“Fix Manipur First”: AAPSU Fires Back at Kuki Rights Body Over Arunachal Voter Roll Row

There’s something raw and unapologetic about the way Arunachal’s students’ union responded to the Kuki Human Rights Council — and honestly, they didn’t mince a single word. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) on September 8 launched a sharp counter-attack against the Manipur-based Kuki Human Rights Council (KHRC), after the latter wrote to both … 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

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

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

From Rifles to Beehives: CRPF Jawans Discover the Sweet Side of Life in Namsai

It’s not every day you see paramilitary personnel bent over a beehive, carefully studying the movement of a queen bee — but that’s exactly what happened in Namsai this week, and it’s a story worth telling. Training That Goes Beyond the Uniform The Namsai Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) wrapped up a five-day Skill Development Programme … 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