In Arunachal Pradesh, where hunting has been a community practice steeped in history and culture, the 'Air Gun Surrender Abhiyan' is spelling new hope for conservation
The districts of Namsai, Lohit, Dibang Valley, Upper Siang, Anjaw, Changlang, Tirap and West Kameng are said to be among the 272 worst drug-abuse affected districts in the country and there are reports of government employees addicted to drugs in the state.
Notified in November 1989 under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, the Sessa Orchid Sanctuary is a natural home to more than 236 species of orchids, as well as a wealthy diversity of mushrooms and other medicinal plants.
A new initiative in Arunachal Pradesh spells hope for a thousand-year-old paper-making craft on the brink of extinction
On Monday evening, at around 6.30 pm, around a dozen armed militants kidnapped the duo from a drilling site near Innao in Changlang district.
According to officials, the Friday's violence stemmed from a persistent demand to prohibit participation of non-tribal and non-indigenous people in the panchayat and municipal elections.
The Arunachal Virtual Archive project lets you plunge into the deep, dark forests of Arunachal Pradesh, and come face-to-face with roaring tigers and trumpeting elephants.
Project 37 is an initiative by officers of Arunachal Pradesh Civil Service, 2016 batch, who are crowdfunding developmental projects in remote districts of the state.
Smithophis arunachalensis, or the Arunachal Rain Snake, is so rarely sighted that it took researchers 15 long years to prove it was a new species.
They do not have a shruti box, the acoustics may not be ideal and the electricity goes off often. But these practice sessions, which began in earnest early October, are hard-earned.
Abortelphusa Namdaphaensis is a tribute not just to Namdapha, the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot, but also to Abor Hills, another rich biodiversity hotspot in Arunachal Pradesh.
No militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the attack so far.
The four police stations are Namsai and Mahadevpur in Namsai district, Roing in Lower Dibang Valley and Sunpura in Lohit district.
Endorsing DoNER Minister Dr Jitendra Singh's prediction that North East would be next tourism hub of post-COVID-19 India, Khandu said "We are committed to preserve our culture while walking the path of development."
The reports of abduction of the five men came at a time Indian Army has enhanced its deployment along the 3,400 km-long Line of Actual Control in view of the simmering dispute between the two countries in Pangong Tso area of eastern Ladakh.
On Saturday, the Indian Army and police said they had received no such complaint even though a police team had left for the remote border village in Upper Subansiri district where the youths are said to reside.
Meanwhile, a police team investigating the reports Saturday left for the remote border village where the youths are said to reside. Their families could not be contacted at the time of filing this report.
"I have sent the officer-in-charge of the Nacho police station to the area to verify the facts and directed him to report immediately. However, the report will be available only by Sunday morning," Superintendent of Police Taru Gussar said.
The installation of solar panels, developed in collaboration with Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency (APEDA), is underway. Test calls through the tower have been successful.
The Indian Army, Assam Rifles and Arunachal Pradesh Police launched a joint operation near Nginu in Longding in the early hours of Saturday based on specific inputs about the presence of armed cadres of the proscribed group in the area.
"In the operation, 6 NSCN- IM armed cadre have been killed. 1 Assam Rifle personnel also received injuries. 6 long-range weapons (Four AK-47 and 2 Chinese MQ) have been recovered so far," state DGP RP Upadhyaya said.
"May the deceased rest in eternal peace. My sincere condolences to the bereaved families. Ex-gratia relief being expedited to the next of kin,” wrote Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Twitter on Friday morning.
Shi-Yomi district, bordering China, was cut-off from the rest of the country after the RCC bridge (reinforced cement concrete) near Yapik village on the Aalo-Mechuka Road was washed away on Wednesday night, they said.
“Heavy rain triggered a landslide which buried the family: a 28-year-old woman, and her two children aged 8 and 3,” said Beru Dulom, Field Officer of the state’s Disaster Management Authority.
The Army has claimed that insurgents used a human shield to fire at their men, adding, that certain youth started pelting stones. In response, the Army personnel opened fire.