When the Vice President of India visits your state, you’d expect the principal opposition party to at least get a seat at the table. That didn’t happen in Arunachal Pradesh — and the Congress is furious about it. The Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) came out swinging on September 9, publicly protesting what it called … Read more
It’s not every day that a state pauses to look back at its own history — and this time, Arunachal Pradesh did it from inside its own assembly hall. On September 8, the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly convened its seventh special session of the eighth Assembly in Itanagar, and the occasion could not have been … Read more
The whispers were getting louder. Talk of a possible leadership shake-up in Arunachal Pradesh had been making rounds — in political corridors, on social media, and wherever opposition voices gathered. But on Tuesday, two senior figures from the ruling BJP decided they had heard enough. Arunachal Pradesh Minister for Sports, Law & Justice and SJETA, … Read more
He was a soldier before he was a politician, and a people’s man long after he stopped being either. On Tuesday, the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly paused its regular proceedings to honour the memory of former MLA Talong Taggu — a man whose life reads like a quiet chapter from the state’s founding story. Taggu … Read more
A verification exercise meant to clean up voter rolls turned ugly in Changlang district — and now Arunachal’s most prominent student body is speaking out. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) stepped forward on Friday to set the record straight about what its members were doing at the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) hearing in … Read more
The BJP’s youth machinery made its presence felt in one of Arunachal Pradesh’s younger districts — and it came with a clear message: organise, connect, and grow. The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Pakke-Kessang district unit held a one-day ‘Samvaad & Samanvay Baithak’ — a dialogue and coordination meeting — on September 4 in Pakke-Kessang. … Read more
Nobody was mincing words this time. All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union (AAPSU) president Meje Taku stepped forward Thursday with a blunt, unambiguous warning — any attempt to threaten, intimidate or obstruct AAPSU members carrying out their duties during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in Changlang district’s Bordumsa-Diyun area will not be tolerated. Not even … Read more
A border state known more for its mountains than its oil fields just earned a significant voice in India’s national energy conversations. Rajya Sabha MP Tai Tagak from Arunachal Pradesh has been nominated as a member of the Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, officials confirmed on August 18. It’s the … Read more
Itanagar got more than just flag-hoisting this Independence Day. On the morning of August 15 — as the country marked its 80th year of freedom — Arunachal Pradesh Governor Lt Gen KT Parnaik (Retd.) cut the ribbon on a brand-new Chief Minister’s Office and Chief Minister’s Residence at Niti Vihar in Itanagar. It was the … 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
