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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
TopicArunachal Pradesh

Topic: Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal to get 3 critical bridges in Lohit valley to ease movement of civilians, heavy vehicles & arms

Bridges connecting east and west banks of Lohit river will also link to 75-km road being constructed between Dong and Jachep near India-Myanmar-China trijunction.

Model villages & air strips to communication lines — India ramps up infra development in border areas

Meanwhile, China too has been building roads, airports and Xiaokang villages on a war footing along the Line of Actual Control.

Will saffron bring new riches to Arunachal? Women in Menchukha betting big on purple flowers

Women in Arunachal Pradesh's Menchukha town are sowing a saffron revolution. They are eyeing a piece of the world's most expensive spice.

Arunachal Pradesh is the Davos of vroom vroom vroom. It’s the motorsport hub of the rich

The once-sleepy streets of Dambuk are now lined with McLaren, Audi R8, Ferrari, Aston Martin, Porsche, Nissan GTR, and Lamborghini. The exotic wheels have put state tourism in the fast lane.

There’s a new music festival race in Northeast. Dambuk’s OFAM offers 12 genres & rice beer

Neon lights, vertical screens, and fire and smoke shows added to OFAM's grandeur. It was a scene straight out of the 2012 Tom Cruise-starrer Rock of Ages.

US ambassador to inaugurate ‘Hump WWII’ museum in Arunachal showing unique aircraft remnants

US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti will inaugurate the museum at Pasighat Wednesday. The route was known as 'The Hump' because of the altitude of the Eastern Himalayas.

Rajnath Singh reaches Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, reviews Army’s preparations at LAC

Minister underlines that govt is making all efforts to strengthen country’s military prowess through indigenous production of defence equipment.

IAS officer, transferred for vacating Delhi stadium to walk dog, compulsorily retired by govt

Rinku Dugga, a 1994-batch AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory) cadre officer, was posted as Principal Secretary, Indigenous Affairs in Arunachal Pradesh.

Sports minister cancels China Asian Games trip to protest ‘discrimination’ against Arunachal players

The three women players could not download their travel documents online, days before they were to leave for the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou.

Don’t overinterpret, says Beijing after India links new China map to border dispute talks

Reacting to China including Arunchal in its new map, India had 'lodged strong protest' & said it only complicates resolution of boundary issues between the two countries.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.