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India Travel Horizon - Tours to Tirap, Tirap India, climate Tirap, history of Tirap, travel Tirap, visit Tirap Tirap District derives its name from the river Tirap which originates in the district and flows through Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh. The entire area of Tirap District is covered with high hills and deep gorges. : There is no direct train service to Tirap. www.indiatravelhorizon.com /tirap.htm

Press Release : DIPR :  Naharlagun : 01/08/03 Pongtu by far the most important festival of the tutsas of Tirap district was celebrated at Khonsa on 11/04/04 with traditional fervour and gaiety. Sizeable chunk of tutsa population is present in Tirap District also scattered mainly in the areas bordering changlang District. Participating in the festival T.L. Rajkumar, Minister, Law and Justice who was the guest of honour asked the tutsas to maintain unity and said that Shri Kameng Dolo had always been having a soft corner for people of Tirap District. www.arunachalpradesh.nic.in /press/13042004c.htm

Welcome to Arunachal Pradesh, The land of the Rising Sun The KHAMPTIS live to the south of the Lohit district along the Kamlang, Dehing and Tengapani rivers with the Parasuramkund to the northeast and Tirap district of the south. The NOCTES inhabit the central part of the Tirap district, to the north of the Wanchos. The WANCHOS inhabit the south-western part of the Tirap district bordering Nagaland. www.arunachaltourism.com /people.htm

1039v.html Bounded to the north by Lohit District boundary, to the east and south by the international border with Burma, to the south-east by unclassified state forest of the Vijoynagar Circle, and to the west by Lohit District boundary and Diyun Reserved Forest of Tirap District. GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION Lies in Tirap District of eastern Arunachal Pradesh, some 62km from the town of Marghritta. DATE AND HISTORY OF ESTABLISHMENT Notified a national park on 9June 1983, having originally been designated a reserve forest in 1970 and then a sanctuary in 1972. www.wcmc.org.uk /igcmc/s_sheets/arunac_p/1039v.html

Arunachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh Trip, Travel Arunachal Pradesh, Tourist Attractions of Arunachal Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh India There is a small population of the Noctis and Wanchoos in Tirap district whose long association with the Assamese to their south converted them to Hinduism. The tribes such as the Monpas and Sherdukpens in Kameng and Tawang district, who came in contact with the Tibetans in the north, adopted Lamaism of the Buddhist faith while the Khamtis in Lohit district, who are an early migration from Thailand, practice Mahayana Buddhism. www.indianvisit.com /india/himalayas/northeast/northeast02.htm

Department of Textile & Handicrafts The unique beads ornaments and grass necklece products are mainly available in Tirap and Changlang districts which signify higher cultural and Traditional value. However Weaving of decorating small beads ornament are predominatory found in Tirap District. "GRASS NECKLACE" making practiced by female folk of Wangcho Tribe of Tirap District. arunachalpradesh.nic.in /textiles.htm

South Asia Intelligence Review (SAIR), Weekly Assessments & Briefings The Nocte and Wangcho tribes of the Tirap district identify themselves as 'Nocte Nagas' and share a cultural affinity with the Konyak Nagas of the Mon and Tuensang districts of Nagaland bordering Arunachal Pradesh. All the twelve elected representatives (Members of the Legislative Assembly, MLAs) of both Tirap and Changlang districts, along with some political opponents of the then Chief Minister Gegong Apang, attended the conclave and took a decision to dislodge the Apang Government. The credit for strengthening the NSCN-K base in Tirap goes mainly to Chipu Menon, a self-styled 'colonel' of the outfit, who also happens to be a close relative of the one of the senior ministers in the present Mukut Mithi's ministry. www.satp.org /satporgtp/sair/Archives/2_1.htm

The Telegraph - North East Tirap, with a population of over one lakh, is the easternmost district of Arunachal Pradesh. An official in Khonsa, the headquarters of Tirap district, said “surplus” security personnel had been withdrawn from all districts, except Tirap, for the anti-militant offensive. Operation Hurricane was planned in May, after the Election Commission postponed the panchayat poll in Tirap fearing interference by the NSCN (I-M). www.telegraphindia.com /1030630/asp/northeast/story_2116474.asp

Apang withdraws operation against NSCN Dubbed 'Operation Hurricane' it was in progress in state's Tirap district bordering Myanmar. Union Minister of State for Home Swami Chinmayananda had questioned the necessity of the operation during a recent visit to Khonsa, headquarters of the insurgency-hit Tirap district. The Mithi government had, however, justified that it was required for the security of the state as decided by the Security Coordination Committee, a constitutional body with the mandate of the Union home ministry. in.rediff.com /news/2003/sep/11nscn.htm

THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER JAIRAMPUR CIRCLE Tangsas, Singphos and Lishus are the tribes liv ing in Changlang district and Noctes and Wanchoos in Tirap District. TIRAP DIVISION NO-II (the first being at Khonsa) and later shifted to present location Jairampur. Khonsa Division originally created in the year 1948 at Margherita as “Central Division Margherita” with sub-divisions at Margherita, Khonsa, Jairampur and Deomali to look after the construction works of “Tirap Frontier Division”. www.pwdarun.org /sejrp.htm

