NEW DELHI, 7 Jun: Founder of the online movement Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Abhijeet Dipke, on Sunday thanked the “thousands” of people who participated in the group’s protest at Jantar Mantar and warned that the agitation would continue if Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is not removed from office or does not resign within seven
ITANAGAR, 7 Jun: The Arunachal Pradesh Civil Service Officers’ Association (APCSOA) has strongly condemned the physical assault, reportedly by one Agam Mihu, on Dr Tadang Rai here on the morning of 6 June. “The broad daylight assault on the officer, reportedly stemming from an incident that arose during the official discharge of his duties, and
NEW DELHI, 7 Jun: Nepal wants to resolve the border row with India through diplomacy as no problem is too large if both sides sit across with an “open heart,” Nepalese Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal said on Sunday. Khanal said the new government in Kathmandu refuses to look at India through the “distorted, hyper-sensitive lens
NEW DELHI, 7 Jun: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday released the exam city intimation slip for the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, scheduled to be held on 21 June. Candidates can now check their allotted examination city for NEET-UG 2026. Log in with your application number and password to view and download your slip, the
LIKABALI, 7 Jun: The Indian Army’s Spearhead Division organised a youth empowerment programme under ‘Project Navbharat’ here in Lower Siang district on Sunday. The event aimed to motivate and inspire the local community, especially the youths, to become responsible citizens contributing towards a Viksit Bharat. More than 250 students, along with teachers from Likabali and
NEW DELHI, 7 Jun: Domestic cooking gas LPG price has been raised by Rs 29 per cylinder, marking the second increase in three months as state-owned fuel retailers continue to grapple with elevated global energy costs. The price of a 14.2-kg LPG cylinder in Delhi will rise to Rs 942 from Rs 913 with effect
IMPHAL, 7 Jun: Security forces have asked village authorities and civil society in Manipur’s Ukhrul to sensitise youths to not get carried away by violent incidents in other districts, as they carried out a combing operation a day after three people were killed in a gun attack in Kangpokpi. “To prevent any spillover of recent
TEZU, 7 Jun: Book lovers here in Lohit district were treated to a feast of storytelling at the first Amar Chitra Katha storytelling contest, themed ‘Hero(ine) I admire’, as students of Class 6 to 10 from six schools vied with one another to regale and inspire the audience on Saturday. The event was organised by
[ Karda Natam ] NAHARLAGUN, 7 Jun: The Tamin Welfare Society (TWS) felicitated 11 successful candidates of the Tamin clan who qualified in various prestigious competitive examinations, including the APES, PGT and JEE, in a felicitation function held here on Saturday. Attending the function, Lekang MLA Likha Soni congratulated the successful candidates on their remarkable
Correspondent RUKSIN, 6 Jun: In a tragic accident that took place in the Deka-Mising (Dekapam) area on Friday afternoon, a Murkongselek bound passenger train hit a Maruti car on the rail crossing near the Telam railway station, killing the two occupants of the car. According to eyewitnesses, the Ledo-Murkongselek passenger train hit the car on
ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: The All Arunachal Pradesh Masjid Welfare Committee (AAPMWC) on Saturday demanded that the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) district administration adopt a uniform approach towards all religious institutions allegedly operating without proper authorisation, irrespective of faith, and sought immediate unsealing of the mosques recently sealed by the authorities. Addressing a press conference here,
[ KJM Varma ] BEIJING, 6 Jun: Indian Ambassador to China Vikram Doraiswami has said mutual learning of languages and a dialogue of ideas over two millennia have been a defining feature of ties between the two countries. Doraiswami, who took over as India’s envoy to China last month, visited the Beijing Foreign Studies University
ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: Indian Youth Congress (IYC) national general secretary Tarh Johny has lodged a complaint with the Itanagar police, seeking an investigation into the conduct of certain organisers and team leaders associated with the recent Janjati Sanskritik Samagam held in New Delhi. In his complaint to the Itanagar police station OC, Johny, who is
ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: The Arunachal Pradesh unit of the Congress on Saturday urged the state government to address the grievances of teacher educators and staffers of the SCERT and District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs), warning that continued delays in salary payments have pushed employees to the brink of an indefinite strike. In a
ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday urged the people of the state to make tree plantation a lifelong mission, rather than a symbolic annual exercise, asserting that environmental conservation and development must progress together for a sustainable future. Participating in an ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ plantation drive near here, Khandu said
[ Prem Chetry ] SHERGAON, 6 Jun: The traditional masked dance-drama is deeply rooted in age-old sacred custom and tradition that binds nature, spirituality, and humanity together – values that have never been swayed by modernisation. Dorjee Khandu Thungon, executive engineer in the Department of Urban Development Agency in Bomdila and a resident of the
LONGDING, 6 Jun: A team from the Longding Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) recorded a yellow puffball mushroom during a field visit to Zedua village on 4 June. Based on its characteristic yellow globose fruiting body and puffball-like morphology, the specimen was tentatively identified as Bovista colorata (yellow puffball mushroom) by KVK plant pathology expert Dr
ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: A total of 110 households in Upper Siang district signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Saturday in support of the pre-feasibility report (PFR) for the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), officials said. The development marked a significant milestone in the government’s efforts to advance the strategic hydropower and water management initiative
DAPORIJO, 6 Jun: The Apatani Welfare Committee (AWC), Upper Subansiri districtorganised a cleanliness and tree plantation drive in the area adjacent to the Jaring ground here in Upper Subansiri district on Saturday, in view of the forthcoming Dree festival. The programme, conducted under the theme ‘Clean Daporijo, Green Daporijo’, witnessed enthusiastic participation of members of
[ Badak Yomgam ] The formation of four high-powered committees by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to examine infiltration, the Inner Line Permit system, the re-verification of Scheduled Tribe certificates, and the protection of indigenous rights is a significant administrative response to public demand. These panels were constituted in line with resolutions adopted during consultative
