Naitik Pathak 
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
On a day that meant everything to 111 young men and women, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu walked into a ceremony — and walked out having set a new bar for what the state expects from its teachers. A Moment Years in the Making July 16 wasn’t just another government function. Khandu personally handed … Read more
Promises made on the floor of the House aren’t just words — and the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly’s Government Assurances Committee made that very clear on Wednesday. The Committee That Won’t Look Away The Committee on Government Assurances (GAC), chaired by MLA Laisam Simai, held its fifth sitting of the Eighth Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly … Read more
Announcements on paper mean nothing if the ground doesn’t see the change. Arunachal Pradesh’s Deputy CM made that crystal clear on Thursday. No More Delays on the Budget Front Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein didn’t mince words at a high-level review meeting on July 16. Chairing the meeting, Mein — who also holds the finance … Read more
Pema Khandu invites football fans to IG Park, Itanagar for a free live screening of the FIFA World Cup final, with star acts before kick-off. Details here.
Sitting on a Rs 36,607-crore budget and watching it collect dust was never going to be an option — and Chowna Mein made that crystal clear. The Man with Two Hats Means Business Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, who also holds the finance portfolio, called departments to account on Wednesday in a pointed … Read more
The floodwaters didn’t spare a single road. They didn’t spare the bridges either. And when the rains finally eased enough for anyone to move, Koloriang MLA Pani Taram didn’t wait for a report on his desk — he went up in a helicopter and then came right back down to the ground. A Disaster Hidden … Read more
The rains came. And when they left, they took everything with them. Leparada district in Arunachal Pradesh is picking through the wreckage of a disaster that began on June 28 when a fierce cloudburst ripped through the region, triggering flash floods that swallowed farmland, snapped roads, collapsed bridges, and left entire villages completely cut off … Read more
The highway didn’t just close — it disappeared under a wall of mud and debris. A massive landslide came crashing down on National Highway-13 at Pakro village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Pakke Kessang district on July 15, severing road connectivity between Sagalee and Seppa and throwing the entire Itanagar–Seppa travel corridor into chaos. Those who depend … Read more
The monsoon has hit where it hurts most — right at the edge of India’s frontier. An Army porter camp near Darmu Pass in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kurung Kumey district has been completely washed away by flash floods, sending alarm signals from one of the most sensitive stretches of the India-China border. The camp, located at … Read more
