For communities tucked into the hills of Changlang district, reliable electricity has long been more of a hope than a guarantee — that equation may finally be shifting. Arunachal Pradesh took a significant step toward powering up its remote corners on July 29, as the state commissioned the 132 kV Miao-Namsai transmission line — a … Read more
When a human rights organisation tells a state government to pause and reconsider, it’s time to pay attention. The Human Rights of Arunachal, better known as HRA, has thrown its weight behind the Adi community’s growing resistance to the proposed mega hydropower projects along the Siang river belt. In a formal statement issued on Sunday, … Read more
Border villages are watching. Funds are sitting unused. And Arunachal’s Deputy CM just made it very clear — that stops now. Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein called a marathon review meeting at the Civil Secretariat in Itanagar on July 16, taking stock of the physical and financial progress of some of the most critical centrally-sponsored … Read more
Announcements on paper mean nothing if the ground doesn’t see the change. Arunachal Pradesh’s Deputy CM made that crystal clear on Thursday. No More Delays on the Budget Front Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein didn’t mince words at a high-level review meeting on July 16. Chairing the meeting, Mein — who also holds the finance … Read more
Sitting on a Rs 36,607-crore budget and watching it collect dust was never going to be an option — and Chowna Mein made that crystal clear. The Man with Two Hats Means Business Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, who also holds the finance portfolio, called departments to account on Wednesday in a pointed … Read more
Deep in the valleys of Arunachal Pradesh, where the forests still breathe without interruption, two tiny creatures have quietly rewritten the record books. Scientists have discovered two entirely new species of solitary bees in Siang Valley — and honestly, it’s the kind of news that makes you stop and think about how much of our … Read more
Deep inside the mist-covered forests of Lower Dibang Valley, researchers quietly made history. They found something brand new — a flowering plant no scientist had ever formally documented before. And they gave it a name that will now live forever in botanical records: Ophiorrhiza chownai. A Name Born in the Forests of Arunachal The newly … Read more
Arunachal Pradesh’s Deputy CM wasn’t just planting trees at Van Mahotsav. He was planting a message the state really needs to hear. At the Van Mahotsav celebrations in Itanagar on July 6, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein delivered a speech that felt less like a political address and more like a heartfelt conversation with his … Read more
Student politics and mainstream party politics have always had a complicated relationship in Arunachal Pradesh. But on Monday, that line got a lot blurrier — and the BJP is clearly not complaining. A Room Full of Big Names Several former leaders of the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) officially joined the BJP on July … Read more
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
