State News

20 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

APPSU writes to CS over delayed tendering process

ITANAGAR, 19 Jan: The All Papum Poma Students’ Union (APPSU) submitted a representation to the chief secretary, drawing his attention to the delayed tendering process for the construction of six bridges on the…

20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Pomegranate, plum introduced in vibrant villages

HAYULIANG, 19 Jan: The Anjaw Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) has successfully introduced pomegranate and plum cultivation under the Vibrant Village Programme in Kaho, Kibithoo, Musai, and Dong villages. As part of the…

Pomegranate, plum introduced in vibrant villages
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

MoU signed for supplying quality seeds

ITANAGAR, 19 Jan: The Lohit Cooperative General Stores Ltd, Tezu and the Bharatiya Beez Sahakarita Samiti Ltd (BBSSL), New Delhi, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to conserve, promote and supply quality…

MoU signed for supplying quality seeds
20 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

DC urges citizens to follow waste segregation norms

TEZU, 19 Jan: Lohit DC Kesang Ngurup Damo appealed to all residents, traders and institutions to follow waste segregation norms and avoid littering to build a cleaner and healthier Tezu. Stating that cleanliness is…

20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Awareness prog on PM Vishwakarma scheme

PASIGHAT, 19 Jan: An awareness programme on the PM Vishwakarma scheme was organised by Itanagar-based MSME Development & Facilitation Centre, in collaboration with the East Siang district administration & the District…

Awareness prog on PM Vishwakarma scheme
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Training prog on improved piggery husbandry organised

PANGIN, 19 Jan: Nagaland’s Jalukie-based College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry(CVSAH), in collaboration with the Jomlo Mongku Mithun Farmer Federation, organised an off-campus training programme on…

Training prog on improved piggery husbandry organised
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Painting, essay writing competitions conducted at Lok Bhavan

ITANAGAR, 19 Jan: As part of the upcoming 77th Republic Day celebration, painting and essay writing competitions were held at the Lok Bhavanhere on Monday. The events, conducted by the governor’s secretariat, witnessed…

Painting, essay writing competitions conducted at Lok Bhavan
20 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Best practices in homestay mgmt discussed

ZIRO, 19 Jan: Best practices in homestay management were discussed during a meeting between members of the Ziro Tourism Organisation (ZTO) and tourism entrepreneurs from Meghalaya Tourism, led by Meghalaya Tourism…

Best practices in homestay mgmt discussed
19 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Miscreants damage school properties

[Bengia Ajum] AALO, 18 Jan: In a strange incident, miscreants damaged properties of a government upper primary school here in West Siang district on Saturday night. The incident came to light on Sunday when the school’s…

Miscreants damage school properties
19 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

APCC seeks rollback of MGNREGA renaming, warns against dilution of workers’ rights

ITANAGAR, 18 Jan: Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bosiram Siram on Sunday demanded immediate rollback of the Centre’s decision to rename and restructure MGNREGA, alleging that the move dilutes the…

19 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Takar settles for bronze

ITANAGAR, 18 Jan: Shuttler Biri Takar from Arunachal Pradesh lost in the doubles semifinal and settled for bronze at the Egypt Para Badminton International, 2026. Takar, partnering with England’s Curnow Pirbhai-Clarke,…

Takar settles for bronze
19 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Two arrested with heroin

[Mingkeng Osik] PASIGHAT, 18 Jan: The East Siang police arrested two individuals and seized heroin worth approximately Rs 2 lakh from them during a naka check in the early hours of Thursday, East Siang SP Pankaj Lamba…

Two arrested with heroin
19 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Sona reviews projects’ status in Namsai

NAMSAI, 18 Jan: Rural Works Department (RWD) Minister Pasang Dorjee Sona on Friday reviewedvarious projects being undertaken in Namsai district. Sona, along with local MLA Chau Zingnu Namchoom and officials from the…

Sona reviews projects’ status in Namsai
19 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Hacker arrested for blackmailing woman

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 18 Jan: The state’s cyber crime police station (CCPS) has arrested one Gaurav Chetri (22), a resident of Kashipur, Haflong (Assam), in a case related to hacking, impersonation, and online…

Hacker arrested for blackmailing woman
19 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

AFI issues certificates to medal-winning athletes from Arunachal

ITANAGAR, 18 Jan: The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) has issued certificates to 11 athletes from Arunachal Pradesh who had won medals and participated in various regional and national-level competitions during the…

19 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Pineapple Festival concludes

Ete urges farmers to grow pineapples for global markets BAGRA, 18 Jan: MLA Topin Ete urged pineapple farmers to grow more quality fruits by following scientific methods of cultivation for global markets. Addressing…

19 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

MLA inaugurates road under VVP

TALI, 18 Jan: Local MLA Jikke Tako on Sunday inaugurated a road in Hakpuk village, constructed under the Vibrant Village Programme (VVP). This is the first time the village has got road connectivity. Tako also inspected…

MLA inaugurates road under VVP
19 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Awareness drive on digital health assurance schemes

SEIJOSA, 18 Jan: The Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission and the State Health Agency under the Health & Family Welfare Department conducted an awareness drive on digital health initiatives and health assurance schemes on…

Awareness drive on digital health assurance schemes
19 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

NERIST celebrates National Startup Day

NIRJULI, 18 Jan: The Institute Innovation Council (IIC) of the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) here celebrated the National Startup Day on 16 January. The event witnessed the…

19 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Historian Phukan visits Tirap on ‘heritage tour’

KHONSA, 18 Jan: DoTCL Minister Wangki Lowang hosted Padma Shri awardee and eminent Assamese historian, Prof Jogendra Nath Phukan,during the latter’s three-day ‘heritage tour’ of Tirap district from 15 to 18 January.…

Historian Phukan visits Tirap on ‘heritage tour’