State News

23 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Mothers to launch indefinite hunger strike against silicon factory

Silicon factory issue [ Litem Eshi Ori ] RUKSIN, 22 Feb: The mothers of Ngorlung-Ralung village in East Siang district have announced an indefinite hunger strike, beginning 23 February, at the Ralung village community…

Mothers to launch indefinite hunger strike against silicon factory
23 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Policeman among two arrested for drug peddling

AALO, 22 Feb: The anti-drug squad of the West Siang district police has arrested two individuals, including a policeman, in two separate cases and recovered suspected heroin and ganja from their possession. The arrested…

Policeman among two arrested for drug peddling
23 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

CM, DCM call for preservation of mother languages

ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Deputy CM Chowna Mein on Saturday urged the people to renew their commitment to preserving and promoting indigenous languages, describing the mother tongue as the soul of…

23 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Policeman trampled to death by wild elephant

ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Arunachal Pradesh Police was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Lohit district, a senior officer said on Sunday. ASI Martin Lego (40) of Sunpura police…

23 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Cyber crime cell recovers Rs 98,000

[ Litem Eshi Ori ] PASIGHAT, 22 Feb: The cyber crime cell of the Pasighat police in East Siang district recovered Rs 98,000 in a cyber fraud case and returned the amount to victim Hriday Nath Pandey. According to…

Cyber crime cell recovers Rs 98,000
23 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Seppa township road being paved with bituminous concrete

Staff Reporter SEPPA, 22 Feb: The much-awaited bituminous concrete carpeting of the cement concrete pavement of the Seppa township road commenced on Saturday, addressing a long-pending public demand of East Kameng…

Seppa township road being paved with bituminous concrete
23 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

Forest fires in LDV keep administration on toes; advisories issued

[ Karyir Riba ] ROING, 22 Feb: Several incidents of forest fires are being reported from various parts of Lower Dibang Valley (LDV) district for last few days. The cause of the fires is reportedly dry weather, and human…

Forest fires in LDV keep administration on toes; advisories issued
23 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Interstate youth exchange prog underway

ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: Thirty-seven youths from different districts of West Bengal, including Kolkata, Howrah, Bankura, Murshidabad, Barasat, Malda and North 24 Parganas are participating in an interstate youth exchange…

Interstate youth exchange prog underway
23 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

One killed, 3 injured as SUV falls into gorge

ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: One person was killed and three others were seriously injured when the SUV they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Shi-Yomi district early on Sunday morning, police said. The accident took place…

23 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Moyong urges Assam voters to vote for good governance

ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: Arunachal Pradesh BJP chief Kaling Moyong on Sunday appealed to the people of Assam to vote for good governance, development-oriented policies, and democratic values for nation-building, rather than…

23 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

Steps taken to ensure universal eye care coverage in Kaho

ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: In order to expand quality healthcare to the country’s easternmost frontier, the Arunachal Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), in collaboration with the state unit of the National Programme for Control of…

23 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

DC visits border villages

BOMDILA, 22 Feb: West Kameng Deputy Commissioner Dr Dilip Kumar visited border villages Kameng Bari and Doimara on Sunday to assess the status of essential services and basic amenities being made available to the…

DC visits border villages
23 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

Health camp benefits hundreds

PONGCHAU, 22 Feb: As many as 1,073 residents of Pongchau village benefitted from a health camp organised at the helipad here on Sunday by the Longding District Health Society, in collaboration with the 24 Assam Rifles…

23 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Nat’l conference on medicinal and aromatic plants concludes

PASIGHAT, 22 Feb: A three-day national conference on ‘Medicinal & aromatic plants for rural prosperity: Strategic roadmap for medicinal & aromatic plant sector in Northeast India’ concluded here in East Siang district…

23 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Natung inaugurates Nyokum infrastructure

SEPPA/BANA, 22 Feb: Indigenous Affairs Minister Mama Natung inaugurated a nyeing namlo (VIP gallery) at the Nyokum Lapang in Seppa, and a Nyokum rostrum and a nyubu namlo (priest house) at the Nyokum Lapang in Bana in…

Natung inaugurates Nyokum infrastructure
23 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

ECI’s nat’l roundtable conference on 24 Feb

ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will organise the national roundtable conference of the ECI and state election commissioners (SECs) on 24 February at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. The conference…

23 Feb 2026 · 8 min read

Mother tongue: An education symphony of the hills

[ Yomli Mayi ] Picture yourself on a hill in Arunachal Pradesh, looking at the eastern Himalayas. This state has a lot of different languages. There are 26 major tribes and more than 100 sub-tribes, with about 73 spoken…

Mother tongue: An education symphony of the hills
23 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Arunachal maintain undefeated run at Khelo India Tribal Games

ITANAGAR, 22 Feb: Arunachal Pradesh maintained their undefeated run at the Khelo India Tribal Games Football Championship, 2026, winning both men’s and women’s matches on Sunday. The women’s team defeated Meghalaya 5-0…

Arunachal maintain undefeated run at Khelo India Tribal Games
22 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

3 NE women racially harassed by residents in Delhi

Staff Reporter NEW DELHI, 21 Feb: In what appeared to be a racial incident, three young women from the Northeast were reportedly harassed by residents in Malviya Nagar in Delhi. It is claimed that they were subjected to…

22 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Fear grips villages as big cats move openly

[ Pisi Zauing ] BORDUMSA, 21 Feb: Fear has gripped Wakhetna and adjoining villages in Bordumsa circle of Changlang district, following reports of a tigress and a leopard, with two cubs each, moving openly in…