HONG, 30 Jan: A traditional village knowledge bank (TVKB) was inaugurated at the Mahatma Gandhi Skill Development Centre here in Lower Subansiri district on Friday, marking an important step towards strengthening access to agriculture and livelihood-related knowledge at the grassroots level. The TVKB is envisioned as a community-based platform designed to facilitate access to traditional
MUKTUR, 30 Jan: Various government departments provided services to the people during a Seva Aapke Dwar (SAD) 2.0 camp organised at Muktur village in Duitongkhar circle of Tawang district on Friday. The camp was inaugurated by Tawang DC Namgyal Angmo. Simultaneously, the Sampoornata Abhiyan 2.0 of the NITI Aayog for the Jemiethang-Duitongkhar aspirational block was
[ Prafulla Kaman ] PASIGHAT, 29 Jan: A long spell of drought-like situation during the winter season is affecting oilseed production in the entire Siang valley, including East Siang, Lower Siang and parts of Dhemaji and Lakhimpur districts in bordering Assam. Due to scanty rainfall in the region, the water levels in the hilly rivers
[ Bengia Ajum ] YACHULI, 29 Jan: A circular issued by the deputy commissioner (DC) of Keyi Panyor district, informing that the DC office would remain closed on 30 January on account of an office picnic, has taken social media by storm. The circular, dated 29 January, states: “It is hereby informed to all concerned
Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 29 Jan: The Arunachal Frontier Tribal Forum (AFTF) on Wednesday started its first-phase signature campaign seeking scrapping of the 80:20 ratio in the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) and the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB). More than 25,000 signatories signed during the first phase, held at the tennis court near
ITANAGAR, 29 Jan: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday called upon elected panchayati raj institution (PRI) representatives to strengthen grassroots democracy through inclusive planning, effective implementation of schemes and close coordination with government machinery. Inaugurating the extended four-day state level interaction-cum-orientation programme for elected PRI representatives (2026-2030), organised by the department of panchayati raj, the
PASIGHAT, 29 Jan: Chief Minister Pema Khandu reiterated that Arunachal Pradesh University (APU), the state’s first state-owned university here in East Siang district, remains a top priority for the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, and assured sustained support for its infrastructure expansion, academic growth and institutional strengthening. Inaugurating the 3rd edition of the Arunachal Pradesh University
Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 29 Jan: The Arunachal Pradesh Indigenous Youth Organisation (APIYO) on Thursday deferred its ‘Delhi Chalo Abhiyan’, which had been announced on 26 January. This was announced after the APIYO sat in a meeting with the state government on Tuesday. APIYO general secretary Tapor Maying said that the government has agreed to listen
Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 29 Jan: The 25th Bharat Rang Mahotsav – International Theatre Festival of India-2026 is getting underway at the DK Hall of the legislative assembly here on Friday. This was announced by the organising committee of the festival during a press conference at the Arunachal Press Club here on Thursday. The event will
ITANAGAR, 29 Jan: Former minister Takar Marde died at a hospital in New Delhi on Wednesday morning. He was 64. Marde is survived by three wives, three sons and a daughter. Born on 9 July, 1961 in Aya Marde village in Upper Subansiri district, Marde started his political journey in 1987 as a zilla parishad
ITANAGAR, 29 Jan: Legislative Assembly Speaker Tesam Pongte on Thursday chaired the 5th sitting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) to finalise the agenda for the forthcoming assembly session scheduled for 4 and 5 February. The meeting was held at the speaker’s conference hall and was attended by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pasang Dorjee Sona, Deputy
ANINI, 29 Jan: A statue of the endangered Mishmi Takin was unveiled at the heart of Anini town on Thursday. MLA Mopi Mihu, along with Dibang Valley DC Bekir Nyorak, SP Ringu Ngupok, and others unveiled the statue. Anini is the natural habitat of the rare Mishmi Takin. The statue stands as a powerful symbol
ITANAGAR, 29 Jan: The police have arrested a suspected drug peddler and seized heroin weighing over 24 gm from his possession in Banderdewa near here, an officer said on Wednesday. The 22-year-old accused hails from Dhanabhari in Assam’s Sonitpur district, he said. Based on a tip-off, a police team intercepted his two-wheeler at the Banderdewa
TEZU, 29 Jan: The Lohit district administration announced a series of major initiatives to strengthen sustainable waste management, education infrastructure, and power distribution system in the district under the vision of ‘Viksit Lohit’. The decisions were taken during a District Level Monitoring Committee (DLMC) meeting held here on Wednesday. The meeting, presided over by Deputy
YUPIA, 29 Jan: Papum Pare Deputy Commissioner Vishakha Yadav expressed concern over the poor condition of the tourism assets in the district, particularly the tourist lodge (Holiday Inn) in Sagalee. Chairing a meeting of the District Tourism Promotion Council here on Thursday to discuss the modalities for leasing out tourism assets under the tourism department,
LIKABALI, 29 Jan: A legal awareness programme focusing on the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act), the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, internal complaints committee (ICC)/local complaints committee (LCC), and She-Box was conducted here in Lower Siang district on Wednesday. The programme was organised
YUPIA, 28 Jan: The office of the branch MSME-Development and Facilitation Office (MSME-DFO), Itanagar, under the union ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME), organised anawareness programme under the PM Vishwakarma scheme at the District Industries Centre hall here in Papum Pare district on Wednesday. The programme was organised in collaboration with the state
TAWANG, 29 Jan: A batch of 10 yak-rearing farmers from Jang circle of Tawang district, representing villages such as Mago, Thingbu, Mukto, Rho, and Jangda, are participating in a training-cum-hands-on practices programme on value addition of yak-based products being held at Dirang (W/Kameng)-based National Research Centre Yak (NRCY) since 27 January. The farmers have been
ITANAGAR, 29 Jan: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday mourned the death of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash. Pawar (66) and four others were killed after an aircraft carrying them crashed near Baramati in Pune district on Wednesday morning. “We mourn the untimely demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Shri
ZIRO, 29 Jan: The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), under its Northeastern Hill flagship component, organised a two-day training programme on ‘Introduction of coracles and sustainable inland fishing systems’ here in Lower Subansiri district on 27 and 28 January. The programme marked the first-ever introduction of coracles in the Northeastern region, highlighting a new,
