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100 drums beat to usher in the Games

Friday 20 November '09

Come Commonwealth Games, Meghalaya will have something special to offer. The Garos of western Meghalaya are preparing to present Wangala...
In Tawang, among the Monpas

Sunday 15 November '09

Monpas, the original inhabitants of Tawang, have worked hard to bring in visitors to their town....
Surprised by Chinese claims on Tawang, says Dalai Lama

Monday 9 November '09

The Dalai Lama, who arrived here today to a rousing welcome, took a swipe at Beijing for objecting to his visit to Arunachal Pradesh and said he was “surprised” over Chinese claims on Tawang...
Sikkim to Bhutan, all roads lead to Tawang

Monday 9 November '09

Pema Yangjum of Krolam, a small township in the Tashigang district of Bhutan, just lived her dream....
In tricolour, Tawang ready for Dalai Lama

Sunday 8 November '09

Forty-seven years ago around this time, Tawang was a ghost town. The Chinese had occupied Tawang, forcing its residents to flee....
Welcome to Tawang

Sunday 8 November '09

With the Dalai Lama arriving today, Tawang waits, with banners and flags strung all over in colours of welcome. The Sunday Express travels to the town that’s got the world’s attention...
With space for 50, Arunachal’s own jail

Thursday 5 November '09

Arunachal Pradesh has finally got a jail of its own. The authorities inaugurated the state’s first ever jail at Jully Basti....
Guwahati blasts: Year on, six held, 13 absconding

Tuesday 3 November '09

The nine serial blasts that claimed over 90 lives in Guwahati and three other towns of Assam on October 30 last year were the...
Centre has double standards on talks: ULFA

Tuesday 27 October '09

The outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) has accused the Government of India of maintaining double standards in initiating peace talks with different rebel groups....
For Class VIII pass Khandu, education top priority

Monday 26 October '09

Dorjee Khandu, who was sworn in as chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh at Itanagar on Sunday, may not have had the privilege of having good education.
Two months on, Manipur schools still shut

Monday 26 October '09

Due to a boycott call given by some student bodies, schools have remained shut in the Manipur capital of Imphal for nearly two months.
Tracing the Brahmaputra’s journey into controversy

Monday 26 October '09

With India expressing strong resentment at reports that China has already started building not one but several dams on the river...
In Arunachal debut, Mamata gets 5 seats without single visit

Friday 23 October '09

Trinamool Congress sprung a surprise by winning five of 60 seats in its maiden Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh. This, when party chief Mamata Banerjee did not make even a single trip to the hill state.
Cong sweeps, Khandu says PM package winner

Friday 23 October '09

Giants like Gegong Apang tumbled like cards. A renewed threat from China became a major issue....
In Arunachal debut, Mamata gets 5 seats without a single visit

Friday 23 October '09

Trinamool Congress sprung a surprise by winning five of 60 seats in its maiden Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh. This, when party chief Mamata Banerjee did not make even a single trip to the hill state....
CM in front as veterans tumble

Friday 23 October '09

A day ahead of counting of votes, Arunachal Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu told The Indian Express that he would be happy if the Congress won 41 seats....
Global warming: Yaks moving to higher altitudes

Tuesday 20 October '09

Even as the world talks about melting of ice in the Arctic, the Antarctic and the Himalayas, one animal species — yak or Bos grunniens...
Breaking barriers

Monday 19 October '09

Every year, when the idols of Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwara are taken out in a procession from the Hayagriva-Madhava temple to the...
Chinese arms, porous border worry Army

Monday 19 October '09

Proliferation of small arms from China and other neighbouring countries and a porous international border, have been a major headache for the Army in the Northeast for the past few years.
NSCN rejects proposed package as another gimmick

Saturday 17 October '09

Two days after Union Home Secretary G K Pillai said that the Centre was working on an “acceptable and honourable settlement” to the decades-old political conflict in Nagaland....
Of 60 seats, Cong hopes to win 50; need some Oppn too, says Khandu

Tuesday 13 October '09

Repeated Chinese claim over its territory, massive corruption especially in the public distribution system and an inefficient road network were some of the issues that took centrestage in the past two weeks in Arunachal....
Differently abled candidate in the fray from Itanagar

Monday 12 October '09

Forty years ago, when an accident paralysed both his legs and made him immobile, Tami Tanyang almost gave up all hopes of leading a normal life....
Defections on rise in Arunachal, Independents cash in

Friday 9 October '09

Arunachal Pradesh may have well made a record of sorts in defection. The final list of candidates shows that no less than 50 candidates have switched loyalties this Assembly election.
Poll-vaulting assets: An Arunachal story

Thursday 8 October '09

When Dorjee Khandu contested the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections last time, his assets amounted to Rs 3.19 crore.
China factor boosts Tawang tourism

Wednesday 7 October '09

For Ashok Kumar Samanta, a tourist from Kolkata, it has been a lifetime experience. He and his family of five, including son-in-law Ayon Mitra...
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