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

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

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

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

Arunachal’s Hidden Gem Glaw Lake Earns a Place on the World’s Wetland Map

A quiet lake nestled deep in the Eastern Himalayas has just made history — and honestly, it is the kind of news that deserves far more attention than it is getting. A First for the Land of the Rising Sun Glaw Lake in Arunachal Pradesh has officially been designated as India’s 101st Ramsar site, making … Read more

When the Government Stalled, the Youth Showed Up — Siji River Bridge Restored by Community Hands

When a bridge collapses in a remote foothill village, you don’t wait for a contractor. You pick up the tools yourself. That is exactly what happened in Likabali, Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Siang district, on Monday, August 3. A partially collapsed iron bridge over the Siji River near KN Resort — the only road link connecting … Read more

From Arunachal to the Americas: Biri Takar Wins Gold and Bronze at Brazil Para Badminton International 2026

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Thousands of miles from home, a young para shuttler from Arunachal Pradesh just put his state — and India — on the global map in the most emphatic way possible. Biri Takar, one of Arunachal Pradesh’s most promising para badminton players, returned from the Brazil Para Badminton International 2026 with not one but two medals … Read more

Arunachal Moves Nine Specialist Doctors Across State — And It’s About Time

Arunachal Moves Nine Specialist Doctors Across State — And It's About Time

In a state where getting a specialist doctor in a remote district hospital is sometimes harder than climbing a mountain, the Arunachal Pradesh government has made a decisive move. The Department of Health and Family Welfare issued an order on July 27, 2026, transferring nine specialist doctors to various district hospitals and community health centres … Read more

At 6 AM on a Frozen Peak, Two Women from Arunachal Proved the World Wrong

At 6 AM on a Frozen Peak, Two Women from Arunachal Proved the World WrongAt 6 AM on a Frozen Peak, Two Women from Arunachal Proved the World Wrong

At the crack of dawn on July 27, while most of us were still asleep, two women from Arunachal Pradesh stood on top of one of the most brutal mountains in the Indian Himalayas — and the moment deserves a lot more noise than it’s getting. Rising Above — Literally January Tali from Yingkiong in … Read more

Centre Throws Arunachal a Lifeline: Rs 44.55 Crore Released as Floods Batter the State

Centre Throws Arunachal a Lifeline: Rs 44.55 Crore Released as Floods Batter the State

When rivers rise and roads wash away, money matters. And this time, it came fast. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Sunday publicly thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah after the Central government approved the advance release of Rs 44.55 crore under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) for … Read more