Keshav Pathak

Itanagar: In a significant boost to counter-insurgency efforts in the Northeast, two active cadres of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) [ULFA (I)] surrendered before security forces at Pangsau Pass in Arunachal Pradesh on the night of May 5, 2026. The surrendered militants were identified as Lekang Axom alias Ashok Sonowal (31), an … Read more

Itanagar: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has taken a significant step to preserve the legacy of late whistleblower Gyamar Padang by officially reserving land for a ‘Statue of Honesty’ in his memory. On May 5, 2026 — the third death anniversary of Padang — AAPSU president Meje Taku led a commemorative programme at … Read more

Pasighat: In a swift anti-drug operation under ‘Operation Dawn 2.0’, East Siang district police arrested a man with suspected heroin and ganja while he was entering Pasighat town on May 5, 2026. Acting on specific intelligence inputs about narcotic movement, a team from Pasighat Police Station set up a naka checkpoint around 9:05 AM and … Read more

Tawang: A taxi driver from West Bengal was allegedly stabbed to death during a late-night altercation in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district, police said on May 5, 2026. The victim, identified as Akash Lama (36), originally hailed from Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal and had been living in Tawang for several years. The accused, Pema Wangchu … Read more

Likabali (Lower Siang): Lower Siang Police have intensified their crackdown on drug trafficking following the recent posting of a new Superintendent of Police and Deputy Superintendent of Police in the district. Over the past one month, five individuals have been arrested in separate anti-drug operations conducted at the Likabali Check Gate and other locations. Authorities … Read more

Itanagar: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has delivered a significant blow to drug trafficking by seizing nearly 60 kg of ganja valued at over Rs 29 lakh from railway stations in the region between April 20 and 22, 2026. In two separate incidents at New Jalpaiguri railway station, RPF … Read more