North East India

CIHCS Students Go on Hunger Strike, Saying Their Institution Has Lost Its Soul

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Students at the Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies aren’t just protesting. They’re starving themselves — for what they believe is the survival of an irreplaceable cultural mission. Students of the Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies (CIHCS) in Dahung, West Kameng district, launched an indefinite hunger strike on Monday, September 1, demanding the immediate … Read more

Burnt, Flooded, Rebuilt Again — Beging’s Hanging Bridge Refuses to Die

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--- # Burnt, Flooded, Rebuilt Again — Beging's Hanging Bridge Refuses to Die Every time the river takes it away, the people of Beging come back and rebuild it with their own hands. That, in itself, says everything about this village. **A Bridge That Holds a Village Together** Deep in Arunachal Pradesh's Siang district, the village of Beging depends on a humble bamboo-and-rope hanging bridge called *Pebing Ie'am* to stay connected to the rest of the world. This bridge — swaying over the river, built without government contracts or heavy machinery — is the only link between Beging and Boleng, the Siang district headquarters. Students cross it to reach school. Farmers carry their produce over it. Elders make their way to hospitals on the other side. Without it, Beging is, for all practical purposes, cut off. **Six Decades of Survival** The story of Pebing Ie'am is not a short one. Village elders say the bridge was first constructed back in 1964. It stood for decades as the village's lifeline, until the floods of 2000-01 tore it away. But Beging didn't wait for a government order. The community rebuilt the bridge themselves, with support from the people of Dosing Rengo Lilleng village — a quiet, powerful act of solidarity that most official records probably never captured. That kind of resolve doesn't come from a policy paper. It comes from knowing exactly what's at stake. **Protest, Fire, and Another Setback** Then came June 2025. The bridge was reportedly burnt by protesters during an agitation against the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), and this happened in the presence of a magistrate and armed forces. Think about that for a moment — a bridge that generations built, reduced to ash, in full view of the authorities. Whatever the politics surrounding the SUMP agitation, what was lost that day was not just timber and rope. It was someone's route to a doctor, a child's path to school, an old man's connection to the market. **Coming Together, Again** Villagers have now come together once more to reconstruct Pebing Ie'am through their own efforts, demonstrating that same community spirit that has carried Beging through every crisis. Work is ongoing. And while there is no word yet about any government support stepping in, the people aren't waiting around. They never really have. **More Than Just a Bridge** There's something quietly remarkable about a community that rebuilds the same bridge three times across six decades — each time from scratch, each time without being asked. Pebing Ie'am is not just a structure. It is Beging's refusal to be forgotten, its insistence on staying connected, its testament that when the state looks away, a village can still look after itself. The river can break it. Fire can burn it. But it seems the people of Beging will simply build it again. --- **② ARTICLE TAGS** Beging village, Pebing Ie'am, hanging bridge, Siang district, Boleng, Arunachal Pradesh, bamboo bridge, community rebuild, SUMP protest, bridge fire, bridge reconstruction, traditional bridge, village connectivity, flood damage, 2025 protests, Siang river, remote village, community cooperation, indigenous infrastructure, North East India, rural connectivity, bridge repair, tribal community, community effort, village resilience, Arunachal news, Siang Upper Multipurpose Project, bridge destroyed, village bridge --- **④ SOCIAL MEDIA HASHTAGS** #BegingVillage #PebingIeam #ArunachalPradesh #HangingBridge #SiangDistrict #Boleng #CommunityResilience #BridgeRebuild #NorthEastIndia #ArunachalNews #SUMP #VillageConnectivity #TraditionalBridge #BambooAndRope #RuralArunachal #AbotaniTV #SiangRiver #PeoplesPower #TribalResilience #RebuildingTogether

Every time the river takes it away, the people of Beging come back and rebuild it with their own hands. That, in itself, says everything about this village. A Bridge That Holds a Village Together Deep in Arunachal Pradesh’s Siang district, the village of Beging depends on a humble bamboo-and-rope hanging bridge called Pebing Ie’am … Read more

Bail Meant Nothing: Assam Slaps NSA on Kaziranga Land Rights Activist the Very Next Day

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The ink on his bail order was barely dry. Within 24 hours of walking free, indigenous land-rights activist Pranab Doley found himself locked up again — this time under a law so sweeping, the courts can’t touch him for up to a year. The Arrest That Defied a Bail Order On July 30, the Assam … Read more

North East’s Children Are Under Threat — And Pema Khandu Just Called Out the Silence

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North East's Children Are Under Threat — And Pema Khandu Just Called Out the Silence

The mountains of Tawang became the backdrop for something long overdue — a frank, urgent conversation about the children of North East India who are slipping through the cracks of a system that has, for too long, been working in isolation. A Historic First — And a Wake-Up Call Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu … Read more

Tawang Takes a Stand: District Rolls Out Waste Awareness Drive to Clean Up Its Markets

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Tawang Takes a Stand: District Rolls Out Waste Awareness Drive to Clean Up Its Markets

Tawang’s Old Market buzzed with more than the usual chaos of buyers and sellers on Wednesday — this time, it was the noise of change. The district administration brought together shopkeepers, residents, market committee members, and government officials for an awareness programme on the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Guidelines 2026. The venue was deliberate — … Read more

3,000 Kilograms of Filth Pulled Out of the Yamaso — And That’s Just One Day’s Work

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3,000 Kilograms of Filth Pulled Out of the Yamaso — And That's Just One Day's Work

It took a group of determined volunteers just one day to pull out what years of civic neglect had dumped into the Yamaso river. The number says it all — 3,000 kilograms of waste, gone. On World Nature Conservation Day, the Youth Mission for Clean River (YMCR), along with the Abralow Memorial Multipurpose Society and … Read more

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