Finally, The Lights Are On in India’s Last Village

Finally, The Lights Are On in India's Last Village

Vijoynagar — a place so remote it takes six days on foot to reach the nearest town — just got electricity through a Rs 14 crore micro hydro project. It’s a moment that’s been a long time coming. A Village the Grid Forgot Vijoynagar sits at the very edge of India. It is literally the … Read more

Arunachal Goes All In: CM Khandu’s Cabinet Drops Major Moves on Health and Drugs in One Day

Arunachal Goes All In: CM Khandu's Cabinet Drops Major Moves on Health and Drugs in One Day

The Arunachal Pradesh government just made it clear — it is no longer willing to treat healthcare and drug abuse as two separate problems. In a packed Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu on July 17, the state approved three sweeping initiatives that could genuinely reshape how Arunachal handles public health. It was … Read more

Arunachal’s Biggest Bet Yet: Cabinet Greenlights a ₹7,834 Crore Plan to Transform the State

Arunachal's Biggest Bet Yet: Cabinet Greenlights a ₹7,834 Crore Plan to Transform the State

Roads, schools, power lines, AI platforms, honey farms — the Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet just signed off on all of it in one sitting. In what is arguably one of the most sweeping reform decisions the state has seen in recent memory, Chief Minister Pema Khandu chaired a Cabinet meeting on July 17 that cleared a … Read more

111 New Teachers. One Big Promise. Arunachal’s Education Just Got Serious.

111 New Teachers. One Big Promise. Arunachal's Education Just Got Serious.

On a day that meant everything to 111 young men and women, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu walked into a ceremony — and walked out having set a new bar for what the state expects from its teachers. A Moment Years in the Making July 16 wasn’t just another government function. Khandu personally handed … Read more

Pema Khandu Calls All Football Fans to IG Park — The FIFA Final Party Itanagar Didn’t Know It Needed

Pema Khandu Calls All Football Fans to IG Park — The FIFA Final Party Itanagar Didn't Know It Needed

Arunachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister is turning the World Cup final into a full-blown community celebration, and entry is absolutely free. The FIFA World Cup 2026 final is four days away, and most people in Arunachal are probably already setting alarms for the early-morning kick-off. But Pema Khandu wants you doing more than watching alone on … Read more

₹611 Crore for Arunachal’s Roads — Centre Just Made a Big Promise to the Frontier State

₹611 Crore for Arunachal's Roads — Centre Just Made a Big Promise to the Frontier State

Arunachal Pradesh just got a major vote of confidence from New Delhi — and this time, it came with a cheque bigger than what was even asked for. The Centre has approved 17 road infrastructure projects worth Rs 611.17 crore for Arunachal Pradesh under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) for 2026-27. What makes … Read more

Arunachal Professor Wins Prestigious SAARC Grant to Decolonise How Museums Tell Tribal Stories

Arunachal Professor Wins Prestigious SAARC Grant to Decolonise How Museums Tell Tribal Stories

An Arunachal Pradesh academic has just put the state on the South Asian research map — and the recognition couldn’t be more timely. A Win That Means More Than Money Assistant Professor Prem Taba of the Mass Communication Department at Arunachal Pradesh University has been awarded the SAARC Research Grant 2026–27 by the SAARC Cultural … Read more

Where Soldiers Meet Villagers: Army’s Bond With Arunachal’s Border Communities Gets CM’s Praise

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There are borders drawn on maps, and then there are borders held together by people. In Arunachal Pradesh, it’s increasingly looking like the Indian Army understands the difference. Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday took to X to spotlight something that often goes unnoticed in the noise of national security debates — the quiet, ground-level … Read more

Skies Shut Down, But He Showed Up: MP Tai Tagak Grounded at Helipad as Floods Ravage Arunachal

Skies Shut Down, But He Showed Up: MP Tai Tagak Grounded at Helipad as Floods Ravage Arunachal

The weather didn’t care about the plan. And for the people of flood-ravaged Arunachal Pradesh, that stings. Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak was forced to cancel a planned aerial survey of flood-affected districts in Arunachal Pradesh on July 7, after inclement weather made it impossible for the helicopter to take off. He had come prepared. … Read more

91 Years of Wisdom — Arunachal Joins the World in Celebrating the Dalai Lama’s Birthday

91 Years of Wisdom — Arunachal Joins the World in Celebrating the Dalai Lama's Birthday

Ninety-one years old, and the world still listens. On Monday, July 6, Arunachal Pradesh’s top leaders paused their political schedules to do something quietly meaningful — wish the 14th Dalai Lama a happy birthday. Chief Minister Pema Khandu and Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein both took to social media to send their greetings to the … Read more