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...
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...
Denied a chance
Death cannot be predicted. It chooses its own time, but lives are and can be prolonged if medical attention is given on time. Unfortunately,...
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...
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...
Withering wildlife
Sudan, world's last surviving male northern white rhino has died. The 45-year-old rhino was euthanized, following months of ill health on Monday at the...
NEEPCO’s ill-prepared shutdown
The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation's (NEEPCO) 405 mw Ranganadi hydroelectric project (RHEP) on the Panyor river is on a complete shutdown for maintenance...
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...
Religion, culture and vanishing languages
Call it naivety or a smart political move, Chief Minister Pema Khandu literally stirred a hornet's nest by stating that the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom...
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...
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....
Borders too far
It's rare for common Arunachalees to reach the last Indo-Tibetan border posts unless invited by the Indian Army during formal occasions like peacetime border...
The need to empower APSCW
After years of demand by the Arunachal Pradesh Women's Welfare Society (APWWS), the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women (APSCW) was finally formed in...
Tirap: Caught between state’s inaction and fear
It was not even 7 pm and the shops in Khonsa were all shut. The market area was pitch dark as there was hardly...
The state of our school education
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) results of Class 10 and Class 12 are a reminder to the government of Arunachal Pradesh, teachers...
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...
Hope soars over dreams unmet
As we welcome a new year, with or without resolutions, yours truly just wishes that this state is at par with any other developed...
Elections and the NSCN
39-year-old former zilla parishad member Seliam Wangsa was killed last Saturday at Nginu village in Longding district. According to his friends, he was killed...
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...
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...