Northeast India news — Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Meghalaya, Sikkim and more.
it was a Friday evening, just past dark, when three armed men walked into a school construction site in one of Arunachal Pradesh’s most sensitive border districts — and walked out with two people. The incident reportedly took place around 8 pm on September 25 at the under-construction campus of Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya (VKV) in … Read more
They were told their children would get a better life. Better food, better schooling, a brighter future. Instead, some ended up washing dishes in hotels. Others were placed in homes as domestic help. And they were just toddlers — most of them under eight years old. What’s unfolding in Arunachal Pradesh’s Namsai district is one … Read more
Fever season is here, and this time, it’s come with a warning. Itanagar woke up this weekend to a formal health advisory from the district medical officer of the Itanagar Capital Region, Dr. C. Lowang Mallo, sounding the alarm over a noticeable rise in sudden fever cases across the state capital. The message is clear … Read more
Rahul Gandhi wants the Chief Election Commissioner’s head. BJP Arunachal Pradesh says that demand is built on nothing but hot air. In a pointed press conference held at the BJP state headquarters in Itanagar on Sunday, party spokesperson Tobom Dai came out swinging in defence of the Election Commission of India, directly challenging the Congress … Read more
Itanagar’s roads turned into a celebration on Sunday morning — and the finish line was just the beginning. The Department of Tourism, Arunachal Pradesh, along with the Bicchu Gang Running Club, pulled off something worth talking about on World Tourism Day — a 10K mini marathon that brought over 300 young participants out into the … Read more
They thought Assam was just a shortcut. The police had other plans. In the early hours of Saturday, September 26, officers swooped down on Medhikuchi village under the Sonapur police station in Assam’s Kamrup Metropolitan district — acting on a tip-off that had clearly come from someone in the know. What they found confirmed their … Read more
When student bodies have to walk into the Chief Minister’s office with ground reports about broken schools and failing classrooms, you know the situation has reached a tipping point. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday met a delegation of the All Nyishi Students Union (ANSU), joined by legislators from the Nyishi community and … Read more
There’s a river of unrest running through the Siang valley right now — and Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu appears to be walking straight into it. Reports indicate that Khandu is likely to visit Siang, Upper Siang, and East Siang districts in the coming days to personally meet with local residents, village elders, civil … Read more
For the people living under its shadow, there is no such thing as a routine renewal. On September 25, the Central government quietly issued Gazette notifications extending the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 — better known as AFSPA — across specified areas of Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh for another six months, effective October … Read more
For the first time in their short lives, three young bears are going home — and it’s a journey that took months of care, patience, and a 26-kilometre trek through the forest. Three orphaned Asiatic black bear cubs, rescued and nursed back to health in Arunachal Pradesh’s East Kameng district, have officially begun the process … Read more
