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Sensitisation prog on child rights held

YACHULI, 16 Oct: The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR), in collaboration with the Department of Women and Child Development (WCD), conducted a sensitisation programme themed…

Sensitisation prog on child rights held
2d ago · 3 min read

WCD dept organises State Poshan Award and review meet

ITANAGAR, 15 Oct: A 'State Poshan Award-cum-review meeting' was organised by the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department at DK Convention Centre here, with focus on reviewing departmental programmes, sharing…

WCD dept organises State Poshan Award and review meet
2d ago · 2 min read

Child rights awareness prog held

PALIN, 15 Oct: A two-day awareness programme on child rights was organised here in Kra Daadi district by the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR), in collaboration with the…

Child rights awareness prog held
2d ago · 1 min read

Child rights awareness and community sensitisation prog

TUTING, 15 Oct: A two-day child rights awareness and community sensitisation programme under the theme 'Know Your Rights - Protect Every Child', was jointly conducted by the Department of Women and Child Development and…

3d ago · 2 min read

Ministers call for coordinated efforts for effective delivery of services

ITANAGAR, 14 Oct: Home minister Mama Natung and women and child development minister Dasanglu Pul on Wednesday stressed the need for coordinated planning, innovation and accountability to strengthen welfare programmes…

Ministers call for coordinated efforts for effective delivery of services
3d ago · 1 min read

Child rights awareness prog underway in Palin

PALIN, 14 Oct: A two-day awareness programme on child rights and protection under the theme "Know Your Right - Protect Every Child," organized by the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights…

4d ago · 2 min read

APSCPCR holds two-day child rights outreach prog in Koloriang

KOLORIANG, 13 Oct: The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR), in collaboration with the office of the WCD deputy director cum-district child protection officer, organised a two-day…

10 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

The role of families in supporting youth mental health and strengthening educational interventions

[ Dr Leeyir Ete ] The theme of World Mental Health Day 2026, 'Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change', emphasises the importance of recognising the experiences of people living with mental health difficulties…

10 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Awareness camp on new labour codes, child labour held

BOLENG, 9 Oct: An aw areness camp on the new labour codes and child labour was organised at the GREF camp here in Siang district on Friday to sensitise labourers and other stakeholders to the labour laws, workers'…

Awareness camp on new labour codes, child labour held
7 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Pul calls on union min, raises issues concerning women's welfare

ITANAGAR, 6 Oct: Arunachal Pradesh Women and Child Development Minister Dasanglu Pul on Tuesday called on Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi in New Delhi and discussed a range of issues concerning…

Pul calls on union min, raises issues concerning women's welfare
3 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

NERIST organises workshop on women empowerment, gender equality

NIRJULI, 2 Oct: The North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) on Friday organised a workshop aimed at sensitizing young people to some of the pressing social issues affecting contemporary…

NERIST organises workshop on women empowerment, gender equality
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),…

1 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

ANSU urges edn dept to strictly enforce rules & regulations

ITANAGAR, 30 Sep: The All Nyishi Students' Union (ANSU) urged the education department to strictly enforce the "Rules for Regulating the Opening/Recognition of Schools Managed by Private Sector (Aided or Unaided) in…

30 Sept 2026 · 1 min read

APSCPCR member inspects anganwadi centres in Tezu

TEZU, 29 Sep: Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) member Ngurang Achung, along with WCD Deputy Director-cum-District Child Protection Officer Solel Longling, on Tuesday visited…

APSCPCR member inspects anganwadi centres in Tezu
28 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

Awareness prog on new labour codes, child labour held

ANINI, 27 Sep: The Dibang Valley district labour and employment office organised an awareness programme on the new labour codes and child labour at the 62 RCC GREF camp here on Sunday, with the objective of sensitising…

Awareness prog on new labour codes, child labour held
26 Sept 2026 · 1 min read

E/Siang WCD dept hosts inaugural session of 'Aangan Ka Utsav'

PASIGHAT, 25 Sep : The East Siang Women & Child Development (WCD) Department organised the inaugural session of 'Aangan Ka Utsav' as part of Rashtriya Poshan Maah 2026, alongside a stakeholder coordination meeting under…

E/Siang WCD dept hosts inaugural session of 'Aangan Ka Utsav'
22 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

