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TAWANG, 10 Aug: Re-verification of Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificates and issues concerning illegal immigrants and strengthening the enforcement of the inner line permit (ILP) system were discussed during a coordination…
[ Vizokhole Ltu ] Culture is constantly evolving in response to political, socioeconomic, and global changes. While transformation is inevitable, it does not require abandoning cultural identity; rather, the challenge…
Editor, I wish to raise an alarm about a crisis unfolding in plain sight across our capital: Itanagar is rapidly losing its commercial identity, and local Arunachalis are being reduced to spectators in their own land…
[ Bompa Lomdak ] Arunachal Pradesh has earned a reputation as one of India’s most peaceful and culturally vibrant states. Home to more than 26 major tribes and over 100 sub-tribes, the state is protected by…
ITANAGAR , Jul 10: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) on Friday strongly opposed the state government’s decision to hold a consultative meeting on 13 July to discuss the inclusion of the Kachari community…
[Badak Yomgam] The political landscape of Arunachal Pradesh is defined by a persistent tension between centralized legislative authority and the local needs of its diverse population. For decades, the sixty members of…
[ Bini Yurom ] ITANAGAR, 29 Jun: The Arunachal ST Bachao Andolan Committee (ASTBAC) on Monday welcomed the formation of the high-power committee for statewide re-verification of Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe (APST)…
ZIRO, 23 Jun: Community effort to protect local identity and secure regional borders took a major step forward on Tuesday here in Lower Subansiri district. Bringing together a broad coalition of community elders,…
Editor, Through the columns of your esteemed daily, I would like to address Union Parliamentary and Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju: You have been representing Arunachal Pradesh in the Parliament of India from…
Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 10 Jun: The Arunachal Pradesh Indigenous Youth Organisation (APIYO) on Wednesday rejected the state government’s proposal to address concerns over alleged illegal structures and immigration…
Editor, The reports regarding the abuse of Mising workers from Assam in Arunachal Pradesh are grave and cannot be brushed aside. A comprehensive, independent, and transparent investigation is imperative, and those…
[ Badak Yomgam ] The formation of four high-powered committees by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to examine infiltration, the Inner Line Permit system, the re-verification of Scheduled Tribe certificates, and the…
ITANAGAR, 5 Jun: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday said his government has constituted four high-powered committees to examine infiltration issues, strengthen the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system, reverify ST…
The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has submitted a 13-point memorandum to Chief Minister Pema Khandu, seeking urgent constitutional, administrative and legislative interventions to safeguard the rights,…
Editor, The Inner Line Permit (ILP) system is a constitutionally protected safeguard that exists to preserve the rights, identity, land, and demographic security of the indigenous peoples of Arunachal Pradesh. It is not…
ITANAGAR, 2 Jun: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) on Tuesday submitted a comprehensive 13-point memorandum to Chief Minister Pema Khandu, seeking urgent constitutional, administrative and legislative…
Editor, The Misings are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group residing primarily in the Northeastern Indian states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. They belong to the Tani linguistic family within the broader Tibeto-Burman…
ITANAGAR, 1 Jun: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has firmly rejected the position taken by Assam-based Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK), opposing the application of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system…
ITANAGAR, 31 May: Assam-based Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK) has strongly opposed the demand to bring the Mising community in Arunachal Pradesh under the inner line permit (ILP) regime. Citing the Mising community’s…
PASIGHAT, May 29: East Siang Deputy Commissioner Sonalika Jiwani reviewed the overall developmental activities, infrastructure progress, and implementation status of welfare schemes across the district during a District…
Editor, To properly regulate the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system, it is not enough only to monitor entry and exit points. The entire economic system of the state must also be regulated in a practical and effective…
Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 27 May: Chief Minister Pema Khandu today assured that the state government would work collectively with all stakeholders to arrive at concrete and long-term solutions on issues relating to…
[ Witches of Arunachal ] It’s almost the time of the year when a memory resurfaces unfailingly – the uneasy feeling that something is not right. The body often remembers before the mind does. Five years ago, in…
The Arunachal ST Bachao Andolan Committee (ASTBAC), which shut down Arunachal’s capital, is demanding strengthening of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system, expulsion of illegal immigrants from Assam, and action regarding…
Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 23 May: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday acknowledged that the Inner Line Permit (ILP) issue raised by the Arunachal Scheduled Tribes Bachao Andolan Committee (ASTBAC) is genuine, and said…
