He had just finished performing. That should have been the end of it — music, a crowd, a good night, a drive home. Instead, Sikkim-based rapper Ugen Namgyal Bhutia, known widely as UNB, was allegedly hunted down on an empty stretch of road in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Dibang Valley district on Monday evening, beaten with … Read more
ITANAGAR, September 20, 2026: Classes have come to a standstill at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Itanagar, after students alleged that several of their peers and a faculty member were assaulted by local individuals, triggering an ongoing “academic halt” on campus. The Students’ Council said the protest began on September 17 and … Read more
When students at the Film and Television Institute of India in Itanagar stepped out for a routine academic assignment last Tuesday evening, none of them expected the night to end in blood and bruises. But that is exactly what happened — and now, the institute has ground to a complete halt. On the evening of … Read more
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
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
