State News

16 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

RGURSF welcomes new VC

RONO HILLS, 15 Jul: The Rajiv Gandhi University Research Scholars’ Forum (RGURSF) welcomed the newly appointed RGU vice-chancellor, prof. Shivaraj, at the university premises here on Wednesday. Prof. Shivaraj expressed…

16 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

ECCE Anganwadi prog launched in Diyun

DIYUN, 15 Jul: The Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Anganwadi programme was launched here in Changlang district on Wednesday. The launch marked the beginning of a three-year partnership among the Department of…

16 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Upper Subansiri DC’s office shifted to new building

DAPORIJO, 15 Jul: The phased shifting of the Upper Subansiri deputy commissioner’s office to the new secretariat building began on Wednesday with the DC and other officers relocating to the new premises. Shifting of…

16 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

Water supply to Ledum, Bilat villages restored

Prafulla Kaman RUKSIN, 15 Jul: Water supply from Lesing mega water supply project near Ledum village in East Siang district has been restored on Wednesday, enabling supply of drinking water to Ledum and Bilat villages.…

Water supply to Ledum, Bilat villages restored
16 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

DC asks stakeholders to remain vigilant during monsoon

YINGKIONG, 15 Jul: Upper Siang deputy commissioner Talo Jerang directed all stakeholders to remain vigilant and maintain a high level of alertness throughout the ongoing monsoon season. Jerang, who is also the Upper…

16 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Mass library awareness programme held

NAMSAI, 15 Jul: The Namsai District Library, under the aegis of the district administration, organised a mass library awareness programme on Wednesday as part of the observance of National Reading Month to encourage…

16 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

ZGH Bomdila conducts its first ENT surgeries

BOMDILA, 15 Jul: The Zonal General Hospital (ZGH) here in West Kameng district successfully conducted its first-ever ENT surgeries. The surgeries-tympanoplasty and pediatric tonsillectomy-were performed by a team led by…

ZGH Bomdila conducts its first ENT surgeries
16 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Minister urges DCs to expedite process for creation of four new municipalities

ITANAGAR, 15 Jul: Urban affairs minister Balo Raja has urged the deputy commissioners (DCs) of the concerned districts to expedite all necessary formalities and complete the requisite processes by 15 August so that the…

15 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

Fresh rain batters four more districts; Tagak seeks special central package for flood-hit Arunachal

ITANAGAR, 14 Jul: Fresh floods, landslides and heavy rainfall affected four more districts of Arunachal Pradesh in the last 24 hours, even as Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak on Tuesday urged the Centre to provide a special…

Fresh rain batters four more districts; Tagak seeks special central package for flood-hit Arunachal
15 Jul 2026 · 5 min read

Forum demands ACB probe into Dari-Chambang road construction, opposes smart power meter

[ Bini Yurom ] ITANAGAR, 14 Jul: The United Arunachal People’s Forum (UAPF) on Monday demanded an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) probe into alleged irregularities in the construction of the Dari-Chambang road in Kra-Daadi…

15 Jul 2026 · 5 min read

USA-based org condemns arrest of Pranab Doley, demands his unconditional release

ARIZONA (USA), 14 Jul: The Indigenous Rights and Protected Areas Initiative of the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Programme (IPLP) at the University of Arizona’s James E Rogers College of Law condemned the arrest of…

15 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

NES donates Rs 5 lakh as flood relief in P/Pare

YUPIA, 14 Jul: The Nyishi Elite Society (NES) on Tuesday extended financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh to support families affected by the recent flash floods in Hoj-Dakte villages in Toru circle of Papum Pare district.…

NES donates Rs 5 lakh as flood relief in P/Pare
15 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

Arunachal, Norwegian firm sign MoU for river kinetic energy demo project

NEW DELHI, 14 Jul: Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Norway’s Tidal Sail AS for the implementation of a 500 kw ‘river kinetic energy demonstration project’, aimed at…

Arunachal, Norwegian firm sign MoU for river kinetic energy demo project
15 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

New ‘super tomato’ ArkaAbhed sparks hope among L/Subansiri farmers

ZIRO, 14 Jul: Farming in the humid, high-rainfall hills of Lower Subansiri district has never been easy. For years, tomato growers have battled erratic weather and devastating plant diseases that could wipe out entire…

New ‘super tomato’ ArkaAbhed sparks hope among L/Subansiri farmers
15 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Tibetan activist remembered with candlelight vigil in Itanagar

ITANAGAR, 14 Jul: Members of the Students for a Free Tibet (SFT)-Itanagar chapter organised a candlelight vigil at the Thuptan Gatsal-ling monastery here on Monday to pay tribute to Tibetan independence activist Pawo…

Tibetan activist remembered with candlelight vigil in Itanagar
15 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

The curious case of two missing power towers

ITANAGAR, 14 Jul: In a development that has left more questions than answers, two 25-metre-high steel power transmission towers and an entire stretch of an alternative electricity transmission line have reportedly…

The curious case of two missing power towers
15 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

AAPSU to monitor SIR exercise in state

ITANAGAR, 14 Jul: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has constituted a committee to study, oversee and monitor the implementation of the special intensive review (SIR) of electoral rolls being undertaken…

15 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Org demands shifting of PWD division office

YOMCHA, 14 Jul: The All 27th Liromoba Youth Organisation (A27th LYO) has submitted a 30-day ultimatum to the West Siang deputy commissioner and the PWD secretary, demanding immediate operationalisation of the PWD Yomcha…

15 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Baby boy delivered in 108 ambulance

SEPPA, 14 Jul: In a remarkable display of dedication and emergency medical expertise, a 108 ambulance team safely delivered a healthy baby boy inside an ambulance after a pregnant woman went into advanced labour while…

Baby boy delivered in 108 ambulance
15 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Tirap observes National Reading Month with awareness prog

KHONSA, 14 Jul: As part of the nationwide observance of the National Reading Month, the New Age Learning Centre at the Tirap district library on Tuesday organised an awareness programme aimed at promoting the habit of…