Shrugging off Chinese ‘concerns’, Modi govt allows US search missions of B-24 aircraft in Arunachal Pradesh

New Delhi, Sep 23 : The eight-member crew of 'Hot as Hell' may get the posthumous honour that they deserve. The US B-24 bomber disappeared in Arunachal Pradesh on a supply run from Kunming, China, to Chabua, Assam, on January 25, 1944, with an eight-member crew on board.The chances of their remains being recovered have vastly improved with the Modi government allowing the US military to resume search...

Top Court Stays High Court Order for CBI Probe Against Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki. New Delhi, Aug 28 :  In a relief to Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki, the Supreme Court today stayed the Gauhati High Court order for a CBI probe into corruption allegations related to his tenure as Public Works Department Minister in 2006. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice H L Dattu also issued notice ...

Arunachal Pradesh to sign MoUs for boosting bamboo sector

Itanagar, Aug 24 : Arunachal Pradesh will soon ink Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) with Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) and Hindustan Paper Corporation to help potential bamboo growers in the state.Arunachal Pradesh Bamboo Resource Development Agency (APBRDA) Vice-chairman Yora Tagung informed that the agency on behalf of the state government would sign an MoU with NRL soon for exporting three...

All-Woman Bank in Arunachal

Tuki inaugurates branch, websiteBy Ranju Dodum Nabam Tuki at the inauguration of the bank branch at Naharlagun. Telegraph picture Itanagar, Aug 20 : The first "all-woman" bank branch was inaugurated in Arunachal Pradesh today, giving women cause to cheer. Inaugurating the all-woman branch of the Arunachal Pradesh State Cooperative Apex Bank at Naharlagun, chief minister Nabam Tuki said...

MHA Declines to Share Information on AFSPA in Arunachal Pradesh

New Delhi, Jul 20 :  The Home Ministry has declined to share, under the RTI Act, the viewpoints of stakeholders on the declaration of districts in Arunachal Pradesh as disturbed area under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), saying the information was classified which may effect sovereignty and integrity of the country."The viewpoints of the stakeholders on the declaration of all the...

Arunachal Tops in Opium Cultivation

New Delhi, May 11 : Arunachal Pradesh has emerged on the top among the illegal opium poppy producers in the country, ringing alarm bells among security agencies given its proximity with Myanmar and other nations notorious for cultivation of the contraband.It is learnt that the state, which has geographic closeness with the “golden triangle” of Myanmar, Lao PDR and Thailand, infamous for opium and...

Aapsu Leaders meet Rijiju, demand AFSPA rollback

Itanagar, May 7 : A team of All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (Aapsu), led by its president Kamta Lapung and NESO adviser Pritam Sonam, met Union minister of state for home affairs Kiren Rijiju in New Delhi on Sunday.During the meeting, both Lapung and Sonam reviewed the 15-day of ultimatum submitted to Rijiju earlier on complete withdrawal of the Arms Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from...

Rajnath promised to look into AFSPA withdrawal: AAPSU

Itanagar, May 5 : The All Arunachal Pradesh Student's Union (Aapsu) on Monday said Union home minister Rajnath Singh has promised to look into its demand for withdrawal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from Arunachal Pradesh.An Aapsu team called on the minister at his New Delhi residence on Sunday and submitted a memorandum on the matter.While the notification regarding the extension of...

Kiren Rijiju in Dock for Afspa Extension in Arunachal Pradesh

Guwahati, Mar 23 : With protest against the extension of Afspa Act getting louder in frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh, the role of Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju  has come under the scanner of the PMO. Disclosing that decision was taken without any consultation with the state government and other security agencies, sources in the Centre said the home ministry...

Kiren Rijiju in Dock for Afspa extension in Arunachal Pradesh

Kiren Rijiju Guwahati, Apr 20 : With protest against the extension of Afspa Act getting louder in frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh, the role of Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju  has come under the scanner of the PMO.   Disclosing that decision was taken without any consultation with the state government and other security agencies, sources in...

