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Shots Fired, Village Head Taken: The Assam-Arunachal Border Flashpoint That No One Can Ignore

Shots Fired, Village Head Taken: The Assam-Arunachal Border Flashpoint That No One Can Ignore

A village head gets detained. Shots are fired. One person lies injured. And once again, the old wound between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh bleeds open. A Fence That Sparked a Fire It started, as these things so often do, with something that seemed almost routine — a group of Mishing people from Assam arriving at … Read more

“Step Down Now”: Congress Turns Up the Heat on CM Pema Khandu Over CBI Probe Stonewalling

“Step Down Now”: Congress Turns Up the Heat on CM Pema Khandu Over CBI Probe Stonewalling

When a Chief Minister publicly promises full cooperation with a federal investigation — and then the Supreme Court has to summon his top officials — something has clearly gone very wrong. That’s exactly the situation unfolding in Arunachal Pradesh right now. The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) came out swinging on Monday, August 10, demanding … Read more

Shots Fired at the Border: 18 Hurt, Four Fighting for Their Lives as Assam-Arunachal Tension Explodes

Shots Fired at the Border: 18 Hurt, Four Fighting for Their Lives as Assam-Arunachal Tension Explodes

A routine land dispute along one of Northeast India’s most volatile borders turned violent on Sunday, leaving 18 people injured — four of them in critical condition — and reigniting fears of a deeper communal flashpoint between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. When the Guns Spoke at Mingmang Basti The firing broke out at Mingmang Basti, … Read more

Stolen Scooties, State Borders, and a Juvenile Gang — Chimpu Police Crack Open Itanagar’s Two-Wheeler Theft Ring

Stolen Scooties, State Borders, and a Juvenile Gang — Chimpu Police Crack Open Itanagar's Two-Wheeler Theft Ring

Ten TVS NTORQ scooters. Two states. A gang of juveniles hiding in plain sight as labourers. Chimpu Police just pulled the curtain off one of the more brazen vehicle theft operations the Itanagar Capital Region has seen in recent memory. How It All Started It began with what looked like a routine theft. A TVS … Read more

A Sea of Saffron, White and Green: Itanagar’s 300-Foot Tiranga Rally Brings 1,000 Students to the Streets

A Sea of Saffron, White and Green: Itanagar’s 300-Foot Tiranga Rally Brings 1,000 Students to the Streets

it’s not every day you see a 300-foot-long national flag moving through a city. But on August 9, the streets of Itanagar made that sight possible — and unforgettable. When the Tricolour Took Over the Capital Arunachal Pradesh’s capital city came alive on Saturday as part of the nationwide Har Ghar Tiranga campaign. Around 1,000 … Read more

Don’t Let Our Roots Die: Arunachal’s Deputy CM Sounds the Alarm on Indigenous Culture

Don’t Let Our Roots Die: Arunachal’s Deputy CM Sounds the Alarm on Indigenous Culture

Every language that goes silent takes a world with it. That is exactly the kind of loss Arunachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein is determined to prevent. On August 9, the world observed the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — and Mein used the moment to deliver a message that felt less … Read more

From Carpenter to Chief Minister: Arunachal Remembers Kalikho Pul Ten Years On

From Carpenter to Chief Minister: Arunachal Remembers Kalikho Pul Ten Years On

August 9 carries a particular weight in Arunachal Pradesh — and ten years later, that weight hasn’t lightened one bit. On the 10th death anniversary of former Chief Minister Kalikho Pul, tributes poured in across the state for a man whose life story reads less like a political biography and more like a testament to … Read more

Two Army Trucks Crash on Doke–Bam Road — Another Wake-Up Call from Arunachal’s Deadly Highways

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Two Indian Army trucks collided on the treacherous Doke–Bam road in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday, sending yet another grim reminder of just how unforgiving these mountain routes can be. The accident was reported on August 9, 2026, along the stretch connecting West Siang and Leparada districts — a route that snakes through dense hills and … Read more

Over 5,200 Kg of Trash Pulled Out of Yagamso River — Itanagar’s Wake-Up Call to Itself

Over 5,200 Kg of Trash Pulled Out of Yagamso River — Itanagar's Wake-Up Call to Itself

A river choked with thousands of disposable plates, plastic bags, and delivery packaging. That’s what volunteers found — and cleaned up — in Itanagar this Saturday. On August 8, 2026, a massive clean-up drive along the Yagamso River turned into something far more powerful than just a waste-collection exercise. It became a mirror held up … Read more

Arunachal’s Youth Draw a Line: Thousands Hit the Streets Demanding 80:20 Job Quota Be Scrapped for Good

Arunachal's Youth Draw a Line: Thousands Hit the Streets Demanding 80:20 Job Quota Be Scrapped for Good

The streets of Itanagar spoke loudly on Friday — and the government would do well to listen. Thousands of students, job aspirants, and ordinary residents flooded the capital on August 8, marching from Akashdeep to Indira Gandhi Park in what organisers called the Final Mass Referendum Rally. Their message was blunt and unmistakable: roll back … Read more