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3rd Greater Siang Badminton Tournament underway

PASIGHAT, 17 Oct: The 3rd Greater Siang Badminton Tournament commenced on Saturday at the indoor badminton hall here in East Siang district, bringing together 339 players from seven districts of undivided Siang, with…

3rd Greater Siang Badminton Tournament underway
1d ago · 1 min read

Training prog on livestock, poultry and fisheries held

BASAR, 16 Oct: The West Siang Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) organised a five-day training programme on 'Entrepreneurship Development through Livestock, Poultry and Fisheries Enterprises' from 12 to 16 October at the KVK…

2d ago · 1 min read

Over 2,000 kg of waste removed from Yagamso

ITANAGAR, 15 Oct: More than 2,000 kilograms of waste was removed from the Yagamso River at IG Park here during a mass clean-up drive organised on Thursday, with over 50 youths from Dumporijo constituency participating…

Over 2,000 kg of waste removed from Yagamso
2d ago · 2 min read

Renowned priest passes away

ITANAGAR, 15 Oct: Highly respected priest and renowned community orator Jiko Leriak Tamin passed away at his residence in Leriak village in Giba circle of Upper Subansiri district on 14 October after a prolonged…

2d ago · 3 min read

Women Farmers' Day celebrated

NAMSAI, 15 Oct: The Namsai Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) celebrated the Women Farmers' Day on Thursday at Napotia village in Namsai district. A total of 28 women farmers participated in the programme. During the programme,…

Women Farmers' Day celebrated
3d ago · 1 min read

GHSS Daporijo to be named after Punji Mara

[ Karda Natam ] DAPORIJO, 14 Oct: The state government has decided to rename the Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS), Daporijo in Upper Subansiri district after former MLA late Punji Mara in recognition of the…

3d ago · 1 min read

Potor-Uyi ritual begins

DAPORIJO, 14 Oct: The 10-day Potor-Uyi ritual by Dasi and Kare villages in Chetam circle of Upper Subansiri district to ward off foot and mouth disease in livestock began on Tuesday. The ritual is being performed under…

Potor-Uyi ritual begins
3d ago · 1 min read

Orientation prog for panchayat members held

TAWANG, 14 Oct: T he State Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (SIRD&PR), in collaboration with the District Panchayati Raj department, Tawang, organized an orientation programme on the Gram Panchayat…

3d ago · 2 min read

DA holds meet to step up digital farmer registration drive

DAPORIJO, 14 Oct: The Upper or Subansiri district administration convened a high-level coordination meeting here on Wednesday to step up the digital farmer registration drive under the centrally-sponsored AgriStack…

3d ago · 3 min read

Fmr ANSU leader urges youth to prioritize education

ITANAGAR, 14 Oct : Former ANSU spokesperson and social worker Toko Teki exhorted youth to prioritize education along with practical skills to become producers rather than mere consumers. Addressing the golden jubilee…

4d ago · 3 min read

SUMP protest in Upper Siang continues as DA forced to relax prohibitory order

[ Marina Dai ] YINGKIONG, 13 Oct: Yingkiong, the headquarters of Upper Siang district, saw yet another protest rally against the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) on Tuesday as people from several…

SUMP protest in Upper Siang continues as DA forced to relax prohibitory order
4d ago · 2 min read

IJU expresses concern over detention of journalists covering youth protests in Delhi

ITANAGAR, 13 Oct: The Indian Journalists Union (IJU) expresses serious concern over the detention of journalists and media personnel while they were covering the recent youth-led protests in New Delhi against alleged…

4d ago · 1 min read

SIR for Arunachal

The entire Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process remains under scrutiny and as protests continue, the Election Commission has announced a special voter enrolment drive in Arunachal Pradesh for those who have been…

5d ago · 4 min read

APCC expresses concern over rising tensions in Siang region over SUMP

ITANAGAR, 12 Oct: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) has raised serious concern over the escalating tensions in Siang and Upper Siang districts over the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP). The…

APCC expresses concern over rising tensions in Siang region over SUMP
5d ago · 1 min read

Villagers to perform 10-day Potor-Uyi to ward off FMD

CHETAM, 12 Oct: Villagers of Dasi and Kare in Upper Subansiri district will be observing 'Potor-Uyi', a traditional Tagin ritual, at Harak between two villages from 13 to 23 October in view of the foot-and-mouth disease…

5d ago · 1 min read

Seva Sankalp Utsav celebrated

HAPOLI, 12 Oct: Padi Yubbe Outdoor Stadium here in Lower Subansiri district buzzed with unmatched energy on Sunday as athletes, elders, and enthusiastic spectators gathered for the district-level traditional sports…

