West Kameng’s education department turned Saturday into something more than just another government event — it gave young students a moment to shine. BOMDILA, October 3, 2026 — There’s something quietly powerful about watching a student walk up to receive recognition in front of an audience of elected leaders, officers, and their own community. That’s … Read more
Bomdila | October 2, 2026 — Abotani TV When an elected representative shows up at a construction site without prior ceremony, it usually means business. That’s exactly the kind of visit Singchung got on Friday. Thrizino-Buragaon MLA Tenzin Nyima Glow descended on Singchung sub-division in West Kameng district for a hands-on inspection of multiple ongoing … Read more
When a murder case lands on a police station’s desk, the clock starts ticking — and in most places, that clock ticks for days, sometimes weeks. In Bomdila, it ticked for exactly one hour. On 27 September, at 12:10 pm, the Dirang police station in West Kameng district registered a murder case under Sections 103(1) … Read more
There’s something quietly powerful about watching a child stop, look up, and actually notice a butterfly. In West Kameng district, that moment was intentional — and it happened 250 times over. Shergaon-based NGO Garung Thuk (GT), in collaboration with Kolkata-based Nature Mates (NM) and the Centre for Climate Change at Ashoka University, Sonipat, rolled out … Read more
It is comforting to believe that child abuse, drug trouble and early marriage belong to bigger towns and other people’s families. On Friday, a gathering at Balemu village in West Kameng district heard that this comfort is misplaced. The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) took its sensitisation programme to the … Read more
A dream job abroad shouldn’t turn into a nightmare. But for many young people across Arunachal Pradesh scrolling through social media late at night, it very easily could. Kesang, a native of Dirang Circle in West Kameng district who is currently living and working in Dubai, has come forward with a stark warning — one … Read more
When most people struggle to get out of bed in winter, a team from a little town in Arunachal Pradesh was busy rewriting mountaineering history in the icy heights of Ladakh. Twenty peaks. Twenty-three days. All of them above 6,000 metres. All of them unclimbed — until now. The National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure … 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
Students at the Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies aren’t just protesting. They’re starving themselves — for what they believe is the survival of an irreplaceable cultural mission. Students of the Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies (CIHCS) in Dahung, West Kameng district, launched an indefinite hunger strike on Monday, September 1, demanding the immediate … Read more
They weren’t just sitting through another school assembly. This time, what they heard could change — or save — their lives. On Tuesday, the West Kameng District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) brought lawyers, legal counsels, and real conversations straight into the halls of Modern School in Bomdila. The session wasn’t a dry lecture. It was … Read more
