ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Deputy CM Chowna Mein on Saturday urged the people to renew their commitment to preserving and promoting indigenous languages, describing the mother tongue as the soul of identity and the foundation of cultural heritage. On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, Khandu emphasised the deep connection
ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Arunachal Pradesh Police was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Lohit district, a senior officer said on Sunday. ASI Martin Lego (40) of Sunpura police station, along with two friends, had gone to the Lohit riverbank for an outing on Saturday morning. Around 10:30
[ Litem Eshi Ori ] PASIGHAT, 22 Feb: The cyber crime cell of the Pasighat police in East Siang district recovered Rs 98,000 in a cyber fraud case and returned the amount to victim Hriday Nath Pandey. According to officials, the recovery was made possible due to the prompt registration of the complaint on the
Staff Reporter SEPPA, 22 Feb: The much-awaited bituminous concrete carpeting of the cement concrete pavement of the Seppa township road commenced on Saturday, addressing a long-pending public demand of East Kameng district. The 5-kilometre stretch of the township road, starting from the East Kameng Social Welfare and Cultural Organisation (EKSWCO) welcome gate to Bebo Colony,
[ Karyir Riba ] ROING, 22 Feb: Several incidents of forest fires are being reported from various parts of Lower Dibang Valley (LDV) district for last few days. The cause of the fires is reportedly dry weather, and human negligence in some cases, sources said. SP Manish Shaurya informed that, following the report of fire
ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: Thirty-seven youths from different districts of West Bengal, including Kolkata, Howrah, Bankura, Murshidabad, Barasat, Malda and North 24 Parganas are participating in an interstate youth exchange programme, which got underway at Don Bosco Youth Centre here on Sunday. The programme, being organised under the aegis of MY Bharat initiative of the union
ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: One person was killed and three others were seriously injured when the SUV they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Shi-Yomi district early on Sunday morning, police said. The accident took place near Yapik village when four people were travelling in an SUV towards Aalo in West Siang district, a
ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: Arunachal Pradesh BJP chief Kaling Moyong on Sunday appealed to the people of Assam to vote for good governance, development-oriented policies, and democratic values for nation-building, rather than supporting family-based politics. Moyong made the remark while participating in the 131st edition of the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme in Assam’s Biswanath, a press
ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: In order to expand quality healthcare to the country’s easternmost frontier, the Arunachal Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), in collaboration with the state unit of the National Programme for Control of Blindness and Visual Impairment (NPCBVI), has formally adopted Kaho village in Anjaw district to provide free and universal eye care services to
BOMDILA, 22 Feb: West Kameng Deputy Commissioner Dr Dilip Kumar visited border villages Kameng Bari and Doimara on Sunday to assess the status of essential services and basic amenities being made available to the villagers. Accompanied by the Singchung ADC, the Bhalukpong ASP, HoDs, and the BSNL SDO, the DC inspected the police station in
PONGCHAU, 22 Feb: As many as 1,073 residents of Pongchau village benefitted from a health camp organised at the helipad here on Sunday by the Longding District Health Society, in collaboration with the 24 Assam Rifles and the North East Foundation for Health Education and Livelihood Skills. The camp was inaugurated by Tezu MLA Dr
PASIGHAT, 22 Feb: A three-day national conference on ‘Medicinal & aromatic plants for rural prosperity: Strategic roadmap for medicinal & aromatic plant sector in Northeast India’ concluded here in East Siang district on Sunday. The conference was organised by the College of Horticulture and Forestry (CHF) here, in association with Shillong (Meghalaya)-based North EasternCouncil, New
SEPPA/BANA, 22 Feb: Indigenous Affairs Minister Mama Natung inaugurated a nyeing namlo (VIP gallery) at the Nyokum Lapang in Seppa, and a Nyokum rostrum and a nyubu namlo (priest house) at the Nyokum Lapang in Bana in East Kameng districton Sunday. The infrastructure, executed by the RWD, has been developed to strengthen the celebration of
ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will organise the national roundtable conference of the ECI and state election commissioners (SECs) on 24 February at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The conference will be chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in the presence of Election Commissioners Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr
[ Yomli Mayi ] Picture yourself on a hill in Arunachal Pradesh, looking at the eastern Himalayas. This state has a lot of different languages. There are 26 major tribes and more than 100 sub-tribes, with about 73 spoken languages and many dialects. It’s not just about the count – it’s things like Nyishi songs
ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: Arunachal Pradesh maintained their undefeated run at the Khelo India Tribal Games Football Championship, 2026, winning both men’s and women’s matches on Sunday. The women’s team defeated Meghalaya 5-0 at RG Stadium (TRIHMS ground), Naharlagun, while the men’s team won against Sikkim by a solitary goal. In other matches, Assam’s men’s team
Staff Reporter NEW DELHI, 21 Feb: In what appeared to be a racial incident, three young women from the Northeast were reportedly harassed by residents in Malviya Nagar in Delhi. It is claimed that they were subjected to racial abuse and harassment over a minor incident. The incident reportedly occurred on 19 February, at around
[ Pisi Zauing ] BORDUMSA, 21 Feb: Fear has gripped Wakhetna and adjoining villages in Bordumsa circle of Changlang district, following reports of a tigress and a leopard, with two cubs each, moving openly in agricultural fields, tea gardens and human settlement areas. The presence of these apex predators has paralysed normal life in the
BOLENG, 21 Feb: Out of a total of 84 households in Sitang village in Siang district, 58 households signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government, expressing their consent to conducting pre-feasibility report (PFR) activities for the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP). The MoU signing ceremony was held on Saturday here in the presence
ITANAGAR, 21 Feb: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday said hydropower will anchor the state’s next phase of economic transformation, with projects worth around Rs 2 lakh crore set to take off in the coming years. Addressing the Statehood Day celebrations at IG Park here, Khandu said his government has declared 2025-2035 as the ‘Decade
