Race Against Rain: Arunachal Rushes to Fix NH-415 Before VP’s Visit to Itanagar

With the Vice President of India just days away from setting foot in Itanagar, the Arunachal Pradesh government is in a quiet but urgent scramble — fixing a battered highway that has seen better days. The Arunachal Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) Highway Zone has intensified road repair and restoration work along the Hollongi-Itanagar stretch … Read more

“We Will Finish It”: AAPSU Issues Stern Warning to Chakma Community After Bordumsa Violence, Sets September 12 Deadline

The tension was already simmering. Then it boiled over. Following a violent flare-up at Bordumsa in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district, the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has issued a sharp warning to the Chakma community — and the clock is already ticking. The powerful student body announced on Friday, September 4, that it will … Read more

BJP’s Youth Wing Turns Up the Heat in Pakke-Kessang with a Grassroots Push

The BJP’s youth machinery made its presence felt in one of Arunachal Pradesh’s younger districts — and it came with a clear message: organise, connect, and grow. The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Pakke-Kessang district unit held a one-day ‘Samvaad & Samanvay Baithak’ — a dialogue and coordination meeting — on September 4 in Pakke-Kessang. … Read more

The Siang Is Swallowing Their Fields — And Borguli’s Farmers Are Running Out of Time

The river doesn’t ask permission. It just takes. That’s the hard truth residents of Borguli village in Arunachal Pradesh’s East Siang district are living with every monsoon season. The Siang River — mighty, relentless, and increasingly unpredictable — has been gnawing away at farmland across several villages under Mebo Sub-Division, and locals say the situation … Read more

Stones, Shots, and Outrage: Chakma Students’ Body Speaks Out After Bordumsa Hearing Turns Violent

A routine hearing in Arunachal Pradesh’s Bordumsa descended into chaos — and now one of the state’s most prominent student organisations is demanding accountability. The Arunachal Pradesh Chakma Students’ Union (APCSU) came out strongly on September 4, condemning what it described as shocking scenes of violence, stone-pelting, and the alleged display or even firing of … Read more

One Man, 23 Cylinders, and a String of Thefts — Naharlagun Police Crack the Case

He wasn’t stealing gold or cash. Just cooking gas. But for the families who came home to find their LPG cylinders missing, it stung just the same. Naharlagun police in Arunachal Pradesh arrested a 30-year-old man on Thursday, September 3, after a careful investigation into a wave of LPG cylinder thefts that had been quietly … Read more

Stones Fly, Machete Drawn — Bordumsa Erupts Over Chakma Voter List Row

What started as a peaceful demonstration outside a government office in Arunachal Pradesh turned into something far uglier on Friday. By the time police fired shots into the air and tear gas filled the streets of Bordumsa, at least one student leader was bleeding from a machete wound — and a quiet town in Changlang … Read more

NEC Pushes Rs 82 Crore Into Arunachal’s Future — From Hospitals to Bamboo Fields

When development actually reaches the hills of Arunachal Pradesh, it doesn’t always make noise. But the numbers tell a quiet, important story. The North Eastern Council (NEC) has wrapped up development projects worth Rs 82.41 crore in Arunachal Pradesh during July and August this year — and what’s notable is where that money went. This … Read more

Shut Out and Stone-Pelted: Chakma Voters Blocked from Electoral Hearings, Community Knocks on NHRC’s Door

They came to exercise a basic democratic right. Instead, they were turned away — and the office meant to hear them out was left damaged. The Chakma Development Foundation of India (CDFI) has filed a complaint before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), alleging that Chakma voters were deliberately blocked from attending Special Intensive Revision … Read more

Shots Fired, Leader Attacked: Bordumsa Explodes Over Electoral Roll Controversy

What was supposed to be a routine administrative hearing turned into something far more alarming on Thursday, as the small town of Bordumsa in Arunachal Pradesh became the flashpoint of a violent confrontation that has left the region rattled and on edge. A deeply tense situation erupted in Bordumsa over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision … Read more