When There’s No Road, Humans Become the Ambulance: The Crisis in Arunachal’s Mane Village

In one of the most heartbreaking images to emerge from Arunachal Pradesh this year, a group of villagers can be seen carrying a sick patient on their shoulders — trudging through rugged terrain, with no ambulance in sight, no road to drive on, and no other choice. This is Mane village. And for its residents, … Read more

NEC Pushes Rs 82 Crore Into Arunachal’s Future — From Hospitals to Bamboo Fields

When development actually reaches the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, it doesn’t always make noise. But the numbers tell a quiet, important story. The North Eastern Council (NEC) has wrapped up development projects worth Rs 82.41 crore in Arunachal Pradesh during July and August this year — and what’s notable is where that money went. This … 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

At Just 11, She’s Already Shooting for the Nation — Arunachal’s Marpi Karlo Is One to Watch

She’s barely old enough to be in middle school, yet Marpi Karlo is already punching her ticket to a national stage. The 11-year-old from Lower Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh has qualified for the National Shooting Championship Competition (NSCC) — and she did it the hard way, outperforming competitors at one of the region’s most … Read more

When the River Raged, These People Showed Up — Flood Relief Reaches Koyu Villages in Lower Siang

The clouds broke. The river swelled. And hundreds of families in Koyu circle were left scrambling for dry ground and the basics of survival. Relief Rolls Into Koyu Circle On Saturday, August 22, help finally arrived at Koyu village in Lower Siang district — and it came not from government coffers alone, but from organisations … Read more

Stones, Blockades and a Border on the Brink: The Assam-Arunachal Flashpoint Nobody Can Ignore

Rocks were flying at security forces on August 13 — and the situation along one of Northeast India’s most contested borders was far from calming down. What Started with Bullets, Grew into a Blockade It began three days earlier. On August 10, a firing incident at Mingmang Basti — a small settlement along the Assam-Arunachal … Read more

“Assam Is Our Elder Brother” — Arunachal Minister’s Powerful Message Amid Border Tensions

When tempers flare at a border, it takes a cool head to hold things together — and that’s exactly what Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Mama Natung chose to be. Amid a tense border flare-up between Arunachal Pradesh and Assam, Minister Natung stepped forward with words that cut through the noise — calling Assam not a … Read more

Shots Fired, Village Head Taken: The Assam-Arunachal Border Flashpoint That No One Can Ignore

A village head gets detained. Shots are fired. One person lies injured. And once again, the old wound between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh bleeds open. A Fence That Sparked a Fire It started, as these things so often do, with something that seemed almost routine — a group of Mishing people from Assam arriving at … Read more

Shots Fired at the Border: 18 Hurt, Four Fighting for Their Lives as Assam-Arunachal Tension Explodes

A routine land dispute along one of Northeast India’s most volatile borders turned violent on Sunday, leaving 18 people injured — four of them in critical condition — and reigniting fears of a deeper communal flashpoint between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. When the Guns Spoke at Mingmang Basti The firing broke out at Mingmang Basti, … Read more

From Soil to Success: One Arunachal Woman’s Dragon Fruit Farm Is Changing How Youth See Agriculture

What if the most promising career option in Arunachal Pradesh isn’t a government job — but a farm? That question is quietly gaining traction across the state, and one woman in Lower Siang district is living proof that the land itself can pay. The Woman Behind the Farm Dajum Kena, wife of former minister late … Read more