Finally, The Lights Are On in India’s Last Village

Finally, The Lights Are On in India's Last Village

Vijoynagar — a place so remote it takes six days on foot to reach the nearest town — just got electricity through a Rs 14 crore micro hydro project. It’s a moment that’s been a long time coming. A Village the Grid Forgot Vijoynagar sits at the very edge of India. It is literally the … Read more

A Militant’s Guns Go Silent: NSCN-R Commander Walks Out of the Jungle and Surrenders in Tirap

A Militant's Guns Go Silent: NSCN-R Commander Walks Out of the Jungle and Surrenders in Tirap

For a man who once carried a pistol and a rank — even if self-styled — the walk into the SP’s office in Khonsa must have felt like the longest one of his life. On July 17, Penngam Konyak, 42, a self-styled Lieutenant Colonel of the banned NSCN-R outfit, surrendered before a joint team of … Read more

Arunachal Goes All In: CM Khandu’s Cabinet Drops Major Moves on Health and Drugs in One Day

Arunachal Goes All In: CM Khandu's Cabinet Drops Major Moves on Health and Drugs in One Day

The Arunachal Pradesh government just made it clear — it is no longer willing to treat healthcare and drug abuse as two separate problems. In a packed Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu on July 17, the state approved three sweeping initiatives that could genuinely reshape how Arunachal handles public health. It was … Read more

Arunachal’s Biggest Bet Yet: Cabinet Greenlights a ₹7,834 Crore Plan to Transform the State

Arunachal's Biggest Bet Yet: Cabinet Greenlights a ₹7,834 Crore Plan to Transform the State

Roads, schools, power lines, AI platforms, honey farms — the Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet just signed off on all of it in one sitting. In what is arguably one of the most sweeping reform decisions the state has seen in recent memory, Chief Minister Pema Khandu chaired a Cabinet meeting on July 17 that cleared a … Read more

Sacred Bells Stolen, Swiftly Recovered: How Arunachal Police Brought a Heritage Thief to Justice

Sacred Bells Stolen, Swiftly Recovered: How Arunachal Police Brought a Heritage Thief to Justice

Someone broke into one of Arunachal Pradesh’s most ancient temple sites under cover of night — and thought they’d gotten away with it. They hadn’t. A Night That Shook a Sacred Site The Malinithan Temple, tucked away near Likabali in Lower Siang district, has stood for nearly a thousand years. Pilgrims travel from across the … Read more

Arunachal’s Farmers Finally Get Serious Backup — APAMB Signs Game-Changing Deal With NABCONS

Arunachal's Farmers Finally Get Serious Backup — APAMB Signs Game-Changing Deal With NABCONS

Itanagar’s farm sector just got a major shot in the arm. The Arunachal Pradesh Agriculture Marketing Board (APAMB) inked a formal memorandum of understanding with NABARD Consultancy Services Private Limited (NABCONS) on July 16 — a move that could reshape how agricultural schemes are actually delivered to farmers on the ground. What the MoU Is … Read more

When Bihar Teaches Arunachal: A Health Deal That Could Change Lives in Remote Villages

When Bihar Teaches Arunachal: A Health Deal That Could Change Lives in Remote Villages

Two states, hundreds of kilometres apart, sat across a table in Gaya on Wednesday — and the agreement they signed could quietly transform how rural families in Arunachal Pradesh eat, drink clean water, and stay healthy. A Handshake in Bihar with Northeast Consequences The Arunachal State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ArSRLM) and the Bihar Rural Livelihoods … Read more

Chowna Mein Puts Officials on Notice: No More Delays in Arunachal’s Central Schemes

Chowna Mein Puts Officials on Notice: No More Delays in Arunachal's Central Schemes

Border villages are watching. Funds are sitting unused. And Arunachal’s Deputy CM just made it very clear — that stops now. Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein called a marathon review meeting at the Civil Secretariat in Itanagar on July 16, taking stock of the physical and financial progress of some of the most critical centrally-sponsored … Read more

Over 1 Lakh Lives Upended: Arunachal Pradesh Drowns as Floods and Landslides Show No Mercy

Over 1 Lakh Lives Upended: Arunachal Pradesh Drowns as Floods and Landslides Show No Mercy

The skies over Arunachal Pradesh haven’t been kind this monsoon — and July 16 only made things worse. Fresh floods and landslides tore through five districts of the state in a single day, leaving shattered homes, broken roads, and thousands of people with nowhere to turn. Five Districts Hit in 24 Hours According to the … Read more