Child rights awareness prog held

LUNGLA, 21 Sep: A comprehensive awareness programme under the statewide Child Rights Outreach, Awareness and Child Welfare Assessment Campaign-2026, themed 'Know Your Rights - Protect Every Child', was conducted here in…

20 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

Sensitisation prog on child rights

BALEMU, 19 Sep: The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) conducted a sensitisation programme on child rights at Balemu village in West Kameng district on Friday. Addressing the…

Sensitisation prog on child rights
12 Sept 2026 · 3 min read

APSCPCR launches statewide child rights awareness campaign

ITANAGAR, 11 Sep: The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) launched a statewide child rights awareness and child welfare assessment campaign under the theme 'Know Your Rights -…

APSCPCR launches statewide child rights awareness campaign
11 Sept 2026 · 3 min read

APSCPCR takes suo moto cognisance of additional videos showing alleged abuse of children

ITANAGAR, 10 Sep: The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) has taken suo moto cognisance of the additional videos circulating on social media showing Biri Tara allegedly assaulting…

11 Sept 2026 · 5 min read

Changing the narrative on suicide: Is Arunachal ready to respond?

[ Dr Leeyir Ete ] Every year on 10 September, the World Suicide Prevention Day reminds us that suicide is preventable. This year, the World Health Organisation continues its 2024-2026 theme, 'Changing the Narrative on…

9 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

Man arrested for molesting minor girl, assaulting minor boy

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 8 Sep: T he Itanagar police have arrested 50-year-old Biri Tara of Modirijo here in connection with alleged sexual abuse of a minor girl and physical assault on a minor boy. Videos purportedly…

8 Sept 2026 · 3 min read

APSCPCR urges police to conduct in-depth investigation into Namsai trafficking case

ITANAGAR, 7 Sep: The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR), following the recent rescue of 32 children in a child trafficking case in Namsai, has urged the police to conduct a deep,…

7 Sept 2026 · 1 min read

Namsai police achieve breakthrough in trafficking case, rescue 38 persons

NAMSAI, 6 Sep: In a major breakthrough in the ongoing investigation into suspected child trafficking and illegal placement of children, the Namsai police have so far traced/rescued 38 persons, comprising 34 children and…

4 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

Awareness prog on women and child protection laws

TAWANG, 3 Sep: An awareness programme on women and child protection laws and schemes was organised by the Tawang Women and Child Development Department here on Thursday. The programme was attended by teachers from…

27 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Tame Yaku's journey: From a one-teacher school to national honour

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 26 Aug: It is better late than never. After four decades of dedicated service to the education department, recognition has finally come for Tame Yaku, headmistress of Government Secondary…

Tame Yaku's journey: From a one-teacher school to national honour
26 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Students sensitised to child protection laws

[ Prem Chetry ] BOMDILA, 25 Aug: The West Kameng District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) organised a legal awareness programme at Modern School here on Tuesday to sensitise students to key child protection laws such as…

Students sensitised to child protection laws
25 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Orientation prog on BBBP held

ROING, 24 Aug: An orientation programme on the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) initiative for PRI members was organised at the DC's conference hall here in Lower Dibang Valley district on Monday, with the objective of…

23 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

APSCPCR must function as a vigilant watchdog for child rights: Guv

ITANAGAR, 22 Aug: Governor KT Parnaik said that the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) must function as a vigilant watchdog for child rights and a catalyst for creating a…

APSCPCR must function as a vigilant watchdog for child rights: Guv
21 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

H-Spring Foundation celebrates foundation day

PASIGHAT, 20 Aug: H-Spring Foundation celebrated its 3rd foundation day on 19 August at the H-Spring Foundation campus here in East Siang district with enthusiasm and a renewed commitment to promote inclusion, dignity…

H-Spring Foundation celebrates foundation day
14 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

APSCPCR initiates follow-up action on Tawang Declaration on Child Rights

ITANAGAR, 13 Aug: The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) has initiated formal follow-up action on the 'Tawang Declaration on Child Rights, 2026' and the convention resolution…

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
12 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Orientation prog for new CWC, JJB members held

ANINI, 11 Aug: An orientation programme for the newly appointed members of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) of Dibang Valley district was held here on Tuesday with the objective of…

