Dorjee Khandu

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  Demonetisation Is Good For The Country: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu

  Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has described demonetisation as "good" for the nation, adding that connectivity needs to improve in the state before the move started to pinch.

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  Pema Khandu: The New Star On The Northeastern Horizon

  Pema Khandu emerged as the new star on the northeastern horizon when he was elected leader of the Congress in Arunachal Pradesh in a dramatic turn of events for the beleaguered party fighting to save its government.

• Arunachal Pradesh pays homage to Dorjee Khandu on his death anniversary

  Arunachal Pradesh today paid tributes to former Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu who died in a helicopter crash on this day in 2011.

• announcement of by-election in Khandu's state

  Elections for Mukto Assembly constituency in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, which fell vacant after the untimely death of former Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, would be held on July 14, said election officials.   Pema Khandu, the eldest son of Dorjee Khandu, is expected to contest from the constituency in the by-poll. He was recently i...

• Dorjee Khandu cremated in Monpa tradition

  Thousands of people bid a tearful adieu to former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu whose mortal remains were consigned to flames on Tuesday, 10 days after his death in a chopper crash.Over 7000 people gathered at the cremation ground at Shebdung near his native village in Tawang district this morning to pay their last respect to their...

• Arunachal CM crash impact: DGCA to inspect all helicopters, airports

  After the death of Arunachal Pradesh's Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu in a helicopter crash, the government has decided that top aviation watchdog, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), will carry out security audit of helicopters and aircraft of all operators in four weeks.The DGCA will also conduct inspections of all critical airports and a...

• Khandu's last rites to be performed on May 10

  The last rites of former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, who died in a chopper crash, will be performed on May 10 instead of May 11 as announced earlier. Buddhist monks suggested advancement of the date by a day after going through the scriptures and performance of rituals at Tawang, Jambey Tsering,  PRO to Chief Minister Jarbo...

• Captain of ill fated Pawan Hans cremated in Dehradun

  Tejender Singh Mamik, who died in the chopper crash in Arunachal Pradesh along with Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu, was cremated here on Friday. State media advisor Devendra Bhasin paid tributes to the departed soul on behalf of Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhariyal Nishank.Former Chief Minister Bhagat Singh Koshyari, local MLA Dinesh Agrawal and Ganesh J...

• Prime Minister, Sonia pay last respects to Khandu

  The body of former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Dorjee Khandu was today flown to Tawang after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and others paid their last respects at Itanagar.The body will remain at Dorjee's residence here till the state funeral on May 11 at Gyangkhar village with...

• Jarbom Gamlin sworn in as new Arunachal Chief Minister

  Jarbom Gamlin was sworn in as Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday night replacing Dorjee Khandu who was killed in a helicopter crash.Gamlin, 50, who was Power Minister in Khandu Cabinet, was administered oath of office and secrecy by Governor J J Singh at the Raj Bhavan.A student of History and Law of Delhi University, he was one of the...

• Central govt offices to remain closed in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday

  As a mark of respect to Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu who died in a chopper crash near Tawang, all Central government offices in the state will remain closed on Friday.The national flag will fly at half-mast today and tomorrow in Arunachal Pradesh and in all states and UT capitals, including Delhi, says a statement received from Ho...

• Arunachal Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu's body brought to Itanagar

  The body of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu was today brought by the Army to Itanagar from Keyla, where the helicopter with the Chief Minister and four others on board had crashed last Saturday. Mr Khandu's body was first brought to Luguthang, then airlifted to Tawang by an Army helicopter, and then brought to Itanagr. It will now be...

• Pawan Hans office attacked after Arunachal CM's death

  Angry protesters attacked the local Pawan Hans office, breaking window panes and ransacking furniture after reports that the missing chopper carrying Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu had crashed.A group of youths ransacked the Pawan Hans office in Maharlagun, 14 km from Itanagar, police said.The glass panes of the director's chamber a...

• Arunachal Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu's relative identifies his body

  A relative and panchayat leader of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu's Assembly constituency has identified his body, according to Union Minister for Development of North Eastern region B K Handique. He told reporters that the panchayat leader Thupten has identified the body of 56-year-old Dorjee while the other four bodies have been c...

• Arunachal Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu dead, crashed helicopter found

  Five days after the helicopter that he was using went missing, Arunachal Chief Minister Dorjee Khandu was found dead in Luguthang, near the China border. A government official and a relative of Mr Khandu have identified his body. (Read: Arunachal CM's relative identifies his body) "The Chief Minister and four others are dead," Union Minister for D...