Politics / Arunachal

ITANAGAR, August 24: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has decided to contest 42 of the total of 60 Assembly seats, besides both the two Lok Sabha seats in Arunachal Pradesh. Releasing the first list of 11 candidates for the state Assembly and one Lok Sabha seat here, the NCP state president, Talar Doye, said the new national political party was committed to fighting against "corruption and criminalisation of politics" in the state. The new party has also committed to working for the welfare of the people of the country as well as the Northeast, he said. The second list containing the names...

ITANAGAR, August 16: The ruling Congress in Arunachal Pradesh has finalised the list of candidates for the two Lok Sabha seats in the state going to the polls on October 3. According to party sources, Wangsha Rajkumar, member of the dissolved Lok Sabha, is likely to be the candidate for the Arunachal Pradesh East seat, while advocate Jorbam Gambling will contest from the Arunachal Pradesh West seat. However, the lists of candidates for both the Lok Sabha and 60 Assembly seats will be formally announced in a day or two after the return of party president Dera Natung from New Delhi. The sources...

ITANAGAR, August 3: Former director of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Aravind Dave, was sworn in as the Arunachal Pradesh Governor here yesterday. The Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, Justice Brijesh Kumar had administered the oath of office and secrecy to Dave at a simple function at Raj Bhawan. The chief minister, Mukut Mithi, his Cabinet colleagues, former chief minister Gegong Apang, besides high civil and police officials, were present on the occasion. Dave succeeded Lt Gen (Retd) SK Sinha, the Governor of Assam, who was holding the additional charge of Arunachal Pradesh after...

ITANAGAR, July 27: The Arunachal Pradesh Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) SK Sinha on Tuesday dissolved the state Assembly on the recommendation of the Cabinet. The state Cabinet which met here on Monday, under the chairmanship of chief minister Mukut Mithi, had recommended the dissolution of the House to facilitate simultaneous elections to the Assembly along with the Lok Sabha polls. The Cabinet spokesperson and information and public relations minister TC Teli said "this decision was necessitated in order to save money and labour, as holding two elections within a six months will cost Rs 10 cr which...