State News

8 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Jantar Mantar protest a trailer, Pradhan must resign: CJP

NEW DELHI, 7 Jun: Founder of the online movement Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), Abhijeet Dipke, on Sunday thanked the “thousands” of people who participated in the group’s protest at Jantar Mantar and warned that the…

8 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

APCSOA condemns assault on officer

ITANAGAR, 7 Jun: The Arunachal Pradesh Civil Service Officers’ Association (APCSOA) has strongly condemned the physical assault, reportedly by one Agam Mihu, on Dr Tadang Rai here on the morning of 6 June. “The broad…

8 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Nepal wants to resolve border row with India: Khanal

NEW DELHI, 7 Jun: Nepal wants to resolve the border row with India through diplomacy as no problem is too large if both sides sit across with an “open heart,” Nepalese Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal said on Sunday.…

8 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

NTA releases NEET-UG re-exam city intimation slip

NEW DELHI, 7 Jun: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Sunday released the exam city intimation slip for the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, scheduled to be held on 21 June. Candidates can now check their allotted…

8 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Army organises youth empowerment prog

LIKABALI, 7 Jun: The Indian Army’s Spearhead Division organised a youth empowerment programme under ‘Project Navbharat’ here in Lower Siang district on Sunday. The event aimed to motivate and inspire the local…

Army organises youth empowerment prog
8 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

LPG price hiked by Rs 29 per 14.2-kg cylinder

NEW DELHI, 7 Jun: Domestic cooking gas LPG price has been raised by Rs 29 per cylinder, marking the second increase in three months as state-owned fuel retailers continue to grapple with elevated global energy costs.…

8 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Security forces urge Manipur villagers to sensitise youths

IMPHAL, 7 Jun: Security forces have asked village authorities and civil society in Manipur’s Ukhrul to sensitise youths to not get carried away by violent incidents in other districts, as they carried out a combing…

8 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Storytellers bring alive Amar Chitra Katha stories

TEZU, 7 Jun: Book lovers here in Lohit district were treated to a feast of storytelling at the first Amar Chitra Katha storytelling contest, themed ‘Hero(ine) I admire’, as students of Class 6 to 10 from six schools…

Storytellers bring alive Amar Chitra Katha stories
8 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

TWS felicitates competitive exams qualifiers

[ Karda Natam ] NAHARLAGUN, 7 Jun: The Tamin Welfare Society (TWS) felicitated 11 successful candidates of the Tamin clan who qualified in various prestigious competitive examinations, including the APES, PGT and JEE,…

TWS felicitates competitive exams qualifiers
7 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Passenger train mows down car; two dead

Correspondent RUKSIN, 6 Jun: In a tragic accident that took place in the Deka-Mising (Dekapam) area on Friday afternoon, a Murkongselek bound passenger train hit a Maruti car on the rail crossing near the Telam railway…

Passenger train mows down car; two dead
7 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Committee demands uniform approach towards all religious institutions

ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: The All Arunachal Pradesh Masjid Welfare Committee (AAPMWC) on Saturday demanded that the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) district administration adopt a uniform approach towards all religious…

Committee demands uniform approach towards all religious institutions
7 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

India, China share two millennia of legacy of learning and dialogue: Indian envoy

[ KJM Varma ] BEIJING, 6 Jun: Indian Ambassador to China Vikram Doraiswami has said mutual learning of languages and a dialogue of ideas over two millennia have been a defining feature of ties between the two countries.…

7 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Complaint lodged over organising Janjati Sanskritik Samagam

ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: Indian Youth Congress (IYC) national general secretary Tarh Johny has lodged a complaint with the Itanagar police, seeking an investigation into the conduct of certain organisers and team leaders…

7 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Congress urges govt to resolve DIET salary delay issue

ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: The Arunachal Pradesh unit of the Congress on Saturday urged the state government to address the grievances of teacher educators and staffers of the SCERT and District Institutes of Education and…

7 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

CM urges people to make tree plantation lifelong mission

ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday urged the people of the state to make tree plantation a lifelong mission, rather than a symbolic annual exercise, asserting that environmental conservation and…

7 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Passing down tradition to younger generation

[ Prem Chetry ] SHERGAON, 6 Jun: The traditional masked dance-drama is deeply rooted in age-old sacred custom and tradition that binds nature, spirituality, and humanity together – values that have never been…

Passing down tradition to younger generation
7 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Yellow puffball mushroom recorded in Longding

LONGDING, 6 Jun: A team from the Longding Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) recorded a yellow puffball mushroom during a field visit to Zedua village on 4 June. Based on its characteristic yellow globose fruiting body and…

Yellow puffball mushroom recorded in Longding
7 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

110 U/Siang households ink MoU in support of PFR for SUMP

ITANAGAR, 6 Jun: A total of 110 households in Upper Siang district signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Saturday in support of the pre-feasibility report (PFR) for the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP),…

7 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Cleanliness, plantation drive organised

DAPORIJO, 6 Jun: The Apatani Welfare Committee (AWC), Upper Subansiri districtorganised a cleanliness and tree plantation drive in the area adjacent to the Jaring ground here in Upper Subansiri district on Saturday, in…

7 Jun 2026 · 5 min read

Evaluating the structural limitations and accountability gaps in Arunachal’s administrative committees

[ Badak Yomgam ] The formation of four high-powered committees by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to examine infiltration, the Inner Line Permit system, the re-verification of Scheduled Tribe certificates, and the…