A man left home for work. He never came back. That is the devastating reality facing the family of Nobin Doley, a labourer from Dhemaji district in Assam, who was killed Tuesday afternoon when a sudden landslide tore through a hydroelectric project site deep inside Arunachal Pradesh’s Kurung Kumey district. A Routine Afternoon Turned Fatal … Read more
Photos and videos are circulating. Timestamps point to late July. And yet, as of now, not a single official has confirmed what happened on that remote stretch of the Arunachal border. Fresh claims of a face-off between the Indian Army and China’s People’s Liberation Army have emerged from the Taksing Circle in Upper Subansiri district … Read more
Boleng is getting ready for something it has never seen before — and the whole continent will be watching. Arunachal Pradesh is set to host the 2026 Asian Rafting Championships in Boleng, Siang district, from October 5 to 9. Chief Minister Pema Khandu made the announcement on August 6 after chairing a high-level preparatory meeting … Read more
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
A quiet Sunday evening near the Circuit House in Namsai turned anything but ordinary on August 3, when police moved in and took down what they believe is an active drug trafficking network — netting four accused, suspected heroin, and tens of thousands of rupees in alleged dirty money. The Tip That Set It All … Read more
The potholes are getting deeper, the patience is running out — and now, student bodies in Arunachal Pradesh have had enough. “Not a Single Promise Kept Since Independence” Two prominent student organisations — the Basar Area Students Union (BASU) and Jigo Yegi Student Union — came together under a Joint Action Committee (JAC) on August … Read more
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
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
A 23-year-old man thought he could slip through the night undetected. He didn’t count on Banderdewa Police waiting for him. In the late hours of August 2, just before midnight, Arunachal Pradesh Police intercepted Rohit Borah — a resident of Lakhimpur district in Assam — at 11:49 PM near Banderdewa. What they found during a … Read more
On a Sunday morning in Chandranagar, while most of the city was still asleep, a group of volunteers was already knee-deep in the fight to save a dying river. A River Gasping for Help The Yagamso river, running through the heart of Arunachal Pradesh’s capital Itanagar, has long been on the receiving end of the … Read more
