From a Student in Tawang to the Top Chair — Pema Khandu Bets Big on Government Schools

The Chief Minister didn’t just make promises from a podium. He reminded everyone that he was once sitting exactly where those students are. Itanagar, September 10 — There was something different about the way Pema Khandu spoke on Wednesday. Standing before bright-eyed students, proud parents, and a room full of educators at the state-level Golden … Read more

Pema Khandu Sits Down with Eastern Arunachal’s Leaders — And This Time, He Wants Results, Not Just Talk

There are meetings held for the cameras, and then there are meetings that actually matter. On Wednesday, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu hosted one that, if followed through, could make a real difference to some of the state’s most neglected corners. Khandu met with legislators and Zilla Parishad (ZP) Chairpersons from Longding, Tirap and … Read more

CM Pema Khandu Puts His Money — and His Word — Behind Arunachal’s Best Students

Thirty young faces. Thirty stories of hard work from some of India’s most remote classrooms. And a Chief Minister who stood in front of them and said, plainly, that the state had let its government schools down for too long. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu, joined by Education Minister Pasang Dorjee Sona, felicitated 30 … Read more

Pema Khandu’s Promise to Arunachal’s Government Schools Is Personal — and He Wants Everyone to Know It

The Chief Minister didn’t just show up to hand out awards. He showed up as a former government school student who still remembers what it felt like to sit in those classrooms. Itanagar, September 10 — There was a moment at Wednesday’s Golden Jubilee Meritorious Students’ Awards ceremony that stood out from the usual applause … Read more

Pema Khandu Honours 30 Young Scholars Who Made Arunachal Proud

Thirty students walked into a room as achievers — and walked out carrying the weight of an entire state’s hopes on their shoulders. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday felicitated 30 state-level meritorious students for their outstanding academic performance during the 2024–25 session, recognising young minds from Classes III all the way up … Read more

A UN Map Tried to Erase Arunachal Pradesh from India. Pema Khandu Wasn’t Having It.

A map is never just a map — and when the United Nations published one that placed Arunachal Pradesh outside the borders of India, it set off a storm that reached all the way to the Chief Minister’s office in Itanagar. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu came out swinging on September 10, issuing a … Read more

Arunachal’s Decade of Change: Roads, Growth, and a State That’s Finally Opening Up

Ten years ago, getting from one district to another in Arunachal Pradesh could take an entire day. Today, tunnels slice through mountains and airports sit where only jungle stood before. The numbers Chief Minister Pema Khandu put on the table Wednesday tell a story that’s hard to ignore. Speaking on the concluding day of a … Read more

Colours, Drums and Ceremony: Vice President Radhakrishnan Lands in Itanagar for a Two-Day Visit

The drumbeats were already in the air long before the official motorcade rolled through Itanagar. On September 8, Vice President of India C. P. Radhakrishnan touched down at Donyi Polo Airport in Hollongi for a two-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh — a state that rarely misses a chance to remind visitors just how extraordinary it … Read more

“Stop the Noise”: Arunachal Ministers Shut Down Leadership Change Rumours, Back Pema Khandu

The whispers were getting louder. Talk of a possible leadership shake-up in Arunachal Pradesh had been making rounds — in political corridors, on social media, and wherever opposition voices gathered. But on Tuesday, two senior figures from the ruling BJP decided they had heard enough. Arunachal Pradesh Minister for Sports, Law & Justice and SJETA, … Read more

Pema Khandu to Changlang Students: Follow the Rules, File Complaints the Right Way

Violence is never the answer — and Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu made that crystal clear on Sunday when he stepped in to address the unrest brewing in Changlang district over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. Khandu directly appealed to students, youth, and residents of the district to calm down, respect the … Read more