A photo of the 5 Arunachal Pradesh youths, who went missing on September 2 and were handed over to India by China earlier today, has surfaced. The youths were handed over by the Chinese PLA troops to India. The incident took place amid Indo-China border tension in Ladakh near the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
The five Indians, who had gone missing from villages near the China border earlier this month were handed over to India by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Saturday.
The China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has confirmed that it will handover the five missing youths from Arunachal Pradesh to the Indian Army on Saturday at Wacha near Kibithu border personnel meeting point.
Minister of State for Minority Affairs and MP from Arunachal Pradesh Kiren Rijiju has said China has confirmed that missing youth from Arunachal Pradesh have been found on their side and further process to handover them to India is being worked out.
A moderate earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale hit Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, the second quake to hit the mountainous state in 48 hours, officials said.
The Arunachal Pradesh government has extended the total lockdown in the Capital Complex for another two weeks in the wake of the spurt in COVID-19 cases in the region, Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar announced on Sunday.
Lockdown in Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) of Arunachal Pradesh has been extended till July 20 in view of coronavirus pandemic.
The Khatalguri-Deomali 220-kilovolt line tripped due to a technical snag at 4.32 pm on Sunday, disrupting power supply in Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts, Public Health Engineering & Water Supply Minister Wangki Lowang said.
BJP nominee Nabam Rebia won the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday in the absence of any contestants, an official of the state election office said.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday asserted there has been no report of any standoff between the Indian and Chinese troops in the state, which shares a 1,080-km border with China
China has included parts of Arunachal Pradesh within its international boundaries, an updated version issued by Sky Map has revealed. Sky Map, China's authority on digital maps, is constructed and operated by a unit directly under Beijing's National Surveying and Mapping Geographic Information Bureau.
Swab samples of 25 people from Arunachal Pradesh linked to a religious congregation in Delhi's Nizamuddin have tested negative, health officials saidon Sunday.
Arunachal Pradesh man, who attended Tablighi Jamaat congregation in Nizamuddin West, Delhi has tested COVID-19 positive, making the first case of coronavirus in the state, sources said.
The Chief Minister's Office, which was also monitoring the situation, complimented the Indian Army for their timely and effective response.
Reacting to China's remarks on Amit Shah's visit, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar reiterated at his weekly press briefing that "Arunachal Pradesh is an integral and inalienable part of India."
APSSB exam case: Two persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in irregularities in an examination conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board, police said on Wednesday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has cancelled his visit to two Northeastern states -- Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh -- scheduled on Sunday and Monday, officials said on Friday. The cancellation comes amidst widespread protests in Assam and Meghalaya against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
The Chief Minister, who led a delegation comprising leaders from different political parties and civil society groups, in a recent consultative meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, had sought special provision to protect the interests of indigenous tribal communities of Arunachal, which should be in accordance with the public sentiments.
UDAN seeks to connect unserved and underserved airports as well as make flying more affordable. "With a focus on connectivity of Northeastern region, UDAN 4.0 scheme under the Ministry of Civil Aviation has invited bids for six underserved and 24 unserved airports/airstrips in the North East states of India," an official release said.
The Centre on Tuesday said the governments of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh will be duly consulted before the final settlement of the decades-old Naga insurgency problem.
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