Orange Alert Over Arunachal: Over 1.55 Lakh People Already Hit as IMD Warns of More Heavy Rain

The skies over Arunachal Pradesh are not done yet — and the India Meteorological Department wants everyone to know it. The Alert Is Real, and So Is the Danger On August 4, the IMD issued an orange alert for parts of Arunachal Pradesh, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning … Read more

When the River Took the Bridge Away, BRO Brought It Back — 200 Feet of Steel Over Raging Waters in Kurung Kumey

For weeks, Huri was just… cut off. No road in, no road out. Then the BRO showed up. It started on the night of July 11 — flash floods tore through Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh and took the bridge with them. Just like that, the remote settlement of Huri went dark, completely disconnected … Read more

The Siang Is Eating Their Fields — And Nobody’s Stopped It Yet

Every monsoon, the Siang River takes a little more. This year, it took a lot. A Threat That Comes Every Year Without Fail Officials from the district administration and the Water Resources Department arrived at Borguli village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Mebo Sub-Division on August 3 to see the damage for themselves. What they found wasn’t … Read more

Arunachal’s Hidden Gem Glaw Lake Earns a Place on the World’s Wetland Map

A quiet lake nestled deep in the Eastern Himalayas has just made history — and honestly, it is the kind of news that deserves far more attention than it is getting. A First for the Land of the Rising Sun Glaw Lake in Arunachal Pradesh has officially been designated as India’s 101st Ramsar site, making … Read more

When the Government Stalled, the Youth Showed Up — Siji River Bridge Restored by Community Hands

When a bridge collapses in a remote foothill village, you don’t wait for a contractor. You pick up the tools yourself. That is exactly what happened in Likabali, Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Siang district, on Monday, August 3. A partially collapsed iron bridge over the Siji River near KN Resort — the only road link connecting … Read more

Itanagar’s Mayor Gets One of Arunachal’s Highest Civilian Honours — And the Governor Wasn’t Done Talking

Likha Nari Tadar walked into Lok Bhavan on Sunday as the Mayor of Itanagar. She walked out wearing one of the state’s most prestigious medallions — and carrying a governor’s ambitious blueprint for the city’s future. A Recognition That Means More Than a Medal On August 3, Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen K.T. Parnaik (Retd.) … Read more

Hidden in His Clothes: Arunachal Police Bust Late-Night heroin Run at Banderdewa

A 23-year-old man thought he could slip through the night undetected. He didn’t count on Banderdewa Police waiting for him. In the late hours of August 2, just before midnight, Arunachal Pradesh Police intercepted Rohit Borah — a resident of Lakhimpur district in Assam — at 11:49 PM near Banderdewa. What they found during a … Read more

They Pulled 2,160 Kg of Filth Out of Itanagar’s Yagamso River — And What They Found Was Telling

On a Sunday morning in Chandranagar, while most of the city was still asleep, a group of volunteers was already knee-deep in the fight to save a dying river. A River Gasping for Help The Yagamso river, running through the heart of Arunachal Pradesh’s capital Itanagar, has long been on the receiving end of the … Read more

Supreme Court Loses Patience — Summons Arunachal’s Top Bureaucrats Over CBI Stonewalling

India’s highest court has had enough. The Supreme Court of India has summoned Arunachal Pradesh’s Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary (Home) after the CBI complained that the state government was simply not cooperating with an ongoing investigation — one that is directly linked to Chief Minister Pema Khandu. The Court Steps In A bench of … Read more

Indian Army Opens New Transit Facility for Troops at Sigar in Arunachal

The Indian Army has strengthened its support infrastructure in Arunachal Pradesh with the inauguration of a modern transit facility for soldiers at Sigar Military Station in East Siang district. On May 15, the Army unveiled the new facility named ‘Ashiyana’, developed by the Spearhead Gunners under the Spearhead Division. The initiative aims to provide comfortable … Read more