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State News 12 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

DC urges schools to strive for excellence

ANINI, 11 Jun: Dibang Valley Deputy Commissioner Bakir Nyorak encouraged all educational institutions in the district to continue striving for excellence. Chairing a coordination meeting of the Education Department here on Thursday, the DC emphasised the need for maintaining high academic standards, ensuring regular monitoring of students’ performance, strengthening teacher-student engagement, and fostering an environment

DC urges schools to strive for excellence
State News 12 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Farmers urged to avoid use of chemicals in crop fields

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 11 Jun: The Siang district Agriculture Department is conducting a month-long Khet Bachao Abhiyan, covering 30 villages of the district, which has been underway since 6 June. As a part of the series of programmes, the department conducted a campaign at Sine village in Boleng circle on Wednesday. It had earlier conducted such

Farmers urged to avoid use of chemicals in crop fields
State News 12 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Training prog on SIR exercise held

NAMSAI, 11 Jun: A virtual training programme on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was conducted at the deputy commissioner’s conference hall here on Thursday. The training was attended by electoral registration officers, assistant electoral registration officers, supervisors and booth level officers (BLOs) of the district. The programme aimed at familiarising the election

State News 12 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

TEJAS workshop organised in Namsai

NAMSAI, 11 Jun: The Namsai district administration, in collaboration with Startup India of the Union Ministry of Commerce & Industry, and the Arunachal Pradesh Innovation & Investment Park, organised a TEJAS workshop at the multipurpose cultural hall here on Thursday to promote entrepreneurship and empower local business owners. The programme witnessed the participation of aspiring

State News 12 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Workshop for anganwadi workers held

YAZALI, 11 Jun: Frontline childcare in Keyi Panyor district took a deeply personal turn on Thursday as Yachuli MLA Toko Tatung opened a heart-centred leadership workshop for regional anganwadi workers at the Government Higher Secondary School here. Driven by the core theme ‘Hamara Anganwadi, Hamara Garv (Our Anganwadi, Our Pride)’, the event saw a remarkable

State News 12 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Officials trained for APSSB special recruitment drive

TAWANG, 11 Jun: In preparation for the upcoming APSSB special recruitment drive for Uniformed Services Combined Examination 2026, a comprehensive training programme was conducted here on Thursday. The training brought together centre superintendents, assistant centre superintendents, invigilators, and other officials tasked with conducting the examination, which is scheduled to be held on 14 June across

State News 12 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Capacity bldg prog under NIPUN Bharat underway

TAWANG, 11 Jun: A five-day capacity building programme for teachers from pre-primary to Class 2 commenced at the Government Town Secondary School here on Thursday. The programme is being organised by the Samagra Shiksha (ISSE) under the NIPUN Bharat initiative of the Tawang Education Department, with the objective of strengthening foundational literacy and numeracy skills

State News 12 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Progress of UIP implementation discussed

NAMSAI, 11 Jun: The progress of the Universal Immunisation Programme (UIP) in Namsai district was reviewed during a District Task Force for Immunisation meeting chaired by Namsai Deputy Commissioner CR Khampa here on Wednesday. The members also discussed measures to strengthen routine immunisation coverage, particularly in remote and hard-to-reach areas. Emphasis was laid on ensuring

State News 12 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Org seeks inquiry into suspended NERIST official’s appointment, service records

ITANAGAR, 11 Jun: The All Arunachal Pradesh Youth Organisation (AAPYO) on Thursday submitted a representation to the governor, seeking a comprehensive and independent inquiry into the appointment, promotion, and service records of Mai Kuru Camdir alias Mai Ranjit Camdir, a suspended former official of the NERIST, Nirjuli. According to the representation, Camdir was initially appointed

State News 12 Jun 2026 · 5 min read

The strategic shift: Politics behind Arunachal’s changing adventure tourism hub?