6d ago · 1 min read

DEO organises special drive for young and left-out electors

[ Prem Chetry ] BOMDILA, 11 Oct: Following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the West Kameng district election office (DEO) organised a special drive for young and left-out electors across the district on Sunday.…

DEO organises special drive for young and left-out electors
6d ago · 1 min read

World Mental Health Day observed at JNC

PASIGHAT, 11 Oct: Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNC) here in East Siang district observed the World Mental Health Day 2026 on Saturday with an awareness programme and a musical event titled 'Liviance'. The initiative was…

World Mental Health Day observed at JNC
6d ago · 4 min read

Welcome to RGU: Mind the potholes

[ Momordica Charantia ] Welcome to our university, the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), where learning begins long before we enter the classroom hall. Here, students learn balance on uneven roads, patience…

11 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Inaugural Ziro Bird & Butterfly Festival concludes

ZIRO, 10 Oct: The inaugural Ziro Bird and Butterfly Festival, organised as part of the 72nd Wildlife Week celebration, concluded with distribution of awards and certificates to the winners of various competitions at…

11 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

RTI awareness prog held

ZIRO, 10 Oct: The Arunachal Pradesh Information Commission (APIC) teamed up with the Lower Subansiri district administration to host a comprehensive RTI awareness programme at Saint Claret College, Ziro (SCCZ) on…

11 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Daporijo GHSS alumni assn congratulates alumnus Devashis Sharma

DAPORIJO, 10 Oct: The Alumni Association of GHSS Daporijo in Upper Subansiri district has congratulated Devashis Sharma, an alumnus of GHSS Daporijo, on his election to the Lok Sabha from Nagaon, Assam. The association…

10 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Workshop on socio-ecological drivers and landscape adaptation

ZIRO, 9 Oct : The geography department of Saint Claret College, Ziro (SCCZ) here in Lower Subansiri district organised a workshop on 'Exploring Socio-ecological Drivers and Impacts of Landscape Adaptation' at the…

Workshop on socio-ecological drivers and landscape adaptation
9 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Training prog on tailoring held

DAPORIJO, 8 Oct: The 138 Bn CRPF organised a weeklong basic tailoring skill development training for local boys and girls under its civic action programme (CAP) here in Upper Subansiri district. Under the guidance of…

9 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

Open letter to education minister

Hon'ble sir, When the Teachers Registry Portal (TRP) was launched, teachers across Arunachal Pradesh welcomed it with hope. You assured the state that transfers and postings would henceforth be objective, tenure-based…

8 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

RTI activist Rifleman Rakhini Mipi found dead under mysterious circumstances

Staff Reporter ROING, 7 Oct: Renowned RTI activist of Dibang Valley district and Rifleman Rakhini Mipi was reportedly found dead under mysterious circumstances at Hunli in Lower Dibang Valley district on Sunday morning.…

RTI activist Rifleman Rakhini Mipi found dead under mysterious circumstances
8 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

DCC stages protest against CEC, seeks his resignation

Correspondent DAPORIJO, 7 Oct: The Upper Subansiri District Congress Committee staged a protest against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his immediate resignation. The protesters raised slogans…

DCC stages protest against CEC, seeks his resignation
8 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Angan Ki Utsav concludes in Lower Subansiri

ZIRO, 7 Oct: The fortnight-long Angan Ki Utsav 2026-2027 campaign conducted by the office of the child development project officer (CDPO), Ziro-I ICDS Project under the department of women & child development, concluded…

8 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Stakeholders discuss plans for long-term maintenance of Kley River

ZIRO, 7 Oct: Detailed discussions were held on establishing long-term sustainable mechanisms for maintaining the Kley River, including riverbank beautification, development of suitable stretches into self-sustaining…

7 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Hydropower big opportunity for large-scale investment: CM

PASIGHAT, 6 Oct: Chief Minister Pema Khandu described hydropower as one of the state's biggest opportunities for large-scale investment, stating that around 19,000 MW of projects are currently under various stages of…

Hydropower big opportunity for large-scale investment: CM
6 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

Form 6 modification not approved by us, say SC; seeks EC's response

NEW DELHI, 5 Oct: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it has not approved any modifications to Form 6 being used by the Election Commission (EC) during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in…

6 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

Environmental and ecological risks of proposed SUMP on Mouling national park

[ Badak Yomgam ] The proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), a massive 11,000 megawatt hydropower undertaking planned across the Siang River in the Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, presents a severe…

5 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Five-river tribute marks final farewell to A. Balakrishnan

ITANAGAR, 4 Oct: The ashes of veteran social worker A. Balakrishnan, who played an instrumental role in the establishment of Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalayas (VKV) in Arunachal Pradesh and other parts of the Northeast,…

Five-river tribute marks final farewell to A. Balakrishnan
5 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

