Beijing called it “illegal, null and void.” India called it what it is — a fact. In a move that was always going to rattle Beijing, India last week formally identified 27 places and geographical features in Arunachal Pradesh by their standard names on the official Indian map. It didn’t take long for China to … Read more
A frontier state just gave its young people a runway — and a responsibility. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday officially inaugurated the newly constructed NCC Academy Complex at Pasighat, East Siang district, calling it far more than just a building. It’s a statement. In a state that shares sensitive borders and carries … Read more
Arunachal Pradesh is not just a land of breathtaking mountains and ancient tribes — it may also be sitting on an energy and mineral treasure that could change the state’s economic story forever. The Push from the Top Science and Technology Minister Dasanglu Pul made that case loud and clear on Monday, August 10, when … Read more
The battle over who gets government jobs in Arunachal Pradesh has been building for years. Now, it’s finally coming to a head. A Draft That Could Change Everything The Arunachal Pradesh government has readied a draft proposal to completely scrap the long-contested 80:20 recruitment ratio — and it could land before the state Cabinet for … Read more
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
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
it’s not every day you see a 300-foot-long national flag moving through a city. But on August 9, the streets of Itanagar made that sight possible — and unforgettable. When the Tricolour Took Over the Capital Arunachal Pradesh’s capital city came alive on Saturday as part of the nationwide Har Ghar Tiranga campaign. Around 1,000 … Read more
Every language that goes silent takes a world with it. That is exactly the kind of loss Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein is determined to prevent. On August 9, the world observed the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — and Mein used the moment to deliver a message that felt less … Read more
August 9 carries a particular weight in Arunachal Pradesh — and ten years later, that weight hasn’t lightened one bit. On the 10th death anniversary of former Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, tributes poured in across the state for a man whose life story reads less like a political biography and more like a testament to … Read more
Two Indian Army trucks collided on the treacherous Doke–Bam road in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday, sending yet another grim reminder of just how unforgiving these mountain routes can be. The accident was reported on August 9, 2026, along the stretch connecting West Siang and Leparada districts — a route that snakes through dense hills and … Read more
