Continued violence against women and children
As the state was geared up for the festive season of Christmas and New Year, we woke up to the news about the ghastly...
Budget and plans for tomorrow
If you overlook the names of the schemes which are in impossibly tough Hindi and named after people, you might need to Google it...
Covid-19: Indigenous knowledge and lack of medical facilities
A lot has been said and written about the indigenous knowledge system (IKS) while dealing with Covid-19 in Arunachal. IKS has become more relevant...
Negotiating road traffic in Capital
Getting stuck in the traffic is the new normal in the capital. It could be anywhere from half an hour to hours together. One...
Gender representation in new cabinet
Come 2 June, the stage will be set for the formation of a new government. It's anybody's guess who will be the next chief...
PRC: A question of relative permanence
Ringside view
Seeking permanent resident certificates (PRC) for the non-Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribes (APST) settled in Namsai, Lohit and Changlang districts, the United People's Movement...
Not guns, what Siang needs is dialogue on the 11,000 mw hydropower project
A circular issued by the Siang district administration regarding the arrangement of accommodation for the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) at Riew village, in...
RING SIDE VIEW 2015
(09, September, 2015)
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Garbage and Our Dying Rivers
While launching the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, a national Clean India Campaign on Gandhi Jayanti last...
The unbearable slowness of TAH
At a cost of Rs 10,000 crore to connect Arunachal, the Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH), which started in 2008 under the UPA, is the most...
RING SIDE VIEW 2010
2010
(29.Dec.2010)
Resolutions and wishes
An avid follower of the Gregorian calendar, a dear friend celebrates Christmas religiously. Apart from attending church services, she ensures that...
Lessons for Indian Army from Bomdila
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitaraman is scheduled to visit Dibang Valley to celebrate Diwali with the Indian Army. But the festive season has been marred...
RING SIDE VIEW 2016
April 27, 2016
Public Distribution System minus the public
In a state like Arunachal where agricultural produce is minimal, there is an overwhelming dependence on subsidised...
Let’s not give up
Ring Side View
Some years back, I met a guy outside psychiatrist Dr Tame Kena's chamber, where I was seeking treatment for post traumatic stress...
More than just a nuisance
It is too early to know whether United Tani Army chair Anthony Doke is a pawn of the state, to be used and discarded,...
Difficult times ahead for Arunachal, Chakmas and Hajongs
More than 50 years ago, the Chakmas and Hajongs were forced to flee the Chittagong Hill Tracts because of displacement following construction of the...
BRO: Erasing boundaries
The Border Roads Organization (BRO) prides itself on cutting down mountains to connect hearts in the border areas of the state. It is also...
The dismantling of Kashmir and its implications
On 3 August, Amarnath Yatra, the pilgrimage to the Hindu shrine located some 140 kilometres from Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir, was called off...
RING SIDE VIEW 2016
2016
October 19, 2016
Fallen officers and unanswered questions
Within a span of a month, Arunachal Pradesh Police lost two young promising officers under tragic circumstances.
DSP Bomto...
RTI Act and reluctant government employees
The engineering departments-PWD, RWD, PHE, Power, APEDA, and UD in the state have a notorious reputation of not doing enough for the people of...
Patriarchy and polygyny
In Arunachal, powerful men with what seems like an unending supply of money attract the attention not only of women but also of men....