Living with mental health issues
I wonder how many of you suffer from mental health issues or know someone who does. I wonder how many of you have acknowledged...
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...
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...
Tirap massacre and NSCN (IM)’s silence
The arrest of Anok Wangsa, the NSCN (IM)'s area commander of Longding in Arunachal, Charaideo in Assam and Mon in Nagaland, is a major...
Bury the CAB
The controversial citizenship amendment bill (CAB), amending the Citizenship Act of 1955, is set to make a comeback even as the Northeast of India...
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...
Their culture and our languages
The Arunachal Pradesh government has approved creation of Department of Indigenous Faith & Cultural Affairs to "preserve and promote culture and faiths of the...
Time to ring the bell
It's that time of the year when everyone will be expressing outrage on social media about the pass percentage in the central board exams;...
When we fail children
Since December 23rd, four minors have been raped. Of the four, two were killed.
On February 12, a five-year-old kindergarten student went missing from near...
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...
Riew: The village against militarisation by state
Siang Multipurpose Project
Riew village, located in Siang district, is one of the epicentres of the latest wave of protests against the state government's arbitrary...
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...
A government wrapped in secrecy
As a student of communication, flow of information and making sure that communication channels are open, no matter how difficult the circumstances, is my...
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...
Hopelessly out of commission
The Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission has a rival, if not better, in the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board.
Since the notification which was out...
RING SIDE VIEW 2012
2012
(05. Dec.2012)
Let’s talk
SSA teachers in the state are on an indefinite pen-down/tool down strike demanding regularisation of services at one go of some 550...
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...
Resettlement of Chakmas
In his address to the people of the state on the 75th Independence Day, Chief Minister Pema Khandu said that "all illegal immigrant Chakmas...
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...
No shame in bleeding
Ring Side View
On 12 March, Congress MLA Ninong Ering moved a private member's resolution in the legislative assembly, seeking a day's leave for menstruating...