Latest news from Arunachal Pradesh — politics, development, culture and sports, reported by Abotani TV.
A dream job abroad shouldn’t turn into a nightmare. But for many young people across Arunachal Pradesh scrolling through social media late at night, it very easily could. Kesang, a native of Dirang Circle in West Kameng district who is currently living and working in Dubai, has come forward with a stark warning — one … Read more
If you’re planning to drive through parts of Itanagar on September 9, you might want to leave a little earlier — or rethink your route entirely. The Itanagar Capital Region Traffic Police has rolled out a traffic advisory ahead of Vice President of India C. P. Radhakrishnan’s visit to the state capital. He’s arriving for … Read more
Violence is never the answer — and Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu made that crystal clear on Sunday when he stepped in to address the unrest brewing in Changlang district over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Khandu directly appealed to students, youth, and residents of the district to calm down, respect the … Read more
Thirty-four children. That number alone should stop you cold. Namsai Police in Arunachal Pradesh have traced or recovered 38 persons — 34 of them children — in connection with a suspected child trafficking and illegal placement racket, officials confirmed on Saturday. Four alleged facilitators have been arrested so far, and investigators say they are far … Read more
For a hospital that sees hundreds of patients walk through its doors every day, not having a blood bank on-site is the kind of gap that costs lives. That gap is now on its way to being filled. On Saturday, Arunachal Pradesh Health and Family Welfare Minister Biyuram Wahge, joined by Namsai MLA Zingnu Namchoom, … Read more
The orders were clear. The deadline was firm. And yet, as dawn broke over Leparada on Sunday, the Galo Youth Organisation’s 12-hour bandh was already underway — burning tyres, boulders, and hundreds of volunteers holding their ground across the district. The shutdown, called by the Galo Youth Organisation (GYO), kicked off at 5 am and … Read more
Bottles of whisky sitting in shops just metres from a school gate. Tobacco being sold where children walk every day. It sounds like something that shouldn’t be happening — and yet, when a joint enforcement team swept through Yupia and Tigdo on September 4, that’s exactly what they found. The inspection drive, led by Trade … Read more
When most people struggle to get out of bed in winter, a team from a little town in Arunachal Pradesh was busy rewriting mountaineering history in the icy heights of Ladakh. Twenty peaks. Twenty-three days. All of them above 6,000 metres. All of them unclimbed — until now. The National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure … Read more
Golf in Arunachal Pradesh has quietly been producing results that deserve far more attention than they have received. Now, the people responsible for growing the sport in the state have finally sat down to make sure that changes. On September 4, the Executive Body of the Arunachal Golf Association (AGA) convened at the Arunachal Olympic … Read more
A verification exercise meant to clean up voter rolls turned ugly in Changlang district — and now Arunachal’s most prominent student body is speaking out. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) stepped forward on Friday to set the record straight about what its members were doing at the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing in … Read more
