident

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 28 Aug: In a tragic road mishap, a final-year student of the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) died after his scooter allegedly hit a road divider in Nirjuli…

4d ago · 1 min read

Timely intervention

Police have rescued 19 children from different parts of Arunachal Pradesh in connection with a suspected inter-district child trafficking and exploitation network. Most of the rescued children are below eight years of…

5d ago · 1 min read

Unidentified bodies recovered from river

ANINI, 27 Aug: Two separate unidentified dead bodies were recovered from the Mathu river near Brango village in Dibang Valley district on 26 and 27 August. As per the Anini police station, both deceased are males, aged…

5d ago · 4 min read

NCORD meetings held in Ziro, Pasighat

ZIRO, 27 Aug: T he authorities in Lower Subansiri district are installing dedicated complaint and feedback boxes across all schools in the district to ensure that kids have a safe, anonymous way to speak up or ask for…

NCORD meetings held in Ziro, Pasighat
6d ago · 2 min read

AFTF seeks CM's urgent intervention to settle Hime village land dispute

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…

6d ago · 1 min read

Four drug peddlers arrested

PASIGHAT, 26 Aug: East Siang police apprehended four alleged drug peddlers and recovered 8.26 gm of suspected heroin from the 2-Mile area on 19 August. Acting on credible information regarding the illegal trafficking of…

6d ago · 2 min read

Preparations for APSSB CGL exam reviewed

YUPIA, 26 Aug: Papum Pare deputy commissioner Mamu Hage reviewed preparations for the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB) Combined Graduate Level Examination (CGLE) 2026, scheduled to be conducted on 30…

6d ago · 1 min read

Civil defence blackout mock drill conducted at Daporijo

DAPORIJO, 26 Aug: A civil defence blackout mock drill was conducted by the Upper Subansiri district administration here on Tuesday to strengthen disaster preparedness and emergency response mechanisms. The district…

6d ago · 1 min read

Tense boundary

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…

26 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

19 children rescued from across Arunachal, 3 arrested in trafficking case

NAMSAI, 25 Aug: Police have rescued 19 children, most of them below eight years of age, from different parts of Arunachal Pradesh, and arrested three alleged facilitators in connection with a suspected inter-district…

26 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

'Fireside Tales' released in Tawang

TAWANG, 25 Aug: Fireside Tales, a collection of stories authored by Tawang Superintendent of Police(SP) Tasi Darang, was released on Tuesday by Deputy Commissioner Namgyal Angmo, in the presence of ZPC Leki Gombu,…

'Fireside Tales' released in Tawang
26 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Anti-drug awareness prog organised

PASIGHAT, 25 Aug: Apex Professional University (APU) here in East Siang district organised an anti-drug awareness programme under the 'Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat' campaign on Tuesday. The programme was organised…

Anti-drug awareness prog organised
26 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

AR organises plantation drive in Khonsa

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…

AR organises plantation drive in Khonsa
25 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Hundreds from Assam attempt to march towards Hime village

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…

25 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Fmr MLA lodges FIR against PWD secy, CE, alleging suppression, manipulation of records

ITANAGAR, 24 Aug: Former Pakke-Kessang MLA Techi Hemu has lodged an FIR against the Public Works Department (PWD) secretary and the PWD western zone chief engineer (CE), alleging suppression and manipulation of official…

Fmr MLA lodges FIR against PWD secy, CE, alleging suppression, manipulation of records
24 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Normalcy returning to Hime village, bus vandalised at Gerakamukh

[ 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…

24 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

Reopening an old wound

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…

24 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Man swept away in Nyamjangchu, search op underway

[ Prem Chetry ] TAWANG, 23 Aug: A 29-year-old man was swept away in the Nyamjangchu river near Namtsering village in Lumla circle of Tawang district on Saturday, prompting an intensive search operation. According to…

Man swept away in Nyamjangchu, search op underway
24 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Plantation, drug awareness prog held

AALO, 23 Aug: NGO Ajen ix89, comprising members of the Class 9 batch of 1989 of the Government Higher Secondary School, Aalo conducted an 'avenue plantation-cum-drugs awareness programme' at New market here in West…

23 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

POCSO court sentences 24-year-old man to 20-year RI

BASAR, 22 Aug: A special POCSO court here in Leparada district convicted a 24-year-old man and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for kidnapping and repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor girl. The…

23 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

DC visits Dadam, reviews functioning of key sectors

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…

DC visits Dadam, reviews functioning of key sectors
21 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Lecturer gets 5 years in jail in POCSO case

YUPIA, 20 Aug: The special POCSO court here in Papum Pare district has sentenced a 66-year-old retired government lecturer to five years' imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl while she was attending…

20 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Coordinated, multi-sectoral approach needed for effective tobacco control: DC

HAWAI, 19 Aug: Anjaw deputy commissioner Millo Kojin stressed the need for strict enforcement of COTPA, 2003, and called for a coordinated, multi-sectoral approach for effective tobacco control. "Effective tobacco…

19 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Call to accelerate the resolution of the Assam-Arunachal border issue

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…

18 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Postal dept yet to comply with order against alleged fraudulent transaction, family alleges

MATHURA, 17 Aug: The family of 63-year-old Dr. Rajendra Kumar Varshney has alleged that the postal department has failed to comply with the May 23, 2026 order of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission,…

18 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Police clean up stadium

TAWANG, 17 Aug: The district police here on Monday conducted a cleanliness drive at the Gyalwa Tsangyang Gyatso High Altitude Outdoor Stadium as part of its commitment to community policing and civic responsibility. The…

Police clean up stadium
17 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Arunachal Pradesh student found dead in Kerala, minister promises detailed probe

Kochi, 16 Aug: An Arunachal Pradesh native studying at an engineering college in Kothamangalam near here was found dead in the room of a rented house, police said on Sunday. Higher Education Minister Roji M John told…

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 · 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 · 1 min read

Suspected insurgents attack AR post

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…

15 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Police issue advisory against sharing security-related content

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 14 Aug: The state police on Thursday issued an advisory, cautioning the public against sharing unverified security-related content on social media. The advisory follows unknown calls suspected…

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

Four missing minor boys recovered from Tawang

TAWANG, 14 Aug: In a prompt and coordinated response, the Tawang police traced and safely recovered four minor boys reported missing from Eklavya Model Residential School, Bana, East Kameng district, within a short time…

14 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Police sound alert over Pak intelligence operatives working at PLA's behest

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 13 Aug: In an unusual development, the state police on Thursday sounded a high alert over suspected Pakistan intelligence operatives allegedly working at the behest of China's People's…

14 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Sensitisation prog on women and child protection laws held

PASIGHAT, 13 Aug: A district-level awareness-cum-sensitisation programme on key women and child protection laws was organised here in East Siang district on Thursday by the ICDS deputy director. The programme focused on…

Sensitisation prog on women and child protection laws held
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 · 5 min read

TMPK blockade over Hime firing disrupts Arunachal

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…

TMPK blockade over Hime firing disrupts Arunachal