Since the launch of the Air Gun Surrender Abhiyan campaign on March 17 2021, the people of Arunachal Pradesh are continuously extending their support and more than 2,400 guns have been surrendered till date. Notably, on December 7 around 30 airguns, 1 SBBL and 1 DBBL were surrendered during BASCON 5.0 festival held at Leparada district. BASCON […]
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Arunachal Pradesh: Earthquake of magnitude 3.3 strikes Changlang
An earthquake of magnitude 3.3 struck 92km SW of Changlang, Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake struck at 07:04 AM. As per the NCS, the depth of the earthquake was 10 Km. The latitude was found to be 27.17 and the longitude […]
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Arunachal Pradesh: Elephant spotted on road in Bomdila, police issue advisory
Traffic on the Bhalukpong-Tippi road in Bomdila forest area of West Kameng district was halted after a wild elephant was spotted in the area on Thursday morning. A video shared by Bomdila Police shows an elephant walking across the road in the forest area. Vehicular movement on the road was halted and […]
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Arunachal Pradesh: Man arrested for molesting teenager at knifepoint
A 35-year-old man has been arrested on the charge of attempting to sexually assault a teenager in Arunachal Pradesh’s capital Itanagar at knifepoint, the police said on Thursday. The accused allegedly tried to molest the 16-year-old girl near Sangey Laden area on Tuesday. The girl’s uncle on Wednesday caught the accused […]
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Arunachal Pradesh: Earthquake of 3.8 magnitude hit Basar
A low-density earthquake of 3.8 magnitudes hit the Basar town in Lepa-Rada district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday morning, said National Center for Seismology (NCS). According to NCS, the earthquake occurred 58 km of North-West-North of Basar at around 7:1 am in the morning today. The depth […]
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PM Modi inaugurates Arunachal Pradesh’s first greenfield airport
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated Arunachal Pradesh’s first greenfield airport in Itanagar. The Donyi Polo airport will boost connectivity in the Northeast. The name of the airport reflects the traditions and rich cultural heritage of Arunachal Pradesh and the age-old indigenous reverence to the Sun (‘Donyi’) and the […]
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Arunachal Pradesh: Three officers suspended in APPSC paper leak case
The Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission suspended three officers in the APPSC paper leak case. Three officers of the APPSC office namely Bate Koyi, Deputy Secretary (Establishment), Joram Nagu, Under Secretary (Establishment) and Debhasish Dey, Private Secretary have been suspended under the provision of article 371H under the constitution of India. Earlier […]
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Military chopper crashes near Upper Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh
A military chopper crashed on Friday near Singging village, 25 kilometres away from the Tuting headquarters in the Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh. Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) crashed near Tuting area in Arunachal Pradesh’s Upper Siang district today at around 10:40 am today, according to Defence PRO, Guwahati. Jummar Basar, Superintendent of Police Upper Siang, told […]
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Centre extends AFSPA in 3 districts of Arunachal Pradesh for 6 months
The Central government has extended the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in three districts of Arunachal Pradesh including Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts from Saturday (October 1, 2022) to March 30 next year, according to a notification issued by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). In addition, the Government of India […]
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Arunachal Pradesh: Woman arrested for child trafficking in Itanagar
The Itanagar Capital Police, with the help of ChildLine Service, on Tuesday, arrested a woman for her alleged involvement in child trafficking and rescued the 4-month-old baby. The accused woman has been identified as drug peddler Anu Wangsa. He was also arrested in 2021 on the charge of drug possession. […]
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Transplantation of Human Organ Act adopted in Arunachal Pradesh
The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted the Transplantation of Human Organ Act 1994 (Amendment Act 2011), aiming to create a suitable infrastructure for organ donation in the state. The act was adopted through a government resolution passed by the vote and assent given by all the legislatures attending the last day […]
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Indian Army launches search, rescue ops to find missing mountaineer of Arunachal Pradesh
The Indian army launched a search and rescue operation on Saturday to find two missing members of a mountaineering expedition of Arunachal Pradesh including Tapi Mra – the first mountaineer from Arunachal Pradesh to scale Mount Everest. Two members of the expedition have been untraceable since August 17 as reported by the […]
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Arunachal Pradesh: Locals in Chaglagam vow to fight alongside Indian army against Chinese aggression
Locals in Chaglagam, Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh has become a shoulder to the Indian Army along the border. The locals in Chaglagam have vowed to fight alongside the Indian army against Chinese aggression. “China tries to infiltrate our border every year… We stand with the Indian Army and we’ll fight alongside if any situation […]
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Conference on bringing govt, citizens closer to begin in Arunachal Pradesh tomorrow
: The Centre and Arunachal Pradesh government are set to hold a two-day conference to bring the government and citizens closer through various administrative reforms at the Centre, state and district levels. The regional conference on the theme “Bringing Citizens and Government Closer through Administrative Reforms” will be held in Arunachal Pradesh’s […]
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Arunachal Pradesh: Security forces apprehend active ENNG member
A member of the East Naga National Group (ENNG) cadre has been arrested, said officials on Wednesday. The arrest was made based on specific inputs by troops of Digboi Battalion of Red Shield Division under the aegis of Spear Corps. The officials also recovered incriminating material from the ENNG cadre including a […]