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Bengia Ajum

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97 articles

6d ago · 6 min read

Tension in Siang Valley as govt pushes ahead with SUMP PFR

[ Bengia Ajum ] YINGKIONG, 10 Oct : Tension is palpable across the Siang Valley as the state government pushes ahead with the pre-feasibility report (PFR) survey for the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP).…

5 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

APPSC aspirants flag faulty application form issue, say Meyor tribe not mentioned in tribe column

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 4 Oct: With the state government making Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe (APST) certificates compulsory for examinations conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC)…

26 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

Asiatic black bear cubs begin journey back to the wild

[ Bengia Ajum ] SEIJOSA, 25 Sep: In yet another milestone in wildlife conservation, three male Asiatic black bear cubs undergoing rehabilitation at the Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) here in…

Asiatic black bear cubs begin journey back to the wild
26 Sept 2026 · 1 min read

Thongdok selected for MPhil at University of Cambridge

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 25 Sep: Twenty-two-year-old Pema Choekyi Thongdok, who hails from Jigaon in West Kameng district, has been selected for an MPhil in digital humanities - an interdisciplinary field that combines…

Thongdok selected for MPhil at University of Cambridge
24 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

HC issues notice to Arunachal, APPSC over job criteria

[Bengia Ajum] ITANAGAR, 23 Sep: The Gauhati High Court has issued notices to the State of Arunachal Pradesh and the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) while passing an interim direction permitting…

15 Sept 2026 · 1 min read

'Missing' Myanmar nationals accounted for, return to their country

[ Bengia Ajum ] CHANGLANG, 14 Sep: After a report of 49 Myanmar nationals going missing after entering Changlang district, the district authorities here clarified that all of them have been accounted for and have…

14 Sept 2026 · 3 min read

Lingering issues

Monday Musing [ Bengia Ajum ] Since childhood, we have been hearing about two things repeatedly. The first is Arunachal Pradesh' potential to become the powerhouse of India, and the second is the Chakma-Hajong refugee…

31 Aug 2026 · 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
30 Aug 2026 · 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