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China destroys 30,000 World maps showing Arunachal Pradesh as part of Indian territory
Customs authorities in a northeastern Chinese city last week destroyed at least 30,000 World maps that showed Arunachal Pradesh as a part of India and Taiwan as a separate country. According to the several media reports, it was the largest such exercise in recent years and was carried out to protect China’s “territorial[Read More…]
China destroys maps showing Arunachal Pradesh as part of India
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing: Chinese authorities have destroyed 30,000 world maps for showing Arunachal Pradesh as part of India and also referring to Taiwan as a country. China calls Arunachal Pradesh as South Tibet, a claim India rejects. Taiwan is a self-ruled island which Beijing has vowed to reunite with[Read More…]
Arunachal Pradesh: NPP MLA Tanga Byaling joins Congress
Itanagar: Ahead of the upcoming simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections which are to take place on April 11 in Arunachal Pradesh, Congress party received a major boost on Tuesday with senior politician and sitting National People’s Party (NPP) MLA Tanga Byaling joining the party along several other top politicians[Read More…]
Arunachal Pradesh PRC row: Deputy CM’s house burnt, Army called in, curfew imposed
Itanagar: The situation in Arunachal Pradesh has taken a turn for the worse with the state government suddenly climbing down in the face of violent protests and declaring that it will not implement the report granting Permanent Residency Certificates to six communities living along the Assam-Arunachal border. Arunachal Pradesh has been[Read More…]
Arunachal Pradesh: National flag falls off during Republic Day function, head constable suspended
A head constable was suspended following the falling of national tri-color off the flagpole at the flag hoisting ceremony on the occasion of Republic Day at IG park in the state capital, Itanagar. The incident occurred when the rope of the flag’s khadi broke after the Governor BD Mishra pulled[Read More…]
Former Arunachal CM and senior BJP leader Gegong Apang resigns
Guwahati: Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Gegong Apang on Tuesday resigned from the party, saying it was no longer following the principles of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee. “I am disappointed to see that the present day BJP is no longer following the principles of the[Read More…]
Arunachal Pradesh: Watch superstar Salman Khan riding bicycle with Kiren Rijiju & CM Khandu
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…]
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…]
Modi, Shah to hold meeting with BJP CMs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah will hold a day-long meeting with BJP chief ministers and deputy chief ministers on Tuesday. The BJP has 15 chief ministers and seven deputy chief ministers including two in Uttar Pradesh and one each in Gujarat, Bihar, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura. In Bihar the[Read More…]
Parliamentary panel to visit border areas in Sikkim, Arunachal
New Delhi: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on External Affairs will visit areas in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh bordering China next month to look at the situation amid concerns that China had ramped up its military infrastructure in the Doklam region. Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who is a member of the[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…]
North-East to soon produce bio-fuel from bamboo
In Assam, a biofuel refinery, set up at the Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) is soon to produce biofuel from bamboo. Significantly, bamboo is abundantly found in the north-east. The Arunachal Pradesh government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NRL for funding three lakh tonnes of bamboo per year from[Read More…]
The man who destroyed the Congress in its last safe bastion
As most of India were hooked to their TV screens watching the results of the five-state assembly elections on the afternoon of 11th March, 2017; Himanta Biswa Sarma landed quietly at Imphal airport with a small team of trusted protégés. There was a palpable tension in Imphal city as the[Read More…]
Rain floods Arunachal Pradesh
Rename Shantipath as Dalai Lama Marg: Twitterati demands
Days after China renamed six places in Arunachal Pradesh, Many prominent personalities were urging the government to rename the Shantipath in New Delhi as His Holiness Dalai Lama Road to avenge Chinese action. Embassy of the People’s Republic of China is situated in the Shantipath. On April 14, the Chinese[Read More…]
No country has the right to rename Indian cities: Government
No foreign country has the right to rename Indian cities, Union information and broadcasting minister M Venkaiah Naidu, responding to the Chinese action of one-sidedly changing the names of six places in Arunachal Pradesh. Recently, China renamed the places in Arunachal Pradesh in an apparent retaliation against the Dalai Lama’s[Read More…]
Beijing warns India: Dalai Lama visit to hurt ties and damage peace
On Wednesday, China gave a warning to the Indian ambassador in Beijing lodging a strong protest as the Dalai Lama began his tour of Arunachal Pradesh. Beijing warns New Delhi that it will take ‘necessary measures’ to protect its territorial sovereignty. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that His[Read More…]
India never used me against China: Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama arrives at Bomdila
Dalai Lama arrived at Bomdila in West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday evening, marking the beginning of his nine-day visit amid the Chinese objections. He arrived by road as his chopper could not take off from Guwahati due to unpleasant weather. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and[Read More…]
China warns India again on Dalai Lama’s Arunachal visit
China on Friday warned India of serious damage to bilateral ties if it allows the Dalai Lama to visit Arunachal Pradesh as Beijing asked New Delhi to honour its political pledges on the Tibet issue. “We are seriously concerned about the news. On the eastern section of the China—India border,[Read More…]