GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has raised alarm over a new drug trafficking route that has emerged through Arunachal Pradesh, posing a fresh challenge for Upper Assam. ALSO READ: Kahilipara Gets New Police Station as Guwahati Police Jurisdictions Reshuffled Speaking in Delhi, the CM said authorities have seized a large volume of narcotics…
GUWAHATI: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has assured Assam Minister Ranoj Pegu of a proper and impartial investigation into the recent firing incident at Bodoti, Mingmang, along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in Dhemaji. ALSO READ: assam: 25 MW Namrup Solar Project Gets 25-Year Power Purchase Agreement Pegu said on Wednesday, August 12, that Khandu…
GUWAHATI: India has formally identified 27 places in Arunachal Pradesh by their standard Indian names on the official Survey of India map, in a move that comes amid repeated attempts by China to rename locations in the northeastern state. ALSO READ: Jewellery Shop Owner Robbed by Miscreants While Returning Home in Guwahati’s Borbari The Union…
GUWAHATI: Arunachal Pradesh has secured its first Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention, with Glaw Lake being designated as the state's inaugural Ramsar Site. The recognition marks a significant milestone for the state's conservation efforts while taking India's total number of Ramsar sites to 101. ALSO READ: Prashant Kishor Wins Bihar's Bankipur Bypoll,…
GUWAHATI: A rare Himalayan flowering plant, Cyananthus hookeri, has been rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang district after 158 years, marking its first confirmed record in India since it was last collected in Sikkim by British botanist Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker in 1867. ALSO READ: 38.959 km of Indo-Bangladesh Border in Assam Yet to Be Fenced,…
GUWAHATI: Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday, July 1, conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kayi Panyor district to assess damage caused by recent floods and landslides. He was accompanied by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju and Chief Minister Pema Khandu. ALSO…
GUWAHATI: The Indian Army facilitated the pilgrimage of residents from Gelling, Norbuling, and Tuting to the sacred Chorten at Kepang La Pass in Arunachal Pradesh on, Tuesday, June 29 as part of the Ministry of Defence's Rann Bhoomi Darshan initiative. The visit coincided with the observance of Universal Smoke Prayer Day, enabling members of…
GUWAHATI: The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has restored the crucial Kimin–Potin road in Arunachal Pradesh within 36 hours after torrential monsoon rains, flash floods and landslides caused extensive damage and disrupted connectivity across parts of the state. ALSO READ: Train Services Suspended Between Archipathar and Simen Chapari as Floods Damage Railway Bridge in Assam According…
GUWAHATI: The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) has clarified that the flash flood which struck its residential colony at the Panyor Lower Hydro Power Station in Arunachal Pradesh's Keyi Panyor district on June 24 was caused by highly localised heavy rainfall and was not linked to the operation of the hydropower project. ALSO…
GUWAHATI: Heavy rainfall triggered flash floods and landslides across several parts of Arunachal Pradesh, leaving one person dead and four others missing, officials said on Wednesday, June 24. ALSO READ: Two Back-to-Back Powerful Earthquakes Rock Venezuela, State of Emergency Declared The floods occurred after continuous heavy rain on the night of June 23 and 24,…
GUWAHATI: The Assam government has issued a high alert across several districts following reports of heavy rainfall and flash floods in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, which are expected to trigger a rise in river water levels downstream over the next one to two days. ALSO READ: Four From Assam Receive Padma Shri Awards at Rashtrapati Bhavan…
GUWAHATI: A Guwahati man has been arrested by Arunachal Police in connection with an alleged about ₹34.3 crore investment fraud case involving forged government documents, fake political connections and suspected digital impersonation, including the use of AI. ALSO READ: Messi Becomes World Cup's All-Time Leading Men's Scorer as Argentina Beat Austria 2-0 The accused, identified as Rishiraj…
GUWAHATI: A rare dragonfly species has been rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh after more than 100 years, marking a significant breakthrough in India’s biodiversity records. ALSO READ: Rare Himalayan Plant Species Rediscovered in Arunachal After 188 Years The species, Gynacantha khasiaca, commonly known as the long-tailed duskhawker, was recently spotted in Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve…
GUWAHATI: A rare Himalayan plant species believed to have been lost for nearly 188 years has been rediscovered in Arunachal Pradesh, marking a significant development for biodiversity research and conservation in the Eastern Himalaya. ALSO READ: 60,000 Kg Smuggled Areca Nuts Seized in Assam and Mizoram, Five Arrested The species, Vaccinium piliferum, an endangered wild relative…
GUWAHATI: Arunachal Pradesh athlete Rupa Bayor has qualified to represent India at the 2026 Asian Games after securing a bronze medal at the 2026 Asian Taekwondo Poomsae Championships. ALSO READ: Arsenal Clinch Premier League Title After 22 Years As Man City Draw With the achievement, Bayor has also become the first Indian athlete to win…
