Naitik Pathak 
The fate of one of the most ambitious — and most debated — infrastructure projects in Northeast India now rests on a single document. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said loud and clear on September 29 that the proposed Siang Upper Multi-Purpose Project, known as SUMP, will not move an inch forward unless the … Read more
The Chief Minister didn’t just attend a meeting in Boleng — he delivered a message that cuts right to the heart of governance in Arunachal’s tribal heartland. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu made a direct and pointed visit to Boleng on September 29, sitting down with officers and officials of the Siang district in … Read more
The blue skies above Arunachal Pradesh carry more than aircraft — they carry lifelines. And the state’s Governor made sure that didn’t go unacknowledged. Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen KT Parnaik (Retd.) on Tuesday sat down with Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia, the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force’s Eastern Air Command, and … Read more
For once, villagers in Arunachal’s East Siang didn’t have to travel miles to get a government certificate — the government came to them. On September 29, residents of Namsing Circle and surrounding areas under Mebo Sub-Division got something that rural communities across the Northeast rarely see — a full spread of government services, right at … Read more
For years, patients from Arunachal Pradesh had no choice but to pack their bags, leave their mountains behind, and travel thousands of kilometres to cities like Delhi just to access life-saving medical care. That era just quietly changed. On September 28, the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) in Naharlagun scripted history … Read more
The roads are blocked. The anger is real. And Geku’s message to the government couldn’t be any clearer. As Chief Minister Pema Khandu prepares to visit Boleng in Siang district on September 29 and Yingkiong in Upper Siang district on September 30, the mood in the Siang Valley is anything but welcoming. Villagers in Geku … Read more
Eighty-five school students walked into a university lab. What they left with could change their futures. RONO HILLS, September 28 — On a Saturday morning, the zoology department of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) was buzzing with something it doesn’t always see — the unfiltered energy of teenagers discovering science for the first time. Eighty-five students … Read more
A ₹50 crore road project sanctioned in 2021 has barely moved — and the people of Rumgong have finally had enough. Rumgong came to a grinding halt on Monday. Shops pulled down their shutters. Vehicles stayed parked. The streets, usually buzzing with the rhythm of a small hill town, fell unusually quiet — not out … Read more
When a murder case lands on a police station’s desk, the clock starts ticking — and in most places, that clock ticks for days, sometimes weeks. In Bomdila, it ticked for exactly one hour. On 27 September, at 12:10 pm, the Dirang police station in West Kameng district registered a murder case under Sections 103(1) … Read more
For too long, young people from Arunachal Pradesh’s villages have had to leave the state — or leave everything to chance — just to find a decent livelihood. That may be about to change. The Arunachal State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ArSRLM) took a significant step forward on Monday, September 28, inking memoranda of understanding with … Read more
