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2d ago · 3 min read

Taksing, Limeking residents facing poor road, mobile connectivity

[ Bengia Ajum ] TAKSING, 30 Aug: A part from Chinese intrusion, the people of Taksing and Limeking circles of Upper Subansiri district face trouble managing their day-to-day lives due to poor road and mobile…

Taksing, Limeking residents facing poor road, mobile connectivity
3d ago · 3 min read

India, China checkmate each other in Taksing and Limeking sectors

[ Bengia Ajum ] TAKSING, 29 Aug: Amid conflicting reports about alleged Chinese intrusion in Taksing and Limeking circles of Upper Subansiri district, the ground reality tells a different story. There is no doubt that…

25 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

SC gives CBI two weeks to file fresh status report on govt contracts to CM's family members

[ Bengia Ajum ] NEW DELHI, 24 Aug: The Supreme Court on Monday gave the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) two weeks' time to file a fresh status report in the case related to government contracts allegedly awarded…

24 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Normalcy returning to Hime village, bus vandalised at Gerakamukh

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 23 Aug: T he situation in Hime village in Lower Siang district, where a clash broke out on 10 August after a group of people from Bodoti village in Assam allegedly attacked the village, is…

22 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Gao says alleged Chinese intrusion vindicates his concerns

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 21 Aug: Member of Parliament from the Eastern Arunachal parliamentary constituency, Tapir Gao, said that the recent uproar over alleged Chinese intrusions in Upper Subansiri district has…

Gao says alleged Chinese intrusion vindicates his concerns
21 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

GoAP appoints two as SC standing counsel

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 20 Aug: The Government of Arunachal Pradesh has appointed advocates Durga Dutt and Rishi Awasthi as standing counsel for the state in the Supreme Court of India. The move comes after Additional…

21 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Hoj to Potin road to open after 10 September

[ Bengia Ajum ] HOJ, 20 Aug: One of the most important routes in the state, the Hoj-Potin road (NH 13), has remained closed since 24 June, when a portion of the road at the waterfall area, a few kilometres before Potin,…

Hoj to Potin road to open after 10 September
20 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Arunachal blockade by Assam should spur fresh push for East-West Corridor

[Bengia Ajum] ITANAGAR, 19 Aug: The recent economic and road blockade imposed against Arunachal Pradesh by the Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) has reignited the need to develop intra-state road connectivity bypassing…

18 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

TMPK announces complete withdrawal of economic blockade following meeting with CM

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 17 Aug: The Assam-based Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK), the student body of the Mising community, has called off its road and economic blockade against Arunachal Pradesh on Monday following a…

15 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

 Hime villagers living in uncertainty

[ Bengia Ajum ] HIME, 14 Aug: As the rest of India prepares to celebrate Independence Day, the people of trouble-torn Hime village in Kangku circle of Lower Siang district are facing an uncertain time. On 10 August, a…

14 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

TMPK suspends blockade, Hime villagers allege misinformation campaign

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 13 Aug: The Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) has suspended its road and economic blockade against Arunachal Pradesh, following a series of discussions with the Government of Assam and…

13 Aug 2026 · 5 min read

TMPK blockade over Hime firing disrupts Arunachal

Bengia Ajum ITANAGAR, 12 Aug: The economic blockade imposed against Arunachal Pradesh by Takam Mising Porin Kébang (TMPK) caused major disruption across the state on Wednesday. TMPK supporters stopped vehicular movement…

TMPK blockade over Hime firing disrupts Arunachal
8 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Alumnus travels from US to visit alma mater

[ Bengia Ajum ] YAZALI, 7 Aug: Prem Raj Tyagi, a former student of the Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) here in Keyi Panyor district, recently travelled all the way from New Jersey, USA, to visit his alma…

Alumnus travels from US to visit alma mater
7 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

DA directs landowners to clear debris caused by earth-cutting

[ Bengia Ajum ] HOLLONGI, 6 Aug: After major damage was caused to NH 415 a few kilometres before the Donyi Polo International Airport due to earth-cutting by private individuals near the highway, the Papum Pare district…

DA directs landowners to clear debris caused by earth-cutting
6 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Locals allege fresh Chinese incursion in Taksing

[Bengia Ajum] DAPORIJO, 5 Aug: Fresh allegations of Chinese incursions in Taksing circle of Upper Subansiri district have surfaced, with locals claiming that Chinese forces intruded into Pukar La and Ollo. According to…

6 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

80:20 quota review meet soon amid pressure

[Bengia Ajum] ITANAGAR, 5 Aug: The first meeting of the high-power committee constituted to examine the feasibility of scrapping the 80:20 reservation system in government jobs will be held on August 10. In a notice,…

4 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Illegal earth-cutting damages NH 415; citizens question DA’s Inaction

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 3 Aug: The Itanagar-Hollongi stretch of the NH 415 four-lane highway suffered major damage following heavy rainfall on Sunday night. A portion of the road was washed away at one location, while…

Illegal earth-cutting damages NH 415; citizens question DA’s Inaction
4 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Approach embankment of Ranga-I bridge over Panyor river extensively damaged

[ Bengia Ajum ] KIMIN, 3 Aug: The approach embankment of the Ranga-I bridge over the Panyor river on the Kimin-Potin road has been extensively damaged due to heavy rainfall over the past few days, raising concerns over…

Approach embankment of Ranga-I bridge over Panyor river extensively damaged
24 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

PWD awaiting fresh sanction for Package B of Ita-B’dewa highway

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 23 Jul: The state PWD Highway Department is awaiting fresh sanction for the Package B portion of the Itanagar-Banderdewa four-lane highway from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways…

PWD awaiting fresh sanction for Package B of Ita-B’dewa highway
22 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

Suspect held in connection with Namsai firing incident

[ Bengia Ajum ] NAMSAI, 21 Jul: The Namsai police have arrested the driver of a Maruti Suzuki WagonR in connection with the recent firing incident in Lal Pahar here, in which a 29-year-old woman sustained firearm…