State News

31 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Project Arohit launched in E/Siang

MLA calls for collective fight against drug abuse PASIGHAT, 30 Jan: MLA Tapi Darang called for collective effort by all stakeholders in the fight against drug abuse in East Siang district. Launching ‘Project Arohit at…

31 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Health campaign launched in Vijaynagar to fight TB, HIV/AIDS

[ Pisi Zauing ] VIJAYNAGAR, 30 Jan: The community health centre (CHC) in Miao in Changlang district has launched a major health campaign in the Vijaynagar area to detect and prevent the spread of tuberculosis (TB) and…

Health campaign launched in Vijaynagar to fight TB, HIV/AIDS
31 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Modular OT inaugurated at DH Namsai

NAMSAI, 30 Jan: Namsai DC CR Khampa inaugurated a modular operation theatre (OT) at the district hospital here on Friday. The facility has been established with the objective of strengthening healthcare infrastructure…

31 Jan 2026 · 6 min read

From independence to Amrit Kaal: India’s finance ministers and the shaping of an economy

[ Sange Tsering ] Few offices in India’s post-independence governance have carried as much weight or invited as much scrutiny as that of the finance minister. From navigating food shortages and foreign exchange crises…

31 Jan 2026 · 5 min read

Nihilist penguin

[ Yomli Mayi ] In 2007, a group led by Warner Herzog, a German filmmaker, went on an expedition to the Antarctica to shoot a documentary called Encounters at the End of the World when they encountered a colony of…

31 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Upskilling prog for painters held

NAHARLAGUN, 30 Jan: Sixty painters from different parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam participated in an ‘upskilling painter training programme’, organised here by the Itanagar branch of the North East Institute of…

31 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

CRPF organises cycle expedition

[ Pisi Zauing ] MIAO, 30 Jan: The 186th Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is organising bicycle expeditions as part of its Raising Day celebration. The expeditions, themed ‘Valour on every pedal’, are…

31 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Village knowledge bank inaugurated in Hong

HONG, 30 Jan: A traditional village knowledge bank (TVKB) was inaugurated at the Mahatma Gandhi Skill Development Centre here in Lower Subansiri district on Friday, marking an important step towards strengthening access…

31 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

SAD 2.0 camps held

MUKTUR, 30 Jan: Various government departments provided services to the people during a Seva Aapke Dwar (SAD) 2.0 camp organised at Muktur village in Duitongkhar circle of Tawang district on Friday. The camp was…

30 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Dry weather in Siang region hits oilseed production

[ Prafulla Kaman ] PASIGHAT, 29 Jan: A long spell of drought-like situation during the winter season is affecting oilseed production in the entire Siang valley, including East Siang, Lower Siang and parts of Dhemaji and…

Dry weather in Siang region hits oilseed production
30 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

DC’s circular triggers meme fest

[ Bengia Ajum ] YACHULI, 29 Jan: A circular issued by the deputy commissioner (DC) of Keyi Panyor district, informing that the DC office would remain closed on 30 January on account of an office picnic, has taken social…

30 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

AFTF launches signature campaign seeking scrapping of 80:20 ratio in recruitment

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 29 Jan: The Arunachal Frontier Tribal Forum (AFTF) on Wednesday started its first-phase signature campaign seeking scrapping of the 80:20 ratio in the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission…

30 Jan 2026 · 4 min read

Strengthen grassroots democracy: CM to PR leaders

ITANAGAR, 29 Jan: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday called upon elected panchayati raj institution (PRI) representatives to strengthen grassroots democracy through inclusive planning, effective implementation of…

30 Jan 2026 · 4 min read

APU remains top priority for govt: Khandu

PASIGHAT, 29 Jan: Chief Minister Pema Khandu reiterated that Arunachal Pradesh University (APU), the state’s first state-owned university here in East Siang district, remains a top priority for the Government of…

APU remains top priority for govt: Khandu
30 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

APIYO defers ‘Delhi Chalo Abhiyan’

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 29 Jan: The Arunachal Pradesh Indigenous Youth Organisation (APIYO) on Thursday deferred its ‘Delhi Chalo Abhiyan’, which had been announced on 26 January. This was announced after the APIYO sat…

APIYO defers ‘Delhi Chalo Abhiyan’
30 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Bharat Rang Mahotsav from Friday

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 29 Jan: The 25th Bharat Rang Mahotsav – International Theatre Festival of India-2026 is getting underway at the DK Hall of the legislative assembly here on Friday. This was announced by…

Bharat Rang Mahotsav from Friday
30 Jan 2026 · 4 min read

Former minister Takar Marde dies at 64; Guv, CM express condolences

ITANAGAR, 29 Jan: Former minister Takar Marde died at a hospital in New Delhi on Wednesday morning. He was 64. Marde is survived by three wives, three sons and a daughter. Born on 9 July, 1961 in Aya Marde village in…

Former minister Takar Marde dies at 64; Guv, CM express condolences
30 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Speaker chairs BAC to finalise Feb session

ITANAGAR, 29 Jan: Legislative Assembly Speaker Tesam Pongte on Thursday chaired the 5th sitting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) to finalise the agenda for the forthcoming assembly session scheduled for 4 and 5…

30 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Mishmi Takin statue unveiled

ANINI, 29 Jan: A statue of the endangered Mishmi Takin was unveiled at the heart of Anini town on Thursday. MLA Mopi Mihu, along with Dibang Valley DC Bekir Nyorak, SP Ringu Ngupok, and others unveiled the statue. Anini…

30 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Man arrested with heroin

ITANAGAR, 29 Jan: The police have arrested a suspected drug peddler and seized heroin weighing over 24 gm from his possession in Banderdewa near here, an officer said on Wednesday. The 22-year-old accused hails from…