She Was Denied Once. Now Nyeman Wangsu Has Her Moment at the Asian Games.

A young woman from the remote Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh will step onto one of Asia’s biggest sporting stages on Monday morning — and this time, nobody is standing in her way. Nyeman Wangsu, the wushu prodigy who was cruelly denied her Asian Games debut in 2023 due to the stapled visa controversy, is … Read more

Drown or Develop? The Siang Dam Fight That Could Swallow 27 Villages and 1.5 Lakh Lives

The Siang River has flowed through the heart of Arunachal Pradesh for centuries — feeding farms, sustaining cultures, and binding the Adi people to their ancestral land. Now, a proposed mega-dam threatens to bury all of that under hundreds of metres of water. And the people who call this valley home are not going quietly. … Read more

Young Minds from Roing Conquer Arunachal’s Toughest Quiz Stage

Two students from a small town in Lower Dibang Valley just beat out the entire state — and they did it convincingly. Shayon Ghosh and Regainlu Kri of Global Valley School, Roing walked away as the undisputed champions of Battle of Minds 3.0, Arunachal Pradesh’s statewide inter-district quiz championship, after dominating the grand finale held … Read more

Raga Gets Its Voice: Kamle District’s Press Club Makes It Official With Arunachal’s Apex Media Body

It took nearly two years of hard work, determination, and a shared belief in the power of local journalism — but the Raga Press Club is finally, officially part of the bigger family. On Saturday, the Raga Press Club (RPC) formally affiliated itself with the Arunachal Press Club (APC), becoming its fifth district-level press club … Read more

Anini Winter Fest 5.0: Where the Mountains Come Alive and Dibang Valley Tells Its Own Story

There are festivals, and then there are festivals that feel like the land itself is celebrating. Anini Winter Fest 5.0 was the latter. Held on Saturday in the heart of Dibang Valley district, the fifth edition of one of Arunachal Pradesh’s most beloved community festivals unfolded against a backdrop that almost feels unfair — mist-clad … Read more

Walking in Their Footsteps: Tawang’s ‘Salt Trek’ Revives an Ancient Journey Etched in Snow and Sacrifice

There are some stories a mountain never forgets. And on Sunday, over a hundred people walked into one of them. The ‘Salt Trek’ — a heritage trekking initiative that retraces the ancient trade route once used by Monpa forefathers to bring salt from Tibet — was flagged off in Tawang on September 20 by local … Read more

Minister Raja Takes Stock of Urban Development and Land Management in Remote Dibang Valley — And the Message Is Clear

Anini doesn’t make headlines every day. Nestled deep in one of India’s most isolated districts, this quiet headquarters of Dibang Valley rarely sees the kind of high-level attention that more accessible towns take for granted. But on Sunday, that changed — at least for a few hours. Land Management Minister Balo Raja made the trip … Read more

When Artists Step Outside: AGA and RGU Bring Painting Back to Nature

There’s something refreshingly old-school about picking up a brush and painting the world exactly as it stands in front of you — no filters, no screens, no shortcuts. That’s precisely what happened at Rono Hills when the Artists’ Guild of Arunachal brought that tradition alive for a new generation of students. The Artists’ Guild of … Read more

The Clock Is Ticking — And the Northeast Is Already Paying the Price

The Brahmaputra doesn’t lie. When it swells and swallows villages whole, when mountain springs in Arunachal go dry in the middle of summer, when farmers watch their fields drown one season and crack from drought the next — that is not a weather story. That is a climate crisis, and it is arriving faster than … Read more

300 Runners Take Over Naharlagun’s Streets — And November 1 Is Just the Beginning

The streets of Naharlagun came alive on Saturday morning, and for once, it wasn’t the usual traffic. Around 300 runners — school kids, seasoned athletes and everyday fitness enthusiasts — laced up their shoes and hit the road for the Itanagar Marathon Promo Run, Naharlagun Edition, a taste of what promises to be one of … Read more