Mebo’s Youth Finally Have a Unified Voice — And They Mean Business

The Mebo area of East Siang finally has something it has long needed — a formal, unified platform where its young people can speak in one voice. On September 18, the Mebo Area Yameng Kebang, or MAYK, was officially constituted, bringing together youth representatives from villages spanning the stretch from Bodak to Mer and Sigar … Read more

“She Spoke Fearlessly for Our Land” — Arunachal Youth Group Rallies Behind Activist Bhanu Tatak as CBI Case Draws Outrage

When the Central Bureau of Investigation registered a case against Arunachal Pradesh lawyer and environmental activist Bhanu Tatak last month, many expected the community she had spent years defending to stay quiet. They were wrong. The Siang Indigenous Farmers’ Forum Youth Wing (SIFFYW) came out swinging on September 16, issuing a sharp condemnation of the … Read more

A Historian at the Helm: Prof. Ashan Riddi Takes Charge as APU Vice-Chancellor

After months of sitting vacant, the top academic chair at Arunachal Pradesh University finally has someone in it — and his story is worth telling. Professor Ashan Riddi has been officially appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Arunachal Pradesh University (APU), situated in Pasighat, the scenic headquarters of East Siang district. The announcement came on September … Read more

Five Days of Rain Are Coming — Arunachal, Are You Ready?

If you had plans to travel across the hills this week, you might want to hold that thought. The India Meteorological Department has put out a five-day weather forecast for Arunachal Pradesh, and it is not painting a pretty picture — rain, thunderstorms, and more rain are on the way starting September 15. The IMD’s … Read more

“Age Is No Shield for Predators”: Women’s Body Speaks Out After 70-Year-Old Allegedly Assaulted in Dambuk

A 70-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in a quiet village in Arunachal Pradesh. And the silence that followed, the kind that often swallows such stories in remote corners of the Northeast, was broken this time — loudly. The Arunachal Pradesh Women’s Welfare Society (APWWS) has come out strongly condemning the reported assault of the … Read more

A 70-Year-Old Woman Was Just Walking Home From Her Fields. What Happened Next Is Unthinkable.

She had done it a thousand times before — walking back from her agricultural field in a remote village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Dibang Valley district, the kind of quiet, routine journey that marks the end of a long day’s work. But on September 9, that familiar walk home turned into a nightmare that no … Read more

From the Himalayan Foothills to Thailand: Arunachal’s Vice Chancellor Takes Centre Stage at Global Leadership Awards

When Prof. Dr. Prakash Divakaran walked up to the podium at the Thailand International Leadership Award 2026, he was carrying more than just his own credentials — he was carrying the name of Arunachal Pradesh into a room full of the world’s achievers. The Vice Chancellor of Himalayan University, Itanagar, represented India at this prestigious … Read more

When a 133-Year-Old Speech Still Has Something to Say to the World

September 11 carries a lot of weight. For most people, the date immediately evokes a very different kind of memory. But in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday, Chief Minister Pema Khandu reminded everyone that this date also belongs to something quietly profound — a young monk from India who walked into a hall in Chicago in … Read more

A Map Cannot Erase History: Arunachal Congress Fires Back at UN Over Misleading Depiction

A world map should show the world as it is — not as someone wishes it were. That’s the message the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee sent loud and clear on Wednesday, September 10, when it took a firm and unambiguous stand against the way a recently released United Nations world map depicts the state. APCC … Read more

Pema Khandu’s Promise to Arunachal’s Government Schools Is Personal — and He Wants Everyone to Know It

The Chief Minister didn’t just show up to hand out awards. He showed up as a former government school student who still remembers what it felt like to sit in those classrooms. Itanagar, September 10 — There was a moment at Wednesday’s Golden Jubilee Meritorious Students’ Awards ceremony that stood out from the usual applause … Read more