Assam and Arunachal Pradesh have held their second regional committee meeting to settle the decades-old boundary dispute, sorting disputed villages into three categories and asking the Survey of India to begin demarcation within two months.
The clouds are gathering, and this time, the meteorologists are not guessing. Starting September 22, several districts across Arunachal Pradesh are bracing for rain and thunderstorms — and if you live in any of the affected areas, you’d be wise to pay attention. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a weather bulletin from its Meteorological … Read more
A serene lake tucked away in the hills of Papum Pare is now at the centre of a major scientific mission — and the findings could determine whether it survives the decade. Locally called Gekar Sinying, Ganga Lake has long been more than just a scenic water body. For the communities around it, it is … Read more
If you had plans to travel across the hills this week, you might want to hold that thought. The India Meteorological Department has put out a five-day weather forecast for Arunachal Pradesh, and it is not painting a pretty picture — rain, thunderstorms, and more rain are on the way starting September 15. The IMD’s … Read more
Life came to an abrupt halt in Sagalee on Tuesday as the All Sagalee Students’ Union (ASSU) threw a 24-hour bandh across the constituency — and this time, they weren’t taking no for an answer. The ASSU called for the shutdown in Sagalee, tucked within Arunachal Pradesh’s Papum Pare district, demanding immediate action on a … 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
The clouds rolling in over Arunachal Pradesh this weekend are not ordinary monsoon drizzle. The India Meteorological Department has sounded a formal alert — rain, thunderstorms, and lightning are on their way, and they are not coming alone. Starting Sunday, September 6, IMD has forecast rain and thunderstorms at several places across Arunachal Pradesh, with … Read more
He was just months away from graduating. Now, a family in Cooch Behar is left with an empty chair and an unfinished story. Gagan Paul had come a long way — literally and figuratively. A final-year agricultural engineering student at the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), he had left his home … Read more
Getting an electoral roll right isn’t just paperwork — it’s the foundation of every vote that counts. With less than a month to go before the final voter list is published, Papum Pare district in Arunachal Pradesh is firmly in the middle of one of its most critical administrative exercises of the year. On August … Read more
The monsoon isn’t done with Arunachal Pradesh — not by a long shot. The India Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rainfall and thunderstorm forecast for several districts across the state beginning Wednesday, August 19, and honestly, for a state that has already been battered by floods and landslides this season, this latest alert is … Read more