Nagalim.NL News During 1990-1996, Chipu was actively involved in Timber business in Tirap district. It all started with the first open meeting with NSCN (K) at Zadua village of Tirap District. Mithi himself connected o Nscn-K soldiers in areas like Tirap and Changlang, see the connection between lt. col. www.nagalim.nl /news/00000022.htm

Sulekha News : Indian News, World News, Latest news from around the World The All Assam Man (Tai-speaking) Students’ Union and the Tirap Autonomous District Council Demand Committee have expressed serious concern over the increasing Bangladeshi infiltration and the random open cast mining at the Patkai range in the Tirap tribal belt bordering Arunachal Pradesh. Full text of the report: B’deshi encroachment at Patkai too By a Staff Reporter GUWAHATI, May 10: The All Assam Man (Tai-speaking) Students’ Union and the Tirap Autonomous District Council Demand Committee have expressed serious concern over the increasing Bangladeshi infiltration and the.. I think the govt should allow these villagers or rather supply these villagers with arms,if they are able to protect their homes let the villagers do it themselves..how long can this nonsense go on. www.sulekha.com /news/newsitem.aspx?cid=423785

The Telegraph - Calcutta : Northeast With a low literacy rate of 42 per cent, Tirap is one of the most backward districts in the state. Khonsa (Tirap), Jan. 13 : Communicable diseases have claimed the lives of more than 200 people in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district, which is also one of most disturbed places of the state. Wanglat, home minister and minister in-charge of development of Tirap and Changlang said efforts were to prevent the recurrence of the diseases. www.telegraphindia.com /1040114/asp/northeast/story_2784057.asp

The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation In the interiors of Arunachal Pradesh’s Tirap district, twins and deformed infants are routinely killed because the Nocte tribe believes their birth is a bad omen. Borduria (Tirap), Jan. 6: The birth of twins may be reason for a double celebration in most homes, but two spells trouble in superstition-ridden Nocte territory. A lucky few survive and are brought up by charitable organisations. www.telegraphindia.com /1040107/asp/nation/story_2760335.asp

Welcome to Sentinel The other pertinent fact to note here is that the political, social and migratory history of the people of Arunachal Pradesh, more so of the tribes of Tirap and Changlang districts, has beem completely different from those of Nagaland. Obviously when one hears that the Government has decided to carve out two autonomous district councils in Tirap and Changlang, one cannot help wondering if the Centre had entered into a secret deal with the NSCN-IM in respect of its demand for greater "Nagalim." This was done despite the objections by the then Mithi Government and representation of the Registrar General of India and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Commission in this regard. www.sentinelassam.com /sentinel_en/archives/aug1703/story5.htm

North East : Naga talks this week,Indian Politics, News Analysis, India News Online Tirap, along with neighbouring Changlang district, was still recently a stronghold of the NSCN (K). Union Minister of State for Home Swami Chinmayanand had told a public meeting in Tirap that there was no need for such an operation. In fact, the operation was dogged by controversy ever since its inception with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre backtracking at the last moment from its promise to provide additional security personnel for the operation. news.indiamart.com /news-analysis/north-east-naga-talk-763.html

RCILTS, IIT Guwahati The Tangsas inhabit the south-eastern portion of Arunachal Pradesh in Tirap district. Their inhabitation extends to the Tirap and the Namchik rivers with the Patkoi ranges in the south and Assam in the north. www.iitg.ernet.in /rcilts/tangsa.htm

Arunachal minister held for nexus with NSCN Arunachal Pradesh Minister for Rural Works Department Tingpong Wangham and a former minister T L Rajkumar were arrested by police under Arunachal Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Act, 2002 for their alleged nexus with ultras of NSCN factions active in Tirap and Changlang districts. All the 13 represent constituencies in Tirap and Changlang districts of Arunachal Pradesh known to the hotbed of insurgent activities in the State. All the three accused are the sitting members of the ruling Congress in the State Assembly and elected from Tirap district. www.nenanews.com /NEE%20May%207%20-%2021,%2003/oh9.htm

Tirap District in India The headquarters of Tirap District is at Khonsa. The area of Tirap District is 2,362 sq km and it has a population of approximately 100,000. The Tirap District is covered with high hills and deep gorges. www.india9.com /i9show/13720.htm

Update news The two-day workshop on "Human Rights and Preservation of Traditional Customary Laws" in context of Tirap and Changlang districts, concluded here today with a call to vigorously pursue peace process through negotiations with all forces. THRO decided to enlarge the organization by restructuring the body by including Members from Changlang District. Human rights activists and experts advocated the need to strengthen collective efforts for solving problems confronting the indigenous communities through joint exercises. www.nscnonline.org /webpage/press_release/tirap_press.htm

Amphibian Species of the World - Philautus namdaphaensis Sarkar and Sanyal, 1985 Known only from the type locality in Tirap District, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Tirap Bubble-nest Frog (Frank and Ramus, 1995, Compl. research.amnh.org /herpetology/amphibia/references.php?id=19931

Wancho - Network Live Konyak Naga of the Mon and Tirap district. wancho.networklive.org

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