A dream job abroad shouldn’t turn into a nightmare. But for many young people across Arunachal Pradesh scrolling through social media late at night, it very easily could. Kesang, a native of Dirang Circle in West Kameng district who is currently living and working in Dubai, has come forward with a stark warning — one … Read more
Violence is never the answer — and Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu made that crystal clear on Sunday when he stepped in to address the unrest brewing in Changlang district over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Khandu directly appealed to students, youth, and residents of the district to calm down, respect the … Read more
For a hospital that sees hundreds of patients walk through its doors every day, not having a blood bank on-site is the kind of gap that costs lives. That gap is now on its way to being filled. On Saturday, Arunachal Pradesh Health and Family Welfare Minister Biyuram Wahge, joined by Namsai MLA Zingnu Namchoom, … Read more
The orders were clear. The deadline was firm. And yet, as dawn broke over Leparada on Sunday, the Galo Youth Organisation’s 12-hour bandh was already underway — burning tyres, boulders, and hundreds of volunteers holding their ground across the district. The shutdown, called by the Galo Youth Organisation (GYO), kicked off at 5 am and … Read more
Bottles of whisky sitting in shops just metres from a school gate. Tobacco being sold where children walk every day. It sounds like something that shouldn’t be happening — and yet, when a joint enforcement team swept through Yupia and Tigdo on September 4, that’s exactly what they found. The inspection drive, led by Trade … Read more
Golf in Arunachal Pradesh has quietly been producing results that deserve far more attention than they have received. Now, the people responsible for growing the sport in the state have finally sat down to make sure that changes. On September 4, the Executive Body of the Arunachal Golf Association (AGA) convened at the Arunachal Olympic … Read more
A verification exercise meant to clean up voter rolls turned ugly in Changlang district — and now Arunachal’s most prominent student body is speaking out. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) stepped forward on Friday to set the record straight about what its members were doing at the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing in … Read more
He ran. He crossed state lines. But he couldn’t run far enough. A man with a known criminal history, wanted for the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a minor girl from Arunachal Pradesh’s remote Shi-Yomi district, has been arrested — caught in neighbouring Assam in what police are calling a successful inter-state joint operation. … Read more
The tension was already simmering. Then it boiled over. Following a violent flare-up at Bordumsa in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district, the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has issued a sharp warning to the Chakma community — and the clock is already ticking. The powerful student body announced on Friday, September 4, that it will … Read more
The BJP’s youth machinery made its presence felt in one of Arunachal Pradesh’s younger districts — and it came with a clear message: organise, connect, and grow. The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Pakke-Kessang district unit held a one-day ‘Samvaad & Samanvay Baithak’ — a dialogue and coordination meeting — on September 4 in Pakke-Kessang. … Read more
