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Upper Siang SUMP Protests Escalate During Khandu Visit as Road Blockades, Clashes Disrupt Movement

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Upper Siang SUMP Protests Escalate During Khandu Visit as Road Blockades, Clashes Disrupt Movement

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

“The Records Speak For Themselves” — Pema Khandu Shuts Down Rahul Gandhi’s SIR Controversy

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“The Records Speak For Themselves” — Pema Khandu Shuts Down Rahul Gandhi’s SIR Controversy

Arunachal Pradesh’s Chief Minister fires back with cold, hard facts as the political storm over electoral roll revision refuses to die down. There’s something almost refreshing about a political response that skips the theatrics and goes straight for the documents. That’s exactly what Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu did on Monday, September 28, when … Read more

Congress Moves Into the Siang Valley — And It’s Not Just Politics This Time

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Congress Moves Into the Siang Valley — And It’s Not Just Politics This Time

The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee has sent a fact-finding team straight into the heart of SUMP country. With paramilitary boots already on the ground there, someone needs to ask the questions that aren’t being answered. There is something happening in the Siang region of Arunachal Pradesh that the government hasn’t fully explained. Communities are rattled. … Read more

Nearly 2 Lakh Voters Gone — Arunachal Congress Says That’s Not Enough of an Answer

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Nearly 2 Lakh Voters Gone — Arunachal Congress Says That’s Not Enough of an Answer

The voter list is shorter by over 21 percent. Congress wants to know exactly why — and it wants that answer constituency by constituency. When Arunachal Pradesh’s Chief Electoral Officer published the Final Photo Electoral Roll under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) 2026 on September 22, the numbers told a striking story. The state’s registered … Read more

BJP Means Business: Arunachal’s Ruling Party Calls Its Troops for a Serious Rethink

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BJP Means Business: Arunachal’s Ruling Party Calls Its Troops for a Serious Rethink

The BJP in Arunachal Pradesh didn’t just hold a meeting on Tuesday — it held a mirror up to itself. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Arunachal Pradesh unit convened an extended State Executive Meeting at the D.K. Convention Hall in Itanagar on September 22, pulling together a who’s who of state politics under one roof. Chief … Read more

BJP Turns Up the Heat in Arunachal: Big Guns Gather in Itanagar to Tighten Party’s Grip

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BJP Turns Up the Heat in Arunachal: Big Guns Gather in Itanagar to Tighten Party’s Grip

When a party calls an extended state executive meeting — not just the usual one — you know something serious is on the table. The BJP’s Arunachal Pradesh unit did exactly that on September 22, packing the D.K. Convention Hall in Itanagar with a who’s who of state politics. Chief Minister Pema Khandu was there. … Read more

Khandu’s Ultimatum: Back the Siang Dam or Face Action — But Opposition Isn’t Backing Down

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The Siang Upper Multipurpose Project has long been a powder keg in Arunachal Pradesh. On Monday, Chief Minister Pema Khandu lit a match. Amid mounting resistance from indigenous communities against pre-feasibility report (PFR) activities for the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), Khandu convened a high-stakes consultative meeting in Itanagar — pulling in hundreds of … Read more

Lights, Prayers and Politics: Arunachal BJP Celebrates PM Modi’s 76th Birthday with ‘Aashirwad Ka Diya’

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Lights, Prayers and Politics: Arunachal BJP Celebrates PM Modi’s 76th Birthday with ‘Aashirwad Ka Diya’

From a hilltop temple in Itanagar to the tarmac of Donyi Polo Airport, Arunachal Pradesh lit up for Narendra Modi on Wednesday — and the BJP made sure every corner of the state felt it. September 17 marked the Prime Minister’s 76th birthday, and the Bharatiya Janata Party across Arunachal Pradesh turned the occasion into … Read more

“Siang Is Not a Battlefield”: Congress Blasts Heavy Security Deployment for Hydropower Survey

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“Siang Is Not a Battlefield”: Congress Blasts Heavy Security Deployment for Hydropower Survey

When armed forces roll into your village not during a conflict, but during a survey — you have to ask whose development this really is. That’s essentially the question the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) is raising after the state government deployed a heavy presence of central armed police forces and other security personnel in … Read more

When a 133-Year-Old Speech Still Has Something to Say to the World

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When a 133-Year-Old Speech Still Has Something to Say to the World

September 11 carries a lot of weight. For most people, the date immediately evokes a very different kind of memory. But in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday, Chief Minister Pema Khandu reminded everyone that this date also belongs to something quietly profound — a young monk from India who walked into a hall in Chicago in … Read more