Pema Khandu

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Arunachal Pradesh to implement law passed in 1978: What is Freedom of Religion Act?

Passed by the first state legislative Assembly of the state in 1978, the law primarily envisages the restriction and prohibition of conversion of people from one religion to another by force, fraud, or inducement.

Election Wrap: Pema Khandu's Swearing-In, Yediyurappa's Arrest Warrant, Top Richhest MPs & More

Election roundup: Catch up on today's top political news with Moneycontrol's Election Wrap. Pema Khandu takes oath for the third term as Arunachal Pradesh CM, while a Bengaluru court issues a non-bailable warrant against former CM BS Yediyurappa. Also, find out about the wealth status of MPs in the 18th Lok Sabha and Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar's wife filing papers for Rajya Sabha elections. Plus, an RSS opinion piece critiques the BJP-Shiv Sena government's alliance with Ajit Pawar-led NCP.

Pema Khandu to take oath as Arunachal Pradesh CM

Khandu, along with his cabinet colleagues, will take oath tomorrow. Khandu has been Arunachal's Chief Minister since 2016. He first assumed office after the resignation of Nabam Tuki.

Pema Khandu: Music and sports lover who brought BJP to power in bordering Arunachal Pradesh

A history graduate from Delhi’s Hindu College, Khandu is a member of the Monpa tribe, which predominantly inhabits Tawang and parts of West Kameng

Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu expresses gratitude to people for unopposed election of 10 BJP candidates

Pema Khandu was the only person to file a nomination from the Mukto assembly constituency in Tawang district, while Mein won the Chowkham seat uncontested

Arunachal Pradesh govt hikes DA by 4%

The announcement was made by Chief Minister Pema Khandu through a post on X.

Pilot training academy to be set up at Hollongi in Arunachal Pradesh, says CM

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has provided the land on lease to the New Zealand Aviation Academy, which will set it up, he said.

Arunachal hosting two major national sporting events, 25 kms from border with China

A popular tourist destination, Tawang is now playing the role of a gracious host to 3,500 sportspersons who have arrived here for two events.

Modi govt brought development, removed bottleneck in Arunachal, says CM Khandu

Speaking on Friday night at the launch of the book titled ”A Resurgent Northeast: Narratives of Change”, authored by senior bureaucrat Ashish Kundra, Khandu said 20,000 km road network has been built in the last nine years equal to what it was built till 2014 since Independence.

Assam, Arunachal sign pact to resolve decades old border disputes

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu signed the agreement.

Pema Khandu govt building mini power projects along China border in Arunachal

Under the 'Golden Jubilee Border Village Illumination Programme', these 50 micro, mini and small hydropower projects of 10100 Kilowatt (KW) capacity are being built at an estimated cost of Rs 200 crore.

PM Modi lauds Arunachali sisters singing patriotic Tamil song | Watch

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was “delighted and proud’ to see two sisters from Arunachal Pradesh singing a Tamil patriotic song.

Assam, Arunachal CMs sign pact to resolve border dispute

"We have decided to restrict the 'disputed villages' to 86 instead of 123. Based on our present boundary, we'll try to resolve the rest by September 15, 2022," Sarma tweeted. He said that he is immensely happy to announce the signing of 'Namsai Declaration at the Chief Minister's level meeting between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

Arunachal Pradesh CM allocates portfolios to council of ministers

While Khandu kept the key PWD department besides other portfolios, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein got finance and investment.

Lok Sabha election 2019 | Pema Khandu – the man who made BJP mainstream in Arunachal Pradesh

Khandu is the second BJP CM in the state after Gegong Apang (who also defected from the Congress) had a short 44-day stint on the job in 2003.

Smart village initiative for Arunachal Pradesh

The Arunchal Pradesh government has linked an agreement based Smart Village Movement (SVM) to facilitate technology innovations, research and development in selected villages of the north-eastern state

Arunachal Pradesh CM take stock of power project

He asked them to abide by schedule for the trial run of the turbines and the commissioning of the project.

Arunachal inks pact with NDDB to boost dairy sector

Arunachal Pradesh today signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Dairy Development Board at Anand in Gujarat to kick-start a 'white revolution' in the state.

BJP forms govt in Arunachal with 33 PPA MLAs joining it

In a fast paced development, a BJP government was today installed in Arunachal Pradesh after 33, out of 43 Peoples' Party of Arunachal (PPA) MLAs led by Chief Minister Pema Khandu, joined the saffron brigade in this politically fragile state.

Arunachal urges for special package to augment telecom infra

Chief Minister Pema Khandu made the request during a meeting with Union Minister of IT and Electronics Ravi Shankar Prasad to discuss on issues of information technology.

Khandu urges Goyal to include four zones in power grid project

The zones are Khup-Tawang, Rupai-Namsai, Bomdila-Kalaktang and Likabali-Basar, an official release said here stating that the request was made by the chief minister when he met Goyal in New Delhi yesterday.

Cong loses govt in Arunachal, uncertainty grips state

Khandu, who had replaced Nabam Tuki following a dissident campaign in July, paraded 42 MLAs before Assembly Speaker Tenzing Norbu Thongdok, who accepted their joining the PPA, Assembly sources said.

Pema Khandu assures steps to expedite hydro projects

In the meeting, the NHPC team discussed various aspects regarding the hydropower scenario of the state with emphasis on the Subansiri Lower Project and Dibang Multipurpose Project, the release added.

Arunachal Pradesh to overhaul tourism sector,says CM Pema Khandu

The state government was committed to utilizing the tourism potential of the state to the optimum level in a professional way by marketing 'Brand Arunachal' to the world, Khandu told a delegation of Arunachal Pradesh Tour Operators Association here yesterday.