There’s a quiet urgency behind the letters that Arunachal Pradesh Civil Aviation Minister Balo Raja penned this week — and anyone who has ever tried to catch a flight out of Itanagar will know exactly why. Raja has written separate letters to the chief executives of Akasa Air and Alliance Air, urging both airlines to … Read more
It took one reckless truck driver, and suddenly some of India’s most remote villages were cut off from the world. It took the Army and BRO eight relentless days to bring them back. A critical Bailey bridge in Arunachal Pradesh’s Anjaw district — one that quietly holds together the lifeline of India’s easternmost frontier — … Read more
Getting in and out of Arunachal Pradesh has never been easy. But that might be about to change in a big way. IndiGo, India’s largest low-cost carrier, is proposing to significantly expand its flight operations between Itanagar’s Donyi Polo Airport and Guwahati starting October 10 — a move that the business community is already calling … Read more
For anyone who has watched a sick relative struggle through multiple train changes just to reach a hospital in Chennai, this news will hit differently. Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak sat down with Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in New Delhi on July 23 and made a case that many in Arunachal Pradesh have quietly … Read more
If you’ve ever tried booking a flight within the Northeast, you already know the pain. The fares are brutal, often making no logical sense — and now, the Indian Youth Congress is demanding that Parliament take a hard look at why. The Numbers That Don’t Add Up IYC national general secretary Tarh Johny has written … Read more
