Five Days of Rain Are Coming — Arunachal, Are You Ready?

If you had plans to travel across the hills this week, you might want to hold that thought. The India Meteorological Department has put out a five-day weather forecast for Arunachal Pradesh, and it is not painting a pretty picture — rain, thunderstorms, and more rain are on the way starting September 15. The IMD’s … Read more

Drums, Rituals, and a Blocked Road: Ugeng Villagers Draw a Line Against the Siang Project

A road was blocked. A traditional ritual was performed. And a message was sent — loud and clear. On September 14, residents of Ugeng village in Arunachal Pradesh came out in large numbers to physically stop vehicles from moving towards the Siang area, in what is the latest and most visible act of resistance against … Read more

A Boy Remembered a Number He Learned in Class — And It Led to an Arrest Within the Hour

Something remarkable happened in Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang district earlier this month, and it started not with a police patrol or a tip-off, but with a schoolboy who remembered a phone number. A minor girl had allegedly been lured by her 54-year-old neighbour — someone she likely knew and trusted — under the pretence of … Read more

Eight Days, One Bridge, and the Villages That Hold the Edge of India

It took one reckless truck driver, and suddenly some of India’s most remote villages were cut off from the world. It took the Army and BRO eight relentless days to bring them back. A critical Bailey bridge in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district — one that quietly holds together the lifeline of India’s easternmost frontier — … Read more

Retirement Didn’t Save Him: Arunachal’s ACB Nabs Ex-Forest Officer in Rs 31.93-Crore Scam

A badge and a pension don’t buy you immunity. Not in Arunachal Pradesh, at least not anymore. The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) of Arunachal Pradesh arrested Chukhu Loma, a retired Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), on September 13, in connection with an alleged misappropriation of Rs 31.93 crore in government funds — money meant for public use … Read more

“Age Is No Shield for Predators”: Women’s Body Speaks Out After 70-Year-Old Allegedly Assaulted in Dambuk

A 70-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in a quiet village in Arunachal Pradesh. And the silence that followed, the kind that often swallows such stories in remote corners of the Northeast, was broken this time — loudly. The Arunachal Pradesh Women’s Welfare Society (APWWS) has come out strongly condemning the reported assault of the … Read more

From the Hills to the Market: 16,000 Women in Arunachal Are Now Lakhpati Didis — and This Is Only the Beginning

There is a quiet revolution happening in the hills of Arunachal Pradesh. Not with protests or politics, but with skill, savings, and sheer determination — and over 16,000 women are already proof of it. Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein confirmed on Sunday that more than 16,000 women across the state have officially achieved ‘Lakhpati Didi’ … Read more

Chowna Mein Hails Modi’s BRICS Masterstroke: “A Moment of Immense Pride for Every Indian”

When world leaders walk out of a summit with a common agreement, that alone says something. When they do it under India’s watch — it says a whole lot more. Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein made exactly that point on Sunday, stepping forward to heap praise on Prime Minister Narendra Modi after BRICS … Read more

One Day, 202 Families: How Arunachal’s Lok Adalat Brought Justice Where Courts Couldn’t

For hundreds of families across Arunachal Pradesh, Saturday wasn’t just another day — it was the day a years-long dispute finally ended without a single lawyer’s fee draining them dry. The National Lok Adalat swept across the state on September 13, and when the day was done, 202 cases had been settled and over Rs … Read more

A 70-Year-Old Woman Was Just Walking Home From Her Fields. What Happened Next Is Unthinkable.

She had done it a thousand times before — walking back from her agricultural field in a remote village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Dibang Valley district, the kind of quiet, routine journey that marks the end of a long day’s work. But on September 9, that familiar walk home turned into a nightmare that no … Read more