Former Arunachal CM Gegong Apang quits BJP

In what can be termed as a big fallout of the Centre’s decision to push for the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Gegong Apang resigned from BJP’s primary membership on Tuesday. Unhappy over the party’s functioning, Apang shot off a letter to BJP national president Amit Shah stating that Prime Minister Narendra […]

Arunachal MP Ninong Ering writes to PM Modi; seeks ST status to Yobin tribe

Arunachal Pradesh MP Ninong Ering has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revise the Constitution Scheduled Tribes Order Amendment Bill, 2018 so as to include the Yobin tribe in it. Ninong Ering in a letter addressed to the Prime Minister on Friday said that though the Cabinet had approved the Constitution Scheduled Tribes Order Amendment […]

Nation witnesses history; PM Modi inaugurates Bogibeel Bridge, India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge in Eastern Assam, cutting distance and time for civilians and the military to travel up close to the Chinese border through Arunachal Pradesh. Aside from being a mega infrastructure project costing the nation close to Rs 6000 crore, the Bogibeel bridge, connecting Assam’s Dibrugarh and […]

Stage all set for inauguration of Bogibeel Bridge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Assam tomorrow on his 30th visit to the Northeast to dedicate to the nation, the country’s longest 5km long road-cum-rail bridge over the Brahmaputra. The stage is all set for inauguration of the longest road-cum-rail bridge in India. The Bogibeel bridge is the second longest bridge in Asia […]

Arunachal CM Pema Khandu inaugurates Shi Yomi district

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu inaugurated the newly created Shi Yomi district – the 23rd district in the State – bordering China on Sunday. The programme was attended by Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, State BJP president Tapir Gao and several other dignitaries. Headquartered at Tato, […]

Northeast Live Impact: Sainik Board, Civil Society leaders come out in support of family of Martyr Hangpan Dada

After Northeast Live highlighted the plight of the family members of Late Havildar Hangpan Dada who was martyred while fighting terrorists in Kashmir in 2016, reactions have poured in extending support to Dada’s family members. Director of the Directorate of Sainik Welfare Assam, Brigadier Joshi Narain Dutt has stepped in to extend his support to […]

Arunachal: Army disposes 544 unexploded mortar shells

After the unfortunate November 24th incident where three children of Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district lost their lives due to an accidental blast of a live mortar shell. The Army and district administration have taken an initiative to request the villagers in the vicinity of the Nara Tiding firing range to deposit unexploded mortar shells in […]

Bollywood singer Kailash Kher carries out cleanliness drive in Aruncahal

On the sidelines of the first ever Papum Poma river fest of Arunachal Pradesh, singer Kailash Kher visited to Ita fort, the famous historical site of Aruncahal Pradesh. During his visit, Kher carried out cleanliness drive campaign by cleaning up litter. He further urged people to keep their city and area clean. The first edition […]

China responsible for deprivation of Arunachal Pradesh, says CM Pema Khandu

Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu has blamed China for the deprivation of the Himalayan state. Addressing a gathering during the 10th Tawang Maitree Diwas, the Arunachal chief minister alleged that there is Chinese hand in blocking foreign funding in the state. Stating that Arunachal has huge potential for growth, Khandu lamented that the state […]