Arunachal Is Drowning — Over 1 Lakh Families Hit, 85,000 Hectares of Crops Gone, and Delhi Needs to Wake Up

Arunachal Is Drowning — Over 1 Lakh Families Hit, 85,000 Hectares of Crops Gone, and Delhi Needs to Wake Up

One lakh families. Let that number sink in for a moment. That is not a statistic — that is villages wiped out, harvests destroyed, and lives turned upside down. Arunachal Pradesh is in the grip of one of its worst flood crises in recent memory, and on Monday, Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak stood before … Read more

When Floods Hit, the Nyishi Elite Society Showed Up — With ₹5 Lakh and No Hesitation

When Floods Hit, the Nyishi Elite Society Showed Up — With ₹5 Lakh and No Hesitation

When floodwaters swept through the Hoj-Dakte villages of Papum Pare, homes were lost and families were left scrambling. Days later, one of Arunachal Pradesh’s most prominent community organisations made sure those families knew they weren’t alone. A Community Steps Forward The Nyishi Elite Society (NES) on Tuesday, July 14, donated Rs 5 lakh to support … Read more

Three Boys Went to the River for a Bath. Two Have Come Back Dead. One Is Still Out There.

Three Boys Went to the River for a Bath. Two Have Come Back Dead. One Is Still Out There.

It started as an ordinary Saturday afternoon. Three young schoolboys, hostel students in Deomali, had been given permission to step out for haircuts. Instead, they ended up at the Chatjo River. By sundown, one was already gone. By Monday, a second body had been pulled from the current. And somewhere downstream, 12-year-old Phosam Wangno is … Read more

Two Schoolboys Swallowed by a River They Shouldn’t Have Been Near — Arunachal Races Against Time

Two Schoolboys Swallowed by a River They Shouldn't Have Been Near — Arunachal Races Against Time

A Saturday afternoon that began with a haircut errand turned into every parent’s worst nightmare. Two young boys are still missing somewhere in the swirling currents of Arunachal Pradesh’s Chatjo River, and the clock is not on anyone’s side. When a River Permission Became a Fatal Detour Three hostel students from a school in Deomali, … Read more

Parsi Parlo Goes Under: Kumey River Swallows Arunachal’s China-Border Town, Only Road to District HQ Snapped

Parsi Parlo Goes Under: Kumey River Swallows Arunachal's China-Border Town, Only Road to District HQ Snapped

The Kumey River doesn’t ask for permission. It just rises — and right now, it has swallowed an entire border town whole. A Town Sinking Fast Parsi Parlo, a remote border town in Kurung Kumey district sitting right along the Indo-China boundary, is currently submerged. Days of relentless monsoon downpours have pushed the Kumey River … Read more

Minister Dukam Blinks First: U-Turn on 80:20 Reservation Remarks After AAPSU Fires Back

Minister Dukam Blinks First: U-Turn on 80:20 Reservation Remarks After AAPSU Fires Back

A minister walks back his own words. And in Arunachal Pradesh, that alone tells you everything about who holds the real pressure in this reservation battle. The Remark That Started It All Arunachal Pradesh Minister Nyato Dukam found himself in deep political water after making comments on the state’s highly sensitive 80:20 reservation ratio — … Read more

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

Arunachal’s Food Park Dream Is Finally Waking Up — And It’s Bigger Than You Think

Arunachal's Food Park Dream Is Finally Waking Up — And It's Bigger Than You Think

Seven years, a pandemic, forest clearance battles, and bureaucratic delays — yet here it stands. The Rongoge Mega Food Park near Banderdewa is open for business, and Arunachal Pradesh may never look at agriculture the same way again. The Day the Doors Opened On July 11, Arunachal Pradesh Industries Minister Nyato Dukam officially inaugurated the … 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