For too long, young people from Arunachal Pradesh’s villages have had to leave the state — or leave everything to chance — just to find a decent livelihood. That may be about to change. The Arunachal State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ArSRLM) took a significant step forward on Monday, September 28, inking memoranda of understanding with … Read more
He left for a routine patrol at the crack of dawn. He never came back. A shocking attack on an Assam Rifles patrol team early Tuesday morning has left one soldier dead and the entire northeastern border region on edge. The martyred jawan has been identified as Havildar Jankhokai Kuki, 42 years old — a … Read more
For years, patients from Arunachal Pradesh had to board flights to Delhi just to get a kidney transplant. That journey may now be a thing of the past. On September 28, Chief Minister Pema Khandu announced that the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) in Itanagar had successfully performed the state’s very … Read more
For the people living under its shadow, there is no such thing as a routine renewal. On September 25, the Central government quietly issued Gazette notifications extending the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 — better known as AFSPA — across specified areas of Manipur, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh for another six months, effective October … Read more
A Sikkimese rapper performs at a winter festival deep in the hills of Arunachal Pradesh. On the way back, he and his manager are allegedly attacked. Now, a Chief Minister is making a personal promise that justice will be delivered. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu came out swinging on Thursday, condemning the alleged attack … Read more
Forty young students from Arunachal Pradesh left Itanagar on September 25 carrying more than just their luggage — they carried the culture, identity, and spirit of an entire state. Chief Minister Pema Khandu personally flagged off the bus at the Arunachal Pradesh Civil Secretariat in Itanagar, marking the beginning of what promises to be a … Read more
A shutdown that paralysed parts of Arunachal Pradesh has pushed the state’s Chief Minister to the negotiating table — and Pema Khandu isn’t happy about how things reached this point. Chief Minister Pema Khandu has described the 12-hour bandh called by the All Nyishi Students’ Union (ANSU) as “unfortunate,” even as he assured that the … Read more
Government employees in Arunachal Pradesh woke up to some genuinely good news on Thursday — their September salaries, wages and pensions are being paid out early. Not because of any special occasion. But because the banks might soon shut their doors. With a major three-day bank strike looming from September 28 to 30, the state … Read more
The patience of Arunachal Pradesh’s Nyishi student community has officially run out — and the clock is ticking for the state government to respond. The All Nyishi Students’ Union (ANSU) on Wednesday, September 24, issued a stark warning: if the state government does not act on their long-pending education demands, a 48-hour bandh will shut … Read more
Wednesday morning in Itanagar looked nothing like a normal working day. Shops shuttered. Roads eerily quiet. And a city of thousands effectively paused — because a student union had had enough of waiting. The All Nyishi Students’ Union (ANSU) called a 12-hour bandh across the Itanagar Capital Region on September 24, kicking off at 5 … Read more
