Likha Nari Tadar walked into Lok Bhavan on Sunday as the Mayor of Itanagar. She walked out wearing one of the state’s most prestigious medallions — and carrying a governor’s ambitious blueprint for the city’s future. A Recognition That Means More Than a Medal On August 3, Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen K.T. Parnaik (Retd.) … Read more
A 23-year-old man thought he could slip through the night undetected. He didn’t count on Banderdewa Police waiting for him. In the late hours of August 2, just before midnight, Arunachal Pradesh Police intercepted Rohit Borah — a resident of Lakhimpur district in Assam — at 11:49 PM near Banderdewa. What they found during a … Read more
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
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
Every year the rains come. And every year, Arunachal’s NH-13 pays the price. The Pasighat–Pangin stretch of National Highway-13 in Arunachal Pradesh’s Siang district has been reduced to a battered dirt scar this monsoon season, with back-to-back landslides swallowing chunks of the road and leaving thousands of residents stranded, anxious, and angry. This isn’t a … Read more
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
Somewhere in the high-altitude meadows of Arunachal Pradesh, bumblebees are doing some of the most important work on the planet — and scientists have finally come to pay attention. Mapping the Unseen Guardians The Zoological Survey of India’s Desert Regional Centre (DRC) from Jodhpur has rolled out a comprehensive field survey roadmap across Arunachal Pradesh, … Read more
In a state where getting a specialist doctor in a remote district hospital is sometimes harder than climbing a mountain, the Arunachal Pradesh government has made a decisive move. The Department of Health and Family Welfare issued an order on July 27, 2026, transferring nine specialist doctors to various district hospitals and community health centres … Read more
At the crack of dawn on July 27, while most of us were still asleep, two women from Arunachal Pradesh stood on top of one of the most brutal mountains in the Indian Himalayas — and the moment deserves a lot more noise than it’s getting. Rising Above — Literally January Tali from Yingkiong in … Read more
The children of Northeast India may not know it yet, but decisions made in Tawang this week could change the course of their lives. A two-day regional convention of State Commissions for Protection of Child Rights from across the Northeastern states wrapped up in Tawang on Saturday — and what came out of those rooms … Read more
