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Lekang Shuts Down: Arunachal’s New Job Rules Spark Anger on Independence Day

Lekang Shuts Down: Arunachal’s New Job Rules Spark Anger on Independence Day

Roads blocked. Markets shuttered. And on a day meant for celebration, Lekang sent a very different message to Itanagar. Just hours after the country marked its 79th Independence Day, the Lekang circle in Arunachal Pradesh’s Namsai district ground to a halt. An indefinite bandh — called by a coalition of community-based organisations, student unions, and … Read more

Has China Quietly Crept Into Arunachal? Congress Fires Questions Modi Can’t Ignore

Has China Quietly Crept Into Arunachal? Congress Fires Questions Modi Can’t Ignore

Galwan shook the nation. Now there are fresh fears that something deeply troubling may be unfolding along the Line of Actual Control in Arunachal Pradesh — and the government is saying very little. On the morning of India’s Independence Day, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge took to social media with a question that cut right to … Read more

Militants Open Fire on Assam Rifles Camp in Arunachal’s Changlang — A Brazen Pre-Dawn Strike

Militants Open Fire on Assam Rifles Camp in Arunachal’s Changlang — A Brazen Pre-Dawn Strike

Security was the last thing anyone expected to be tested at 3 in the morning — but that’s exactly what happened in Changlang district on Independence Day eve. In the early hours of Friday, August 14, suspected cadres of ULFA (Independent) and NSCN (K-YA) launched a brazen attack on an Assam Rifles camp located at … Read more

“They Said It’s Your Land, But You Can’t Patrol It” — Rahul Gandhi Drops a Bombshell on Arunachal Border Crisis

"They Said It's Your Land, But You Can't Patrol It" — Rahul Gandhi Drops a Bombshell on Arunachal Border Crisis

Indian troops being blocked from patrolling their own territory in Arunachal Pradesh. That is the explosive claim Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made on August 13 — and the government has stayed completely silent. A Shocking Allegation From the Heart of Parliament Speaking at the national convention of the Rachnatmak Congress, Rahul Gandhi didn’t mince words. … Read more

When Two Neighbours Forget They’re Family: Pema Khandu Steps In to Cool Assam-Arunachal Border Tensions

When Two Neighbours Forget They’re Family: Pema Khandu Steps In to Cool Assam-Arunachal Border Tensions

An incident in Likabali has done what years of boundary disputes couldn’t — driven a painful wedge between communities that have shared festivals, friendships, and futures across the border for generations. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu raised his voice for peace on Wednesday, appealing to people on both sides of the Assam-Arunachal border to … Read more

Want a Government Job in Arunachal? You Better Have Your PRC, APST Certificate — and Speak a Tribal Language

Want a Government Job in Arunachal? You Better Have Your PRC, APST Certificate — and Speak a Tribal Language

If you thought a degree and a good score on the exam was enough to land a government job in Arunachal Pradesh, think again. The state Cabinet just raised the bar — and this time, it hits different. A Historic Decision, Effective Immediately The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet on August 13 cleared a sweeping set of … Read more

AAPSU’s Bold March to Taksing: Students Take India’s Border Concerns Into Their Own Hands

AAPSU’s Bold March to Taksing: Students Take India’s Border Concerns Into Their Own Hands

When students put on their boots and start walking toward one of India’s most remote frontier villages, you know the message they’re sending goes far beyond a press release. On August 13, the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) launched a two-day march to Taksing, a frontier village tucked deep in the Upper Subansiri district, … Read more

One Dead, Six Fighting for Life After Vehicle Crashes Into Lohit River in Arunachal’s Anjaw

One Dead, Six Fighting for Life After Vehicle Crashes Into Lohit River in Arunachal’s Anjaw

A morning that started like any other in the remote hills of Anjaw turned into a scene of chaos and grief — a vehicle carrying multiple passengers plunged into the swirling Lohit River, and the driver who caused it simply ran away. When Everything Went Wrong at Sarti It was barely 9:30 in the morning … Read more

Arunachal Ends 80:20 Quota: New Govt Job Rules You Must Know

Arunachal Ends 80:20 Quota: New Govt Job Rules You Must Know

Arunachal Cabinet scrapped the old 80:20 reservation formula for government jobs. Know the new APST, PRC, and local dialect rules every aspirant must know.