Mud, Fear and No Warning Signs: NH-13 to Indo-China Border Is Falling Apart This Monsoon

Mud, Fear and No Warning Signs: NH-13 to Indo-China Border Is Falling Apart This Monsoon

Every year the rains come. And every year, Arunachal’s NH-13 pays the price. The Pasighat–Pangin stretch of National Highway-13 in Arunachal Pradesh’s Siang district has been reduced to a battered dirt scar this monsoon season, with back-to-back landslides swallowing chunks of the road and leaving thousands of residents stranded, anxious, and angry. This isn’t a … Read more

When Floods Hit, Faith Showed Up: ABU Brings Hope to Over 140 Families Across Siang

When the waters rose and the roads turned to rivers, the Adi Baptist Union didn’t wait for someone else to act. While floods continue to batter parts of Arunachal Pradesh, the Adi Baptist Union (ABU) — a religious organisation based in Pasighat, East Siang district — stepped in and delivered relief to more than 140 … Read more

Arunachal Police Takes Child Safety to the Next Level With ‘Muskaan 2.0’

Arunachal Police Takes Child Safety to the Next Level With 'Muskaan 2.0'

When a police force walks into a classroom not to investigate, but to protect — you know something important is shifting. That’s exactly the kind of quiet revolution Arunachal Pradesh Police has been building, and now they’re doubling down on it. From Schools to Homes — The Muskaan Journey Grows The Arunachal Pradesh Police has … Read more

The Sky Isn’t Done Yet — IMD Warns of Heavy to Very Heavy Rains Battering Arunachal Pradesh for Two More Days

The Sky Isn't Done Yet — IMD Warns of Heavy to Very Heavy Rains Battering Arunachal Pradesh for Two More Days

Arunachal Pradesh is already bleeding from the wounds of this monsoon — and the India Meteorological Department just confirmed the hits are not stopping. The IMD’s Meteorological Centre in Itanagar issued a sharp alert on July 29, forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall across multiple districts of the state on July 30 and July 31. … Read more

When the Government Comes to You: Arunachal Minister Ojing Tasing Takes Governance Down to the Roots

When the Government Comes to You: Arunachal Minister Ojing Tasing Takes Governance Down to the Roots

Real change doesn’t happen in Itanagar. It happens in the villages — and that’s exactly the point Arunachal Pradesh Minister Ojing Tasing drove home this week in Pasighat. A Room Full of People Who Actually Matter On Tuesday, July 28, Minister for Panchayati Raj and Rural Development Ojing Tasing addressed a one-day orientation programme held … Read more

Mebo’s Pineapples Hit the Road: Arunachal Sends First Fruits to Sikkim in a Deal That Could Change Farmers’ Lives

Mebo's Pineapples Hit the Road: Arunachal Sends First Fruits to Sikkim in a Deal That Could Change Farmers' Lives

A loaded truck rolled out of Mebo on Wednesday, carrying something more than just pineapples and lemons — it carried the hopes of an entire farming community. On July 22, Arunachal Pradesh flagged off its first agricultural consignment from Mebo subdivision in East Siang district to Sikkim, turning a memorandum of understanding signed just weeks … Read more

Monsoon’s Fury Returns: Four Arunachal Districts Battered Again, 27-Year-Old Still Missing

Monsoon's Fury Returns: Four Arunachal Districts Battered Again, 27-Year-Old Still Missing

The rains didn’t stop. And neither did the damage. Fresh floods and landslides struck four districts of Arunachal Pradesh on Monday, piling misery onto a state already struggling to breathe under one of its worst monsoon seasons in recent memory. As muddy waters rose again across East Siang, Kamle, Kra Daadi, and Changlang, rescue teams … Read more

Potholes, Peril and Broken Promises: Arunachal’s NH-515 and NH-13 Are Crying for Help

Potholes, Peril and Broken Promises: Arunachal's NH-515 and NH-13 Are Crying for Help

  Every monsoon, the same story plays out across the hills of Arunachal Pradesh. Roads crack open. Potholes swallow tyres whole. And ordinary people — the ones who have no choice but to travel these highways daily — are left to deal with the consequences while officials stay quiet. This year, the situation on NH-515 … Read more

Villages Pick Up Shovels — Mebo’s Green Mission Shows How Real Change Happens From the Ground Up

Villages Pick Up Shovels — Mebo's Green Mission Shows How Real Change Happens From the Ground Up

When politicians and locals show up together with saplings in hand, you know something different is going on. On Sunday, July 5, Mebo MLA Oken Tayeng didn’t just give a speech about the environment — he led one of the most visible plantation drives East Siang district has seen this season, heading deep into Ayeng … Read more

Villages Swallowed by Water: Nari-Koyu’s Worst Flood Crisis in Years Leaves Communities Stranded

Villages Swallowed by Water: Nari-Koyu's Worst Flood Crisis in Years Leaves Communities Stranded

The skies opened on June 28 — and by the time they closed, entire communities in Arunachal Pradesh’s Nari-Koyu region had been swallowed by floodwaters, mud, and silence. Heavy rains triggered massive floods, cloudbursts, and relentless landslides across the 36-Nari-Koyu Assembly Constituency, leaving a trail of destruction that officials say is still being fully counted. … Read more