Papum Pare is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. The district headquarters are located at Yupia. The district occupies an area of 2875 km² and has a population of 121,750 (as of 2001). Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ... Arunachal Pradesh (अरुणाचल प्रदेश) is a northeastern state of India. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Guwahati, Aug. 6: The Papumparedistrict administration in Arunachal Pradesh has given shoot-at-sight orders for ownerless canines in a bid to clear the state capital, Itanagar, of stray dogs.
Papumpare deputy commissioner B. Gadi said over phone from Itanagar that there has been an alarming growth in dog-bite cases.
In the same order, the administration has asked the veterinary department to seize any stray cattle found on the roads and highway.
Known as the Nishi (alternative transliteration Nisi) in their own language (also called Nisi), they are sometimes called by the disdainful term Dafla by outsiders.
They inhabit in the Papumpare, East Kameng and Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh, as well as in the Darrang district of Assam.
Their population of around 120,000 thus making up one of the most populous tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, consisting about 11% of the state's population.
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