Ensure proper maintenance of health infrastructures

Forty-four pressure swing absorption (PSA) oxygen plants are being installed in Arunachal Pradesh, covering all the districts. Some of them, installed under the PM...

The west has to make choice

The brutual killing of Saudi Arabia journalist Jamal Khashoggi reportedly inside the Saudi consulate on Oct. 2 in Istanbul has badly exposed its ruler....

RBI battling to save its independence

After Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), now Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is at logger heads with central government. The bitter turf in CBI...

Traffic chaos and state capital

While the construction work of the Capital highway is being delayed, traffic congestion in the capital road has become an order of the day....

Wrong time to openplaces of worship

In a deeply worrying development, a woman believer who stayed at a prayer centre located in 2 Kilo area in between Itanagar and Naharlagun...

Stop attacks on Kashmiri

The shocking attacks on two Kashmiri fruit sellers at Lucknow on Wednesday by the members of right wing group named Vishwa Hindu Dal is...

APPSC scam: Another battle in the offing

The deadlock over the APPSC scam ended on Saturday night after the government agreed to most of the 13-point demands of the All Nyishi...

Strange decision

The decision of State Election Commission (SEC) to defer elections to the Itanagar and Pasighat municipalities is strange and seems to have been done...

Towards good governance

In a major development, the union department of administrative reforms & public grievances (DARPG) has shown keen interest in the initiatives of the state...

GoAP silent over Nagaland killings

The horrific killing of innocent civilians in Nagaland by the Indian Army has once again highlighted the need for early repeal of the Armed...

US cannot afford to celebrate Baghdadi’s death

US President Donald Trump used the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi to boost his own fading image. There is no doubt that...

Protect reserve forests from encroachers

The forest officials of the Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve recently evicted encroachers from inside the park. The effort of the forest department...

Compassion needed to minimise attrition among security personnel

In the last two months, several cases of security personnel killing colleagues, and in some cases themselves, have been reported. It seems like the...

Joint effort needed to root out radical groups

Amid signs of rising militancy, the Punjab government's crackdown on the followers of the elusive radical preacher and Khalistani supporter Amritpal Singh reflects the...

Wait for JHPC report

The issue of granting permanent residence certificate (PRC) to non-APST residing in parts of eastern Arunachal is embroiled in massive controversy. Chief Minister Pema...

Arunachal needs separate AIS cadre

Congress MLA Ninong Ering on Tuesday raised the issue of the need for a separate All India Service (AIS) cadre for Arunachal Pradesh in...

Time to repeal AFSPA

The recent decision of the government of India to reduce the number of areas under the much-despised Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in...

Hope for cancer patients

In yet another news which has potential to revolutionize the ailing health sector, the Tata Trust head Ratan Tata on Monday during a meeting...

Consultations with stakeholders for major projects a must

More than 60 environmental and social organisations in the country have demanded a complete ban on all mega infrastructure projects in the Himalayas in...

Expectation from new Governor

Arunachal has got another new Governor. BD Mishra, a Retired brigadier was on Tuesday sworn-in as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh in the Darbar...