Arunachal Pradesh

'Withdraw textbooks that exclude Arunachal Pradesh from map'

New Delhi: The Maharashtra government on Thursday ordered withdrawal of Class X geography text books that excludes Arunachal Pradesh from the map of India. Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan termed as "unpardonable mistake" the exclusion of Arunachal Pradesh from the map of India published in the text books and disbanded the committee of experts which had approved of the textbook.

"Orders have been issued to stop circulation of the textbooks to students and efforts are on to get back the books that have been circulated," he told reporters here. Chavan said the government was evaluating options on how to replace the textbooks that have already been distributed.

"An inquiry is underway to find out how this mistake has happened and who is responsible for this. I have directed the Education Minister to take strict action against those responsible for this," he said. The text books have been printed by the state-run Balbharti and approved by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education. As many as 17 lakh copies of the text book have been printed.

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Arunachal missing from Maharashtra Board textbooks

Mumbai: For lakhs of 10th class students in Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh is not a part of the country, as the north-eastern state is reportedly "missing" from the map in their geography textbooks. Taking a serious note of the lapse, the state government today sought clarification from the chairman of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, asking him to explain the factors contributing to the goof-up. "I...  

Security situation in northeast has improved, says Shinde

Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said the security situation in northeastern states has improved while Rs.1,659 crore had been provided to them for modernisation of police forces during the last 12 years, an official statement said on Friday. ...  

Arunachal, Assam draw Centre's attention to Chinese dams

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Providing connectivity to Arunachal topmost priority: Antony

Defence Minister AK Antony on Friday said providing connectivity to all areas of Arunachal Pradesh, a strategically situated frontier state, was his top most priority. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki called on Antony at New Delhi on Friday evening, official sources said Itanagar. ...  

China ready to resolve border issue with India

China is ready to find fair, reasonable and suitable solution to border issues together with India, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Friday, ahead of an upcoming China-India meeting. ...  

Pinki becomes national boxing champion

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US to raise passport map issue with China

The United States will raise concerns with China over a new map in Chinese passports which details claims to disputed maritime territory, alarming some of its Southeast Asian neighbors, the State Department said on Tuesday. ...  

China puts Himalayan claims on passport map

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'Arunachal Pradesh heading towards total literacy'

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Education Minister Bosiram Siram said that the state would soon attain total literacy and the state government has made all-out efforts to improve the education standard of the state. "The state is marching towards attaining total literacy. The day is not far away when we could let the whole world know that no Arunachalee child is deprived of education," he said after formally launching the 'Shiksha Ka...  

Over 100 UFOs seen along China border

New Delhi: The Army troops deployed along the China border from Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh in northeast have reported more than 100 sightings of "Unidentified Flying Objects" (UFOs) in the last three months. Agencies including the Army, DRDO, NTRO and the ITBP have not yet been able to identify these luminous flying objects. The 14 Corps, which looks after military deployment along Kargil-Leh and looks after...  

Minor earthquake in Arunachal Pradesh

New Delhi: A slight intensity earthquake epicentred in West Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh hit the region early Thursday today, the Met Department said. The quake measured 4.0 on the Richter scale, a Ministry of Earth Sciences release said here. It said the earthquake hit at around 2:38 am. There were no immediate reports of any injuries or damage. ...  

Missing IPS officer from Arunachal traced in Delhi

Itanagar: IPS officer MS Chauhan, who probed the high-profile PDS scam and mysteriously went missing in Arunachal Pradesh's West Kameng district on October 16, has been traced in New Delhi on Sunday. "Chauhan was traced in New Delhi this morning and the Investigating officer will rush there to investigate," IGP (Crime) Arvind Deep said. He declined to give further details. Chauhan, SP of the Special Investigation Cell, who was appointed...  

Arunachal: SIT to probe missing IPS officer's case

Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh government on Friday handed over the case of missing IPS officer MS Chauhan to a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the state police, official sources said. Chauhan, who is the SP of the Special Investigation Cell of the state police, went missing mysteriously from Tippi on Tuesday when he was going to Tawang from Itanagar with inspector Mohan Kaye and constable Vikram Singh. He had handed...  

Watch: Rare visuals of Dalai Lama's escape in 1959 from Tibet to Tawang

Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh was the battle ground, which saw the 1962 Sino-Indian conflict. But exactly three years before that in 1959, it was in Tawang itself that the Dalai Lama had arrived after his escape from Tibet. Here is a look at the rare film footage of that escape. After a 15 day trek, on 30th March in 1959, 24-year-old Dalai Lama crossed over to Tawang in the Northeast ...

Arunachal Pradesh: IPS officer goes missing

Itanagar: An IPS officer has gone missing from Tippi in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh when he was on his way to Tawang from Itanagar. Superintendent of Police of the Special Investigation Cell in the state police, MS Chauhan, went missing from Tippi on Tuesday at around 2.30 pm when he, along with two of his subordinate staff, was going to Tawang. Chauhan asked inspector Mohan Kaye and constable...  

5.1 magnitude quake jolts northeastern states

Shillong: A 5.1-magnitude quake jolted the northeastern states early Wednesday, authorities here said. The quake occurred at 12.08 a.m. The epicentre was in Assam's Sonitpur district bordering Arunachal Pradesh, the regional seismological centre said. The tremor was felt in Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. There was no immediate report of damage or casualty. India's northeastern region is considered the sixth major earthquake-prone belt in the world. ...  

Arunachal: 173 days observed as bandh in 12 years

Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh has witnessed bandh in 173 days in the last 12 years. At least 4,168 hours have been affected by bandh calls in different parts of the state since 2001 till date, Chief Minister Nabam Tuki informed the Assembly on Saturday. Tuki, who also holds the Home portfolio, was replying to a question raised in the house during question hour by NCP MLA Bamang Felix. Tuki said, a...  

Arunachal Pradesh: 28 dead in floods and landslides

Itanagar: Twenty-eight people died and one went missing in floods and other rain-related incidents in Arunachal Pradesh this year, state Water Resources Development Minister Newlai Tingkhatra told the Assembly on Saturday. Sixteen people died in two consecutive floods that hit the state since June this year, while seven landslide-related death cases have been reported in the state during the year. Three persons died due to lightning, while two died in...  

Tigress killed, hacked into pieces at Arunachal zoo

Itanagar: A tigress was killed and hacked into pieces in her enclosure by poachers at Itanagar zoo on Tuesday. The poachers broke in and killed the six-year-old tigress on Tuesday night reportedly taking advantage of the absence of the three guards on duty. The guards had gone for their dinner and found the hacked tigress carcass in the enclosure. Investigation was on to nab the culprits and the forest department...