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

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

Mising Students’ Body Draws Line: Blockade Against Arunachal From August 12 Over Badati-Mingmang Firing

The border between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh has seen its share of flashpoints over the years. This one might be the sharpest yet. The Takam Mising Porin Kebang, the apex students’ organisation of the Mising community, has announced it will choke off roads and trade with Arunachal Pradesh starting tomorrow morning, and it isn’t mincing … Read more