A routine hearing in Arunachal Pradesh’s Bordumsa descended into chaos — and now one of the state’s most prominent student organisations is demanding accountability. The Arunachal Pradesh Chakma Students’ Union (APCSU) came out strongly on September 4, condemning what it described as shocking scenes of violence, stone-pelting, and the alleged display or even firing of … Read more
What started as a peaceful demonstration outside a government office in Arunachal Pradesh turned into something far uglier on Friday. By the time police fired shots into the air and tear gas filled the streets of Bordumsa, at least one student leader was bleeding from a machete wound — and a quiet town in Changlang … Read more
What was supposed to be a routine administrative hearing turned into something far more alarming on Thursday, as the small town of Bordumsa in Arunachal Pradesh became the flashpoint of a violent confrontation that has left the region rattled and on edge. A deeply tense situation erupted in Bordumsa over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision … 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
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
Students at the Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies aren’t just protesting. They’re starving themselves — for what they believe is the survival of an irreplaceable cultural mission. Students of the Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies (CIHCS) in Dahung, West Kameng district, launched an indefinite hunger strike on Monday, September 1, demanding the immediate … Read more
Arunachal’s most powerful student body isn’t asking nicely anymore. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has put the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board (APSSB) on notice — implement the state’s new job eligibility rules to the letter, or brace for a fight. In a strongly worded letter to the APSSB Chairman, AAPSU made it … 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
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
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
