Dictating tribal kitchens
Monday Musing
Arunachal Pradesh deserves special care from the Centre, especially with the Hindu majority at the helm. The state is unique in its diversity...
Religious spats over APFRA
Monday Musing
Religious spats indeed have no ending, but rather possess the potential to create disharmony in the society. The dispute over the Arunachal Pradesh...
Apex Bank: Sinking in debt, loans and scams
ITANAGAR, 9 May: Rigged and riddled with scams, irregularities, and unauthorised loans, the Apex Bank is once again on the verge of declaring a...
Scores of govt employees join BJP, violating CCS Rules
ITANAGAR, 15 Oct: The tide of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Arunachal Pradesh is seemingly far from ebbing, as scores of government...
Govt school students shine in CBSE exams
ITANAGAR, 16 May: Kabit Tayeng of Government Secondary School (GSS), Parsing, Upper Siang, topped the Class 10 CBSE exam with 96.4%, while Kalden Gyatso...
Drug menace: Isn’t it enough to wake the state’s collective conscience?
Monday Musing
The recent arrest of a government official from the civil secretariat in Itanagar reveals that the drug menace has infiltrated the state's highest...
Termination notice to NH 415 construction firms for failing to meet terms
ITANAGAR, 22 Oct: In a major setback to the construction of the ambitious National Highway (NH) 415, the public works department (highway) on 17...
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...
‘Ghost villages’ being established in hydropower project-affected areas to claim compensation
ANINI, 20 Mar: With the government stepping up efforts to expedite hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh, allegations have surfaced that rampant illegal structures are...
A king size life
Monday Musing
Julius Caesar's famous Latin quote, 'Veni, Vidi, Vici' ('I came, I saw, I conquered') would aptly resonate with some of the Indian Administrative...
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...
A moving journey: From a meter reader to a minister
ITANAGAR, 13 Jun: Hayuliang MLA Dasanglu Pul has become the lone female Cabinet minister in Chief Minister Pema Khandu's third-term government.
Widow of late chief...
Major Bob: The Builder of Bomdila
ITANAGAR, 3 Nov: History has been really unkind to Major Ralengnao Bob Khathing's enduring legacy and his role in integrating Tawang into the Indian...
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...
Time to stop manmade disasters
Monday Musing
Merely two hours of heavy downpour of 40 millimetres was enough to wreak havoc in Itanagar and Naharlagun, leaving trails of destruction, on...
Encroachment of govt land an endemic issue in Arunachal
The fast shrinking reserve forest of Tezu
ITANAGAR, Nov 28: Encroachment of government land has become an endemic issue in Arunachal Pradesh, despite the authorities'...
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...
Government employees looted from govt in the Ditte-Dime-Migging road scam: SIC
ITANAGAR, 17 Jul: The construction and upgrade of the defense-strategic road and National Highway Double Lanning (NHDL) on the Ditte-Dime-Migging (DDM) road in the...
Ensuring public safety
Monday Musing
Our hearts collectively bled after seeing helpless patients and innocent medical attendants lying on pools of blood and other staffers running for life...
The race for state BJP presidency
ITANAGAR, 27 Jul: The crescendo of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) jubilation over the success in the Lok Sabha and the Assembly elections has...