State News

12 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Org seeks inquiry into suspended NERIST official’s appointment, service records

ITANAGAR, 11 Jun: The All Arunachal Pradesh Youth Organisation (AAPYO) on Thursday submitted a representation to the governor, seeking a comprehensive and independent inquiry into the appointment, promotion, and service…

12 Jun 2026 · 5 min read

The strategic shift: Politics behind Arunachal’s changing adventure tourism hub?

[Badak Yomgam] When Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein officially declared the Siang River as a premier world adventure tourism and ecotourism hub on 2 January, 2026, following an expansive promotional rafting expedition…

11 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

3 die, 2 injured in landslide-triggered road accident

MIGGING, 10 Jun: Three people died and two others suffered grievous injuries when their vehicle plunged about 200 metre down a steep slope on the Migging-Tuting road in Upper Siang district on Tuesday morning. The…

3 die, 2 injured in landslide-triggered road accident
11 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

APIYO rejects HPC, demands demolition of ‘illegal’ structures

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 10 Jun: The Arunachal Pradesh Indigenous Youth Organisation (APIYO) on Wednesday rejected the state government’s proposal to address concerns over alleged illegal structures and immigration…

11 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Court sentences man to 20 years’ jail for raping minor

ITANAGAR, 10 Jun: A Special Court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl below the age of 12 years, bringing to…

11 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

MLA donates vehicle to school

ZIRO, 10 Jun: Ziro-Hapoli MLA Hage Appa donated a 19-seater vehicle to Arunachal Shiksha Vikas Samiti-run Abotani Vidya Niketan, Old Ziro, in Lower Subansiri district for transportation of students. Handing over the…

MLA donates vehicle to school
11 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Slow Lorises straying into settlements raise concern

Prafulla Kaman RUKSIN, 10 Jun: Bengal Slow Lorises (Nycticebus bengalensis) in the reserve forests along the Assam-Arunachal boundary have been found frequently entering into human habitations in East Siang district and…

Slow Lorises straying into settlements raise concern
11 Jun 2026 · 4 min read

Khandu hails PM’s 12 years in office as an era of transformative governance

ITANAGAR, 10 Jun: Chief Minister Pema Khandu hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 12 years in office as an era of transformative governance, visionary leadership and unprecedented development that has fundamentally…

11 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

DC asks teachers to focus on result-oriented efforts

TEZU, 10 Jun: Lohit deputy commissioner K. N. Damo has urged school heads and teachers to make focused and result-oriented efforts to improve academic outcomes in the district. While reviewing the academic performance…

11 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Meet held to revive traditional earthen pottery making

DARAK, 10 Jun: Darak Tourism and Social Welfare Foundation (DTSWF) held a village-level consultative meeting at Sala Potom village in West Siang district on 6 June to discuss the revival of traditional earthen pottery…

Meet held to revive traditional earthen pottery making
11 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

CJP to launch nationwide protest, demands education minister’s resignation

NEW DELHI, 10 Jun: Asserting that India’s youngsters are not scared of questioning the government, the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), which led a protest here last week demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s…

11 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

IMD forecasts heavy rain, thunderstorms across Arunachal

ITANAGAR, 10 Jun: The weather department on Wednesday forecast widespread rain and thunderstorms in Arunachal Pradesh over the next five days and issued an orange alert for parts of the state, warning people to be…

11 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

AACWA-PKDU demands restoration of PSI NEC road

ITANAGAR, 10 Jun: The Pakke Kessang District Unit of the All Arunachal Contractor Welfare Association (AACWA-PKDU) on Wednesday strongly urged the Pakke Kessang district administration to restore the dilapidated PSI NEC…

11 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

GST awareness prog conducted in Bomdila

BOMDILA, 10 Jun: A two-day intensive GST awareness program, organized by the CGST Bhalukpong range, in close coordination with the SGST Bomdila division, concluded here in West Kameng district on Wednesday. The…

GST awareness prog conducted in Bomdila
11 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

KVK conducts awareness prog

PATIWA, 10 Jun: East Kameng Krishi Vigyan Kendra organized an awareness-cum-training programme on ‘Khet Bachao Abhiyan’ at Patiwa village, targeting the farming communities of Patiwa and Koto villages on Wednesday. The…

KVK conducts awareness prog
10 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

SUN withdraws hunger strike after assurance on director’s reinstatement

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 9 Jun: The Students’ Union of NERIST (SUN), which launched an indefinite hunger strike on Monday over the alleged forced resignation of NERIST Director Prof Narendranath S, has withdrawn its…

10 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Tai Tagak set for Rajya Sabha

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 9 Jun: The nomination papers of BJP candidate Tai Tagak for election to the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Arunachal Pradesh were found to be valid during scrutiny on Tuesday. With Tagak as the lone…

Tai Tagak set for Rajya Sabha
10 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Centre announces Rs 95,692 cr interim allocation under VB-G RAM G

NEW DELHI, 9 Jun: The Centre on Tuesday announced an interim allocation of Rs 95,692 crore under the newly introduced VB-G RAM G scheme for a seamless transition, with Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh…

10 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Union min highlights Arunachal’s cultural heritage

ITANAGAR, 9 Jun : Describing Arunachal Pradesh as an integral part of India’s cultural heritage, union minister Pabitra Margherita on Tuesday praised the state’s progress in infrastructure development and preservation…

Union min highlights Arunachal’s cultural heritage
10 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

BPA reviews draft master plan for urban development

BASAR, 9 Jun: The Basar Planning Authority (BPA) convened a meeting under the chairpersonship of Leparada Deputy Commissioner-cum-BPA Chairperson Himani Meena at the DC’s office here on Monday to review the draft master…

BPA reviews draft master plan for urban development