Villagers protest NHPC survey for Siang Multipurpose Project

PASIGHAT, 31 Aug: Villagers staged a protest against the proposed Siang Lower Hydro Electric Project, which aims to generate over 11,000 MW of electricity...

Women leadership in Arunachali politics

PASIGHAT, 10 Apr: Marina Kenglang is the Indian National Congress's (INC) candidate from the 53-Changlang North (ST) assembly constituency. Currently the president of the...

AFSPA: Oting massacre and the shielding of military brutality

Monday Musing The families who lost their loved ones in Oting, Nagaland  during the massacre by the Indian Army personnel in December 2021 cannot even...

Elected UNOPPOSED

PASIGHAT, 11 Apr: With the stage set for the 19 April elections, the BJP has started on a strong wave with 10 of its...

Second major protest against Siang hydro project as hundreds gather in Geku

ITANAGAR, 5 Oct: Siang Valley witnessed yet another protest against the proposed  Upper Siang Multipurpose Storage Project as hundreds, unmindful of the rain, took...

Stakes are high in Basar

BASAR, 16 Apr: If one constituency has captured the attention of the people of the state, it has to be the 29-Basar constituency, where...

Running with the clouds in Monyul

TAWANG, 23 Oct: For the people of Monyul, the land of brave hearts and sentinels of the nation, running above the clouds may be...

Tirap, Longding face anti-incumbency and militancy

With the exception of a seat or two, the BJP seems to have a fair chance in Tirap and Longding districts, but several candidates...

Mon Sergelling and Mon Rigshung Sergelling: More than just singing competitions

TAWANG, 1 Nov:  Dawa Tsering from Jang is a 17-year-old and one of 48 singers aspiring to win Mon Sergelling, a hugely popular singing...

Sold to the highest bidder

Monday Musing There are four kinds of voters in Arunachal: first are those people who take money to vote, in the second category are those...

Incomplete NH415: A testimony of complacent and irresponsible governance

Monday Musing Nothing seems to motivate M/s TK Consortium Pvt Ltd, M/s Woodhill Shivam (Joint Venture), or the state government -particularly the state Public Works...

Gender representation in new cabinet

Come 2 June, the stage will be set for the formation of a new government. It's anybody's guess who will be the next chief...

A flooded hill town

Monday Musing Once, Itanagar was a beautiful town with trees on both sides of the roads, a two-lane road that had potholes but did not...

Arunachal govt welcomes power minister by detaining anti-dam activists

ITANAGAR, 8 Jul: A nervous state government detained activist lawyer Ebo Mili and Siang Indigenous Farmers' Forum (SIFF) convener Dunge Apang while the union...

U/Siang project in preliminary stage of investigation; awareness to villagers to alleviate fears, govt...

ITANAGAR, 8 Aug: The Rajya Sabha was informed that the 11,000 MW Upper Siang multipurpose storage project in Arunachal Pradesh is currently at the...

Children line up for the midday meal at Lada Upper Primary School. Kichdi is served once a week, every Saturday, at the school. The...

No end in sight

Monday Musing Every day one gets to read about rape in India. The National Crime Report Bureau in its 2022 report said that rape averages...

A rice bag once fell from the sky on a town that had no...

Monday Musing Border towns are far and difficult to reach, and even seasoned travellers, ignorant yet accustomed to myriad tales, are kept wondering at the...