Khandu: Arunachal Border Situation Normal, No Tension
Pema Khandu says the situation along Arunachal Pradesh’s border is normal, describing occasional crossings as transgressions rather than intrusions.
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Manipur MLA Accuses Assam Rifles of Lapses After Border Attack
Phungyar MLA Leishiyo Keishing has accused the Assam Rifles of failing to respond effectively to the October 10 attack on Ningchou village near the Myanmar border that killed two civilians.
“National Security Cannot Be Compromised” — Arunachal Minister Ojing Tasing Puts His Foot Down on Siang Project
When a minister says national security is non-negotiable, you know the conversation has moved far beyond megawatts and dams. The battle lines over the proposed 11,000-MW Siang Upper Multipurpose Project are getting sharper. On Sunday, October 4, Arunachal Pradesh minister Ojing Tasing came out swinging in support of the contentious project, making it absolutely clear … Read more
Plot Foiled: Assam Rifles Nabs Two ULFA(I) Men Before They Could Strike on a Remote Arunachal Road
Security forces intercept two armed insurgents allegedly planning an ambush and IED blast on the strategically vital Miao-Vijaynagar route — and they say up to 18 more could still be out there. A lethal plan may have just been stopped in its tracks deep inside the forests of Arunachal Pradesh. Assam Rifles, working in close … Read more
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
A Soldier Named Jankhokai: Assam Rifles Jawan Killed in Dawn Ambush on Indo-Myanmar Border
He left for a routine patrol at the crack of dawn. He never came back. A shocking attack on an Assam Rifles patrol team early Tuesday morning has left one soldier dead and the entire northeastern border region on edge. The martyred jawan has been identified as Havildar Jankhokai Kuki, 42 years old — a … Read more
Tagin Groups March to CM’s Office With a Simple Ask: Give Us Our Own District
A long-standing demand has once again landed on the Chief Minister’s desk — and this time, the people of Upper Subansiri aren’t leaving without an answer. On Monday, a powerful combined delegation walked into Chief Minister Pema Khandu’s office in Itanagar. They came representing the Tagin Cultural Society (TCS), the All Tagin Youth Organisation (ATYO), … Read more
NPP Team Visits Taraso Border Area, Seeks Urgent Action on Long-Running Assam-Arunachal Dispute
ITANAGAR, September 19, 2026: A National People’s Party (NPP) team from Arunachal Pradesh has carried out a ground verification of the interstate boundary situation at Taraso, meeting village elders and farmers whose land and daily lives have been affected by restrictions in the disputed area. The visit comes amid continuing concerns over the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh … Read more
Assam Police Stops 10 Alleged Infiltrators at Border — Himanta Says “We Remain Alert, ALWAYS!”
It was not your typical border security announcement. On Friday, September 18, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to X to declare that Assam Police had successfully intercepted 10 alleged infiltrators attempting to enter India through the state’s border — and he delivered the news with a Bollywood punchline that only Himanta could manage … Read more
Owner Vanishes Into Thin Air, But 17,000 Yaba Tablets Don’t — Assam’s Crackdown Scores Big in Sribhumi
Someone clearly didn’t think their exit plan all the way through. In what turned out to be a significant drug bust on Friday, September 18, joint teams of the Border Security Force and Sribhumi Police recovered 17,000 Yaba tablets from the Gangpar area of Sribhumi district in Assam — with the person who owned the … Read more
