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[ Badak Yomgam ] In recent years, public discourse surrounding indigenous identities, land rights, and administrative certifications in Arunachal Pradesh has increasingly intersected with academic and archival research.…
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…
Editor, I would like to draw the attention of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) towards the need for greater moderation and standardisation in the evaluation of mains examination papers. The recent…
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…
[ Mamum Megu ] There is an uncomfortable question that Arunachal Pradesh needs to ask itself: Are tribal women not tribal enough? The question may sound provocative. But it becomes difficult to ignore when discussions…
Editor, The recent policy introducing a local language proficiency test in government examinations across Arunachal Pradesh has sparked crucial conversations about identity, governance, and equity. While the…
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…
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)…
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…
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…
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…
Thousands of people rallied in Itanagar, demanding the scrapping of the 80:20 recruitment ratio and making ST and PR certificates mandatory for APPSC and APSSB examinations. The demand has intensified, with the AFTF…
ITANAGAR, 8 Aug : The Arunachal Frontier Tribal Front (AFTF) on Saturday set 15 August as the deadline for the state government to scrap the 80:20 recruitment ratio and make Scheduled Tribe (ST) and permanent resident…
[ 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…
Editor, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities and the general public to the deteriorating customer service at the State Bank of India (SBI), and a deeply concerning, discriminatory flaw within their…
Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 4 Aug: Arunachal Frontier Tribal Front (AFTF) chairman Tadak Nalo on Tuesday announced a peaceful march on 8 August, demanding the scrapping of the 80:20 job reservation ratio. Addressing a…
[ Tadup Tana Tara ] There is a particular kind of silence that settles over a courtroom when a case is not really about the parties before it – when the file in hand is only the visible tip of something far older…
ARIZONA (USA), 14 Jul: The Indigenous Rights and Protected Areas Initiative of the Indigenous Peoples Law and Policy Programme (IPLP) at the University of Arizona’s James E Rogers College of Law condemned the arrest of…
[ 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, 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…
[ Bini Yurom ] ITANAGAR, 11 Jul: The Arunachal Frontier Tribal Front (AFTF) on Friday demanded that the state government refrain from issuing advertisement or conducting the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Combined…
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 Arunachal Pradesh Government has officially constituted a High-Level Committee to examine the feasibility of major structural changes to its state recruitment policies. The committee is tasked with…
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…
The Arunachal Frontier Tribal Front (AFTF) has reiterated its demand for abolition of the existing 80:20 job reservation ratio and called for 100% reservation of government jobs for tribal communities of Arunachal…
[ Bini Yurom ] ITANAGAR, 3 Jul: The Arunachal Frontier Tribal Front (AFTF) has sought scrapping of the 80:20 reservation ratio, and demanded 100 per cent reservation for the tribal communities of Arunachal Pradesh.…
[ 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)…
[ Fantry Mein Jaswal ] The views and narrative expressed here in reflect the collective sentiments, aspirations and concerns of the women of Arunachal Pradesh. They are drawn from the lived experiences, voices, and…
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,…
Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, 18 Jun: The Arunachal Christian Forum (ACF) on Thursday accused the Indigenous Faith and Cultural Society of Arunachal Pradesh (IFCSAP) of pursuing a politically motivated campaign for the…
GUWAHATI, 13 Jun: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the Cabinet has decided that Aadhaar cards would not be issued to those above the age of 18 to ensure illegal immigrants don’t acquire the…
Editor, The term ‘Dafla’ was officially replaced with ‘Nyishi’ in the Scheduled Tribe list for Arunachal Pradesh through the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 2008 (Act No 14 of 2008). The Act…
[ 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…
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…
[ Kina Kangnong ] The ongoing debate in Arunachal Pradesh over the demand to delist Scheduled Tribe (ST) individuals who have converted to Christianity has once again brought questions of identity, culture, religion,…
ITANAGAR, 29 May: The Arunachal Frontier Tribal Front (AFTF) urged the chief minister to completely scrap the 80:20 recruitment ratio followed by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) and the Arunachal…
ITANAGAR, 27 May: The Arunachal Christian Forum (ACF) strongly condemned the recent demand raised by the Jan Jati Suraksha Manch in Delhi to delist Scheduled Tribe (ST) status of certain tribal communities on the basis…
[ 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…
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…
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…
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…
Editor, I am writing to express my deep concern over the growing attempts to divide the tribal communities of Arunachal Pradesh along religious lines. Recently, certain groups have demanded the revocation of Scheduled…
IMPHAL/CHURA-CHANDPUR, 3 May: Rallies, meetings and a shutdown marked the third anniversary of ethnic conflict between Meitei and Kuki communities in Manipur, which witnessed the death of at least 260 people, the…
Editor, I am writing to share my identity as a member of a Scheduled Tribe (ST) from Arunachal Pradesh. This status is my fundamental truth, as recognised by the Constitution of India. I want to state clearly that I do…
Introduction Census is the process of collecting, compiling, analysing and disseminating demographic, social, cultural and economic data relating to all persons in the country or a designated area. The wealth of…
NEW DELHI, 21 Apr: Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju assured a delegation of Pasighat (E/Siang)-based Arunachal Pradesh University (APU) of his support for infrastructure development at the university. During…
[ Avia Ngwazah ] When issuance of ST certificates to Yobin tribe halted in 2017, the affected tribe worked hard to find the cause and the solution. Soon, it was found that the objection was about a faulty ‘notification’…
