Latest news from Arunachal Pradesh — politics, development, culture and sports, reported by Abotani TV.
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
When the government runs a massive electoral exercise across remote mountain terrain, who’s watching? In Arunachal Pradesh, the students are. AAPSU Takes Charge The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has constituted an 8-member committee to study, oversee, and monitor the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being conducted by the Election Commission of … Read more
Arunachal Pradesh just wrote its name into India’s clean energy history books, and honestly, it was only a matter of time. A Deal That Changes Everything The Arunachal Pradesh government signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Norway’s Tidal Sail AS on July 14 to set up a 500 kW River Kinetic Energy Demonstration Project — … Read more
Deep in the valleys of Arunachal Pradesh, where the forests still breathe without interruption, two tiny creatures have quietly rewritten the record books. Scientists have discovered two entirely new species of solitary bees in Siang Valley — and honestly, it’s the kind of news that makes you stop and think about how much of our … Read more
One lakh families. Let that number sink in for a moment. That is not a statistic — that is villages wiped out, harvests destroyed, and lives turned upside down. Arunachal Pradesh is in the grip of one of its worst flood crises in recent memory, and on Monday, Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak stood before … Read more
When floodwaters swept through the Hoj-Dakte villages of Papum Pare, homes were lost and families were left scrambling. Days later, one of Arunachal Pradesh’s most prominent community organisations made sure those families knew they weren’t alone. A Community Steps Forward The Nyishi Elite Society (NES) on Tuesday, July 14, donated Rs 5 lakh to support … Read more
Three weeks, 500 hours of CCTV footage, and a chase stretching across two states. That’s what it took for Itanagar Police to finally nail the three men who walked into a busy market shop in broad daylight and walked out richer by ₹13 lakh. A Robbery Hidden in Plain Sight It was an ordinary Sunday … Read more
It started as an ordinary Saturday afternoon. Three young schoolboys, hostel students in Deomali, had been given permission to step out for haircuts. Instead, they ended up at the Chatjo River. By sundown, one was already gone. By Monday, a second body had been pulled from the current. And somewhere downstream, 12-year-old Phosam Wangno is … Read more