7 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

World Breastfeeding Week observed

SEPPA, 6 Aug: The East Kameng Women and Child Development Department, through the anganwadi workers and helpers, observed the World Breastfeeding Week across anganwadi centres in the Chayang Tajo block. The programme…

2 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

NE child rights commissions resolve to strengthen child protection

TAWANG, 1 Jul: The two-day regional convention of the State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights of the Northeastern states concluded here on Saturday with a collective resolve to further strengthen child…

NE child rights commissions resolve to strengthen child protection
1 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

CM calls for stronger regional cooperation to address emerging challenges

SCPCR convention TAWANG, 31 Jul: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday called for stronger regional cooperation and collaborative action among the Northeastern states to address emerging challenges affecting children,…

CM calls for stronger regional cooperation to address emerging challenges
1 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Phase-II of Project Muskaan announced

PASIGHAT, 31 Jul: The East Siang district police on Friday announced Phase-II of Project Muskaan- a comprehensive flagship child safety initiative of the district police – following the successful completion of…

31 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

ASVS organises teachers’ training camp

NAHARLAGUN, 30 Jul: The Arunachal ShikshaVikas Samiti (ASVS) in Pachin Colony here organised a 10-day teachers’ training camp for newly appointed teachers from Vidya Niketans, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, EMRS…

30 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

NE states’ child rights commissions to meet in Tawang

ITANAGAR, 29 Jul: State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCRs) from all the Northeastern states will gather for a convention in Tawang to discuss pressing regional child rights issues. The convention will…

30 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

LED ‘video wall display’ activated at TRIHMS

NAHARLAGUN, 29 Jul: The Women and Child Development (WCD) Department inaugurated and activated an outdoor LED-based ‘video wall display’on the premises of the emergency medicine and trauma department of the TRIHMS,…

LED ‘video wall display’ activated at TRIHMS
19 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Child labourer rescued from road construction site

ANINI, 18 Jul: An adolescent child labourer was rescued from the construction site of the VVP PMGSY road project located along NH 313 at Etalin in Dibang Valley district. The rescued victim is a 15-year-old male,…

16 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

ECCE Anganwadi prog launched in Diyun

DIYUN, 15 Jul: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Anganwadi programme was launched here in Changlang district on Wednesday. The launch marked the beginning of a three-year partnership among the Department of…

14 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Awareness prog on BBBP held

ANINI, 13 Jul: An awareness camp under the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) initiative was conducted at the Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) here in Dibang Valley district on Monday with the objective of creating…

Awareness prog on BBBP held
5 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Awareness prog on child protection, drug abuse held

DARKA, 4 Jul: The West Siang district NCORD Committee organised a comprehensive awareness programme on child protection and drug abuse, under the theme ‘Together We Can: Safeguarding Our Children from Drugs & Abuse’, at…

Awareness prog on child protection, drug abuse held
3 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

Orientation prog on adoption regulations, CARINGS portal held

ITANAGAR, 2 Jul: The State Adoption Resource Agency (SARA), Department of Women & Child Development (WCD), in collaboration with the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), New Delhi, organised an…

2 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Towards a safe society

Governor K.T Parnaik expressed concern over the low rate of prosecution in POCSO cases in the state during a meeting held to discuss measures to strengthen prevention, investigation, prosecution, and victim support…

1 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

Cherry blossom saplings distributed, child helpline number unveiled

LONGDING, 30 Jun: Cherry blossom saplings were distributed and a child helpline number was unveiled during a joint event held here on Monday. The sapling distribution plan for town beautification was spearheaded by…

Cherry blossom saplings distributed, child helpline number unveiled
1 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

APU asst prof represents India at SWSD conference

PASIGHAT, 30 Jun: Arunachal Pradesh University’s (APU) Social Work Department Assistant Professor Ngurang Mana represented India at the Joint Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development (SWSD 2026), held…

29 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Workshop on child rights underway

[ Bini Yurom ] ITANAGAR, 28 Jun: Bringing together educators, social workers, students, legal experts, and child rights advocates, a three-day workshop on ‘Protecting Every Child: Awareness, Action and Advocacy’ began…

Workshop on child rights underway
3 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

RGU hosts meeting on strengthening mental healthcare

RONO HILLS, 2 Jun: The ICMR-AITS Project team of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) here organised a consultative-cum-stakeholder meeting of mental health professionals and advocates of Arunachal Pradesh at the university on…