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6d ago · 4 min read

Welcome to RGU: Mind the potholes

[ Momordica Charantia ] Welcome to our university, the prestigious Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), where learning begins long before we enter the classroom hall. Here, students learn balance on uneven roads, patience…

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…

5 Sept 2026 · 3 min read

SIR hearing turns violent in Bordumsa

[Bengia Ajum] BORDUMSA, 4 Sep: Violence broke out at the office of the additional deputy commissioner (ADC) here in Changlang district on Friday during a hearing conducted as part of the special intensive revision (SIR)…

3 Sept 2026 · 3 min read

APPSC resumes recruitment with new eligibility criteria

[Bengia Ajum] ITANAGAR, 2 Sep: With the state government issuing a notification prescribing fresh eligibility criteria for government jobs in the state, the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has…

APPSC resumes recruitment with new eligibility criteria
2 Sept 2026 · 3 min read

Chinese occupation ends old relationship

[ Bengia Ajum ] TAKSING, 1 Sep: The people of Taksing and Limeking circles in Upper Subansiri district have shared a close relationship with Tibet for centuries. The Nah and Mra clans, residing in these two areas, used…

Chinese occupation ends old relationship
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
12 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

Distressed elephant calf being rehabilitated

[ Bengia Ajum ] SEIJOSA, 11 Aug : On 6 June this year, a distressed elephant calf was sighted near the Kameng river in the Tippi area of West Kameng district. The female calf had, in all probability, become separated…

Distressed elephant calf being rehabilitated
11 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

Assam-Arunachal boundary row turns violent yet again

[ Bengia Ajum ] HIME, 10 Aug: The Assam-Arunachal Pradesh boundary row turned violent here in Lower Siang district on Monday. The latest clash, which has left at least a dozen injured, came days after a similar boundary…

11 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

Standing counsel for GoAP resigns

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 10 Aug: The additional advocate general-cum-standing counsel for the state of Arunachal Pradesh in the Supreme Court of India, Anil Srivastav, tendered his resignation on Monday. He had been…

10 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

Chinese intrusion allegations and censorship

Monday Musing [ Bengia Ajum ] Ever since the Nah Welfare Society (NWS) wrote a letter to the deputy commissioner of Upper Subansiri district, alleging that the Chinese PLA was capturing Indian territory in the Taksing…

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
31 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

AEDMA conclave deliberates ethical journalism, media trends, digital governance

ITANAGAR, 30 Jul: The 4th edition of the AEDMA Conclave, organised by the Arunachal Electronic and Digital Media Association (AEDMA) on the occasion of its 14th foundation day, concluded on Wednesday with three engaging…

AEDMA conclave deliberates ethical journalism, media trends, digital governance
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…

22 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

Complete restoration of Hoj-Potin road to take another 2 months

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 21 Jul: Complete restoration of the Hoj-Potin road is expected to take another two months. This was informed after a team comprising engineers from the state PWD (Highway), officials of the…

Complete restoration of Hoj-Potin road to take another 2 months
10 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

GoAP’s decision to name road after Mookerjee baffles citizens

[ Bengia Ajum ] NAHARLAGUN, 9 Jul: The state government’s decision to name the newly constructed road connecting Damsite and Model Village ‘Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee Road’ has bewildered many people in the state.…

GoAP’s decision to name road after Mookerjee baffles citizens
9 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Two workers dead in construction site landslide

[Bengia Ajum] TEZU, 8 Jul: Two workers were killed after a major landslide struck a construction site at Lohitpur in Lohit district on Wednesday. According to initial reports, six workers were trapped in the landslide.…

Two workers dead in construction site landslide
6 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

Differing border claims

Monday Musing [ Bengia Ajum ] When the Nah Welfare Society (NWS) first claimed that the Chinese PLA had captured Indian territory in the Taksing area of Upper Subansiri district, many expected the Government of India to…

1 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

Army brushes off claim of Chinese incursion; NWS stands by its allegation

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 30 Jun: After the Nah Welfare Society (NWS) alleged that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had encroached into Indian territory near Taksing in Upper Subansiri district, the Indian…

28 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Chinese PLA encroaching on Indian territory near Taksing, claims group

[ Bengia Ajum ] TAKSING, 27 Jun: The Nah Welfare Society (NWS) has made a startling claim, alleging that the Chinese PLA is encroaching on Indian territory near Taksing in Upper Subansiri district. In a letter addressed…

Chinese PLA encroaching on Indian territory near Taksing, claims group
25 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

ACB calls for transparency in Kamle HEP land compensation process

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 24 Jun: Reacting to various social media posts and news reports expressing concern over alleged inflation of land compensation estimates for the Kamle Hydroelectric Project (HEP), the…

12 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

NHM employees facing multiple challenges

[Bengia Ajum] ITANAGAR, 11 Jun: Employees working under the National Health Mission (NHM) are facing multiple challenges, including lack of job security, delays in salary disbursement, a slow regularisation process for…

10 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

SUN withdraws hunger strike after assurance on director’s reinstatement

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 9 Jun: The Students’ Union of NERIST (SUN), which launched an indefinite hunger strike on Monday over the alleged forced resignation of NERIST Director Prof Narendranath S, has withdrawn its…

9 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

APTEA to go on indefinite pen-down strike from 15 Jun

[ Bengia Ajum ] ITANAGAR, 8 Jun: The Arunachal Pradesh Teacher Educators’ Association (APTEA) has announced that it will go ahead with an indefinite pen-down strike from 15 June onwards if the state government does not…

9 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Anti-dam supporters vandalise houses of PFR supporters

[ Bengia Ajum ] GEKU, 8 Jun: Two days after 110 households in Geku in Upper Siang district signed an MoU in support of the pre-feasibility report (PFR) preparation for the Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), angry…

5 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Indo-Myanmar border fencing begins amidst tight security

[ Bengia Ajum ] CHANGLANG, Jun 4: Work on fencing the Indo-Myanmar border has begun in Changlang and Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh. In 2024, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced an ambitious plan to…

Indo-Myanmar border fencing begins amidst tight security
1 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

TRIHMS granted permission to start PG courses

[ Bengia Ajum ] NAHARLAGUN, 31 May: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has granted permission to the Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) to start postgraduate (MD/MS) courses in 11 subjects,…

1 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

If Arunachal is to develop, bandh culture must end

Monday Musing [ Bengia Ajum ] The bandh culture is back with a vengeance in the state, with the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) in particular bearing the brunt. Just as everyone thought the era of bandhs was over and…