Pema Khandu to Changlang Students: Follow the Rules, File Complaints the Right Way

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

34 Children Found in Suspected Trafficking Racket — Namsai Police Crack Open a Case That Raises Serious Questions

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

Namsai Gets a Lifeline: Arunachal Health Minister Breaks Ground for New Blood Bank at District Hospital

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

Defiance in Leparada: GYO Bandh Rolls On Despite District’s Ban

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

Booze Near a School Gate, Shops Without Licences — Papum Pare Cracks Down Hard

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

Arunachal’s NIMAS Just Did the Unthinkable — 20 Unclimbed Peaks in 23 Days

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

Arunachal Golf Association Draws Up a Serious Blueprint — and Sends a Clear Warning Too

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

AAPSU Breaks Silence After Violence Erupts at Bordumsa Electoral Hearing

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

Fugitive Accused of Kidnapping and Sexually Assaulting a Minor Girl Finally Caught in Assam

He ran. He crossed state lines. But he couldn’t run far enough. A man with a known criminal history, wanted for the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a minor girl from Arunachal Pradesh’s remote Shi-Yomi district, has been arrested — caught in neighbouring Assam in what police are calling a successful inter-state joint operation. … Read more

☁️ Skies Are Turning Dark Over Arunachal — IMD Issues 4-Day Storm Warning Across the State

The clouds rolling in over Arunachal Pradesh this weekend are not ordinary monsoon drizzle. The India Meteorological Department has sounded a formal alert — rain, thunderstorms, and lightning are on their way, and they are not coming alone. Starting Sunday, September 6, IMD has forecast rain and thunderstorms at several places across Arunachal Pradesh, with … Read more