National Award-Winning Filmmaker Dominic Sangma Beaten With Bamboo Sticks in Arunachal — Two Nabbed

He was just out for an evening walk. That’s all. And yet, by the time the sun had fully set along the Jollang-Rakap road on the outskirts of Itanagar, National Award-winning filmmaker Dominic Sangma was on the receiving end of bamboo sticks wielded by two men in a drunken rage. Police confirmed on September 18 … Read more

Before the Music Starts, Arunachal Gets Its Highway in Order

With thousands of festivalgoers about to descend on Ziro Valley, the administration isn’t leaving anything to chance — not even the roadside dhabas. The Keyi Panyor district administration swung into action on September 18, launching a joint awareness-cum-inspection drive along NH-13, covering the stretch from Potin to Yachuli. The move is part of a wider … Read more

Congress Turns Modi’s Own Words Against Him Over Arunachal CM’s CBI Controversy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi once built his political brand on a single, punchy promise — “Na khaunga, na khane dunga.” I won’t steal, and I won’t let others steal. On Thursday, Congress took that very slogan and threw it right back at him. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh took to X on September 18, firing … Read more

The Siang Is Swallowing Mebo — And Farmers Are Running Out of Time

The river doesn’t wait. And for the farming families of Mebo subdivision, that brutal truth has never felt more real. Severe erosion by the Siang river at the Borguli portion in East Siang district has taken an alarming turn, devouring several acres of wetland cultivation and leaving local farmers staring at the ruins of a … Read more

Mebo’s Youth Finally Have a Unified Voice — And They Mean Business

The Mebo area of East Siang finally has something it has long needed — a formal, unified platform where its young people can speak in one voice. On September 18, the Mebo Area Yameng Kebang, or MAYK, was officially constituted, bringing together youth representatives from villages spanning the stretch from Bodak to Mer and Sigar … Read more

Rights Group Stands With Siang Communities: “Protect Our Ancestral Land”

A human rights organisation has done something that rarely happens in Arunachal Pradesh’s development debates — it has openly sided with the people over the project. The Human Rights of Arunachal (HRA) on Thursday threw its weight behind the ongoing protests against the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), calling on the state government to … Read more

National Award-Winning Filmmaker Beaten in Itanagar for Standing Up Against Student Harassment

He didn’t look away. He stepped in. And that act of courage cost him dearly. National Award-winning filmmaker Dominic Sangma was allegedly assaulted by two men near Rakap village in Itanagar on Wednesday evening — not because he provoked anyone, not because of a personal dispute, but simply because he chose to intervene when students … Read more

CM Pema Khandu Picks Up a Broom — And Sends a Message Bigger Than Cleanliness

When the Chief Minister of a state walks into a government school, rolls up his sleeves, and joins students in sweeping the grounds, it is hard not to stop and take notice. That is exactly what Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu did on Wednesday, September 17, showing up at Mallo Tarin Government Higher Secondary … Read more