He Kept the Lights On for 38 Years. A Faulty Pole in the Dark Took His Life.

There is something quietly devastating about the way Baramdeo Pandit died — alone, high up on an electricity pole, in the middle of a Sunday night, trying to restore power to villages that probably didn’t even know he was out there. The 57-year-old electrician, posted at the Mebo Power Sub-Station in Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang … Read more

Colours, Drums and Ceremony: Vice President Radhakrishnan Lands in Itanagar for a Two-Day Visit

The drumbeats were already in the air long before the official motorcade rolled through Itanagar. On September 8, Vice President of India C. P. Radhakrishnan touched down at Donyi Polo Airport in Hollongi for a two-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh — a state that rarely misses a chance to remind visitors just how extraordinary it … Read more

Over 1,600 Young Dreams Walk Into JNC Pasighat — And the College Is Ready for Them

There’s something quietly electric about the first day of college. The unfamiliar faces, the nervous laughter, the feeling that your life is about to change — and you’re not entirely sure how. On September 8, Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNC) in Pasighat tried to make that moment count, welcoming no fewer than 1,674 freshers at its … Read more

Fifty Years of Democracy in the Hills: Arunachal Assembly Marks a Half-Century with a Session Worth Remembering

It’s not every day that a state pauses to look back at its own history — and this time, Arunachal Pradesh did it from inside its own assembly hall. On September 8, the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly convened its seventh special session of the eighth Assembly in Itanagar, and the occasion could not have been … Read more

“Stop the Noise”: Arunachal Ministers Shut Down Leadership Change Rumours, Back Pema Khandu

The whispers were getting louder. Talk of a possible leadership shake-up in Arunachal Pradesh had been making rounds — in political corridors, on social media, and wherever opposition voices gathered. But on Tuesday, two senior figures from the ruling BJP decided they had heard enough. Arunachal Pradesh Minister for Sports, Law & Justice and SJETA, … Read more

Arunachal’s Assembly Didn’t Waste a Single Minute — Three Big Bills Passed on Day One of Special Session

The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly got straight down to business on Monday, passing three significant bills on the very first day of its Seventh Special Session — legislation that touches everything from small businesses on the ground to fire engines racing down the road to the land being planned around the state’s airports. Three bills … Read more

Man Nabbed in Itanagar for Molesting Minor Girl, Booked Under POCSO

A child’s safety was violated. And this time, at least, the law caught up fast. A man has been arrested in Arunachal Pradesh’s capital Itanagar in connection with the alleged sexual molestation of a minor girl, police confirmed on Monday. The arrest, which took place roughly a week ago, has sent a clear signal that … Read more

An Empty Chair and a Full Legacy: Arunachal Assembly Bids Farewell to Talong Taggu

He was a soldier before he was a politician, and a people’s man long after he stopped being either. On Tuesday, the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly paused its regular proceedings to honour the memory of former MLA Talong Taggu — a man whose life reads like a quiet chapter from the state’s founding story. Taggu … Read more

Sagalee Shuts Down: Students Force a Town to a Standstill Demanding Basic Rights

Life came to an abrupt halt in Sagalee on Tuesday as the All Sagalee Students’ Union (ASSU) threw a 24-hour bandh across the constituency — and this time, they weren’t taking no for an answer. The ASSU called for the shutdown in Sagalee, tucked within Arunachal Pradesh’s Papum Pare district, demanding immediate action on a … Read more

Arunachal Hits the Brakes on New Private Schools — And the Reason Is Long Overdue

No new private school is getting the government’s nod in Arunachal Pradesh. Not now. Not until the rules catch up with reality. That was the clear message from Education Minister Passang Dorjee Sona on Monday when he addressed the first foundation day-cum-scholars’ meet of the Rajiv Gandhi University Research Scholars’ Forum near Itanagar. In what … Read more