Mudslide Blocks NH-415 Near Hollongi Airport: What Failed
A massive mudslide blocked NH-415 near Hollongi’s Donyi Polo airport, exposing years of illegal hillside digging. See what the administration is doing now.
Itanagar
Pema Khandu Calls Supreme Court Summons “One-Sided” — But the Real Story Is Far Bigger
The Supreme Court has summoned Arunachal Pradesh’s top bureaucrats, and the Chief Minister has a very specific explanation for how it all went wrong. On August 7, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu stepped before the media not to deny the gravity of the Supreme Court’s action — but to explain it. The state’s Chief … Read more
They Pulled 2,160 Kg of Filth Out of Itanagar’s Yagamso River — And What They Found Was Telling
On a Sunday morning in Chandranagar, while most of the city was still asleep, a group of volunteers was already knee-deep in the fight to save a dying river. A River Gasping for Help The Yagamso river, running through the heart of Arunachal Pradesh’s capital Itanagar, has long been on the receiving end of the … Read more
Supreme Court Loses Patience — Summons Arunachal’s Top Bureaucrats Over CBI Stonewalling
India’s highest court has had enough. The Supreme Court of India has summoned Arunachal Pradesh’s Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary (Home) after the CBI complained that the state government was simply not cooperating with an ongoing investigation — one that is directly linked to Chief Minister Pema Khandu. The Court Steps In A bench of … Read more
Arunachal Says No to Drugs — And This Time, the Whole State Showed Up
When the Prime Minister called on India’s youth to fight drugs, Arunachal Pradesh didn’t just listen — it answered back, loud and clear. On Sunday, August 2, Governor KT Parnaik and Chief Minister Pema Khandu joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s virtual launch of the ‘Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Sankalp Abhiyan’ — a sweeping, … Read more
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
The Teacher Who Chose Arunachal Over Everything Else — Dr. MQ Khan Bids Farewell After 37 Years
He could have gone back. He had the offers, the options, the easy path home to Bihar. But Dr. MQ Khan chose Arunachal Pradesh — and Arunachal Pradesh never forgot it. On July 31, the corridors of Dera Natung Government College (DNGC) in Itanagar felt a little quieter than usual. The man who had walked … Read more
When Journalists Ask Themselves: Are We Still Getting It Right? AEDMA Conclave Sparks Hard Conversations in Itanagar
The room at Itanagar’s State Banquet Hall had journalists, police officers, academics, and politicians all sitting at the same table — and for once, nobody was pointing fingers. They were talking about truth. The 4th edition of the AEDMA Conclave, organised by the Arunachal Electronic and Digital Media Association to mark its 14th foundation day, … Read more
No More Delays: Minister Natung Puts PHE&WS Officers on Notice Over Stalled Water Projects
Clean water is a basic right — not a promise that expires on paper. That was essentially the message PHE&WS Minister Mama Natung sent loud and clear on Thursday when he sat down with field officers of the Public Health Engineering and Water Supply department in Itanagar and made it unmistakably plain: delays are no … Read more
India Proved the World Wrong on Tigers — And Arunachal’s Leaders Want Everyone to Know It
Every July 29, the world pauses to think about one of nature’s most awe-inspiring creatures. But this year, the voices from Arunachal Pradesh carried an urgency that cut through the usual noise. A Message From the Top On International Tiger Day, Chief Minister Pema Khandu took to social media with a message that felt less … Read more
