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

Itanagar Wakes Up to Closed Shutters and Empty Roads as ANSU Bandh Defies Administration’s Ban

Itanagar didn’t look like a capital city on Thursday morning. By the time most people were supposed to be heading to work or school, the streets were already unusually quiet — shutters down, traffic thin, and a visible tension hanging in the air. The All Nyishi Students’ Union (ANSU) had called a 12-hour bandh, and … Read more

Sagalee Shuts Down: Students Force a Town to a Standstill Demanding Basic Rights

Life came to an abrupt halt in Sagalee on Tuesday as the All Sagalee Students’ Union (ASSU) threw a 24-hour bandh across the constituency — and this time, they weren’t taking no for an answer. The ASSU called for the shutdown in Sagalee, tucked within Arunachal Pradesh’s Papum Pare district, demanding immediate action on a … Read more

Defiance in Leparada: GYO Bandh Rolls On Despite District’s Ban

The orders were clear. The deadline was firm. And yet, as dawn broke over Leparada on Sunday, the Galo Youth Organisation’s 12-hour bandh was already underway — burning tyres, boulders, and hundreds of volunteers holding their ground across the district. The shutdown, called by the Galo Youth Organisation (GYO), kicked off at 5 am and … Read more

Lekang Shuts Down: Arunachal’s New Job Rules Spark Anger on Independence Day

Roads blocked. Markets shuttered. And on a day meant for celebration, Lekang sent a very different message to Itanagar. Just hours after the country marked its 79th Independence Day, the Lekang circle in Arunachal Pradesh’s Namsai district ground to a halt. An indefinite bandh — called by a coalition of community-based organisations, student unions, and … Read more