Eight years ago, two cardiologists walked into an empty room in Naharlagun and dared to believe Arunachal Pradesh could have a heart. Before October 2018, a heart attack here was really a geography problem. The nearest facility capable of opening a blocked coronary artery sat hundreds of kilometres away — across winding mountain roads, unpredictable … Read more
For years, patients from Arunachal Pradesh had no choice but to pack their bags, leave their mountains behind, and travel thousands of kilometres to cities like Delhi just to access life-saving medical care. That era just quietly changed. On September 28, the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) in Naharlagun scripted history … 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
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
On the morning India turned 80, Sub-Inspector Tamo Bakhang quietly became one of the most decorated young police officers in Arunachal Pradesh’s history. On Independence Day, August 15, 2026, the Arunachal Pradesh Government conferred its prestigious State Gold Medal on SI Bakhang — recognising a career that, in just about four years, has already carried … Read more
Every day, thousands of people walk through the doors of TRIHMS in Naharlagun — patients, families, attendants — all caught up in their own worries. Now, there’s something on the wall that wants their attention for a very different reason. A Screen With a Purpose On July 29, the Women and Child Development (WCD) Department … Read more
