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.
The Ministry of Coal has signed two more coal mine development and production agreements with the successful bidders of two coal mines - Marwatola-II and Namchik West - under the 11th round of commercial auctions, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday.
As part of the ongoing 7th edition of Poshan Pakhwara, Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annapurna Devi is undertaking a four-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh, beginning Thursday.
The government of Arunachal Pradesh recently announced its new tourism policy, a strategic initiative aimed at establishing the state as a preferred destination for both domestic and international travellers.
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar sent tremors across India, trapping dozens in Bangkok as a building collapsed. No major damage in India.
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has reiterated his government’s commitment to resolving the long-standing boundary dispute in Changlang district with Assam.
