The Chief Minister didn’t just show up to hand out awards. He showed up as a former government school student who still remembers what it felt like to sit in those classrooms. Itanagar, September 10 — There was a moment at Wednesday’s Golden Jubilee Meritorious Students’ Awards ceremony that stood out from the usual applause … Read more
For years, young people from Arunachal Pradesh watched government jobs slip through their fingers — posts that, many felt, should have gone to the sons and daughters of their own soil. This week, something shifted. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) came out in strong support of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission’s newly … Read more
If you thought the new recruitment norms would quietly gather dust in some government drawer, AAPSU has other plans. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union has come out swinging, writing directly to the chairpersons of both the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) and the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB), demanding that the state’s … Read more
He once trained to fly fighter jets. Now, he’s sworn in to shape the future of Arunachal Pradesh’s civil services. The career of Taru Talo reads less like a resume and more like a novel. <br> A New Chapter Begins in Itanagar On August 25, retired IAS officer Taru Talo was officially inducted as a … Read more
Roads blocked. Markets shuttered. And on a day meant for celebration, Lekang sent a very different message to Itanagar. Just hours after the country marked its 79th Independence Day, the Lekang circle in Arunachal Pradesh’s Namsai district ground to a halt. An indefinite bandh — called by a coalition of community-based organisations, student unions, and … Read more
If you thought a degree and a good score on the exam was enough to land a government job in Arunachal Pradesh, think again. The state Cabinet just raised the bar — and this time, it hits different. A Historic Decision, Effective Immediately The Arunachal Pradesh Cabinet on August 13 cleared a sweeping set of … Read more
It’s a demand that’s been sitting on the table for too long — and now, one of Arunachal Pradesh’s oldest political parties is saying enough is enough. The People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) has thrown its full weight behind the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU), formally backing its call to make the Arunachal Pradesh … Read more
The streets of Itanagar spoke loudly on Friday — and the government would do well to listen. Thousands of students, job aspirants, and ordinary residents flooded the capital on August 8, marching from Akashdeep to Indira Gandhi Park in what organisers called the Final Mass Referendum Rally. Their message was blunt and unmistakable: roll back … Read more
On a day that meant everything to 111 young men and women, Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu walked into a ceremony — and walked out having set a new bar for what the state expects from its teachers. A Moment Years in the Making July 16 wasn’t just another government function. Khandu personally handed … Read more
