The Siang Upper Multipurpose Project has long been a powder keg in Arunachal Pradesh. On Monday, Chief Minister Pema Khandu lit a match. Amid mounting resistance from indigenous communities against pre-feasibility report (PFR) activities for the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), Khandu convened a high-stakes consultative meeting in Itanagar — pulling in hundreds of … Read more
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
The Siang River has flowed through the heart of Arunachal Pradesh for centuries — feeding farms, sustaining cultures, and binding the Adi people to their ancestral land. Now, a proposed mega-dam threatens to bury all of that under hundreds of metres of water. And the people who call this valley home are not going quietly. … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi once built his political brand on a single, punchy promise — “Na khaunga, na khane dunga.” I won’t steal, and I won’t let others steal. On Thursday, Congress took that very slogan and threw it right back at him. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh took to X on September 18, firing … Read more
From a hilltop temple in Itanagar to the tarmac of Donyi Polo Airport, Arunachal Pradesh lit up for Narendra Modi on Wednesday — and the BJP made sure every corner of the state felt it. September 17 marked the Prime Minister’s 76th birthday, and the Bharatiya Janata Party across Arunachal Pradesh turned the occasion into … Read more
For a state that literally shares its backyard with China, what happens in the halls of diplomacy is never just distant politics — it hits home. Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu made that connection explicit on Wednesday, welcoming the renewed push for India-China cooperation that followed last week’s BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Khandu … Read more
When the Chief Minister of a state walks into a government school, rolls up his sleeves, and joins students in sweeping the grounds, it is hard not to stop and take notice. That is exactly what Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu did on Wednesday, September 17, showing up at Mallo Tarin Government Higher Secondary … Read more
When a Chief Minister has to publicly say “nothing is being forced,” you already know the situation is tense. That’s exactly where Arunachal Pradesh stands right now over the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project — a massive hydropower initiative that has split communities in the Upper Siang region right down the middle. Chief Minister Pema … Read more
The paddy is still standing. But for how long, nobody knows. In Borguli village under Mebo Sub-Division of East Siang district, farmers are watching the Siang River swallow their land — season after season, year after year. What began as riverbank erosion has now crept deep enough to threaten the Wet Rice Cultivation (WRC) fields … Read more
September 11 carries a lot of weight. For most people, the date immediately evokes a very different kind of memory. But in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday, Chief Minister Pema Khandu reminded everyone that this date also belongs to something quietly profound — a young monk from India who walked into a hall in Chicago in … Read more
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