A digital ID card for farmers might seem like a small administrative step. But for Arunachal Pradesh, where thousands of farming families have long remained invisible to government systems, this could be a genuine turning point. Arunachal Pradesh Agriculture Minister Gabriel D Wangsu launched a Farmer ID Generating Camp at Roing in Lower Dibang Valley … 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
There are visits politicians make for photographs — and then there are visits that mean something. Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak’s stop at the Research Institute of World’s Ancient Traditions, Cultures and Heritage (RIWATCH) in Roing, Lower Dibang Valley, appears to fall firmly in the second category. Tagak visited the RIWATCH campus at Khinjili and … Read more
Two students from a small town in Lower Dibang Valley just beat out the entire state — and they did it convincingly. Shayon Ghosh and Regainlu Kri of Global Valley School, Roing walked away as the undisputed champions of Battle of Minds 3.0, Arunachal Pradesh’s statewide inter-district quiz championship, after dominating the grand finale held … Read more
When the Central Bureau of Investigation registered a case against Arunachal Pradesh lawyer and environmental activist Bhanu Tatak last month, many expected the community she had spent years defending to stay quiet. They were wrong. The Siang Indigenous Farmers’ Forum Youth Wing (SIFFYW) came out swinging on September 16, issuing a sharp condemnation of the … Read more
When a language starts fading, an entire world fades with it. That’s exactly the fear driving the Adi Agom Kebang (AAK) to the doors of Arunachal Pradesh’s government — and this time, it looks like someone finally opened up. A Meeting Long Overdue On August 26, the Directorate of Indigenous Affairs, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, … Read more
The death of a teenage girl who was working as a domestic help in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Dibang Valley is no longer just a local matter — it has reached the desks of India’s top investigative agency. And as the CBI digs in, a disturbing second layer is beginning to surface: allegations that someone tried … Read more
