State News

21 May 2026 · 1 min read

Officials inspect ITI Pangin for affiliation with NCVET

PANGIN, 20 May: A team of officials on Tuesday inspected the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Pangin, in Siang district for affiliation with the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET). The…

21 May 2026 · 1 min read

More villagers extend support to SUMP PFR

BOLENG, 20 May: 12 more households from Sitang village signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the Pre-Feasibility Report (PFR) of the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) at the deputy…

More villagers extend support to SUMP PFR
21 May 2026 · 2 min read

Org rues poor mobile connectivity

ITANAGAR, 20 May: Although government claims over 90 percent of villages in Northeastern region have mobile network coverage, some villages in Arunachal Pradesh still lack reliable connectivity. According to the All Adi…

21 May 2026 · 1 min read

KVK conducts participatory rural appraisal

NAMSAI, 20 May: The ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Namsai, conducted its first participatory rural appraisal (PRA) at the 6th mile camp village in Namsai district on Tuesday to assess the agricultural activities of…

21 May 2026 · 1 min read

Workshop on oil palm dev underway at CHF

Correspondent PASIGHAT, 20 May: A three-day national workshop on oil palm development under NMEO-OP in the Northeast is underway at College of Horticulture and Forestry (CHF), Pasighat, in East Siang district. The…

Workshop on oil palm dev underway at CHF
21 May 2026 · 2 min read

Indian Army conducts 2nd Siang Futsal Tournament at Tuting

TUTING, 20 May: Nyigong Boying Banggo Kebang (NBBK) won the second Siang Futsal Tournament, defeating Gelling Norbulling Youth in the final at the Tuting Sports Complex in Upper Siang district on Wednesday. The…

Indian Army conducts 2nd Siang Futsal Tournament at Tuting
21 May 2026 · 1 min read

East Siang DLMC reviews saturation status of welfare schemes

PASIGHAT, 20 May: The performance and saturation status of various welfare schemes, including the Dulari Kanya Scheme, were reviewed during a DDR-cum-DLMC meeting held at the DC’s conference hall here in East Siang…

East Siang DLMC reviews saturation status of welfare schemes
21 May 2026 · 1 min read

CSIR-NEIST conducts IPR awareness prog

NAHARLAGUN, 20 May: The CSIR-North East Institute of Science & Technology branch organized a one-day awareness programme on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for entrepreneurs, self-help groups, and students on…

20 May 2026 · 1 min read

Rubi Lombo selected as Indian team coach for Asian Mountain Bike C’ships

ITANAGAR, 19 May: Rubi Lombo from Arunachal Pradesh has been selected as one of coaches for the national team for the Asian Mountain Bike Championships, scheduled to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 23 to 26 June.…

Rubi Lombo selected as Indian team coach for Asian Mountain Bike C’ships
20 May 2026 · 2 min read

Cong seeks Khandu’s ouster

NEW DELHI, 19 May: The Congress on Tuesday questioned why Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has not been removed even after the Supreme Court directed the CBI to begin a probe into charges of corruption…

20 May 2026 · 2 min read

Union min reviews FTII infra, assures fast-tracking pending works

ITANAGAR, 19 May: MoS for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Tourism, Suresh Gopi, assured that all possible efforts would be made to expedite the pending works at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) here and…

20 May 2026 · 3 min read

Scientific collaboration needed to safeguard Arunachal’s springs: Experts

ITANAGAR, 19 May: A recently held stakeholders’ consultation meeting on springshed management in Arunachal Pradesh called for urgent scientific and institutional collaboration to address the growing crisis of declining…

Scientific collaboration needed to safeguard Arunachal’s springs: Experts
20 May 2026 · 3 min read

Wangsu calls for elevation of NERIWALM as premier institution

GUWAHATI, 19 May: Arunachal Pradesh Agriculture and Allied Minister Gabriel D Wangsu called for transformation of the North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM) into an IIT-level centre of…

Wangsu calls for elevation of NERIWALM as premier institution
20 May 2026 · 2 min read

Pol parties’ role crucial in ensuring accuracy in electoral rolls: CEO

ITANAGAR, 19 May: The state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Pawan Kumar Sain said that political parties play a pivotal role in ensuring accuracy of the electoral roll, and urged all parties to appoint booth-level…

20 May 2026 · 2 min read

Sona advocates creation of high standard infrastructures in HEIs

ITANAGAR, 19 May: Education Minister PD Sonaemphasised on creation of high standard infrastructures in the state’s higher education institutions (HEIs). Chairing the 9th meeting of the Arunachal Pradesh State Higher…

Sona advocates creation of high standard infrastructures in HEIs
20 May 2026 · 3 min read

Economic storm on the way; PM not heeding own austerity appeal: Gandhi

RAEBARELI, 19 May: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday warned of an economic storm headed towards the country, as he slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for flying off to Norway right after his appeal to the people…

20 May 2026 · 1 min read

Indian envoy holds talks with senior Chinese official

BEIJING, 19 May: New Indian envoy to China,Vikram Doraiswami, held an introductory meeting with a senior Chinese Foreign Ministry official, during which the two sides discussed bilateral ties and regional developments.…

20 May 2026 · 1 min read

Guv calls for strengthening MSMEs in Arunachal

ITANAGAR, 19 May: Governor KT Parnaik called for greater augmentation of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Arunachal Pradesh, stating that MSMEs can become a strong pillar of Arunachal’s socioeconomic…

20 May 2026 · 3 min read

Petrol, diesel prices raised by 90 paise a litre

NEW DELHI, 19 May: Petrol and diesel prices were raised by about 90 paise per litre on Tuesday – the second increase in less than a week – as state-run fuel retailers moved to narrow mounting losses…

20 May 2026 · 1 min read

RPETA fellowships for Behelti Ama and Ashapmai Dellang

ITANAGAR, 19 May: The Reading Promotion Endowment Trust for Arunachal (RPETA) – a public charitable trust founded in Delhi by well-wishers to promote reading and educational advancement of reading-deprived youths…