When a mountainside gave way before dawn on 24 June, engulfing the NEEPCO residential colony at Poosa village in Arunachal Pradesh's Keyi Panyor district, the immediate explanation was simple: an extreme monsoon cloudburst had triggered a devastating flash flood.
Bridges collapsed, farmlands vanished under water, and nearly a thousand cattle and goats were swept away in a single village alone. Entire communities are now waiting, isolated, for help to reach them.
The Nah Welfare Society, representing indigenous communities in Upper Subansiri district, has accused the People’s Liberation Army of gradually occupying traditional grazing lands and hunting grounds near Taksing, north of the Subansiri River.
NDRF said rescue efforts have been affected by difficult conditions at the site, including the mountainous landscape and changing weather.
"The true measure of leadership lies in the trust it earns and the service it renders," Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan said while speaking at a book release event here on Wednesday.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has pledged government support in the form of grant-in-aid to bridge the salary gap for teachers employed at Sarada Mission Girls' School in Khonsa.
Rajnath Singh appreciated the concept of Barakhana, stating that it brings together all ranks to eat together as the members of the same family
Speaking as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the Eastern Air Command, Air Marshal Dharkar acknowledged the challenges posed by the hilly terrain in Arunachal Pradesh.
Almost 90 per cent of the construction works of the strategically important Sela Tunnel in Arunachal Pradesh have been completed and hopefully, it will be completed by this year
Actor Randeep Hooda, who is known for his work in ‘Sarbjit’, ‘Sultan’, ‘Jannat 2’, ‘Extraction’, ‘Laal Rang’ and ‘Highway’, recently carried out a clean-up drive in Arunachal Pradesh's Mago village.
