Itanagar: Biri Takar, a 21-year-old para-shuttler from Arunachal Pradesh has created history by becoming the first para-athlete from the northeastern state to represent India in an international badminton event. Takar, a native of Rakso village in Kra Daadi district, is among the
Tawang: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday dedicated the 104-feet-tall national flag at the Ngangpa Natme (Buddha Park) here to the people of the state. Khandu, who earlier hoisted the tricolour, said that the “monumental flag” is a way of
Itanagar: A Nyishi dance and one of Assam’s Rabha community were part of a tableau organised in London to celebrate India’s 73rd Republic Day. The artists danced to Rikam Pada, one of the popular folk songs of the Nyishi community. The event
Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh police and Indian Army have launched a combing operation along the Nagaland-Myanmar border near Longding district in search of the two road construction workers who were abducted by the NSCN (K-YA) militants on January 31 last, police said
Itanagar: Mary Malling, the lone National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadet from Arunachal Pradesh to participate in the Republic Day parade at Rajpath, New Delhi this year has been awarded the prestigious Director General Commendation Card by NCC director general Lt Gen Gurbirpal
Itanagar: Miao, a sleepy sub-division in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district may soon witness the emergence of its own star athletes in multiple sporting disciplines thanks to a “Free Sports Equipment Bank” launched by the local administration. A brainchild of Miao additional deputy
Itanagar: Asserting that Arunachalee youth Miram Taron had “illegally entered Chinese territory”, the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has asked its Indian counterpart to “enhance its personnel management and control in the border region”. The reaction from the PLA came a few
Itanagar: The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has handed over Arunachalee youth Miram Taron whom it had allegedly abducted from the Indian Territory in Upper Siang district nine days ago. The PLA handed over Taron to the Indian Army at Wacha interaction
Itanagar: The border dispute between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh took an ugly turn in Lower Siang district on Wednesday after some locals from Assam allegedly torched down an under construction culvert at Hime Village. The Hime village falls under the Kangku circle of
Itanagar: Guru Tulku Rinpoche, an eminent Buddhist monk from Arunachal Pradesh and former abbot of the historical Gaden Namgyal Lhatse or Tawang monastery has been selected for the Padma Shree, the fourth-highest civilian award of the country, by the government of India.