Latest news from Arunachal Pradesh — politics, development, culture and sports, reported by Abotani TV.
Clashes at Riga and Ugeng leave CRPF personnel — including an Assistant Commandant — and protesters seriously injured. The Siang is boiling, and not just with water. There is something quietly devastating about watching a river community go to war to protect the very land their ancestors named. On Sunday, October 5, that quiet desperation … Read more
Someone, somewhere, hit a button — and suddenly, news about one of Arunachal Pradesh’s most contested projects simply vanished from social media screens across India. Journalists covering the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) started noticing something alarming over the past few days. Their videos were disappearing. Their accounts were getting flagged. People trying to … Read more
When a minister says national security is non-negotiable, you know the conversation has moved far beyond megawatts and dams. The battle lines over the proposed 11,000-MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project are getting sharper. On Sunday, October 4, Arunachal Pradesh minister Ojing Tasing came out swinging in support of the contentious project, making it absolutely clear … Read more
When the votes are being counted — or in this case, the voters — every political party suddenly has opinions. And in Arunachal Pradesh right now, those opinions are getting very loud. BJP MLA and party state spokesperson Topin Ete stepped before the cameras in Itanagar on Sunday, October 4, with one clear mission — … Read more
The Arunachal government has finally agreed to talk — but not before silencing one of the loudest voices opposing the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project. ITANAGAR, October 3 — Something interesting happened this week in Arunachal Pradesh. After Chief Minister Pema Khandu completed a tour of Upper Siang and Siang districts — a visit that drew … Read more
ITANAGAR, October 4, 2026 — For nearly fifty years, coffee has quietly grown in the hills of Arunachal Pradesh. Nobody talked much about it. No real push came from the government. No dedicated policy, no serious awareness campaign. Just a crop left largely to its own devices on roughly 600 hectares of land. Chief Minister … Read more
A pension scheme that got Cabinet approval and then quietly disappeared into bureaucratic limbo. That’s the reality hundreds of working journalists in Arunachal Pradesh have been living with — and on Saturday, media bodies decided enough was enough. The Arunachal Press Club (APC), the Arunachal Pradesh Union of Working Journalists (APUWJ), and several district press … Read more
When members of a state child rights body walk into five Anganwadi centres on a single Saturday morning, it is not just a routine visit — it is a signal that the state is watching, and that these small centres buried in Lower Subansiri’s villages matter more than most people realise. On October 3, members … Read more
If you’ve ever stayed at a homestay in Arunachal Pradesh and wondered whether the people running it had any formal training — well, the government is finally doing something about that. On Saturday, the tourism department of East Siang, in collaboration with the district administration, held a one-day training programme titled “Homestay Development, Management and … Read more
Plastic waste, elephant conflicts, marathons, and school kids with paintbrushes. This is what Wildlife Week looks like on the ground in Arunachal. BHALUKPONG, 3 October 2026 — The forests of Khellong don’t just shelter tigers and elephants. They hold entire communities within their borders, people who share space — sometimes uncomfortably — with wildlife every … Read more
