AAPSU’s Bold March to Taksing: Students Take India’s Border Concerns Into Their Own Hands

When students put on their boots and start walking toward one of India’s most remote frontier villages, you know the message they’re sending goes far beyond a press release. On August 13, the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) launched a two-day march to Taksing, a frontier village tucked deep in the Upper Subansiri district, … Read more

Mising Students’ Body Draws Line: Blockade Against Arunachal From August 12 Over Badati-Mingmang Firing

The border between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh has seen its share of flashpoints over the years. This one might be the sharpest yet. The Takam Mising Porin Kebang, the apex students’ organisation of the Mising community, has announced it will choke off roads and trade with Arunachal Pradesh starting tomorrow morning, and it isn’t mincing … Read more

Arunachal’s Youth Draw a Line: Thousands Hit the Streets Demanding 80:20 Job Quota Be Scrapped for Good

Arunachal's Youth Draw a Line: Thousands Hit the Streets Demanding 80:20 Job Quota Be Scrapped for Good

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

Students Hit the Street Over a Road That Shouldn’t Even Be News — And They Won

Students Hit the Street Over a Road That Shouldn't Even Be News — And They Won

It takes a lot for students to walk out of university gates and sit on a broken road in protest. But that’s exactly what happened at Assam University on Wednesday — and by afternoon, they had a written promise in their hands. Fed Up and Done Waiting Students of Assam University staged a sit-in protest … Read more

A Road to Nowhere: Arunachal Students Give Government 15 Days to Fix Strategic Border Highway or Face Protests

A Road to Nowhere: Arunachal Students Give Government 15 Days to Fix Strategic Border Highway or Face Protests

The potholes are getting deeper, the patience is running out — and now, student bodies in Arunachal Pradesh have had enough. “Not a Single Promise Kept Since Independence” Two prominent student organisations — the Basar Area Students Union (BASU) and Jigo Yegi Student Union — came together under a Joint Action Committee (JAC) on August … Read more

“Generation Gutter” Sparks Fire in Arunachal: Mahila Congress Burns Kangana’s Effigy in Itanagar

"Generation Gutter" Sparks Fire in Arunachal: Mahila Congress Burns Kangana's Effigy in Itanagar

When a sitting MP calls the country’s youth “Generation Gutter,” she shouldn’t be surprised when the streets answer back. On July 30, the Arunachal Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee (APMCC) turned up at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan in Itanagar with one clear message — enough is enough. Workers gathered, voices rose, and an effigy of BJP MP … Read more

AAPSU Steps In: Arunachal Student Body Backs NEET Protesters, Puts Centre on Notice

AAPSU Steps In: Arunachal Student Body Backs NEET Protesters, Puts Centre on Notice

When police batons meet student placards, something has already gone very wrong. That’s exactly the message the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union is sending to New Delhi. From Jantar Mantar to Itanagar — The Anger Is Spreading The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has thrown its full weight behind the NEET protesters demonstrating at … Read more

Itanagar Rises for Wangchuk: Thousands March in Solidarity as Climate Activist Fights for Ladakh’s Rights

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The streets of Itanagar did not stay quiet on Sunday. They couldn’t. A City Speaks Up Thousands of youths and students flooded the capital of Arunachal Pradesh on July 20, rallying in solidarity with climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike in Delhi since June 28 — demanding constitutional safeguards … Read more

AAPSU Gives Minister Dukam a 12-Hour Ultimatum: Apologise or Face Our Wrath

AAPSU Gives Minister Dukam a 12-Hour Ultimatum: Apologise or Face Our Wrath

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