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4 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

NE SCPCRs adopt Tawang Declaration

TAWANG, 3 Aug: The North East State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (NE SCPCRs) unanimously adopted the Tawang Declaration on Child’s Rights at the conclusion of the two-day convention held here on 31 July…

NE SCPCRs adopt Tawang Declaration
4 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

One arrested with suspected heroin

BANDERDEWA, 3 Aug: A drug peddler, identified as Rohit Bora, a resident of Laluk in Assam’s Lakhimpur district, was arrested with 9.29 grams of suspected heroin by the Banderdewa police on Sunday night. Acting on…

One arrested with suspected heroin
4 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Baby boy delivered inside 108 ambulance

MIAO, 3 Aug: In a display of dedication and emergency medical expertise, a 108 emergency ambulance service team safely delivered a healthy baby boy inside a moving ambulance after a pregnant woman went into advanced…

Baby boy delivered inside 108 ambulance
4 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Volunteers remove over 2 tonnes of waste from Yagamso river

ITANAGAR, 3 Aug: Volunteers removed 2,160 kg of waste from the Yagamso riverbed and its banks at Chandranagar in Itanagar during a clean-up drive on Sunday. The drive was jointly organised by the Youth Mission for Clean…

Volunteers remove over 2 tonnes of waste from Yagamso river
4 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

‘Gems of India – National Creators’ initiative launched in W/Kameng

BOMDILA, 3 Aug: The ‘Gems of India – National Creators’ initiative was launched at the DC’s conference hall here in West Kameng district on Monday. The event was attended by government officials, media…

4 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

TNZ EPIQ Cinemas opens in Naharlagun

NAHARLAGUN, 3 Aug: TNZ EPIQ Cinemas, the premium cinema chain envisioned by Lobsang Tsering and Dooda Ete, on Sunday marked a major milestone with the inauguration of its newest twin-screen multiplex at RD Tower here.…

4 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Meeting on El Niño preparedness held

BASAR, 3 Aug : The ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Arunachal Pradesh Centre here in Leparada district, in collaboration with the West Siang Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), organised a district-level stakeholder…

4 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

ZPMs call for prioritising local needs in ZPDP 2026

LIKABALI, 3 Aug: Zilla parishad members (ZPMs) of Lower Siang district called for prioritising local needs and ensuring that grassroots priorities are adequately incorporated into the Zilla Panchayat Development Plan…

4 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

FDP on UHV concludes at NERIST

NIRJULI, 3 Aug: The AICTE-approved eight-day faculty development programme (FDP) on universal human values (UHV), organised by the Universal Human Values (UHV) Cell of the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and…

4 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

DC calls for intensified IEC activities against tobacco use

YUPIA, 3 Aug: Papum Pare Deputy Commissioner Hage Mamu called for intensified information, education and communication (IEC) activities through educational institutions, panchayati raj institutions, bazaar welfare…

4 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Faculty dev prog begins at JNC

PASIGHAT, 3 Aug: A weeklong faculty development programme (FDP) on ‘Presentation & Communication Skills’ commenced at Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNC) here in East Siang district on Monday. The programme is being…

4 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Yak vaccination drive against FMD begins in Dopokhar

TAWANG, 3 Aug: In an initiative to safeguard the livelihoods of high-altitude pastoral communities, the Department of Animal Husbandry, Veterinary and Dairy Development, Tawang district, in collaboration with the Indian…

3 Aug 2026 · 10 min read

Guv, CM join nationwide anti-drug campaign

ITANAGAR, 2 Aug: Governor KT Parnaikparticipated in the virtual interaction with the youth of the nation and the launch of the ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’ by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, from…

Guv, CM join nationwide anti-drug campaign
3 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Poor conviction fuelling NDPS cases?

Monday Musing [ M Doley ] Despite continued efforts by law enforcement agencies to crack down on drug suppliers and peddlers, Arunachal Pradesh has witnessed a worrying rise in drug seizures and arrests over the last…

3 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

ZSI sets roadmap for NMHS wild pollinator project in Arunachal

ITANAGAR, 2 Aug: In a major step towardssafeguarding high-altitude biodiversity, the Desert Regional Centre (DRC) of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), Jodhpur, has established a comprehensive field survey roadmap…

ZSI sets roadmap for NMHS wild pollinator project in Arunachal
3 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Guv congratulates Tali and Lombo

ITANAGAR, 2 Aug: Governor KT Parnaik has complimented January Tali and Hachu Lombo on their remarkable achievement of successfully summiting Mt Kun (7,077 metres) in the Zanskar region of Ladakh. Describing their feat…

3 Aug 2026 · 9 min read

Stuck in the jam: A commuter’s account of traffic in Itanagar and Pasighat

[ Biren Dutta ] I do not write this as an expert on traffic engineering. I write it as someone who, like most people in Itanagar and, to a lesser extent, Pasighat – both of them officially smart cities under the…

2 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

NE child rights commissions resolve to strengthen child protection

TAWANG, 1 Jul: The two-day regional convention of the State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights of the Northeastern states concluded here on Saturday with a collective resolve to further strengthen child…

NE child rights commissions resolve to strengthen child protection
2 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

NEHR condemns Assam govt for booking land rights activist under NSA

ITANAGAR, 1 Aug: The Northeast Human Rights (NEHR) has strongly condemned the Assam government for booking land rights activist Pranab Doley under the National Security Act (NSA), and demanded his immediate release.…

2 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Woman found dead in pool of blood

[ Prem Chetry ] BHALUKPONG, 1 Aug: A 56-year-old woman was found dead in a pool of blood in her room in Sessa in Bhalukpong subdivision of West Kameng district on Friday morning. According to the police, the Bhalukpong…