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9 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Inter-school cultural meet concludes

SEPPA, 8 Oct: The first-ever 'Inter-School Annual Cultural Meet 2026' concluded at Nyokum Lapang here in East Kameng district on Wednesday, following three days of cultural celebrations, sports, and educational…

5 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

New recruitment rules face legal test

Monday Musing [ Amar Sangno ] The jubilation of the All-Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) and the Arunachal Frontier Tribal Front (AFTF) over the Pema Khandu-led government's decision to tighten the criteria for…

25 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

Major voter deletions in Itanagar, Bordumsa-Diyun and Miao constituencies

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 24 Sep: Following the publication of Arunachal Pradesh' final electoral roll on Tuesday, the state's total voter count stands at 6.96 lakh, marking a net reduction of 1.91 lakh electors from the…

Major voter deletions in Itanagar, Bordumsa-Diyun and Miao constituencies
23 Sept 2026 · 5 min read

Settlers vs indigenous communities: Six decades of uncertainty

Ring Side View [Tongam Rina] The unresolvable stalemate between the Chakma and Hajong communities and the indigenous local communities, combined with the government's reluctance to sincerely address the issue, has led…

21 Sept 2026 · 9 min read

Open letter to AAPSU

Dear AAPSU leaders, On the Chakma-Hajong issue, the way I see it, I see you as a _____ leader. I have deliberately left the blank unfilled, because I could not find, seeing the situation you are in, any apt word to fill…

18 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

Development must respect people's rights, land, culture: HRA

NAHARLAGUN, 17 Sep : Expressing solidarity with the affected communities of Siang and Upper Siang districts who are raising serious concerns over the proposed Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP), the Human Rights of…

17 Sept 2026 · 4 min read

Nursing staff in private hospitals deserve better wages

Editor, Nursing staff are the backbone of patient care, yet many nurses working in private hospitals in Arunachal Pradesh are reportedly paid as little as Rs. 9,000 per month. At the same time, doctors in some private…

16 Sept 2026 · 1 min read

Committee terms guv's denial of Chinese intrusion in Taksing unacceptable

ITANAGAR, 15 Sep: The Save Taksing Save Arunachal Movement Committee [STSAMC] has termed the governor's official denial of Chinese PLA intrusion in the Taksing region "unfortunate," "condemnable" and "unacceptable,"…

14 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

AAPSU organises marathon consultative meeting on refugee issue

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 13 Sep: A marathon consultative meeting was organised by the All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) on the Chakma-Hajong refugee issue, the Assam-Arunachal boundary dispute and Article…

AAPSU organises marathon consultative meeting on refugee issue
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…

13 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

Guv expresses displeasure over misinterpretation of his remarks

ITANAGAR, 12 Sep: Governor KT Parnaik has expressed displeasure over certain interpretations of his remarks regarding the situation in the Taksing area in Upper Subansiri district in the print media. "It has been…

12 Sept 2026 · 3 min read

AAPSU, Tagin bodies flag alleged rise in PLA activities along LAC

ITANAGAR, 11 Sep: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) and three Tagin organisations on Friday urged Governor KT Parnaik to take up with the Centre concerns over alleged increased activities by China's…

AAPSU, Tagin bodies flag alleged rise in PLA activities along LAC
9 Sept 2026 · 3 min read

AAPSU slams Kuki group for meddling in Arunachal's affairs

ITANAGAR, 8 Sep: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Manipur-based Kuki Human Rights Council (KHRC) for its recent letter to the NHRC and the UN against the AAPSU…

8 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

TKDS condemns Bordumsa violence

ITANAGAR, 7 Sep: The Tai Khamti Development Society (TKDS) has strongly condemned the Bordumsa incident in which AAPSU activist Khoda Lazer sustained injury in violence related to the special intensive revision (SIR) of…

7 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

Chakma-Hajong JAC seeks probe into violence

BORDUMSA, 6 Sep: The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Chakma & Hajong CBOs of Arunachal Pradesh has called upon the Changlang district administration to ensure a prompt, impartial and transparent investigation "into the…

