After 21 Years in the Shadows, an NSCN-K (Angmai) Militant Walks Out and Surrenders in Longding

After 21 Years in the Shadows, an NSCN-K (Angmai) Militant Walks Out and Surrenders in Longding

He carried a gun for over two decades. On Saturday, he laid it down. A Village Boy Who Chose the Wrong Path Pongngoi Wangnowham is 37 years old. He is a resident of Kamkah village in Longding district, Arunachal Pradesh. And according to officials, he first joined the banned NSCN-K (Angmai) outfit back in 2005 … Read more

AAPSU Gives Minister Dukam a 12-Hour Ultimatum: Apologise or Face Our Wrath

AAPSU Gives Minister Dukam a 12-Hour Ultimatum: Apologise or Face Our Wrath

When a minister who’s supposed to lead the charge on reservation reform starts sounding like the opposition — people notice. And in Arunachal Pradesh, the students’ union has had enough. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) came out swinging on July 11, issuing a sharp public rebuke against Minister Nyato Dukam over his recent … Read more

Banking Can’t Stop at the City Gates: Arunachal Governor Pushes for Financial Access in Every Remote Village

Banking Can't Stop at the City Gates: Arunachal Governor Pushes for Financial Access in Every Remote Village

In a state where some villages are days away from the nearest town, getting a bank account shouldn’t feel like climbing a mountain — but for many in Arunachal Pradesh, it still does. Arunachal Pradesh Governor KT Parnaik made that reality the centre of his conversation on July 11 when he sat down with Arunachal … Read more

Arunachal Minister’s Honest Warning: The 80:20 Job Quota Could Collapse in Court

Arunachal Minister's Honest Warning: The 80:20 Job Quota Could Collapse in Court

A senior minister has admitted what many quietly feared — the state’s job reservation policy may not survive a legal challenge. And that admission has set off a storm. The Warning Nobody Wanted to Hear Arunachal Pradesh Industries and IPR Minister Nyato Dukam dropped a political bombshell on Friday when he openly cautioned that the … Read more

BRO Built a 180-Foot Bridge Where Even Reaching Was a Challenge

Most of us have never heard of Kurung Kumey. And honestly, that’s exactly the problem. Tucked deep inside Arunachal Pradesh, close to the Line of Actual Control, this district has always lived on the edges — not just geographically, but in terms of attention too. No proper roads, no reliable connectivity, and for the people … Read more