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4 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

IndianOil says LPG supply stable, warns against panic booking amid global tensions

NEW DELHI, 3 Apr: Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the nation’s biggest oil firm, on Friday said liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) supply in India remains stable and adequate despite geopolitical disruptions to global energy…

4 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

Yaks reintroduced in Shi-Yomi dist

MECHUKHA, 3 Apr: Dirang-based National Research Centre on Yak (NRCY) reintroduced yaks in Shi-Yomi district during a programme held here on 3 April, marking a significant step towards promoting livestock-based…

Yaks reintroduced in Shi-Yomi dist
4 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

Sona welcomes enthusiasm shown by business community

AUS, IIA sign 16 MoUs NAMSAI, 3 Apr: As many as 16 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) were signed between the University-Industry Interlinkage Centre of the Arunachal University of Studies (AUS) and the Indian Industries…

Sona welcomes enthusiasm shown by business community
4 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

Drug peddlers arrested, contraband seized

NAMSAI, 3 Apr: The Namsai police, under the supervision of SP Sangey Thinley, busted two drug peddlers in separate incidents and seized a total of 57 grams of suspected heroin from their possession. On 20 March, acting…

Drug peddlers arrested, contraband seized
4 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

CBSE plan for 2026-27 incudes three-language formula. two levels of maths

NEW DELHI, 3 Apr: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has rolled out its new curriculum, launching a phased implementation of the three-language formula from Class 6 and a two-level system of mathematics and…

4 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

Teacher’s death mourned

DAPORIJO, 3 Apr: The Alumni Association of Government Higher Secondary School, Daporijo expressed shock and grief over the sudden demise of primary school teacher Binku Nijum Tamin. Tamin passed away at his residence in…

Teacher’s death mourned
3 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

DNGC sets 5 April deadline for completion of AAPSU election process

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 2 Apr: The Dera Natung Government College (DNGC) authorities have requested the election committee of the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) to either complete the entire election…

3 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

Rebia seeks inclusion of Arunachal in 6th Schedule

Staff Reporter NEW DELHI, 2 Apr: Rajya Sabha member Nabam Rebia on Thursday raised the long-pending demand for inclusion of Arunachal Pradesh in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution on the floor of the House. He said…

Rebia seeks inclusion of Arunachal in 6th Schedule
3 Apr 2026 · 3 min read

Lawyers stage protest over attack on colleague

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 2 Apr: The streets of Itanagar turned into a sea of black robes on Thursday as hundreds of lawyers staged a massive protest, demanding justice for a colleague who was brutally assaulted at his…

Lawyers stage protest over attack on colleague
3 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

One dead, another missing after being swept away in Tissa river

ITANAGAR, 2 Apr: One person was found dead while his younger brother remains missing after both were swept away by strong currents of the Tissa river in Tirap district, officials said on Thursday. The incident took…

One dead, another missing after being swept away in Tissa river
3 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

Centre clears Arunachal’s full 950 MT urea demand for April

ITANAGAR, 2 Apr: In a major relief to farmers, the Centre has approved Arunachal Pradesh’ full requirement of 950 metric tonnes of urea for April, officials said on Thursday. The decision came shortly after Agriculture…

3 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

DCM stresses on innovation, skill development

NAMSAI, 2 Apr: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein emphasised the importance of skill development, entrepreneurship, and adapting to the rapidly evolving technological landscape. Attending TECHXPLORE 2.0, the…

3 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

RGU, NRSC ink pact to enhance scientific understanding of lightning, thunderstorms

ITANAGAR, 2 Apr: Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) on Thursday signed an MoU with the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), ISRO, to study lightning phenomena and associated atmospheric processes in Arunachal Pradesh,…

3 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

Fresh complaint against silicon factory raised

[ Prafulla Kaman ] RUKSIN, 2 Apr: Residents of several villages in Ruksin circle of East Siang district have raised fresh complaint against the ferro-silicon factory established at the Industrial Growth Centre (IGC) in…

Fresh complaint against silicon factory raised
3 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

Police rescue minor girl from Guwahati

ITANAGAR, 2 Apr: A minor girl, who had been reported missing from Naharlagun on 26 March, was traced and rescued from Guwahati (Assam), in close coordination with the Assam Police, informed Naharlagun SP Dr Nyelam Nega…

3 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

Another arrested in Frontier Highway compensation scam

ITANAGAR, 2 Apr: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of the state government has arrested another alleged accused in connection with the Lada-Sarli Frontier Highway (Packages IV to V) compensation scam. The accused, Karbia…

3 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

Orientation prog under the NECTDAM conducted at RGU

RONO HILLS, 2 Apr: The placement cell and the career counselling cell of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), in collaboration with NEXT IAS and Helping Hands, organised an orientation programme under the NECTDAM (North East…

3 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

Monsoon preparedness meeting held

DAPORIJO, 2 Apr: Upper Subansiri Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Disaster Management Authority Chairman Tasso Gumbo stressed the importance of inter-departmental coordination, timely response, and proactive measures to…

3 Apr 2026 · 1 min read

Meeting on Tawang nagar panchayat held

TAWANG, 2 Apr: A meeting regarding the proposed Tawang nagar panchayat was held at the deputy commissioner’s office here on Thursday. Chaired by Tawang Deputy Commissioner Namgyal Angmo, the meeting was attended by…

3 Apr 2026 · 2 min read

New rove beetle species discovered from Arunachal

RONO HILLS, 2 Apr: A team of researchers from Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), in collaboration with the University of Tübingen, Germany, has discovered three species of rove beetles new to science. The species…

New rove beetle species discovered from Arunachal