From a Village Elder’s Voice to an Animated Screen — Wancho Folktale Makes History

From a Village Elder's Voice to an Animated Screen — Wancho Folktale Makes History

Deep in the Patkai Hills of Arunachal Pradesh, where the mountains brush the India-Myanmar border and ancient stories still travel by word of mouth, something quietly extraordinary is happening. A traditional folktale of the Wancho community from Longding district is being brought to life as an animated short film — and it will be the … Read more

No More Delays: Arunachal Minister Tells Officials to Get Rural Roads Done — Now

No More Delays: Arunachal Minister Tells Officials to Get Rural Roads Done — Now

Roads that don’t exist on the ground can’t exist only on paper. That seems to be the clear message Arunachal Pradesh Rural Works Minister Passang Dorjee Sona sent out on July 8, when he sat down with officials and made one thing absolutely clear — the waiting is over. A Review That Meant Business Minister … Read more

Potholes, Peril and Broken Promises: Arunachal’s NH-515 and NH-13 Are Crying for Help

Potholes, Peril and Broken Promises: Arunachal's NH-515 and NH-13 Are Crying for Help

  Every monsoon, the same story plays out across the hills of Arunachal Pradesh. Roads crack open. Potholes swallow tyres whole. And ordinary people — the ones who have no choice but to travel these highways daily — are left to deal with the consequences while officials stay quiet. This year, the situation on NH-515 … Read more

Only 21 Years Old: Man Found Dead Near Aalo’s DC Office, Police Suspect Suicide

Only 21 Years Old: Man Found Dead Near Aalo's DC Office, Police Suspect Suicide

⚠️ Sensitive topic note: This article covers a suspected suicide. If anyone reading is struggling, please reach out to iCall (India): 9152987821. A quiet Tuesday morning in Aalo was shattered when a young man’s body was discovered near one of West Siang’s most central government landmarks — and the news has left the community with … Read more

Whose Road Is It Anyway? Youth Congress Fires Back Over Naharlagun Road Named After Syama Prasad Mookerjee

Whose Road Is It Anyway? Youth Congress Fires Back Over Naharlagun Road Named After Syama Prasad Mookerjee

A road in Naharlagun now bears the name of a Bengali politician who never set foot in Arunachal Pradesh — and the Youth Congress has had enough. The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) has come out swinging against the Arunachal Pradesh government’s decision to name a newly constructed road in Naharlagun after Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, … Read more

Arunachal Drowning: Over 94,000 People Hit as Rain, Floods and Landslides Show No Mercy

Arunachal Drowning: Over 94,000 People Hit as Rain, Floods and Landslides Show No Mercy

Sixteen landslides in a single district. Three lives wiped out in one flash flood. And the rain is still not done. That is what Arunachal Pradesh is waking up to this monsoon season — a slow, brutal disaster unfolding across the hills and valleys of one of India’s most rugged states. According to the State … Read more

Arunachal Government Bows to Student Pressure, Forms Panel to Rethink 80:20 Reservation Policy

Arunachal Government Bows to Student Pressure, Forms Panel to Rethink 80:20 Reservation Policy

Students pushed. The government moved. The Arunachal Pradesh government has finally constituted a high-level committee to review its long-debated 80:20 reservation ratio in state government recruitment — a direct response to relentless pressure from the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU). It took a 13-point memorandum, weeks of waiting, and a seven-day ultimatum, but the … Read more

Skies Shut Down, But He Showed Up: MP Tai Tagak Grounded at Helipad as Floods Ravage Arunachal

Skies Shut Down, But He Showed Up: MP Tai Tagak Grounded at Helipad as Floods Ravage Arunachal

The weather didn’t care about the plan. And for the people of flood-ravaged Arunachal Pradesh, that stings. Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak was forced to cancel a planned aerial survey of flood-affected districts in Arunachal Pradesh on July 7, after inclement weather made it impossible for the helicopter to take off. He had come prepared. … Read more

Brawl at Naharlagun Railway Station: Workers Union and Tender Owners Lock Horns Over Labour Rights

Brawl at Naharlagun Railway Station: Workers Union and Tender Owners Lock Horns Over Labour Rights

A routine inspection at Naharlagun Railway Station turned ugly on Monday when a heated confrontation broke out between a workers’ union and tender owners — exposing a simmering dispute over who gets to work on Arunachal Pradesh’s railway platforms. What Sparked the Clash? Tension gripped Naharlagun Railway Station after members of the All Arunachal Pradesh … Read more

A Forest Kept a Secret — And Science Just Named It After Arunachal’s Deputy CM

A Forest Kept a Secret — And Science Just Named It After Arunachal's Deputy CM

Deep inside the mist-covered forests of Lower Dibang Valley, researchers quietly made history. They found something brand new — a flowering plant no scientist had ever formally documented before. And they gave it a name that will now live forever in botanical records: Ophiorrhiza chownai. A Name Born in the Forests of Arunachal The newly … Read more