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SUMP Awareness Programme Strengthens Community Trust Across Six Upper Siang Villages

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SUMP Awareness Programme Strengthens Community Trust Across Six Upper Siang Villages

  Upper Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh | September 28, 2026: Recently, a SUMP Awareness Programme reached six villages across the Upper Siang district — Palsi, Panggo, Ningging, Old Tuting, Rishing, and Gome — deepening public understanding of the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) through interactive sessions, distribution of informational materials, and direct engagement with local … Read more

Ambush at Dawn: Militants Kill Assam Rifles Soldier in Arunachal’s Changlang, Two Groups Step Forward to Take Credit

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Ambush at Dawn: Militants Kill Assam Rifles Soldier in Arunachal’s Changlang, Two Groups Step Forward to Take Credit

The sun had barely risen over the hills of Changlang when the gunfire broke the silence. At around 6:30 in the morning on September 29, a patrol team from the 21 Assam Rifles was moving through a stretch of land near Nampong — an area where border fencing work is actively underway along the India-Myanmar … Read more

No Study, No Dam: Arunachal CM Pema Khandu Puts Siang Project on Hold Until Science Speaks

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No Study, No Dam: Arunachal CM Pema Khandu Puts Siang Project on Hold Until Science Speaks

The fate of one of the most ambitious — and most debated — infrastructure projects in Northeast India now rests on a single document. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said loud and clear on September 29 that the proposed Siang Upper Multi-Purpose Project, known as SUMP, will not move an inch forward unless the … Read more

Pema Khandu Tells Siang Officials: What We Decide Today Will Define Tomorrow

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Pema Khandu Tells Siang Officials: What We Decide Today Will Define Tomorrow

The Chief Minister didn’t just attend a meeting in Boleng — he delivered a message that cuts right to the heart of governance in Arunachal’s tribal heartland. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu made a direct and pointed visit to Boleng on September 29, sitting down with officers and officials of the Siang district in … Read more

When the Mountains Call, the IAF Answers: Arunachal Governor Salutes the Force That Reaches Where Roads Don’t

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When the Mountains Call, the IAF Answers: Arunachal Governor Salutes the Force That Reaches Where Roads Don’t

The blue skies above Arunachal Pradesh carry more than aircraft — they carry lifelines. And the state’s Governor made sure that didn’t go unacknowledged. Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen KT Parnaik (Retd.) on Tuesday sat down with Air Marshal Inderpal Singh Walia, the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Indian Air Force’s Eastern Air Command, and … Read more

Government Comes Knocking: Seva Sankalp Abhiyan Reaches the Villages of Namsing

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Government Comes Knocking: Seva Sankalp Abhiyan Reaches the Villages of Namsing

For once, villagers in Arunachal’s East Siang didn’t have to travel miles to get a government certificate — the government came to them. On September 29, residents of Namsing Circle and surrounding areas under Mebo Sub-Division got something that rural communities across the Northeast rarely see — a full spread of government services, right at … Read more

A Sister’s Gift, A State’s First: Arunachal Performs Historic Kidney Transplant at TRIHMS

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A Sister’s Gift, A State’s First: Arunachal Performs Historic Kidney Transplant at TRIHMS

For years, patients from Arunachal Pradesh had no choice but to pack their bags, leave their mountains behind, and travel thousands of kilometres to cities like Delhi just to access life-saving medical care. That era just quietly changed. On September 28, the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) in Naharlagun scripted history … Read more

“Leave. And Don’t Come Back.” — Geku Villages Defy CM Khandu’s Upcoming Visit Over Controversial Dam Project

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“Leave. And Don’t Come Back.” — Geku Villages Defy CM Khandu’s Upcoming Visit Over Controversial Dam Project

The roads are blocked. The anger is real. And Geku’s message to the government couldn’t be any clearer. As Chief Minister Pema Khandu prepares to visit Boleng in Siang district on September 29 and Yingkiong in Upper Siang district on September 30, the mood in the Siang Valley is anything but welcoming. Villagers in Geku … Read more

RGU Opens Its Doors to Schoolchildren — And Gives Them a Glimpse of the Science World That Awaits

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RGU Opens Its Doors to Schoolchildren — And Gives Them a Glimpse of the Science World That Awaits

Eighty-five school students walked into a university lab. What they left with could change their futures. RONO HILLS, September 28 — On a Saturday morning, the zoology department of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) was buzzing with something it doesn’t always see — the unfiltered energy of teenagers discovering science for the first time. Eighty-five students … Read more

Rumgong Shuts Down: People Fed Up With a Road That Was Promised Four Years Ago

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Rumgong Shuts Down: People Fed Up With a Road That Was Promised Four Years Ago

A ₹50 crore road project sanctioned in 2021 has barely moved — and the people of Rumgong have finally had enough. Rumgong came to a grinding halt on Monday. Shops pulled down their shutters. Vehicles stayed parked. The streets, usually buzzing with the rhythm of a small hill town, fell unusually quiet — not out … Read more