DC stresses combining archaeology with oral history

ZIRO, 4 Oct: Lower Subansiri deputy commissioner Oli Perme stressed the importance of combining scientific archaeology with oral history to protect and preserve Arunachal Pradesh's cultural legacy. The DC, who led an…

DC stresses combining archaeology with oral history
5 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Ziro Bird and Butterfly Festival begins

ZIRO, 4 Oct: T he inaugural Ziro Bird and Butterfly Festival began at Saint Claret College, Ziro in Lower Subansiri district on Sunday. It also marked the beginning of the 72nd Wildlife Week celebrations in the region.…

Ziro Bird and Butterfly Festival begins
5 Oct 2026 · 9 min read

Dibang Multipurpose Project: Taming a restless river, powering a nation

(India's largest hydroelectric project - 2,880 MW and the country's tallest dam - promises clean power, flood relief for downstream and a lasting development dividend for Arunachal Pradesh.) [ A.N Mohammed ] The river…

Dibang Multipurpose Project: Taming a restless river, powering a nation
4 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

APSCPCR team inspects Anganwadi Centres in Lower Subansiri

ZIRO, 3 Oct: Members of the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR), Niri Chongrowju and Taba Champa, conducted a comprehensive inspection of five Anganwadi Centres in Lower Subansiri…

APSCPCR team inspects Anganwadi Centres in Lower Subansiri
4 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

The shoe is on other foot!

Raghav Chadha & Punjab SIR By Insaf The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Punjab should make BJP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha feel the pinch of “the shoe being on the other foot”. His name is missing from the State’s…

4 Oct 2026 · 6 min read

Straddling two horses!

India in SCO By Dr. D.K. Giri (Prof of Practice, Inst of Management Bhubaneshwar) The 26th Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation concluded in Bishkek on 1st September, marking 25 years of…

3 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

Policeman gets life imprisonment in abetment of rape case

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 2 Oct: A court in Arunachal Pradesh has sentenced a police personnel to life imprisonment for abetment of rape in a 2011 case in which a minor boy and girl were forcibly made to have sexual…

3 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Hapoli Forest Division organizes literary competition

ZIRO, 2 Oct: The Hapoli Forest Division, in collaboration with the Apatani Student Union, organized a series of inter-school and inter-collegiate literary and creative competitions to inspire environmental stewardship…

Hapoli Forest Division organizes literary competition
3 Oct 2026 · 12 min read

Gandhi Jayanti celebrated across Arunachal

CM urges people to follow ideals of Mahatma Gandhi ITANAGAR, 2 Oct: Chief Minister Pema Khandu called upon people to follow the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi, particularly truth, non-violence, simplicity and service.…

Gandhi Jayanti celebrated across Arunachal
3 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Commendable milestone

Arunachal Pradesh achieved a major healthcare milestone with its first-ever kidney transplant performed at the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS), Naharlagun. The transplant was performed on a…

2 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

APCC chief raises border, hydropower and voter issues

PASIGHAT, 1 Oct: Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bosiram Siram raised issues concerning Arunachal Pradesh, including border infrastructure, the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) and…

2 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

APSCPCR conducts child rights awareness programme

ZIRO, 1 Oct: The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR), in collaboration with the Lower Subansiri district administration and the department of women and child development (WCD),…

2 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Drug awareness programme held under Nasha Mukt Bharat campaign

ZIRO, Oct 1: As part of the nationwide "100 Sundays towards Nasha Mukt Bharat" campaign covering 200 districts across India, a drug awareness and health programme themed "My Health, My Pride" was organised at the…

1 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Natung stresses importance of indigenous institutions

DAPORIJO, 30 Sep: Indigenous affairs minister Mama Natung highlighted the importance of indigenous faith and role of traditional priesthood in preserving the state's cultural and spiritual heritage, while addressing the…

Natung stresses importance of indigenous institutions
1 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Lower Subansiri DC calls for zero-tolerance approach against drug menace

ZIRO, 30 Sep: Lower Subansiri deputy commissioner Oli Perme has called for an absolute zero-tolerance approach to eradicate drug menace from the district. Chairing the 23rd District-Level Narco Coordination Centre…

1 Oct 2026 · 9 min read

Seva Sankalp Abhiyan camps organised

ITANAGAR, 30 Sep: The Lohit district administration organised a Seva Sankalp Abhiyan camp at the Government High School in Loiliang on Tuesday, bringing elected representatives, government officials and local citizens…

1 Oct 2026 · 4 min read

Mega dam construction in Arunachal Pradesh

Editor, With special reference to the 200 MW Lower Subansiri Project, Dollungmukh, District Kamle, and the loss of ancestral land. Arunachal Pradesh is known as the powerhouse of India, but this power comes at the cost…