6 Sept 2026 · 5 min read

AITF, ANSU, TMWS condemn attack on student leaders, demand inquiry

ITANAGAR, 5 Sep: The Arunachal Indigenous Tribes' Forum (AITF) vehemently condemned the attack on leaders of the All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) by Chakmas and Hajongs in the Bordumsa-Diyum area of…

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)…

4 Sept 2026 · 3 min read

AAPSU warns of strong response over threats to SIR teams; SIR suspended in Bijoypur

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 3 Sep: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) on Thursday warned of a strong response to any threat against its executive members and leaders engaged in the special intensive revision…

3 Sept 2026 · 2 min read

AAPSU welcomes APPSC's new recruitment criteria

ITANAGAR, 2 Sep: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) has welcomed the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission's (APPSC) advertisement, issued on Wednesday, for the Common Recruitment Examination for…

29 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

AAPSU demands strict implementation of uniform eligibility criteria

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 28 Aug: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) on Friday demanded strict implementation of the newly introduced uniform eligibility criteria in all future government recruitments in…

27 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

AAPSU urges agencies to implement new eligibility criteria

ITANAGAR, 26 Aug: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) has urged all recruiting agencies, particularly the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) and the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board…

17 Aug 2026 · 1 min read

AAPSU team visits Taksing amid Chinese incursion reports

TAKSING, 16 Aug: The members of the All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU), led by its general secretary Mato Bui, visited the border area of Taksing in Upper Subansiri district in view of reports of an alleged…

15 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

AFTF welcomes scrapping of 80:20 recruitment ratio, seeks implementation

ITANAGAR, 14 Aug: The Arunachal Frontier Tribal Front (AFTF) on Friday welcomed the state government's decision to scrap the 80:20 recruitment ratio, terming it the outcome of a prolonged movement seeking greater…

15 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

 AAPSU asks APPSC, APSSB to implement new eligibility criteria in recruitment

Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 14 Aug: T he All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) on Friday warned the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) and the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB)…

15 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

The new criteria for govt employment

The state Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Pema Khandu, has approved uniform eligibility criteria for direct recruitment through competitive examinations to all Group A, B and C services/posts under the Arunachal…

14 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

AAPSU delegation sets off for Taksing amid border concerns

ITANAGAR, 13 Aug: A delegation of the All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) set out from the union's headquarters at NEFA Club here on Thursday morning, beginning a march to border village Taksing in Upper…

AAPSU delegation sets off for Taksing amid border concerns
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 · 1 min read

PPA supports AAPSU over recruitment process

ITANAGAR, 11 Aug: The People's Party of Arunachal (PPA) strongly supported the demand raised by the All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) for changes in document requirements for recruitment processes conducted…

8 Aug 2026 · 10 min read

Inclusion of minimum essential eligibility criteria in APPSC and APSSB recruitment rules

[ Dr Biri Arun ] Few hundreds of jobs offered intermittently by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) and Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB) have been the ray of hope and motivation for…

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,…

5 Aug 2026 · 7 min read

Why Arunachal needs more than a protective mechanism to uphold its culture

[ 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…

31 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

Ensure 100% reservation for APST candidates if 80:20 recruitment ratio is scrapped

Editor, I wish to draw the attention of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh, the AAPSU, all tribal community-based organisations (CBOs), student leaders, and other stakeholders who are presently discussing the proposal…

25 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

Misleading advertisements by coaching institutes

Editor, I wish to draw the attention of the authorities, student bodies, and the public to a pressing issue affecting thousands of competitive exam aspirants across our state: the widespread prevalence of misleading…

24 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

AAPSU extends solidarity to NEET protesters, urges Centre to choose dialogue over force

ITANAGAR, 23 Jul: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) on Thursday extended solidarity to the students protesting at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi over irregularities in the NEET examination, and condemned the…

23 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Govt constitutes committee to identify protest site, AAPSU welcomes move

ITANAGAR, 22 Jul: The state government has constituted a committee to identify a suitable plot of land within Itanagar for holding democratic protests and dharnas, acting on a demand raised by the All Arunachal Pradesh…

