Map the Future: Arunachal Governor Says It’s Time GIS Runs the State — Not Just Guides It

Itanagar, August 6 — Governing a state like Arunachal Pradesh without serious geospatial intelligence is, frankly, like trying to navigate its deep valleys and high passes in the dark. Governor KT Parnaik said as much — though more diplomatically — when he took the stage at the ‘Geo Vision Itanagar’ seminar on Thursday. A Bold … Read more

Delhi Sends a Signal: JP Nadda Walks Into Flood-Ravaged Keyi Panyor, Promises Centre Won’t Look Away

When the floodwaters hit Keyi Panyor, they didn’t just wash away homes — they swallowed livelihoods, memories, and in some cases, lives. On August 6, one of India’s most powerful political figures showed up to see the damage for himself. A High-Level Visit That Mattered Union Health Minister and BJP National President J.P. Nadda landed … Read more

Boulders Don’t Wait — An Assam Worker Lost His Life at Arunachal’s Parsi Parlo Hydropower Site

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

Soldiers Face to Face on the Border — Fresh India-China Standoff Claims Shake Arunachal Again

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

Arunachal Pradesh Is About to Put India’s Wildest Rivers on Asia’s Sporting Map

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

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

Heroin, Cash, and a Repeat Offender: Namsai Police Crack Down Hard on Drug Racket

Heroin, Cash, and a Repeat Offender: Namsai Police Crack Down Hard on Drug Racket

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

A Road to Nowhere: Arunachal Students Give Government 15 Days to Fix Strategic Border Highway or Face Protests

A Road to Nowhere: Arunachal Students Give Government 15 Days to Fix Strategic Border Highway or Face Protests

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

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