[Badak Yomgam] When Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein officially declared the Siang River as a premier world adventure tourism and ecotourism hub on 2 January, 2026, following an expansive promotional rafting expedition to welcome the New Year, the announcement explicitly positioned the region around a modern, community driven definition of tourism. Rather than viewing adventure

State News 11 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

3 die, 2 injured in landslide-triggered road accident

MIGGING, 10 Jun: Three people died and two others suffered grievous injuries when their vehicle plunged about 200 metre down a steep slope on the Migging-Tuting road in Upper Siang district on Tuesday morning. The incident was reportedly triggered by a landslide near Migging. The bodies of the three deceased were retrieved after nine hours

3 die, 2 injured in landslide-triggered road accident
State News 11 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

APIYO rejects HPC, demands demolition of ‘illegal’ structures

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 10 Jun: The Arunachal Pradesh Indigenous Youth Organisation (APIYO) on Wednesday rejected the state government’s proposal to address concerns over alleged illegal structures and immigration through a High-Power Committee (HPC), reiterating its demand for immediate action, including the demolition of what it termed unauthorised mosque structures in the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR).

State News 11 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Court sentences man to 20 years’ jail for raping minor

ITANAGAR, 10 Jun: A Special Court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl below the age of 12 years, bringing to an end a four-year-long trial arising from an incident reported in the Itanagar Capital Region in

State News 11 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

MLA donates vehicle to school

ZIRO, 10 Jun: Ziro-Hapoli MLA Hage Appa donated a 19-seater vehicle to Arunachal Shiksha Vikas Samiti-run Abotani Vidya Niketan, Old Ziro, in Lower Subansiri district for transportation of students. Handing over the vehicle to the school authority on Tuesday, Appa reiterated his commitment to supporting educational institutions and promoting holistic development among the youth. He

MLA donates vehicle to school
State News 11 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Slow Lorises straying into settlements raise concern

Prafulla Kaman RUKSIN, 10 Jun: Bengal Slow Lorises (Nycticebus bengalensis) in the reserve forests along the Assam-Arunachal boundary have been found frequently entering into human habitations in East Siang district and neighbouring Jonai in Assam, raising concerns among wildlife conservationists. Forest officials and locals captured at least 15 Slow Lorises over the last one decade

Slow Lorises straying into settlements raise concern
State News 11 Jun 2026 · 4 min read

Khandu hails PM’s 12 years in office as an era of transformative governance

ITANAGAR, 10 Jun: Chief Minister Pema Khandu hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 12 years in office as an era of transformative governance, visionary leadership and unprecedented development that has fundamentally changed the trajectory of Arunachal Pradesh and the Northeast region. Congratulating the prime minister on completing 12 years in continuous service, making him the longest-serving

State News 11 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

DC asks teachers to focus on result-oriented efforts

TEZU, 10 Jun: Lohit deputy commissioner K. N. Damo has urged school heads and teachers to make focused and result-oriented efforts to improve academic outcomes in the district. While reviewing the academic performance of schools at a district-level education review meeting here on Tuesday, the DC emphasized the need for remedial classes for academically weak

State News 11 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Meet held to revive traditional earthen pottery making

DARAK, 10 Jun: Darak Tourism and Social Welfare Foundation (DTSWF) held a village-level consultative meeting at Sala Potom village in West Siang district on 6 June to discuss the revival of traditional earthen pottery making from Kamru, a clay source approximately 1.5 km from Sala village in Darak circle. Addressing the meeting, DTSWF managing director

Meet held to revive traditional earthen pottery making
State News 11 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

CJP to launch nationwide protest, demands education minister’s resignation

NEW DELHI, 10 Jun: Asserting that India’s youngsters are not scared of questioning the government, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which led a protest here last week demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation, said on Wednesday that it would launch an “indefinite sit-in” at Jantar Mantar from June 20 if the minister does not step

State News 11 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

IMD forecasts heavy rain, thunderstorms across Arunachal

ITANAGAR, 10 Jun: The weather department on Wednesday forecast widespread rain and thunderstorms in Arunachal Pradesh over the next five days and issued an orange alert for parts of the state, warning people to be prepared for any calamity. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), thunderstorms accompanied by heavy to very heavy rain are