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PM Modi to visit Arunachal, dedicate airport, hydro-power project to nation
•The decks for operationalisation of the Itanagar airport have been cleared with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation granting the necessary license for operation on September 7
Arunachal Pradesh landslides: Death toll rises to eight; over seven hectares of cultivated fields, 392 houses destroyed
•Around 3,000 people in 33 villages of 14 districts have been affected till Wednesday by heavy rain that triggered landslides and flood-like situations
Earthquake of 5.5 magnitude jolts Arunachal Pradesh again, tremors felt in Assam; no casualties reported
•The latest quake, tremors of which were felt in Assam, occurred at 4.24 am at a depth of 10 kilometres with the epicentre in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.
New species of pit-viper found in Itanagar; discovery gets published in Russian Journal of Herpetology
•A research team from Pune-based Indian Institute of Science Education and Research found the snake while conducting biodiversity surveys in Arunachal Pradesh.
Congress will restore special category status to Arunachal Pradesh, other North East states if elected to power: Rahul Gandhi in Itanagar
•Rahul also said that the Congress will not allow the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to be passed in Rajya Sabha because the bill is "detrimental" to the people of the North East.
JD(S) releases first list in Arunachal Pradesh, fields 11 candidates for Assembly election, one for LS polls
•Bandey Mili would be the JD(S) candidate for the Arunachal East Parliamentary seat.
Of anti-PRC protests and a violent night in Itanagar
Utpal Borpujari •Screening of films at the First Itanagar International Film Festival in Arunachal Pradesh was hit by violence on account of the PRC issue. A first person account
Arunachal Pradesh PRC row: Four killed in violent protests, tussle between BJP, Congress continues
Syeda Ambia Zahan •A total of four deaths have been reported in violence in Arunachal Pradesh three days after protests erupted over the issue of granting PRCs to six communities.
Arunachal Pradesh PRC row: Pema Khandu says state won't implement panel report, Kiren Rijiju blames Congress for violence
Fp Staff •Despite assurances from the Centre and Arunachal Pradesh government, protests over the issue of the permanent resident certificate (PRC) being proposed for six communities escalated on Sunday after the death of two people.
Arunachal Pradesh govt has rejected high-level panel's recommendation to grant PRCs to six communities, says Kiren Rijiju
•People in some parts of Arunachal Pradesh have been protesting after the state government announced that it was considering issuing PRCs to six non-Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe communities.