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When History Fights Back: AICSU Opens the Books on Chittagong Hill Tracts and Demagiri

When History Fights Back: AICSU Opens the Books on Chittagong Hill Tracts and Demagiri

Social media might be loud, but centuries-old records are louder. That seems to be the message the All-India Chakma Students’ Union (AICSU) sent this week when it stepped into a growing online debate about the Chittagong Hill Tracts and the origin of a place once called Demagiri — now known as Tlabung in Mizoram’s Lunglei … Read more

At Just 11, She’s Already Shooting for the Nation — Arunachal’s Marpi Karlo Is One to Watch

At Just 11, She’s Already Shooting for the Nation — Arunachal’s Marpi Karlo Is One to Watch

She’s barely old enough to be in middle school, yet Marpi Karlo is already punching her ticket to a national stage. The 11-year-old from Lower Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh has qualified for the National Shooting Championship Competition (NSCC) — and she did it the hard way, outperforming competitors at one of the region’s most … Read more

Heroin, Meth, and Smugglers — Assam Rifles Deliver a Major Blow to Northeast’s Drug Pipeline

Heroin, Meth, and Smugglers — Assam Rifles Deliver a Major Blow to Northeast’s Drug Pipeline

Two Myanmar nationals caught red-handed with heroin in Arunachal Pradesh — and that was just the beginning of a very busy 48 hours for the Assam Rifles. Caught at the Border Acting on specific intelligence inputs, troops of the Assam Rifles moved into the Nampong area of Changlang district on August 28 and intercepted two … Read more

102 Reasons to Celebrate: Arunachal Puts Its Champions in the Spotlight on National Sports Day

102 Reasons to Celebrate: Arunachal Puts Its Champions in the Spotlight on National Sports Day

August 29, 2026 wasn’t just another date on the calendar for Arunachal Pradesh — it was the state’s moment to look its athletes in the eye and say, “We see you.” A Stage Built for Champions The main event in Itanagar buzzed with the kind of energy that only sport can produce. Sports and Youth … Read more

Arunachal’s Big Bet: Pema Khandu Wants to Skill 1 Lakh Youth and Create 10,000 Entrepreneurs by 2036

Arunachal’s Big Bet: Pema Khandu Wants to Skill 1 Lakh Youth and Create 10,000 Entrepreneurs by 2036

Arunachal Pradesh just got a roadmap — and it’s ambitious enough to turn heads across the Northeast. Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday unveiled two major initiatives: the Arunachal Human Capital & Economic Transformation Vision 2036 and the Arun MSME Mission. Together, they signal something the state has been quietly needing for years — a … Read more

“Taksing Is India’s Frontline” — Congress Chief Slams Delhi’s Silence on Border Communities

“Taksing Is India’s Frontline” — Congress Chief Slams Delhi’s Silence on Border Communities

When was the last time a politician actually walked into the frontier — not for a photo-op, but to listen? That question feels very relevant right now. A Visit That Sparked a Warning Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president Bosiram Siram just wrapped up a four-day ground visit to the Taksing sector in Upper Subansiri … Read more

No More Shortcuts: AAPSU Tells Arunachal Recruitment Bodies to Follow the New Rules — Now

No More Shortcuts: AAPSU Tells Arunachal Recruitment Bodies to Follow the New Rules — Now

If you thought the new recruitment norms would quietly gather dust in some government drawer, AAPSU has other plans. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union has come out swinging, writing directly to the chairpersons of both the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) and the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB), demanding that the state’s … Read more

Engineering Dreams, Cut Short on a Dark Highway: NERIST Student Gagan Paul Killed in Arunachal Accident

Engineering Dreams, Cut Short on a Dark Highway: NERIST Student Gagan Paul Killed in Arunachal Accident

He was just months away from graduating. Now, a family in Cooch Behar is left with an empty chair and an unfinished story. Gagan Paul had come a long way — literally and figuratively. A final-year agricultural engineering student at the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST), he had left his home … Read more

AAPSU Draws a Hard Line: Touch the PRC Rules and Face the Streets

AAPSU Draws a Hard Line: Touch the PRC Rules and Face the Streets

Arunachal’s most powerful student body isn’t asking nicely anymore. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has put the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB) on notice — implement the state’s new job eligibility rules to the letter, or brace for a fight. In a strongly worded letter to the APSSB Chairman, AAPSU made it … Read more

From the Playground to the Nation: MP Tai Tagak’s Stirring Call to Arunachal’s Youth

From the Playground to the Nation: MP Tai Tagak’s Stirring Call to Arunachal’s Youth

Arunachal Pradesh’s Rajya Sabha MP didn’t just show up to a government event — he showed up with a message that actually needed to be heard. On August 27, the halls of Don Bosco College in Jullang, Itanagar, buzzed with an energy that felt different from your average official gathering. Young students, sportspersons, volunteers, and … Read more