Summary
Work History
Education
Skills
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Hobbies and Interests
Social Political Articles
Articles
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Bengia Ajum

Bengia Ajum

Itanagar

Summary

Dynamic media professional with extensive experience at The Arunachal Times, excelling in content management and editorial leadership. Proven track record in research analysis and media relations, enhancing publication quality and audience engagement. As Vice President of Arunachal Press Club, I fostered collaboration and innovation within the media community.

Work History

Assistant Editor

The Arunachal Times
- Current
  • Company Overview: a leading English daily of Arunachal Pradesh
  • Currently working as assistant editor, The Arunachal Times.
  • A leading English daily of Arunachal Pradesh

Sub-editor

The Arunachal Times
01.2009
  • Company Overview: a leading English daily of Arunachal Pradesh
  • Joined The Arunachal Times as sub-editor in 2009.
  • A leading English daily of Arunachal Pradesh

Trainee Reporter

The Statesman
New Delhi
  • Started journey working as a trainee reporter at The Statesman newspaper, New Delhi.

Trainee Reporter

The Hindu
Delhi
  • Worked as a trainee reporter at The Hindu newspaper, Delhi.

Vice President

Arunachal Press Club
  • Company Overview: the apex media body of the state
  • Vice President of Arunachal Press Club, the apex media body of the state.
  • The apex media body of the state

Freelance Writer

  • Writes for The Wire, Indian Express on important issues on a need basis.

Documentary Filmmaker

  • Have worked on documentary movies featuring two tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, Bugun and Miji.

Education

MA - Journalism

Guru Jambheshwar University
Hisar, Haryana

Bachelor's - Journalism

St. Philomenas College
Mysore, Karnataka

Skills

  • Content management and editorial leadership
  • Research analysis and fact-checking
  • Documentary production
  • Media relations

Hobbies and Interests

I love travelling and have widely travelled across India and Arunachal Pradesh. Also, in the past I travelled to countries like Mongolia, Hongkong, Vietnam and Thailand.

Social Political Articles

  • The Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act is Causing Deep Religious Divisions, https://thewire.in/communalism/the-arunachal-pradesh-freedom-of-religion-act-is-causing-deep-religious-divisions
  • Tread Carefully on Anti-Conversion Law, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/10/07/tread-carefully-on-anti-conversion-law/
  • Arunachal Pradesh BJP Victory, https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/arunachal-pradesh-bjp-victory-9367617/
  • Arunachal Pradesh Paper Leak Scandal Resolution, https://thewire.in/rights/arunachal-pradesh-paper-leak-scandal-resolution
  • The Right Wing Wants Hindi to Consume Our Languages; We Cannot Let This Happen, https://thewire.in/society/the-right-wing-wants-hindi-to-consume-our-languages-we-cannot-let-this-happen
  • China Abducts Indian Teenager Hunting Near Disputed Border, https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/01/20/exclusive-china-abducts-indian-teenager-hunting-near-disputed/
  • Tribal Identity Caught Between Saffronisation and Christianisation, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/01/29/tribal-identity-caught-between-saffronisation-christianisation/
  • Rebia Urges GOI to Bring Arunachal Under 6th Schedule, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/02/08/rebia-urges-goi-to-bring-arunachal-under-6th-schedule/
  • Shadow of NSCN Looms Large in Longding; Abducted GPC Released, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/04/18/shadow-of-nscn-looms-large-in-longding-abducted-gpc-released/
  • BBCI Clears Research on Stomach Cancer, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/10/06/bbci-clears-research-on-stomach-cancer/
  • Australia Keen to Establish Ties with Arunachal: High Commissioner Green, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/10/08/australia-keen-to-establish-ties-with-arunachal-high-commissioner-green/
  • DDK Removes Controversial Video from Social Media; Issues Clarification to IMCLs, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/12/19/ddk-removes-controversial-video-from-social-media-issues-clarification-to-imcls/
  • United Tani Army Seeks Quashing of Hydropower Projects, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/12/24/united-tani-army-seeks-quashing-of-hydropower-projects/
  • UTAS Rise Should Worry Govt, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/12/30/utas-rise-should-worry-govt/
  • We Are Not a Dictatorial Govt, Says Rijiju Advocating Negotiation on Siang Project, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2025/01/24/we-are-not-a-dictatorial-govt-says-rijiju-advocating-negotiation-on-siang-project/
  • ACF to Intensify Protest Against AP Freedom of Religion Act, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2025/02/06/acf-to-intensify-protest-against-ap-freedom-of-religion-act/
  • In-Depth Discussion on APFRA Needed: RSS Prachar Pramukh, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2025/03/10/in-depth-discussion-on-apfra-needed-rss-prachar-pramukh/
  • Land Dispute Turns Violent; 8 Injured, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2025/03/28/land-dispute-turns-violent-8-injured/
  • Abducted Civilian Killed in Security Forces NSCN Encounter, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2025/05/01/abducted-civilian-killed-in-security-forces-nscn-encounter/
  • IAFS Tage Hailyang Among Victims of Pahalgam Terrorist Attack, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2025/04/24/iafs-tage-hailyang-among-victims-of-pahalgam-terrorist-attack/

