All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has strongly opposed the demand put in by Adi Bane Kebang (ABK) to state government for recognizing Mishing tribe as Adi/Abor.
In a release AAPSU President Takam Tatung stated that Mishing has already got ST status in Assam and therefore question of granting them ST status in Arunachal does not arise.
“If we talk of linguistic similarities, there ar...
Arunachal Pradesh Governor General (Retd.) J.J. Singh called upon the members of North East Writers’ Forum to promote writers to write in indigenous languages of the region, which he believes, in turn will help in growth, promotion and preservation of these languages.
The Governor also called for promotion of new and emerging writers and provides a forum for the expression of their talent.
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An independent study conducted in the early part of 21st century shows that Misings are in deep identity crisis in Arunachal Pradesh .One of the Mising sub-groups -Somuwa- mentioned in most of the writings by scholars like Prof Tabu Taid,Prof Nahendra Padun,Peter Pegu, Dr J.J.Kuli-have now switched the identity to Adi tribe.They are now known as Adi Somuwa.
An important article titled "Mising Pe:le...
India plans to recruit 100,000 soldiers over the next five years and send them to the China-India border areas to cement its military strength there, according to a report by the Times of India on Nov. 2. India's defense ministry has already approved a 13 billion-U.S. dollar military modernization plan.
The average growth rate of India's military spending has stood at 7 percent to 8 percent for mor...
National highway 52 along which surface communication gets disrupted in Dhemaji district every year during the monsoons, has become a bane for the people of the district and a large part of neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh.
This year too disruption of surface communication on the highway due to breach at the Gainadi portion near Silapathar is causing shortage of petroleum products and other essenti...