Overview

• About 90 girls from KGBV Nyangno marched overnight to Lemmi on September 14 to protest prolonged vacancies in Geography and Political Science.
• Education Commissioner Amjad Tak suspended headmistress Nyayir Riba and warden Tummi Chisi with immediate effect for failing to escalate student grievances, calling it grave mismanagement and indiscipline.
• The Arunachal Pradesh Women’s Welfare Society asked the APSCPCR to constitute an independent committee to assess the situation and recommend measures.
• The group cautioned against hasty punitive steps and urged prioritizing vacancy fill-ups, proper staffing, and a transparent grievance redressal mechanism.
• District officials said the education department approved postings for Geography and Political Science and engaged some contractual teachers following the march.