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The Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project has cleared a massive hurdle, and the countdown to its full 2,000-MW power delivery just got a lot more real. Something significant happened on the banks of the Subansiri River this week — and it didn’t involve any ceremony or ribbon-cutting. Workers at the 2,000-MW Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project quietly … Read more
YINGKIONG, September 30, 2026: Protests against the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) intensified across Upper Siang district on Wednesday as Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu visited Yingkiong amid continuing opposition to the government’s proposed Pre-Feasibility Report (PFR) process. The Chief Minister’s two-day visit to Siang and Upper Siang districts coincided with strikes, road … Read more
A novel born in the hills of Arunachal Pradesh is now speaking a new language. And in doing so, it’s quietly making history. On International Translation Day — September 30 — the Guwahati Press Club became the setting for something genuinely moving. Wanggo Socia’s celebrated Hindi novel, Meera: Ek Safar, was launched in its Assamese … Read more
There’s something quietly urgent about a government minister standing before a gathering of traditional priests and telling them — you matter. That’s exactly what happened in Daporijo on Wednesday, when Indigenous Affairs Minister Mama Natung took the stage at the 21st Foundation Day of the All Arunachal Pradesh Priest Welfare Association (AAPPWA) and made a … Read more
Nirjuli, September 30 — The future of farming may not look like farming at all. On Wednesday, the Department of Agricultural Engineering at the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) in Nirjuli threw open the doors to what might be one of the most forward-looking conversations this region has seen in a … Read more
There is a project that is dividing Arunachal Pradesh right down the middle — and the government just made it clear it is not backing down. Arunachal Pradesh Minister Ojing Tasing came out swinging on Thursday in defence of the controversial Siang Upper Multipurpose Project, better known as SUMP, while simultaneously sending a stern warning … Read more
At 72, Ninong Ering has seen rivers rise and communities drown in floodwaters more times than he can count. So when he says he supports the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project, it doesn’t come across as a political statement. It sounds more like a man who’s been waiting half a century to finally say I told … Read more
Amid road blockades and simmering anger, Arunachal’s Chief Minister personally travels to one of the state’s most tense flashpoints — and makes a promise that has people both listening and wondering. Pema Khandu did not send a minister. He went himself. On Wednesday, Arunachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister arrived in Siang and Upper Siang districts — … Read more
The Siang River can be both a lifeline and a time bomb — and Arunachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister wants people to understand the difference before it’s too late. Pema Khandu sat down with Community-Based Organisation (CBO) members, government officers and local officials at Yingkiong on September 30, and the conversation wasn’t about politics or projects. … Read more
The Arunachal Institute of Tribal Studies (AITS) of Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills Doimukh Arunachal Pradesh had organised an one day seminar in collaboration with the VKIC (Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture on 28th September 2026, at University Campus and the seminar was inaugurated by his honour the Vice Chancellor of R G Univerity Prof. … Read more
