Itanagar got more than just flag-hoisting this Independence Day. On the morning of August 15 — as the country marked its 80th year of freedom — Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen KT Parnaik (Retd.) cut the ribbon on a brand-new Chief Minister’s Office and Chief Minister’s Residence at Niti Vihar in Itanagar. It was the … Read more
Itanagar didn’t just celebrate 80 years of independence on Friday — it felt every one of them. At Lok Bhavan in the state capital, Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen KT Parnaik (Retd.) unfurled the Tricolour to mark India’s 80th Independence Day, as the Echo Company of the 33rd Battalion of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police presented … Read more
The thin plastic bag you grab at your neighbourhood shop in Itanagar? It just became illegal. The Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) dropped a firm order on Wednesday, August 12, putting an immediate ban on single-use plastic items and plastic carry bags below 120 microns across its entire jurisdiction. It is one of the most comprehensive … Read more
If you’re still handing out flimsy plastic bags at your shop in Itanagar, consider this your final warning. The Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC) has launched a full-scale crackdown on single-use plastic, putting every shop, hotel, restaurant, street vendor and commercial establishment in the capital on notice. The civic body issued a stern public appeal on … Read more
it’s not every day you see a 300-foot-long national flag moving through a city. But on August 9, the streets of Itanagar made that sight possible — and unforgettable. When the Tricolour Took Over the Capital Arunachal Pradesh’s capital city came alive on Saturday as part of the nationwide Har Ghar Tiranga campaign. Around 1,000 … Read more
A river choked with thousands of disposable plates, plastic bags, and delivery packaging. That’s what volunteers found — and cleaned up — in Itanagar this Saturday. On August 8, 2026, a massive clean-up drive along the Yagamso River turned into something far more powerful than just a waste-collection exercise. It became a mirror held up … Read more
On a Sunday morning in Chandranagar, while most of the city was still asleep, a group of volunteers was already knee-deep in the fight to save a dying river. A River Gasping for Help The Yagamso river, running through the heart of Arunachal Pradesh’s capital Itanagar, has long been on the receiving end of the … Read more
Thirty-two young students from Itanagar packed their bags, crossed state lines, and came home with more than just memories. The NSS Cell of Don Bosco College (DBC), Itanagar, represented Arunachal Pradesh at the Northeast NSS Festival held at Kohima Science College, Jotsoma, Nagaland from July 27 to 31. Five days. Thirty-two volunteers. And a performance … Read more
When rivers rise and roads wash away, money matters. And this time, it came fast. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Sunday publicly thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah after the Central government approved the advance release of Rs 44.55 crore under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for … Read more
Roads that exist only in government files. Payments cleared for work barely done. And a contractor walking away with public money while villages remain cut off. That’s the ugly picture emerging from Changlang district, as the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) steps in to investigate serious irregularities in the implementation of PMGSY road projects under the DPIU-I … Read more
