Racism and patriotism: Cosmic irony
Monday Musing
20 February, 2026 was a day of 'cosmic irony' for the people of Arunachal Pradesh. We went the extra mile to prove our...
APPSC paper leak scam: BEO terminated from service
ITANAGAR, 26 Feb: After three years of legal back-and-forth, Posi Gamlin, block education officer (BEO) and one of the accused in the Arunachal Pradesh...
First border pillar between Assam, Arunachal erected
SEIJOSA, 22 Feb: In a significant development in the Arunachal Pradesh-Assam boundary dispute resolution, the first official border pillar was erected at Seijosa in...
Is electoral reformation in AAPSU need of the hour?
The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) has always been a beacon of hope for the common people in raising public or students' welfare-oriented...
Lada-Sarli Frontier Highway: A scar runs deep along LAC
Monday Musing
They say that where money flows, corruption shadows its path. The land compensation scams in the Trans-Arunachal Highway and the Frontier Highway projects...
JNC hostellers surviving on two meals a day
PASIGHAT, 2 Jan: Opum (name changed), a 21-year-old BA first-semester student at Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNC) in Pasighat, East Siang district, is hesitant to...
A king without a kingdom
Monday Musing
The euphoria prevailing at the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Vivek Vihar, Itanagar, says it all: the ruling party is still...
Govt employees on inter-dist postings concerned over voting rights
ITANAGAR, 8 Dec: Hundreds of government employees, particularly police personnel, who are on inter-district postings, have voiced concern over their inability to exercise their...
INAL: Let’s football!
Monday Musing
The Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia erupted into wild celebration with ground-shaking, rumbling roars from football fans when Omang Dodum - a home...
Candidates allege gross anomalies in faculty interviews at APU
ITANAGAR, 10 Oct: A group of aggrieved candidates who participated in the recent recruitment interviews for the posts of assistant professors and associate professors...
Mega dams: Both sides of the story
Monday Musing
Of late, two starkly contrasting pictures have been emerging from Arunachal Pradesh regarding hydropower projects. On one hand, there's a 'picture of resistance...
Sky One chopper grounded at Mechukha ALG
MECHUKHA, 24 Aug: A Sky One MI-172 helicopter, bearing Registration No VT-SKE, has been grounded at the Mechukha advanced landing ground (ALG) since 18...
Tadar Sahi’s journey: PAJSC activist to acing APPSCCE
ITANAGAR, 10 Aug: Tadar Sahi (28), who secured second position in the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Combined Competitive Examination (APPSCCE)-2024, was one of the...
A case of cutting corners
Monday Musing
They say that school is a temple of learning and the hostel is a second home, where children are nurtured to become better...
In major shake-up, transfer order issued to 203 teachers
ITANAGAR, 24 Jul: In a major shake-up, the Education Department on 20 July issued transfer orders to 203 teachers.
Among them are 138 trained graduate...
Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday evokes mixed emotions
DHARAMSHALA, 6 Jul: As His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama turned 90 years old on Sunday, the entire McLeod Ganj town in Dharamsala, Himachal...
Height of hypocrisy
Monday Musing
Everything about the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government seems to be about larger-than-life publicity and grandiloquent celebrations over their achievements, which often...
Aadhaar conundrum leading to denial of admission in schools
ITANAGAR, 26 May: As the new academic session begins, it's time for toddlers to head off to school, primary students to move to upper...
The curious case of elusive teachers
Monday Musing
Teachers are often revered and respected for shaping young minds, guiding and mentoring students to navigate academic and personal challenges, and inspiring and...
Sex racket case: HC takes suo motu cognisance of procedural lapses
ITANAGAR, 23 May: In a significant development in the sensational sex racket and human trafficking case busted by the Itanagar police, the Itanagar permanent...