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20 Mar 2026 · 2 min read

Training prog on compost preparation concludes at RG

RONO HILLS, 19 Mar: A three-day training programme on ‘Preparation of compost from agricultural waste inoculated with isolated bacteria’,along with a training-cum-skill development programme on management of…

19 Mar 2026 · 2 min read

ICR authorities impose blanket ban on earth cutting

[Bengia Ajum] ITANAGAR, 18 Mar: Following the recent death of four people in a mudslide at Niti Vihar here, the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) administration has imposed a blanket ban on earth cutting by all private as…

19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

POCSO court sentences man to 20 years’ RI

BASAR, 18 Mar: A Special POCSO court here in Leparada district has convicted and sentenced a man to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for 20 years along with a fine of Rs. 20,000 in connection with a case registered under the…

19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

Centre clears small hydro scheme; Khandu hails move

NEW DELHI/ITANAGAR, 18 Mar: The Centre on Wednesday approved a Rs. 2,585 crore Small Hydro Power (SHP) Development Scheme for 2026-31 to set up about 1,500 MW of clean energy capacity across the country. The scheme,…

19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

White water rafting course for NCC cadets

BHALUKPONG, 18 Mar: The white water rafting course conducted by the Tawang-based 2 APBn NCC in coordination with National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) culminated at Kameng river here in West…

White water rafting course for NCC cadets
19 Mar 2026 · 2 min read

Wangsu inaugurates Kanubari ITI

KANUBARI, 18 Mar: Agriculture minister Gabriel D. Wangsu on Wednesday inaugurated the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) at Kanubari and the newly developed infrastructure of the Government Higher Secondary School here…

Wangsu inaugurates Kanubari ITI
19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

JNV student shines at NSEB

TAWANG, 18 Mar: Vineet Longliju, a student of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV), Tawang, has emerged as the state topper in the National Standard Examination in Biology (NSEB) 2025. Among the 302 candidates from…

JNV student shines at NSEB
19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

GAC reviews govt assurances

ITANAGAR, 18 Mar: The Government Assurance Committee (GAC) of the 8th Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh, in its fourth sitting held here on Wednesday, reviewed government’s assurances made in the house and…

GAC reviews govt assurances
19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

RGU celebrates Global Recycling Day with awareness camp

DOIMUKH, 18 Mar: The Rajiv Gandhi University’s (RGU) education department organized an awareness campaign in the university as part the Global Recycling Day celebration, to make people aware about the benefits of waste…

RGU celebrates Global Recycling Day with awareness camp
19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

12 more families extend support for SUMP’s PFR

YINGKIONG, 18 Mar: Twelve more families from Janbo village in Upper Siang district submitted their consent in support of the MoU signed on 15 March, wherein 18 households had signed the MoU with the state government,…

19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

PLP, district handbook for Kurung Kumey launched

KOLORIANG, 18 Mar: Kurung Kumey deputy commissioner Cheechung Chukhu launched the Potential Linked Credit Plan (PLP) for 2026-27, prepared by NABARD, for Kurung Kumey district on Wednesday. The total potential for…

PLP, district handbook for Kurung Kumey launched
19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

APP team for BN Mullik All India Police Football C’ship flagged off

CHIMPU, 18 Mar: IGP Tusar Taba flagged off the Arunachal Pradesh Police (APP) football team for the 74th BN Mullik Memorial All India Police Football Championship 2025-26, in the presence of 1st APPBn commandant Aashish…

APP team for BN Mullik All India Police Football C’ship flagged off
19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

District-level Hangpan Dada Memorial Tournament concludes at Basar

BASAR, 18 Mar: Basar Circle won the girls’ volleyball and football titles of the 9th district-level Hangpan Dada Memorial Football and Volleyball Tournaments (U-16 boys and girls), which concluded at the Todak Basar…

District-level Hangpan Dada Memorial Tournament concludes at Basar
19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

DC seeks stakeholders’ help to eradicate drug menace

DAPORIJO, 18 Mar: Upper Subansiri deputy commissioner Tasso Gambo sought full cooperation of all stakeholders to eradicate drug menace in the district, stating that the district administration and police alone were not…

19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

Awareness prog on child labour and bonded labour Acts

ETALIN, 18 Mar: The Dibang Valley district Labour and Employment department conducted an awareness programme on the “Child Labour Act and the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act” at Etalin on Wednesday, aiming to…

Awareness prog on child labour and bonded labour Acts
19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

Villagers benefit from outreach camp at Sala Potom

KAMBA, 18 Mar: Around 300 villagers availed themselves of government services during an outreach camp conducted at Sala Potom village under Darak circle in West Siang district on Wednesday. The camp was organized by the…

19 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

NEIAFMR organizes buyer-seller meet on MAPs

PASIGHAT, 18 Mar: A buyer-seller meet on medicinal and aromatic plants was organized by the North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda & Folk Medicine Research, Pasighat in collaboration with College of Horticulture &…

18 Mar 2026 · 2 min read

Tawang residents stage protest rally over corruption

TAWANG, 17 Mar: In a show of widespread public discontent, hundreds of residents here staged a peaceful protest rally on Tuesday against alleged corruption, procedural irregularities, and lack of transparency in the…

18 Mar 2026 · 3 min read

40% of India’s graduates cannot find jobs: Report

NEW DELHI, 17 Mar: Eleven million out of sixty-three million graduates between the ages of 20 and 29 in India are unemployed, with only a small proportion securing stable salaried jobs within a year of graduation,…

18 Mar 2026 · 1 min read

Guv calls for making administration more efficient

ITANAGAR, 17 Mar: Governor KT Parnaik emphasised the need to make the administration more efficient, transparent, and citizen-friendly. During a meeting with Arunachal Pradesh Administration Reforms Commission (APARC)…

Guv calls for making administration more efficient