Arunachal Governor Sits Down With Army’s 4 Corps Chief — And Border Security Was the Only Agenda

Arunachal Governor Sits Down With Army's 4 Corps Chief — And Border Security Was the Only Agenda

When the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh calls in the General Officer Commanding of one of India’s most strategically positioned Army corps for a face-to-face meeting, you know the conversation isn’t about small talk. On Monday, July 6, Governor K. T. Parnaik met Lt Gen Neeraj Shukla, GOC of the 4 Corps, at the Lok Bhavan … Read more

91 Years of Wisdom — Arunachal Joins the World in Celebrating the Dalai Lama’s Birthday

91 Years of Wisdom — Arunachal Joins the World in Celebrating the Dalai Lama's Birthday

Ninety-one years old, and the world still listens. On Monday, July 6, Arunachal Pradesh’s top leaders paused their political schedules to do something quietly meaningful — wish the 14th Dalai Lama a happy birthday. Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein both took to social media to send their greetings to the … Read more

When an MP Walks In, Not for a Photo-Op, But With Mattresses and a Promise

When an MP Walks In, Not for a Photo-Op, But With Mattresses and a Promise

A Rajya Sabha MP showed up at a children’s home in Ziro — not with a bunch of cameras and empty speeches, but with blankets, fruits, and what seemed like a genuine heart. A Quiet Corner of Ziro That Needed Attention Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak visited the Mothers Home-cum-Achukuru Children’s Home in Ziro on … Read more

Villages Pick Up Shovels — Mebo’s Green Mission Shows How Real Change Happens From the Ground Up

Villages Pick Up Shovels — Mebo's Green Mission Shows How Real Change Happens From the Ground Up

When politicians and locals show up together with saplings in hand, you know something different is going on. On Sunday, July 5, Mebo MLA Oken Tayeng didn’t just give a speech about the environment — he led one of the most visible plantation drives East Siang district has seen this season, heading deep into Ayeng … Read more

Drums, Dances and Divine Prayers — Arunachal’s Dree Festival Puts Apatani Culture in the Spotlight

Drums, Dances and Divine Prayers — Arunachal's Dree Festival Puts Apatani Culture in the Spotlight

When an entire valley stops to pray for rain and rice, you know it’s not just a festival — it’s a way of life. The Apatani community came alive across Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday, July 5, as the annual Dree Festival was celebrated with stunning cultural energy and deep-rooted devotion. The biggest gatherings lit up … Read more

CM Pema Khandu Joins Dree Celebrations, Prays for Rain, Crops and Prosperity Across Arunachal

CM Pema Khandu Joins Dree Celebrations, Prays for Rain, Crops and Prosperity Across Arunachal

The Ziro Valley is alive with prayer and festivity — and this time, the Chief Minister’s voice rang out the loudest. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Sunday extended his heartfelt greetings to the Apatani community on the occasion of the Dree Festival, one of the most deeply rooted agricultural celebrations in the Northeast. … Read more

Pema Khandu Remembers Swami Vivekananda — “The Man Who Gave India Back Its Confidence”

Pema Khandu Remembers Swami Vivekananda — "The Man Who Gave India Back Its Confidence"

On Vivekananda’s death anniversary, Arunachal Pradesh’s top leadership paused to remember a monk who changed how the world saw India — and why that still matters today. There’s something quietly powerful about a sitting Chief Minister taking a moment, in the middle of governing a complex frontier state, to bow before a 19th-century monk. That’s … Read more

When Roads Disappear, the Sky Becomes the Only Road — Arunachal Airlifts Hope to Flood-Stranded Villages

Twelve villages. No bridges. No road. And a helicopter carrying the last line of hope. That’s the ground reality in Lower Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh right now, where flash floods and massive landslides triggered by heavy rainfall have cut off remote communities from the rest of the state. The Arunachal Pradesh government didn’t wait … Read more

One Rule for All Won’t Work Here — Arunachal’s Ojing Tasing Tells Centre

When a state has villages tucked between mountain ridges with no roads and barely any connectivity, governance can’t be copy-pasted from a policy handbook. Arunachal Pradesh’s Panchayati Raj Minister Ojing Tasing made that exact point — and he didn’t mince words. A Voice from the Hills at a National Table On July 3, Tasing stood … Read more

She Threw Stones. He Ran. Now He’s Behind Bars — The Nirjuli Stalking Case That Shook Arunachal

She Threw Stones. He Ran. Now He's Behind Bars — The Nirjuli Stalking Case That Shook Arunachal

A young woman was just going to her computer class. She never expected that morning to turn into something she’d have to fight her way out of — literally. The Incident That Nobody Forgot It was June 9. The woman was walking through Rayo Colony in Nirjuli, Arunachal Pradesh, headed to her computer classes — … Read more