A pension scheme that got Cabinet approval and then quietly disappeared into bureaucratic limbo. That’s the reality hundreds of working journalists in Arunachal Pradesh have been living with — and on Saturday, media bodies decided enough was enough. The Arunachal Press Club (APC), the Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ), and several district press … Read more
House-hunting in Itanagar just got a whole lot riskier — and the police want you to know before it’s too late. Itanagar Police have issued a sharp public alert warning residents about a troubling surge in rental house and paying guest (PG) scams. The fraudsters are not operating from dark back alleys. They are right … Read more
ITANAGAR, September 20, 2026: Classes have come to a standstill at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Itanagar, after students alleged that several of their peers and a faculty member were assaulted by local individuals, triggering an ongoing “academic halt” on campus. The Students’ Council said the protest began on September 17 and … Read more
ITANAGAR, September 19: A new group of student artists found more than just a formal welcome at Dera Natung Government College on Saturday. They found a space where creativity, discipline and even neuroscience came together as the college’s Arts Club held an orientation programme for its newly inducted members. Organised by the Arts Club of … Read more
Nobody walks into a hospital expecting a fight. Yet at around half past seven on Friday morning, the calm inside Niba Hospital in Itanagar’s Papunalah area came apart. Two groups, still unidentified, got into a physical fight on the premises, in a place where sick people and their anxious families were simply trying to get … Read more
When students at the Film and Television Institute of India in Itanagar stepped out for a routine academic assignment last Tuesday evening, none of them expected the night to end in blood and bruises. But that is exactly what happened — and now, the institute has ground to a complete halt. On the evening of … Read more
A world map should show the world as it is — not as someone wishes it were. That’s the message the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee sent loud and clear on Wednesday, September 10, when it took a firm and unambiguous stand against the way a recently released United Nations world map depicts the state. APCC … Read more
If you’re planning to drive through parts of Itanagar on September 9, you might want to leave a little earlier — or rethink your route entirely. The Itanagar Capital Region Traffic Police has rolled out a traffic advisory ahead of Vice President of India C. P. Radhakrishnan’s visit to the state capital. He’s arriving for … Read more
Arunachal’s most powerful student body isn’t asking nicely anymore. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has put the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB) on notice — implement the state’s new job eligibility rules to the letter, or brace for a fight. In a strongly worded letter to the APSSB Chairman, AAPSU made it … Read more
Children in Arunachal Pradesh need more than just laws on paper — they need someone actually watching out for them. And Governor KT Parnaik made that crystal clear this Saturday. A Blunt Message at Lok Bhavan When APSCPCR Chairperson Ratan Anya and commission members called on the Governor at Lok Bhavan to update him on … Read more
