PASIGHAT, 31 Jan: The East Siang Krishi Vigyan Kendra [KVK] has initiated a series of 10 capacity building programmes of one-day each to strengthen horticultural crop cultivation through different scientific approaches in East Siang district. The training programmes, being held between 31 January and 11 February, aim to strengthen horticultural crop cultivation through scientific and
ANINI, 31 Jan: The mini-secretariat here in Dibang Valley district was inaugurated on Saturday in the presence of Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, ministers Wangki Lowang, Biyuram Wahge, Nyato Dukam, Gabriel D Wangsu, Ojing Tasing, and Dasanglu Pul, and Chief Secretary Manish Kumar Gupta. The programme was attended by commissioners, secretaries,
DOIMUKH, 31 Jan: As part of the National Road Safety Month (1 January to 31 January), a road safety awareness programme was conducted on Friday near the Dree ground along NH 415 by the Papum Pare District Road Safety Committee, in collaboration with the Itanagar Road Safety Committee. The programme witnessed active participation of host
[ Bengia Ajum ] KAHO, 30 Jan: A huge forest fire that was threatening an Army camp and nearby villages along the Sino-India border in Anjaw district was successfully doused by defence personnel on Thursday. The forest fire had reached near the Shiro Army camp, located close to Shiro Nallah. According to sources, the fire
Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 30 Jan: The land reverification for the Lada-Sarli Frontier Highway was completed on Thursday. Social activist from East Kameng district, Sol Dodum, had earlier pursued the issue of the land compensation scam and sought reverification, expressing dissatisfaction and questioning the non-verification of Package 1. Dodum accused the state government of “mishandling” the
ITANAGAR, 30 Jan: The special investigation team (SIT) which is investigating the case of former ICR deputy commissioner Talo Potom said that Potom is absconding and the search operation to trace him is being intensified. This was informed by SIT SP Shivendu Bhushan. The SP said that it would be premature to say anything about
ITANAGAR, 30 Jan: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) P Subramaniam emphasised the need to maintain a balance between conservation and developmental activities. Chairing a meeting on human-wildlife conflict at his conference hall here on Friday, the PCCF also stressed the importance of adopting traditional and indigenous knowledge systems as effective tools to mitigate human-wildlife
WELLINGTON, 30 Jan: Arunachal Pradesh Governor KT Parnaik said that over the past decade Arunachal has emerged as a vital pivot of India’s Act East policy and the collective vision of a Viksit Bharat. The governor said this in his keynote address on the topic ‘Arunachal Pradesh and the emerging Northeastern security paradigm’ during a
Siang Dialogue 3.0 NIGLOK, 30 Jan: Emphasising the role of students as the nation’s future, Pasighat West MLA Ninong Ering on Friday urged the cadets of the Sainik School here in East Siang district to remain disciplined and hardworking. He said this in his address during a special student interaction programme titled ‘A conversation with
ITANAGAR, 30 Jan: The 25th Bharat Rang Mahotsav-2026 commenced at the Dorjee Khandu Hall of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (APLA) here on Friday, bringing a global stage to Arunachal Pradesh. The festival opened not with a formal gavel, but with the rhythmic energy of traditional ‘Buya’ folk artists, reminding the audience that, while the
ITANAGAR, 30 Jan: The Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) administration has prohibited carrying of all kinds of firearms, daos, and other lethal weapons within the jurisdiction of the ICR with immediate effect to ensure the safety and security of the people. The prohibitory order has been promulgated by the ICR district magistrate (DM) under Section 163
SEPPA, 30 Jan: A healthy baby boy was delivered inside a 108 ambulance with the help of an emergency medical technician (EMT) and the pilot of EMRI Green Health Services, which provides free emergency ambulance services in Arunachal Pradesh. On Thursday, at around 8 pm, a pregnant woman was referred from the district hospital here
ITANAGAR, 30 Jan: Various developmental activities within the urban cities were discussed during a meeting convened by Urban Affairs Minister Balo Raja with the newly elected mayor and deputy mayor of the Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC), and the chief councillor and deputy chief councillor of the Pasighat Municipal Council (PMC) here on Friday. Raja’s adviser
MLA calls for collective fight against drug abuse PASIGHAT, 30 Jan: MLA Tapi Darang called for collective effort by all stakeholders in the fight against drug abuse in East Siang district. Launching ‘Project Arohit at the DC’s conference hall here on Friday, the MLA termed drug abuse a social challenge, and stressed the need for
[ Pisi Zauing ] VIJAYNAGAR, 30 Jan: The community health centre (CHC) in Miao in Changlang district has launched a major health campaign in the Vijaynagar area to detect and prevent the spread of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV/AIDS. The CHC, which oversees the Vijaynagar primary health centre run by Karuna Trust, has launched the awareness
NAMSAI, 30 Jan: Namsai DC CR Khampa inaugurated a modular operation theatre (OT) at the district hospital here on Friday. The facility has been established with the objective of strengthening healthcare infrastructure and enhancing surgical and maternal healthcare services in the district. This project is a CSR initiative of Assam’s Duliajan-based Oil India Limited and
[ Sange Tsering ] Few offices in India’s post-independence governance have carried as much weight or invited as much scrutiny as that of the finance minister. From navigating food shortages and foreign exchange crises to steering liberalisation and today’s digital-centred growth, each minister has left a clear imprint on the nation’s economic trajectory. Yet the
[ Yomli Mayi ] In 2007, a group led by Warner Herzog, a German filmmaker, went on an expedition to the Antarctica to shoot a documentary called Encounters at the End of the World when they encountered a colony of penguins and noticed that one penguin among the group was neither going back to the
NAHARLAGUN, 30 Jan: Sixty painters from different parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam participated in an ‘upskilling painter training programme’, organised here by the Itanagar branch of the North East Institute of Science & Technology (NEIST) on Friday. The programme was organised in association with Nagaon University, Assam, and New Delhi-based Global Hunt Foundation, and
[ Pisi Zauing ] MIAO, 30 Jan: The 186th Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is organising bicycle expeditions as part of its Raising Day celebration. The expeditions, themed ‘Valour on every pedal’, are being flagged off from various bases in eastern part of Arunachal Pradesh. Two cyclists were flagged off to Namsai