Correspondent PASIGHAT, 23 May: The East Siang district police,following a drive against Inner Line Permit (ILP) violation, caught about 161 ILP violators during the last 20 days. As per reports, the police, following…
Correspondent RUKSIN, 21 May: The East Siang district police posted at the Ruksin police station on Wednesday detained 19 persons who were entering the state without valid Inner Line Permit (ILP) though the Ruksin check…
Editor, In 2022, Arunachal Pradesh issued the “Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe Certificate Issuance Guidelines, 2022,” stipulating that such certificates may be revoked in cases involving fraud, misrepresentation, the…
[ Gedak Taipodia ] Introduction: The imperative for institutional metamorphosis The architecture of law enforcement in the Republic of India is fundamentally a state subject, as enshrined within the 7th Schedule of the…
The ASTBAC (Arunachal Scheduled Tribes Bachao Andolan Committee) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the state government to address its demands, including a foolproof Inner Line Permit (ILP) checking mechanism, to…
Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 17 May: The Arunachal Schedule Tribes Bachao Andolan Committee (ASTBAC) on Sunday served seven days’ ultimatum to the state government to address its demands, failing which, it said, it would be…
Editor, The ongoing unrest in Arunachal Pradesh, fuelled by the Inner Line Permit (ILP) issue, offers a troubling glimpse into how genuine concerns of the youths can be hijacked for narrow political ends. What began as…
[Milli Bharat] For more than a century, the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system has functioned as one of Arunachal Pradesh’ most important constitutional and administrative safeguards. Derived from the Bengal Eastern…
Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 15 May: The 36-hour capital bandh enforced by the ST Bachao Andolan Committee (STBAC) turned violent on Friday after hundreds of protesters gheraoed the Itanagar police station, demanding…
Editor, Arunachal Pradesh, whose population is predominantly tribal (comprising over 26 major tribes and numerous sub-tribes), has long sought to safeguard its population and cultural identity through mechanisms such as…
ITANAGAR, 14 May: The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet on Thursday approved a series of major policy and administrative decisions, including new anti-paper leak rules for recruitment examinations, stricter Inner Line Permit…
ITANAGAR, 14 May: The 36-hour bandh enforced by the ST Bachao Andolan Committee (STBAC) over alleged loopholes in the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system brought life in the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) to a near standstill…
ITANAGAR, 12 May: The ST Bachao Andolan Committee (ASTBAC) on Tuesday expressed concern over the reported rise of illegal migrants, including Bangladeshi immigrants and Tibetan refugees, stating that the issue poses a…
Monday Musing [Amar Sangno] The recent hullabaloo by activists of the Arunachal Pradesh ST Bachao Andolan (APSTBA) over the alarming rate of illegal immigration in our state and over porous inner line permit (ILP)…
Editor, The inner line permit (ILP) system is not just a legal document in Arunachal Pradesh. It is a shield protecting the identity, culture, land, traditions, and demographic security of indigenous tribal communities.…
HAWAI, 5 May: Key developmental issues and ongoing projects across Anjaw district were reviewed during a District Level Monitoring Committee (DLMC) meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner Millo Kojin here on Tuesday. The…
[ Prem Chetry ] TAWANG, 30 Apr: Hundreds of people from different walks of life, including members of organisations and NGOs, took to the streets of Tawang on Thursday, demanding justice for an 11-year-old minor who was…
Book Review [Dr. Bikash Mepo] In Sonam Chombay’s In Between the Blurry Lines: 14 Defining Moments That Shaped Arunachal Pradesh, the author writes with the keen lens of a bureaucrat. The book does what few outsider…
Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 16 Mar: Intensifying its movement against issuing of fake Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificates to non-Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe (non-APST) individuals, the Arunachal ST Bachao Andolan…
Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 10 Mar: This year’s winners for the five best suggestions under the jan bhagidari (people’s participation) initiative submitted ideas on topics ranging from tourism and environment to governance…
ITANAGAR, 2 Mar: Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Monday emphasised the need for strong internal security, technology-driven policing and conviction-oriented criminal justice delivery while addressing the inaugural session…
[ Badak Yomgam ] The rural tourism model in Arunachal Pradesh, while lauded for its focus on experiential travel and community empowerment under the ambitious Tourism Policy 2025-2030, faces a series of deep seated…
[ Sange Tsering ] Arunachal Pradesh is often described as India’s last great natural sanctuary. Blessed with unmatched scenic beauty, cultural diversity and one of the cleanest Air Quality Index (AQI) levels in the…
ITANAGAR, 13 Feb: Former director general of police Dr AP Rout stressed the importance of balancing tribal culture with nationalism. Delivering a special talk on ‘Northeastern borderlands: Issues and challenges’,…
Monday Musing [ Tongam Rina ] The state cabinet has announced the implementation of the electronic inner line permit (e-ILP) system in Arunachal Pradesh, although one already exists. While no details have been provided…