Articles

  • Chun: A Village Drowned by a Mega Dam, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2022/03/29/chun-a-village-drowned-by-a-mega-dam/
  • Itanagar Wildlife Sanctuary Systematically Destroyed, RTI Documents Reveal, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2025/04/21/itanagar-wildlife-sanctuary-systematically-destroyed-rti-documents-reveal/
  • Pollution from Factory Affecting Residents in Lekhi, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2022/09/15/pollution-from-factory-affecting-residents-in-lekhi/
  • Itanagar Zoo to Host Himalayan Serow, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2025/03/27/itanagar-zoo-to-host-himalayan-serow/
  • APSPCB Issues Show Cause Notice to Satyam Industries, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2025/03/24/apspcb-issues-show-cause-notice-to-satyam-industries/
  • Aohali Declared Zero Hunting Village, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2025/02/04/aohali-declared-zero-hunting-village-2/
  • Rescued Civet Translocated to Release Site for Acclimatization, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/11/28/rescued-civet-translocated-to-release-site-for-acclimatization/
  • A Teacher Turned Conservationist's Journey to Discover Endangered Bird in PTR, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/11/13/a-teacher-turned-conservationists-journey-to-discover-endangered-bird-in-ptr/
  • Banded Krait Rescued by Forest Dept and WTI Team, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/10/24/banded-krait-rescued-by-forest-dept-and-wti-team/
  • Process of Releasing Asiatic Bear Cubs Underway, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/09/13/process-of-releasing-asiatic-bear-cubs-underway/
  • Fishes Dying in Poma River, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/08/19/fishes-dying-in-poma-river/
  • Beating the Odds: Pakke Team Rescues 400 Snakes, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/07/18/beating-the-odds-pakke-team-rescues-400-snakes/
  • Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation is Emerging as Hub of Bear Rescue, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/06/25/centre-for-bear-rehabilitation-and-conservation-is-emerging-as-hub-of-bear-rescue/
  • Takins Sighted for First Time in Zemithang, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/05/27/takins-sighted-for-first-time-in-zemithang/
  • NEEPCO Issues Warning as it Prepares to Release Water Due to Turbine Issue, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/03/07/neepco-issues-warning-as-it-prepares-to-release-water-due-to-turbine-issue/
  • Arunachal Estimated to be Home to 36 Snow Leopards, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2024/02/01/arunachal-estimated-to-be-home-to-36-snow-leopards/
  • Silent Revolution to Turn Upper Siang into Organic District Starts, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2023/08/14/silent-revolution-to-turn-upper-siang-into-organic-district-starts/
  • Arunachal Govt Set to Sign Mega Power MOA with PSUs, https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2023/08/10/arunachal-govt-set-to-sign-mega-power-moa-with-psus/

Timeline

Sub-editor

The Arunachal Times
01.2009

Assistant Editor

The Arunachal Times
- Current

Trainee Reporter

The Statesman

Trainee Reporter

The Hindu

Vice President

Arunachal Press Club

Freelance Writer

Documentary Filmmaker

MA - Journalism

Guru Jambheshwar University

Bachelor's - Journalism

St. Philomenas College
Bengia Ajum