Over 6,000 migrant labourers stranded in Arunachal Pradesh handed over to Assam Police

The Itanagar Police handed over 6,000 migrant labourers from Assam stranded in Arunachal Pradesh to the Assam Police on Friday. A total of 6,156 labourers, 5,627 from Naharlagun and 529 from Itanagar were handed over to the Assam police. Also the capital police along with the District Administration escorted 468 labourers from Naharlagun through the […]

Amit Shah addresses 34th Statehood Day function in Arunachal Pradesh

Union Home Minister Amit Shah greeted the people of Arunachal Pradesh on the occasion of 34th Statehood Day. Addressing a massive gathering at state capital Itanagar, Shah lauded Arunachal’s role in nation building even as he said that the focus of the Narendra Modi led government was to continue taking the frontier state and the […]

Aruncahal Pradesh: Woman files rape case against BJP MLA Goruk Pordung

An FIR has been filed at the Itanagar Women’s police station where a woman has put allegations of rape on BJP MLA Goruk Pordung. As per the FIR, which was lodged on October 13, the alleged incident of rape took place on October 12 at a city hotel in Itanagar. In her complaint, the victim […]

Police seize huge quantity of drugs in Arunachal; 2 arrested

The crackdown on illegal drugs trade has intensified in Arunachal Pradesh after two more traffickers landed in the police dragnet on Sunday. The duo has been arrested from the Banderdewa area in Itanagar. Police recovered a huge quantity of suspected brown sugar, intoxicant drug Spasphen Capsule, Nitrosun Tablet, mobile handsets and cash amounting to Rs. […]

Itanagar: District admin gears up to fight monsoon season; restricts vehicular movement along NH 415

The Itanagar district administration have geared up to fight the devastation caused during the monsoon season this year. The district administration has decided to restrict vehicular movement on the Itanagar to Naharlagun route from 8 pm till 6 am everyday due to the ongoing road construction work on the National Highway stretch 415. Deputy Commissioner Himangshu […]

Opposition in Arunachal close ranks, stage protest against govt’s handling of PRC issue

The opposition in Arunachal Pradesh has closed ranks and are staging a dharna near the Raj Bhawan in Itanagar to mount pressure on their demand for resignation of CM Pema Khandu for the BJP-led government’s high-handedness while dealing with the protest against the PRC move that had led to the death of three people in […]

PRC row: Itanagar limps back to normalcy, curfew lifted

Days after turmoil over granting PRC to Non-APSTs, the capital city of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar is limping back to normalcy with shops and business establishments re-opening on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Kumar Waii clarified that no orders were issued for police firing after the Anti-PRC agitation turned ugly. Apart from this, Wai further […]

Anti-PRC protest: Curfew imposed in Itanagar; protester succumbs to injuries

Curfew has been imposed in Itanagar from 3 pm today in the wake of the unrest following clashes between protesters opposing granting of PRC to Non-Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribes and police on Friday night. As many as 4 protesters were injured in the clash that saw police resorting to firing in the air. According to […]

PM’s NE visit: Modi inaugurates and lays foundation of projects worth Rs 4000 crore in Arunachal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, 9 February, inaugurated several projects and laid foundation stone of many vital schemes in Arunachal Pradesh. PM Modi highlighted Centre’s development agenda addressing a huge gathering at Itanagar’s IG Park where he inaugurated a number of projects including laying base for the Rs 1000 cr Hollongi airport project. The […]