Ministry Of Home Affairs awaits Arunachal Opinion on AFSPA

By Manoj AnandGuwahati, Apr 16 : The ministry of home affairs is waiting for the opinion of the Arunachal Pradesh government before reviewing its decision on extending the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) to the bordering district of Arunachal.Disclosing that the frontier state was slowly turning out to be a safe sanctuary for many insurgent groups of Assam, security sources in the home ministry...

Arunachal Anti-Army act cry grows shriller

By Ranju Dodum and Khelen Thokchom AAPSU members at the news conference Itanagar/Imphal, April 14 : The clamour against the extension of the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act has been mounting in Arunachal Pradesh with student unions and political parties raising the pitch. The All Arunachal Pradesh Student's Union (AAPSU) has termed the Union home ministry's decision to...

Arunachal AFSPA Decision Will Be Reviewed, Says Rijiju

Itanagar, Apr 14 : The Union minister of state for home affairs, Kiren Rijiju, on Sunday said he has instructed officials of his ministry to review the Centre's decision to impose the Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) in 12 districts of Arunachal Pradesh. He said the officials will also seek the state government's views on the matter."I have directed the home ministry to review the decision...

Delhi Has 'Silently Extended' Harsh AFSPA Act To My State: Arunachal CM

By Rupesh DuttaNew Delhi, Apr 13 : The union government has "silently extended" the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) to "entire state of Arunachal Pradesh" without consulting the state government and appears keen to deal with the insurgency in border areas on its own, state Chief minister Nabam Tuki has said.Tuki said the central government could have tightened security in areas of the state...

Arunachal Inches Closer To Universal School Enrollment

Arunachal Pradesh is close to realising universal enrollment with the percentage of children in the age group of 6-14 enrolled in school at 95 or above, five years in a row, according to a survey report. The percentage of children out of school in the age group of 6-14 years recorded in 2014 in the state is the lowest ever at 2.1 per cent, Annual Status of Education Report facilitated by Pratham,...

Remote Tribal Community in Arunachal Opens Homestay For Tourists

Traveller Hitesh Saikia said he has stayed with the Tangsa community and it was an amazing experience. Nampong:  A small tribal community in the hills of Changlang district in Arunachal Pradesh have opened their homes for people to stay with them and have a taste of their culture, food and society. Some of the families of the Tangsa community near Nampong have opened home...

Arunachal Woman Inspires Farmers to Ditch Opium

By Prasanta MazumdarGuwahati, Sep 26 : A revolution is brewing in an Arunachal Pradesh district and fanning the flames of the energising change is ‘Tea Lady’ Basamlu Krisikro.A post-graduate from the Delhi University, Basamlu took to tea cultivation to give her cancer-afflicted mother her daily dose of green tea, but the venture soon mushroomed into a thriving business.Within a few years, her success...

China Snubs Japan For Calling Arunachal Part of India

By Saibal Dasgupta India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh. Beijing, Jan 20 : China has snubbed Japan's Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida for his statement acknowledging Arunachal Pradesh as part of India. The Chinese foreign ministry spokesman slammed Japan, asking it to mind its own business instead of interfering in India-China relationship. The Chinese reaction came after Kishida said that...

Arunachal Pradesh CM visits Google Headquarters, Seeks Help to Develop Education

New Delhi, Nov 18 : Highlighting various problems associated with the education system in the state, Tuki sought ideas from Google on how to improve it in the state and also impart quality education to each and every student without any bias, an official communique said here today. The Chief Minister stressed on the importance of improving the standard of the teaching fraternity in the state...

India Gearing Up To Build Largest Hydel Power Plant at Arunachal Pradesh

The State-owned NHPC has been given green nod by from the Forest Advisory Committee for Dibang hydel project in Arunachal Pradesh. NHPC is gearing upto approach the Cabinet Committee for a final approval within a year. India is planning to build it biggest hyde power plant with a capacity of a 3,000 MW at Arunachal Pradesh. The State-owned NHPC has...