When a minister who’s supposed to lead the charge on reservation reform starts sounding like the opposition — people notice. And in Arunachal Pradesh, the students’ union has had enough. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) came out swinging on July 11, issuing a sharp public rebuke against Minister Nyato Dukam over his recent … Read more
A senior minister has admitted what many quietly feared — the state’s job reservation policy may not survive a legal challenge. And that admission has set off a storm. The Warning Nobody Wanted to Hear Arunachal Pradesh Industries and IPR Minister Nyato Dukam dropped a political bombshell on Friday when he openly cautioned that the … Read more
The students’ union is not mincing words — and the state government would do well to listen. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union has thrown its full weight against a state government plan to hold a consultative meeting on whether the Kachari community of Namsai and Changlang districts should be granted Scheduled Tribe status in … Read more
A road in Naharlagun now bears the name of a Bengali politician who never set foot in Arunachal Pradesh — and the Youth Congress has had enough. The Indian Youth Congress (IYC) has come out swinging against the Arunachal Pradesh government’s decision to name a newly constructed road in Naharlagun after Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee, … Read more
Student politics and mainstream party politics have always had a complicated relationship in Arunachal Pradesh. But on Monday, that line got a lot blurrier — and the BJP is clearly not complaining. A Room Full of Big Names Several former leaders of the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) officially joined the BJP on July … Read more
When a state has villages tucked between mountain ridges with no roads and barely any connectivity, governance can’t be copy-pasted from a policy handbook. Arunachal Pradesh’s Panchayati Raj Minister Ojing Tasing made that exact point — and he didn’t mince words. A Voice from the Hills at a National Table On July 3, Tasing stood … Read more
Arunachal Pradesh’s freshly elected Rajya Sabha MP landed home on Thursday — and walked straight into a storm of questions about China. <br> A Hero’s Welcome at Hollongi Tai Tagak, who was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha, touched down at Donyi Polo Airport in Hollongi on July 2 to a reception that was anything … Read more
Itanagar: The Bharatiya Janata Party in Arunachal Pradesh is taking its time to choose a candidate for the state’s lone Rajya Sabha seat, even as political interest heats up across the state. State BJP president Kaling Moyong confirmed that the party is yet to finalise its official nominee despite several leaders showing strong interest. This … Read more
