It was supposed to be just another Friday night. Instead, the corridors of Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH) in Assam turned into a scene of chaos, anger, and fear after a group of local youths allegedly stormed in and attacked a doctor along with three final-year MBBS students — leaving the entire institution on … Read more
A year has passed. But for Assam, it might as well have been yesterday. On Saturday, September 19, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to his personal X account and posted two photographs alongside a message that needed no elaboration — “Miss you Zubeen.” Just three words. And yet, for a state still quietly … Read more
He didn’t look away. He stepped in. And that act of courage cost him dearly. National Award-winning filmmaker Dominic Sangma was allegedly assaulted by two men near Rakap village in Itanagar on Wednesday evening — not because he provoked anyone, not because of a personal dispute, but simply because he chose to intervene when students … Read more
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 young boy, barely old enough to be away from his parents, was found dead inside the premises of a government-run residential school in Arunachal Pradesh. And so far, there are more questions than answers. A Class 6 student of the Eklavya Model Residential School in Nyapin, located in the remote Kurung Kumey district, was … Read more
When the Vice President of India visits your state, you’d expect the principal opposition party to at least get a seat at the table. That didn’t happen in Arunachal Pradesh — and the Congress is furious about it. The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) came out swinging on September 9, publicly protesting what it called … Read more
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
If you’re planning to drive through parts of Itanagar on September 9, you might want to leave a little earlier — or rethink your route entirely. The Itanagar Capital Region Traffic Police has rolled out a traffic advisory ahead of Vice President of India C. P. Radhakrishnan’s visit to the state capital. He’s arriving for … Read more
Bottles of whisky sitting in shops just metres from a school gate. Tobacco being sold where children walk every day. It sounds like something that shouldn’t be happening — and yet, when a joint enforcement team swept through Yupia and Tigdo on September 4, that’s exactly what they found. The inspection drive, led by Trade … Read more
When a big infrastructure project comes to your land, you’re supposed to be compensated fairly. But in Arunachal Pradesh’s Kamle district, a rights organisation is now asking a very uncomfortable question — did the right people actually get that money? Human Rights of Arunachal (HRA) has fired off a sharp letter, dated September 1, calling … Read more
