Pema Khandu: News
06 Jan 2025
Arunachal PradeshArunachal to implement law passed in 1978 checking religious conversion
Meanwhile, Arunachal Pradesh is gearing up to implement the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (APFRA) of 1978, a law aimed at preventing forced, fraudulent, or induced religious conversions.
27 Sep 2024
Arunachal Pradesh'Illegal': China furious as Arunachal mountain named after Dalai Lama
China has expressed its disapproval over an Indian mountaineering team's decision to name a previously unnamed peak in Arunachal Pradesh after the 6th Dalai Lama.
13 Jun 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Pema Khandu takes oath as Arunachal CM for 3rd term
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pema Khandu took oath as the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third term in a row on Thursday.
12 Jun 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Pema Khandu to be Arunachal Pradesh CM once again
Pema Khandu was on Wednesday re-elected as the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh following a landslide victory for his party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in the state assembly polls.
12 Jun 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Arunachal BJP to meet today to pick new CM
Newly-elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmakers in Arunachal Pradesh are scheduled to meet on Wednesday in Itanagar to elect their legislative party leader.
03 Jun 2024
Ajit PawarAfter Arunachal wins, NCP could reclaim national party status
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), under the leadership of Ajit Pawar, has won three out of 14 contested seats in the recent Arunachal Pradesh assembly elections.
02 Jun 2024
Arunachal PradeshAssembly election results: SKM, BJP retain power in Sikkim, Arunachal
Both the ruling parties in Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh, the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), have won in their respective state assembly elections.
25 Apr 2024
Arunachal PradeshHighway along China border washed away after landslide in Arunachal
A significant landslide, triggered by heavy rainfall, has severely damaged a crucial highway in Arunachal Pradesh.
29 Sep 2023
Arunachal PradeshArunachal integral part of India, China claim baseless: CM Khandu
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday firmly declared that the state has always been and will remain an integral part of India and dismissed any claim over the state made by China.
19 Feb 2023
Arunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh: APPSC paper leak protests turn violent in Itanagar
Daily life in Arunachal Pradesh's Itanagar was affected for the second day on Saturday after a protest launched by the Pan Arunachal Joint Steering Committee (PAJSC) turned violent.
16 Jul 2022
AssamAssam, Arunachal Pradesh sign agreement to resolve decades-old border dispute
Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of Assam, and Pema Khandu, the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh, reached a deal on Friday to settle their long-running border dispute.
22 Sep 2021
Narendra Modi'Swarnim Vijay Mashaal' reaches Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh
The Swarnim Vijay Mashaal (Victory Flame), which was lit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi last year marking the beginning of the 50th anniversary celebrations of India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, has reached Tawang.
23 Feb 2019
Arunachal PradeshArunachal Pradesh: One killed, dozens injured in Itanagar police firing
One person was allegedly killed during police firing in Itanagar after protests against the state government turned violent on Friday.
12 Feb 2019
Rajnath SinghAmid protests, Citizenship Bill to be tabled in Rajya Sabha
The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, despite widespread protests in the Northeast.
28 Dec 2018
Arunachal PradeshArunachal reaches new high, generates revenue of Rs. 1,598.49 crore
The Arunachal Pradesh government has created a record of a total revenue generation of Rs. 1,598.49 crore in 2017-18, reaching a new high in the last 30 years, a senior official said today.
21 Oct 2018
Indian ArmyArunachal: Villagers who gave land to Army become crorepatis overnight
Several residents of two villages in the West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh became crorepatis overnight after they received compensation for land they had donated to the Indian Army around five decades ago, right after the Sino-Indian war.
01 Oct 2018
Jayant SinhaArunachal's Hollongi airport to have better facilities than Pakyong: Minister
The proposed greenfield airport at Hollongi in Arunachal Pradesh, when completed, would have better facilities than the recently inaugurated Pakyong Airport in Sikkim.
06 Sep 2018
Rajnath SinghArunachal govt sanctions Rs. 15 lakh each for flood victims
The Arunachal Pradesh Disaster Management Department has sanctioned Rs. 15L each for victims, who lost their houses in Siang river floods at Mebo sub-division under East Siang district.
31 Aug 2018
Rescue OperationIAF rescues 19 people from Arunachal island: Official
The Indian Air Force (IAF) today rescued 19 people stranded in an island amid the swelling Siang River in East Siang district of partially flood-hit Arunachal Pradesh, an official said.
01 Jul 2018
Arunachal PradeshBJP government in Christian-dominated Arunachal mulls repealing anti-conversion law
The BJP government in Arunachal Pradesh is reportedly planning to repeal a 40-year-old law that bans forced religious conversions.
11 Mar 2018
Arunachal PradeshArunachal CM Pema Khandu takes stock of power project
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has directed the authorities of North Eastern Electrical Power Corporation (NEEPCO) to avoid delay in completion of the 110 MW Pare Hydro Project, said an official statement put out on Saturday.
08 Feb 2018
Arunachal PradeshAll families in this Arunachal village become crorepatis: Here's how
Five years ago, the 31 families living in Bomja village of Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh) had transferred their land to the army.
12 Jun 2017
IndiaNow, Arunachal Pradesh wants a separate time zone
Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu is the latest to join the 'separate time zone for the northeast' bandwagon.