20 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

No job for unemployed tourism youths

Editor, Maybe in our state it is only the Tourism Department where there is a huge shortage of manpower, compared to other departments. Many districts are without a regular district tourism officer (DTO), and a good…

19 Jul 2026 · 5 min read

AAPYO opposes demand for removal of NERIST director

[ Bini Yurom ] ITANAGAR, 18 Jul: The All Arunachal Pradesh Youth Organisation (AAPYO) on Saturday opposed the demand for the removal of North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) Director Prof…

15 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

AAPSU to monitor SIR exercise in state

ITANAGAR, 14 Jul: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has constituted a committee to study, oversee and monitor the implementation of the special intensive review (SIR) of electoral rolls being undertaken…

14 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

AAPSU seeks special financial package from Centre for flood disaster

ITANAGAR, 13 Jul: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has urged the Centre to declare the prevailing situation in Arunachal Pradesh a ‘disaster of severe nature’, and sought urgent intervention for relief…

12 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

AAPSU slams Minister over 80:20 ratio remarks, seeks apology within 12 hours

ITANAGAR, 11 Jul: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has strongly condemned a recent statement of minister Nyato Dukam, chairman of the committee constituted by the state government to examine the…

12 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

Reason behind demand for scrapping 80:20 reservation ratio

[ Tadak Nalo ] This is the reason why I started the movement for scrapping the 80:20 ratio criterion: Back in 2021, a non-APST, Anmol Singh, who had no idea about Arunachal Pradesh, came to Arunachal and became the…

11 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

AAPSU opposes govt’s consultative meet on Kachari ST proposal

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…

10 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

AAPSU team visits cloudburst-affected areas, provides relief

YAZALI, 9 Jul: Members of the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU), led by its president Meje Taku and general secretary Mato Bui, along with its executive members and district students’ unions from all 28…

AAPSU team visits cloudburst-affected areas, provides relief
10 Jul 2026 · 1 min read

Reservation ratio

The Arunachal Pradesh government has constituted a six-member committee to examine the feasibility of abolishing the 80:20 reservation ratio in state government recruitment and to study the proposal to make permanent…

9 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

Rethinking job reservation in Arunachal Pradesh

Editor, The Arunachal Pradesh government’s decision to set up a six-member committee to review the state’s 80:20 recruitment ratio is a welcome step. It is a direct response to what AAPSU, AFTF, and other indigenous and…

8 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

Govt constitutes committee to examine feasibility of abolition of 80:20 reservation ratio

ITANAGAR, 7 Jul: The Arunachal Pradesh government has constituted a six-member committee with Industries Minister Nyato Dukam as its chairman to examine the feasibility and methodology for the abolition of the 80:20…

8 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

AAPSU seeks early implementation of tenancy act

ITANAGAR, 7 Jul: A delegation of the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU), led by its IPR secretary, met Urban Affairs Minister Balo Raja at his secretariat office here on Tuesday and urged the government to…

AAPSU seeks early implementation of tenancy act
7 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

AAPSU writes to CM, seeks clarity on status of its 13-point memorandum

ITANAGAR, 6 Jul: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has sought an update within seven days from the state government on the status of the 13-point memorandum that it had submitted last month. In a…

4 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

Dr Shivaraj appointed new RGU VC, AAPSU welcomes move, seeks APU VC

Staff Reporter RONO HILLS, 3 Jul: Dr Shivaraj, retired professor of chemistry at Osmania University, Hyderabad, has been appointed as the regular vice-chancellor (VC) of Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) here. Dr Shivaraj…

Dr Shivaraj appointed new RGU VC, AAPSU welcomes move, seeks APU VC
1 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

Committee alleges inaction in Rs 277 cr fisheries scam, announces peaceful march

ITANAGAR, 30 Jun: Alleging continued inaction by the Arunachal Pradesh government over the alleged Rs 277 crore Fisheries Department scam, the Joint Action Committee on the Fisheries Department Scam on Monday accused…