Arunachal Pradesh Is About to Put India’s Wildest Rivers on Asia’s Sporting Map

Boleng is getting ready for something it has never seen before — and the whole continent will be watching. Arunachal Pradesh is set to host the 2026 Asian Rafting Championships in Boleng, Siang district, from October 5 to 9. Chief Minister Pema Khandu made the announcement on August 6 after chairing a high-level preparatory meeting … Read more

Hotel Owner Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting 17-Year-Old Employee in Arunachal Pradesh

She was just a teenager trying to earn a living. What allegedly happened on July 31 in a moving car in Lower Subansiri has left an entire district shaken. The Incident That Shook Hapoli A hotel operator running his business near the Mini Secretariat in Hapoli has been arrested after a 17-year-old girl working as … Read more

Students Hit the Street Over a Road That Shouldn’t Even Be News — And They Won

Students Hit the Street Over a Road That Shouldn't Even Be News — And They Won

It takes a lot for students to walk out of university gates and sit on a broken road in protest. But that’s exactly what happened at Assam University on Wednesday — and by afternoon, they had a written promise in their hands. Fed Up and Done Waiting Students of Assam University staged a sit-in protest … Read more

Arunachal Finally Has Its Own: Dr. Tayek Talom Makes History as First Local VC of Apex Professional University

Arunachal Finally Has Its Own: Dr. Tayek Talom Makes History as First Local VC of Apex Professional University

It took 13 years. But Arunachal Pradesh finally has one of its own at the helm of Apex Professional University — and the moment has sent ripples of pride across the state’s academic community. A Historic First at APU’s Doors Dr. Tayek Talom has been appointed the new Vice Chancellor of Apex Professional University (APU) … Read more

Heroin, Cash, and a Repeat Offender: Namsai Police Crack Down Hard on Drug Racket

Heroin, Cash, and a Repeat Offender: Namsai Police Crack Down Hard on Drug Racket

A quiet Sunday evening near the Circuit House in Namsai turned anything but ordinary on August 3, when police moved in and took down what they believe is an active drug trafficking network — netting four accused, suspected heroin, and tens of thousands of rupees in alleged dirty money. The Tip That Set It All … Read more

A Road to Nowhere: Arunachal Students Give Government 15 Days to Fix Strategic Border Highway or Face Protests

A Road to Nowhere: Arunachal Students Give Government 15 Days to Fix Strategic Border Highway or Face Protests

The potholes are getting deeper, the patience is running out — and now, student bodies in Arunachal Pradesh have had enough. “Not a Single Promise Kept Since Independence” Two prominent student organisations — the Basar Area Students Union (BASU) and Jigo Yegi Student Union — came together under a Joint Action Committee (JAC) on August … Read more

Earth Gave Way — A Vehicle Swallowed, A Road Gone, And Arunachal Once Again On Edge

A hillside didn’t just collapse on Tuesday morning — it swallowed a vehicle whole and cut off an entire stretch of one of Arunachal Pradesh’s most critical road links. A massive landslide struck the Seppa–Itanagar highway on August 4, burying a vehicle under a thick cascade of mud, rocks, and debris at Zero Block Point, … Read more

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