Government Comes Knocking: Seva Sankalp Abhiyan Reaches the Villages of Namsing

For once, villagers in Arunachal’s East Siang didn’t have to travel miles to get a government certificate — the government came to them. On September 29, residents of Namsing Circle and surrounding areas under Mebo Sub-Division got something that rural communities across the Northeast rarely see — a full spread of government services, right at … Read more

Young Minds from Roing Conquer Arunachal’s Toughest Quiz Stage

Two students from a small town in Lower Dibang Valley just beat out the entire state — and they did it convincingly. Shayon Ghosh and Regainlu Kri of Global Valley School, Roing walked away as the undisputed champions of Battle of Minds 3.0, Arunachal Pradesh’s statewide inter-district quiz championship, after dominating the grand finale held … Read more

The Siang Is Swallowing Mebo — And Farmers Are Running Out of Time

The river doesn’t wait. And for the farming families of Mebo subdivision, that brutal truth has never felt more real. Severe erosion by the Siang river at the Borguli portion in East Siang district has taken an alarming turn, devouring several acres of wetland cultivation and leaving local farmers staring at the ruins of a … Read more

Mebo’s Youth Finally Have a Unified Voice — And They Mean Business

The Mebo area of East Siang finally has something it has long needed — a formal, unified platform where its young people can speak in one voice. On September 18, the Mebo Area Yameng Kebang, or MAYK, was officially constituted, bringing together youth representatives from villages spanning the stretch from Bodak to Mer and Sigar … Read more

A Historian at the Helm: Prof. Ashan Riddi Takes Charge as APU Vice-Chancellor

After months of sitting vacant, the top academic chair at Arunachal Pradesh University finally has someone in it — and his story is worth telling. Professor Ashan Riddi has been officially appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of Arunachal Pradesh University (APU), situated in Pasighat, the scenic headquarters of East Siang district. The announcement came on September … 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

Rain Couldn’t Stop Them: 209 Runners Hit Pasighat Streets to Honour 150 Years of Vande Mataram

Early Sunday morning in Pasighat, the streets were still wet. The clouds hadn’t quite made up their minds. And yet, at exactly 5:45 am, 209 people showed up at Gandhi Chowk — ready to run. That kind of turnout, drizzle and all, says something. The Arunachal Pradesh University (APU) organised a 5.5-kilometre mini marathon on … Read more

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

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

East Siang Tear Upper Siang Apart 6-0 as Tadar Tang Football Heats Up

Football fever is very much alive in Arunachal Pradesh right now — and the 21st Tadar Tang State-Level Football Championship is proving to be exactly the kind of tournament that reminds you why the beautiful game matters so much in the hills. On Tuesday, September 1, the most dominant result of the day came from … Read more