Northeast’s Child Rights Convention Could Define the Next Two Decades of Policy — And That’s Not an Exaggeration

Northeast's Child Rights Convention Could Define the Next Two Decades of Policy — And That's Not an Exaggeration

A two-day gathering in Itanagar just ended, and the people in that room say what happened there will echo for the next 20 years. The Kalawangpo Convention Hall in Itanagar saw something meaningful wrap up on August 1 — the Regional Convention of State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights, organised by the Arunachal Pradesh … Read more

“Speeches Don’t Protect Children” — Pema Khandu’s No-Nonsense Stand at Northeast’s Landmark Child Rights Convention

"Speeches Don't Protect Children" — Pema Khandu's No-Nonsense Stand at Northeast's Landmark Child Rights Convention

Words are cheap. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu made that very clear on July 31 when he walked into a room full of child rights officials and told them, plainly, that none of what they were doing would matter unless children actually got saved. A Historic First for the Northeast The first-ever North East … Read more

North East’s Children Are Under Threat — And Pema Khandu Just Called Out the Silence

North East's Children Are Under Threat — And Pema Khandu Just Called Out the Silence

The mountains of Tawang became the backdrop for something long overdue — a frank, urgent conversation about the children of North East India who are slipping through the cracks of a system that has, for too long, been working in isolation. A Historic First — And a Wake-Up Call Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu … Read more

A Hospital Wall That Now Fights for Children’s Safety — TRIHMS Gets a Bold New LED Display

A Hospital Wall That Now Fights for Children's Safety — TRIHMS Gets a Bold New LED Display

Every day, thousands of people walk through the doors of TRIHMS in Naharlagun — patients, families, attendants — all caught up in their own worries. Now, there’s something on the wall that wants their attention for a very different reason. A Screen With a Purpose On July 29, the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department … Read more

A 15-Year-Old Girl Died. Seven Months Later, the CBI Has Finally Walked In.

A 15-Year-Old Girl Died. Seven Months Later, the CBI Has Finally Walked In.

The death of a teenage girl who was working as a domestic help in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Dibang Valley is no longer just a local matter — it has reached the desks of India’s top investigative agency. And as the CBI digs in, a disturbing second layer is beginning to surface: allegations that someone tried … Read more