3,000 Kilograms of Filth Pulled Out of the Yamaso — And That’s Just One Day’s Work

3,000 Kilograms of Filth Pulled Out of the Yamaso — And That's Just One Day's Work

It took a group of determined volunteers just one day to pull out what years of civic neglect had dumped into the Yamaso river. The number says it all — 3,000 kilograms of waste, gone. On World Nature Conservation Day, the Youth Mission for Clean River (YMCR), along with the Abralow Memorial Multipurpose Society and … Read more

When the Government Comes to You: Arunachal Minister Ojing Tasing Takes Governance Down to the Roots

When the Government Comes to You: Arunachal Minister Ojing Tasing Takes Governance Down to the Roots

Real change doesn’t happen in Itanagar. It happens in the villages — and that’s exactly the point Arunachal Pradesh Minister Ojing Tasing drove home this week in Pasighat. A Room Full of People Who Actually Matter On Tuesday, July 28, Minister for Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Ojing Tasing addressed a one-day orientation programme held … Read more

Shots Fired, Peace Sought: Arunachal Minister Breaks Silence on Assam Border Tensions

Shots Fired, Peace Sought: Arunachal Minister Breaks Silence on Assam Border Tensions

Fifty rounds. No injuries. But a wound that’s been festering for decades. That’s the reality on the Assam-Arunachal border, and Home Minister Mama Natung finally stepped up to address it on July 28. What Sparked the Latest Flashpoint It started on July 15. In Sango village under the Tarasso area of Papum Pare district, things … Read more

Trapped in a River With No Warning: J&K Worker Rescued After Cloudburst Sends Arunachal’s Kush River Into a Sudden Rage

Trapped in a River With No Warning: J&K Worker Rescued After Cloudburst Sends Arunachal's Kush River Into a Sudden Rage

The sky was clear. No rain, no thunder — and yet within minutes, the river turned deadly. On July 28, a worker from Jammu & Kashmir narrowly escaped death in Arunachal Pradesh’s remote Kurung Kumey district, after a sudden flash surge on the Kush River left him stranded mid-stream with no way out. The clock … Read more

Bike Thieves Busted in Nirjuli: Police Crack Down Hard, Recover 11 Two-Wheelers and Arrest Six — Including Two Minors

Bike Thieves Busted in Nirjuli: Police Crack Down Hard, Recover 11 Two-Wheelers and Arrest Six — Including Two Minors

Eleven stolen bikes. Six arrests. And a reminder that Itanagar’s streets are being watched. In what looks like a significant win for law enforcement in the capital region, Arunachal Pradesh Police on Monday announced the arrest of six individuals — including two children — in connection with a vehicle theft racket operating in and around … Read more

“China Doesn’t Dare Cross Even an Inch” — Arunachal’s Home Minister Fires Back at Encroachment Rumours

"China Doesn't Dare Cross Even an Inch" — Arunachal's Home Minister Fires Back at Encroachment Rumours

On Kargil Vijay Diwas, Mama Natung drew a line — and dared anyone to question which side of it India stands on. While the nation was honouring its Kargil heroes on July 26, Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Mama Natung stepped up to address a different kind of battle — the one being fought on social … Read more

When a Music Album Becomes a Cultural Statement: Arunachal’s Apatani Album Ajin Nimi Kalyadu Takes Centre Stage

When a Music Album Becomes a Cultural Statement: Arunachal's Apatani Album Ajin Nimi Kalyadu Takes Centre Stage

Itanagar, July 26 — In a state where 26 major tribes and over a hundred sub-tribes carry centuries of living tradition, one music album just became so much more than songs on a screen. A Launch That Meant Business Arunachal Pradesh BJP president Kaling Moyong on Sunday, July 26, launched the Apatani Dree Festival music … Read more

When Duty Meets the Mountains: Arunachal CM Salutes 2/9 Gorkha Rifles for 33 Months of Silence and Service in Tawang

When Duty Meets the Mountains: Arunachal CM Salutes 2/9 Gorkha Rifles for 33 Months of Silence and Service in Tawang

Three winters. Bone-chilling altitudes. And a commitment that never wavered. That’s the story of the 2/9 Gorkha Rifles, and Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu made sure the world heard it. A Salute Well Earned CM Pema Khandu publicly honoured the 2/9 Gorkha Rifles as the battalion concluded its deployment of over 33 months in … Read more

“Assam Is Our Elder Brother”: Arunachal Minister Mama Natung Reaches Across the Border With a Message of Peace

"Assam Is Our Elder Brother": Arunachal Minister Mama Natung Reaches Across the Border With a Message of Peace

There’s something quietly powerful about a minister choosing the language of family over the language of dispute. Amid renewed tensions along the Arunachal Pradesh–Assam border, state Home and Border Affairs Minister Mama Natung stood up on July 26 and said something most politicians wouldn’t dare — that Assam is the “elder brother,” and Arunachal, like … Read more

India Just Fired a Message to the Sky — And Arunachal’s CM Was First to Salute It

India Just Fired a Message to the Sky — And Arunachal's CM Was First to Salute It

India didn’t just test a missile. It tested a belief — that this country can build its own shield against the threats that fly above it. A Historic Moment in the Skies On July 25, 2026, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the maiden flight test of ‘Kusha’ — India’s indigenous Long-Range … Read more