State News

25 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

Two RGU research scholars nominated for Japan fellowship

RONO HILLS, 24 Jul: Two PhD scholars from Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) have been nominated for the prestigious Hiroshima Orizuru Fellowship Summer Course on Peace and Sustainability-2026, supported by the Sasakawa…

25 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Mediation training programme concludes

ITANAGAR, 24 Jul: The Arunachal Pradesh State Legal Services Authority (APSLSA) concluded its 40-hour mediation training programme for advocates and legal aid defence counsels with a valedictory ceremony held at DK…

25 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Veterans’ outreach prog held in Tuting

TUTING, 24 Jul : Demonstrating its steadfast commitment to the welfare of ex-servicemen, veer naris, veer matas and their families, the Indian Army organised an outreach programme called ‘Shaurya Sambandh’ here in Upper…

Veterans’ outreach prog held in Tuting
25 Jul 2026 · 5 min read

Only 11.5 kilometres to travel, yet an eternity to complete

[ Bompa Lomdak ] The Banderdewa-Naharlagun highway is no longer merely an unfinished project – it is a test of governance, accountability, and the rule of law. A government road is not merely a strip of asphalt…

25 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

GREF extends educational support to school

TALIHA, 24 Jul: The 77 RCC GREF HQ extended financial assistance and distributed notebooks, pens, and other stationery items to all 284 students of the Government Secondary School (GSS) here in Upper Subansiri district…

24 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

PWD awaiting fresh sanction for Package B of Ita-B’dewa highway

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 23 Jul: The state PWD Highway Department is awaiting fresh sanction for the Package B portion of the Itanagar-Banderdewa four-lane highway from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways…

PWD awaiting fresh sanction for Package B of Ita-B’dewa highway
24 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

AAPSU extends solidarity to NEET protesters, urges Centre to choose dialogue over force

ITANAGAR, 23 Jul: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) on Thursday extended solidarity to the students protesting at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi over irregularities in the NEET examination, and condemned the…

24 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

State’s first veterinary polyclinic inaugurated

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 23 Jul: The first veterinary polyclinic of the state was inaugurated at Abotani Colony here on Thursday by Animal Husbandry, Veterinary and Dairy Development Minister Gabriel D Wangsu, along…

State’s first veterinary polyclinic inaugurated
24 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Guv hands over cheque to AVN

‘Reading an effective way to nurture curiosity’ ITANAGAR, 23 Jul: Governor KT Parnaik handed over a cheque for Rs 2 lakh to Pachin Colony (Naharlagun)-based Abotani Vidya Niketan (AVN) at the Lok Bhavan here on Thursday…

Guv hands over cheque to AVN
24 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

NERIST imbroglio: AAPYO demands review of Patra Committee report, extension of officials’ suspension order

ITANAGAR, 23 Jul: The All Arunachal Pradesh Youth Organisation (AAPYO) on Thursday submitted a memorandum to the governor, seeking urgent review of the Patra Committee report dated 15 April, 2026, and demanded immediate…

24 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Guv, CM discuss state’s developmental priorities

ITANAGAR, 23 Jul: Governor KT Parnaik and Chief Minister Pema Khandu held detailed discussions on the state’s developmental priorities, implementation of key projects, and measures to address challenges arising from…

Guv, CM discuss state’s developmental priorities
24 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Orgs demand policy to protect public land, assets in Pasighat

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 23 Jul: The Bogong Banggo Kébang (BBK) of Pasighat and allied organisations reiterated their demand for a transparent policy to protect public land and assets in the Pasighat urban area and…

24 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Tagak seeks Naharlagun-Chennai train service

NEW DELHI, 23 Jul: Rajya Sabha MP from Arunachal Pradesh, Tai Tagak, has urged the Railway Ministry to consider starting a train service from Naharlagun to Chennai. He requested for the service during a meeting with…

Tagak seeks Naharlagun-Chennai train service
24 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Airlifting of ration items continues

ITANAGAR, 23 Jul: T he airlifting of ration items to monsoon-hit Giba and Niling circles of Upper Subansiri district continued on the second day on Thursday. The Department of Civil Aviation deployed an Mi-172…

24 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

CBI launches probe into death of domestic help

ITANAGAR, 23 Jul: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has launched an investigation into the death of a 15-year-old girl domestic help on 11 December, 2025 in Roing in Lower Dibang Valley district after…

24 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

APCC condemns BJP’s protest outside its HQ

ITANAGAR, 23 Jul: The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) strongly condemned the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) 22 July protest outside Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan here, terming it an act of “political desperation and…

24 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

Both govt and students want constructive debate, says Wangsu; accuses oppn of disrupting Parl

ITANAGAR, 23 Jul: Agriculture & Allied Minister Gabriel D Wangsu said that both the government and the students of the country want a transparent and constructive debate, but the opposition is allegedly avoiding such…

Both govt and students want constructive debate, says Wangsu; accuses oppn of disrupting Parl
24 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Jini inspects landslide-prone road stretches

LIKABALI, 23 Jul: SJETA Minister Kento Jini inspected the landslide-prone areas and road blockage points along the Akajan-Likabali-Bame road on Thursday to assess the condition of the affected stretches and review the…

Jini inspects landslide-prone road stretches
24 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Demo progs on high-yielding vegetables held

TAWANG, 23 Jul: The Tawang Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), in collaboration with Varanasi (UP)-based Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR), conducted frontline demonstrations on high-yielding vegetable varieties…

23 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

DA airlifts essential commodities to flood-affected areas

DAPORIJO, 22 Jul: The Upper Subansiri district administration has initiated airlifting of essential commodities to remote flood-affected Nilling, Lingdam and Upper Giba circles, ensuring uninterrupted supply to…

DA airlifts essential commodities to flood-affected areas