Mechuka: Bollywood actor and superstar Salman Khan who is in Arunachal Pradesh attending the Mechuka Adventure Festival, cycles through the hilly road of beautiful Arunachal Pradesh. Salman was accompanied by Union Minister of State Kiren Rijiju and Chief Minister Pema Khandu. Salman Khan who is Arunachal Pradesh Tourism Ambassador kick-started[Read More…]
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NDRF teams sent to Assam, Arunachal Pradesh after warning by China
Guwahati: The Centre has sent eight companies of National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF) to Arunachal Pradesh followed by six others to Assam after intimation from the Chinese government that landslide has blocked the Milin section of the mainstream of Yarlung Zangbo or Brahmaputra river recently and that it might impact[Read More…]
Connectivity biggest challenge for Arunachal: Pema Khandu
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday said the biggest challenge for Arunachal is connectivity. “The state has great potential in the fields of tourism, hydropower and agriculture-horticulture sectors, but they are not exploited fully due to lack of good connectivity,” he said. He was addressing a session[Read More…]
Lower height criteria for youths from Arunachal youths, Army urged
Arunachal Pradesh Governor BD Mishra has urged Army chief General Bipin Rawat to lower the height criteria for youths from the state, saying this was coming in the way of their joining the military. Mishra, a retired Brigadier, also requested Gen Rawat to increase the number of recruitment rallies in[Read More…]
Arunachal Pradesh: People protest against granting citizenship to Chamka, Hajong refugees
The people of Arunachal Pradesh are strongly protesting against the Centre’s plans to grant citizenship to Chakma and Hajong refugees in the state. State chief minister, Pema Khandu, on Monday told about the anxiety of the people of the state on granting citizenship these refugees in Arunachal Pradesh. In a[Read More…]
Wreckage of missing IAF chopper found; fate of crew still uncertain
A Police team in Arunachal Pradesh spotted the debris of an IAF chopper on Wednesday, which had gone missing on Tuesday, in a deep ravine. However, the fate of the three-member crew was still uncertain. Rescue teams are scouring the spot for the crew, said a top police official. The[Read More…]
There is nothing wrong with eating beef, says Arunachal CM
Where the entire nation is engaged in the debate over eating beef or not, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP Leader, Pema Khandu, opposed the Union Government’s decision of putting a ban on cow slaughter on Friday. The Chief Minister told CNN-News 18 that the centre will have to relook[Read More…]
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Ground water in Northeast records severe iron contamination
According to the Central Groundwater Board, the concentration of iron contamination was found to be the largest in Northeast. Iron contamination in the Northeast has even crossed the permissible limit of 0.3 milligramme/litre. Water samples were collected through its permanent network of 678 groundwater monitoring stations in the Northeast, which[Read More…]
