State News

17 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

DC urges youths to stay away from drugs, alcohol

PONGCHAU, 16 Feb: Tirap Deputy Commissioner Techu Aran urged the youths of the district to stay away from narcotic substances and alcohol, and instead focus on education to compete with other tribes and the state as a…

DC urges youths to stay away from drugs, alcohol
17 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

ECI kicks off annual sports week

NEW DELHI, 16 Feb: The Election Commission of India (ECI) kicked off the celebration of its annual Sports Week-2026 at the Commonwealth Games Sports complex here on Monday. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh…

ECI kicks off annual sports week
17 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

CD block sensitises GPCs to VB-G RAM G Act

PASIGHAT, 16 Feb: The community development block (CD block) here organised a jan samvaad (public outreach) programme on the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgaar & Ajeevika (Gramin) Act or VB-G RAM G Act for gram…

16 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Protest against silicon factory turns violent, 3 police personnel injured

Correspondent RUKSIN, 15 Feb: Tension was prevailing in Ruksin area in East Siang district after protests by locals against the silicon factory at the Niglok Industrial Growth Centre (IGC) turned violent on Sunday. Two…

Protest against silicon factory turns violent, 3 police personnel injured
16 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Indigenous traditions continue to guide society: Mein

MEDO, 15 Feb: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein said that, despite rapid modernisation, the indigenous traditions of Arunachal Pradesh remain intact and continue to guide society. The DCM on Sunday joined the Mishmi…

Indigenous traditions continue to guide society: Mein
16 Feb 2026 · 4 min read

From naysayer to admirer

Monday Musing [Bengia Ajum] As the apex student body of state, the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU), gears up for its election, it made me look back to my own rendezvous with the AAPSU. On 5 October, 2009,…

16 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

DCM stresses need to preserve language, culture to protect identity

Shapawng Yawng Manau Poi festival underway in Miao ITANAGAR, 15 Feb: Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein has stressed the need to preserve indigenous culture, language and historical legacy, asserting that communities…

DCM stresses need to preserve language, culture to protect identity
16 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

Ali-Aye-Ligang celebration begins with traditional fervour

[Prafulla Kaman] OYAN, 15 Feb: Mising people living in East Siang district are centrally celebrating Ali-Aye-Ligang Gidii, the major spring festival of the Mising tribe, with three days of festivities at the Babu Oiram…

Ali-Aye-Ligang celebration begins with traditional fervour
16 Feb 2026 · 3 min read

Youths must lead Viksit Arunachal journey: CM

ITANAGAR, 14 Feb: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday called upon the youths to lead the journey towards building a ‘Viksit Arunachal’ by 2047 through informed participation, awareness of government policies,…

Youths must lead Viksit Arunachal journey: CM
16 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Meeting held to form pan-Arunachal youth org

TAWANG, 15 Feb: A meeting of community-based youth organisations of Arunachal Pradesh was held here on Saturday under the chairmanship of Adi Bane Kebang Youth Wing (ABKYW) president Oki Dai. The meeting was attended by…

Meeting held to form pan-Arunachal youth org
16 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Marathon organised to commemorate Anglo-Wancho war

LONGDING, 15 Feb: A marathon with the theme ‘Run for our roots, race for our pride’ was organised here on Sunday to commemorate the 151st year of the 1875 Anglo-Wancho war. Around 500 runners, including local youths,…

Marathon organised to commemorate Anglo-Wancho war
16 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Guv extends Oriah greetings

ITANAGAR, 15 Feb: Governor KT Parnaik has extended greetings to the people of the state on the occasion of Oriah festival of the Wancho community, and expressed hope that the festivity would strengthen emotional bonds,…

16 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

MLA inaugurates new SC building

BHOGAMUR, 15 Feb: Namsai MLA Chau Zingnu Namchoom inaugurated the new SC building, constructed under the MLALAD fund, here in Namsai district on Saturday, in the presence of Namsai DC CR Khampa, DMO Dr Nang Soreya…

15 Feb 2026 · 3 min read

Security and development deeply intertwined: Guv

ITANAGAR, 14 Feb: Governor KT Parnaik said that security and development are deeply intertwined in a frontier state like Arunachal Pradesh, and that one cannot progress without the other. Addressing a seminar themed…

Security and development deeply intertwined: Guv
15 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

More Karko residents give nod to PFR for SUMP

YINGKIONG, 14 Feb: Seventeen more residents of Karko village in Upper Siang district gave their consent to preparing the pre-feasibility report (PFR) for the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) on Saturday before…

More Karko residents give nod to PFR for SUMP
15 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Pul inspects progress of VVP road, other infrastructure

ITANAGAR, 14 Feb: Women and Child Development Minister Dasanglu Pul on Saturday reviewed the progress of the Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) road from Goiliang to Glotonglat, and inspected several ongoing education and…

Pul inspects progress of VVP road, other infrastructure
15 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

CM pays tributes to CRPF personnel killed in Pulwama attack

ITANAGAR, 14 Feb: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday paid heartfelt tributes to the 40 CRPF personnel who lost their lives in the Pulwama terror attack in 2019. He also commemorated the historic legacy of Major…

15 Feb 2026 · 2 min read

Adi language key focus in AAK conference

[Mingkeng Osik] PASIGHAT, 14 Feb: Promotion, preservation, and future development of the Adi language were the key focus of the 13th Adi Agom Kebang (AAK) conference held here in East Siang district on 14 February.…

Adi language key focus in AAK conference
15 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

CM invites public suggestions for state budget

ITANAGAR, 14 Feb: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday invited citizens to actively participate in shaping the state budget 2026-27 by sharing suggestions, ideas and feedback, stressing that the government aims to…

15 Feb 2026 · 1 min read

Two-day conclave concludes with focus on strengthening cooperatives

PASIGHAT, 14 Feb: A two-day cooperative conclave concluded with focus on strengthening cooperative institutions and promoting sustainable business practices here in East Siang district on Saturday. Attending the…

Two-day conclave concludes with focus on strengthening cooperatives