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
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
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
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
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
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
Nobody was mincing words this time. All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union (AAPSU) president Meje Taku stepped forward Thursday with a blunt, unambiguous warning — any attempt to threaten, intimidate or obstruct AAPSU members carrying out their duties during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Changlang district’s Bordumsa-Diyun area will not be tolerated. Not even … Read more
The road was there one moment. And then it wasn’t. A massive landslide has blocked the Zemithang-Tawang road near Shakti village in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang district, snapping road connectivity to one of India’s most remote and strategically critical border pockets. The incident, reported on September 3, has left the region scrambling — with no immediate … Read more
For years, young people from Arunachal Pradesh watched government jobs slip through their fingers — posts that, many felt, should have gone to the sons and daughters of their own soil. This week, something shifted. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) came out in strong support of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission’s newly … Read more
After months of consultations and groundwork, the Arunachal Pradesh Administrative Reforms Commission has handed in its first report — and the state government says it could reshape governance from the ground up. Itanagar, September 2 — Something quiet but potentially consequential happened in Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday. The state’s Administrative Reforms Commission, set up less … Read more
