COVID-19 vaccination drive reaches Arunachal’s remote village on India-China border

Battling the second wave of COVID-19, Arunachal Pradesh is trying to vaccinate its citizens rapidly, reaching even the remotest border village ‘Mago’ on the Indo-China Border in the State’s Tawang district. A two-day vaccination drive against Coronavirus was conducted for the villagers of Mago. The Tawang district administration and health department inoculated around 200 residents […]

84-year-old receives COVID-19 vaccine in Tawang as India expands vaccination drive

Along with the rest of the country, the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination was carried out in Arunachal Pradesh’s border town, Tawang on Monday. A total of 193 people, including senior citizens of the border town were inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines at the Vaccination site in Khandro Drowa Tsangmo District Hospital. Under the soft-launch programme, […]

600-year-old iconic Chagzam bridge consecrated in Arunachal Pradesh

Safeguarding the cultural heritage of the region, the 12th Guru Tulku Rinpoche of the Thubchog Gatsel Ling Monastery in Bomdila, consecrated the 600-year-old iconic Chagzam Bridge under Mukto circle in Tawang district on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, the Rinpoche said, Chagzam, is the legacy to the people of the region, and people needs to […]

Three Arunachal villages renovate 15th century iron bridge in Tawang

Residents from three villages in Arunachal Pradesh came together to renovate and repair the iconic 15th-century iron bridge, the Chagzam bridge in Mukto Village on Sunday. Led by village headmen and residents of Mukto, Gomkeling and Mirba villages of Tawang district, the villagers carried out maintenance and restoration of the Chagzam bridge, restoring its original […]

Arunachal Pradesh: 4-bed ICU inaugurated at District Hospital Tawang

A four-bed Intensive care unit (ICU) was inaugurated by Tawang MLA Tsering Tashi at District Hospital Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday, in presence of Deputy Commissioner Tawang Sang phuntsok, Superintendent of Police B Kamduk, DMO Dr Wangdi Lama and other officials and public leaders of Tawang district. Later, the local MLA visited the general […]

SSB rescues 30 Bhutanese pilgrims suffering from Acute mountain sickness in Tawang

SSB personnel carried out a daring rescue operation when 30 Bhutanese pilgrims suffering from Acute mountain sickness were rescued at Bangajang near Sela Pass in Tawang district of frontier state Arunachal Pradesh. The pilgrims who were provided medical assistance on 9th November by the 38th SSB regiment hail from the Tashigang district of Bhutan. The […]

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to visit Tawang for Maitree Diwas

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Tawang to attend the 11th Maitree Diwas celebrations. This was informed after a review meeting in this regard was held by authorities in Tawang. Army officials along with civil administrators were a part of this meeting. Arunachal chief minister Pema Khandu will also attend the event.

US Ambassador Kenneth Juster in Arunachal Pradesh for Tawang festival

US Ambassador Kenneth Juster along with Consul General Patti Hoffman have arrived at Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, to witness the 4-day long Tawang Festival. Juster is likely to join in the Street Carnival show at Old Market of Tawang along with other dignitaries tomorrow. Thousands of tourists have already arrived at Tawang to witness […]

Youth goes missing as he slips into Nuranang falls in Arunachal; search and rescue ops underway

Elaborate search and rescue operations are underway at the Nuranang waterfalls to trace 24-year-old Norbu Dorjee, who went missing on August 17. A team of the NDRF have reached the location and has joined the search and rescue operations. The search operation will further cover the historic Chaksam bridge under Mukto circle. Norbu Dorjee went […]