Landslides snap surface communication in several Arunachal districtsSurface communication to several districts in Arunachal Pradesh was disrupted due to landslides triggered by heavy rain, officials reported...
Alliance Air to connect Assam's Dibrugarh with five Arunachal townsHindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed an agreement with Alliance Air to lease out two 17-seater Dornier DO-228 aircraft for operat...
HAL, Alliance Air to link remote towns of Arunachal PradeshAs per official sources, the DO-228 services will be introduced in 3 phases. Pasighat and Tezu in the first phase while Mechuka, Tuting, Vi...
Tardy maintenance, shortage of spares affect aging AN-32sOf the 118 AN-32s inducted from 1984 onwards, almost 20 have been lost in crashes.
IAF aircraft with 13 people on board goes missingThe aircraft got airborne at around 12:25 PM and lost all contacts with ground staff at around 1 PM, official sources said.
Air Marshal Khosla reviews ALGs in Arunachal PradeshWhile Su-30 MKIs have landed at Pasighat, C-17 Globemaster III and C-130J Super Hercules have also made landings at Mechuka.
IAF's mighty C-17 Globemaster makes maiden landing at MechukaAt an elevation of 6,200 ft with a landing surface only 4,200 ft long, the plane landed, validating its short field landing performance at ...
IAF boosts operational capability with two upgraded ALGsThree more ALGs -- Mechuka, Pasighat, Tuting - are scheduled to be inaugurated in the next three months, the PRO said.
Two upgraded advanced landing grounds inaugurated in Arunachal PradeshThe ALG project at Tawang, which was taken up only in 2014, is ongoing and is expected to be ready by September this year.
IAF reactivates Mechuka ALG near Indo-China borderThe Indian Air Force (IAF) has re-activated its strategic Advanced Landing Grounds (ALG) of Mechuka in West Siang district of Arunachal Pra...
Arunachal Pradesh finally gets connected with Guwahati by a commercial flightAir-Connectivity by fixed wing and rotary wing under Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) at the aforesaid locations will start after necessa...
Arunachal government moves MHA for Defence Minister's objection to road constructionThe state government alleged that the army was creating hurdles in its development project and pointed out that the Defence Ministry gave c...
Arunachal Pradesh needs special attention: Kiren RijijuRijiju said improvement in connectivity would transform the pristine valley to a major tourist hub, an official communique said here.
- Arunachal apples losing taste due to climate change
Popular for its sweetness, apples produced in the Himalayan state of Arunachal Pradesh are now gradually losing their taste and even turnin...
- Six advanced landing grounds to be prepared in Arunachal
The advanced landing grounds would be set up at Ziro, Vijay Nagar, Mechuka, Pasighat, Tuting and Walong, defence sources said.
- IAF aircraft's wreckage found in Arunachal Pradesh
Wreckage of the Indian Air Force transport aircraft AN-31 that was carrying 13 defence personnel was found in the West Siang district of Ar...
- Arunachal should go for small hydro projects: Bijoya
Arunachal Pradesh should go for small hydro projects instead of mega dams which cause environmental problem and disasters besides displacem...