India slips to ‘partly free’ status
The Freedom House, a US-based democracy research institute, in its recent report said the world's largest democracy, India, is descending into authoritarianism. It cited...
Sino-India negotiations not making headway
Amidst reports of the Chinese constructing a new village inside the McMahon Line in Arunachal and a minor clash between the soldiers of the...
Restart quarantine measures
Just when India was starting to go easy over the coronavirus, the number of active Covid-19 cases is once again starting to rise. The...
Pegasus scandal must be probed
The Pegasus spyware scandal is getting bigger and bigger with each passing day. Over the past few days, The Wire, the Washington Post and...
Act against extortion
In a welcome move, the security forces have asked the business community to not succumb to any extortion demand, threat or illegal taxation by...
Fast-track inquiry into fake Taekwondo certificates scam
The report of the arrest of the general secretary of the Arunachal Taekwondo Association, Tara Tagin by a special investigation team (SIT) of the...
The US has failed the Afghans
The US military left the Bagram airfield - its key base in Afghanistan - in the dead of night without notifying the Afghans. This...
Restore damaged roads
The much-awaited underpass at Bank Tinali in Itanagar will have to wait for some more days for completion. Even though the PWD Highway had...
Don’t put children’s lives at risk
A major tragedy was averted on Thursday when around 16 schoolchildren sustained minor injuries when a bus carrying them met with an accident at...
Democratic movements should be peaceful
The All Nyishi Youth Association (ANYA) seems to be heading for a massive showdown with the state government. The ANYA on Sunday vowed to...
All hopes on vibrant village programme
Displaying an unabashed streak of hegemony and territorial ambitions, China has been quite aggressive over the last few years in building infrastructure along the...
Plan ahead for a smart city
Much to the relief of the denizens of the Itanagar Capital Region, the mayor of the Itanagar Municipal Corporation (IMC), Tame Phassang has announced...
The media cannot take sides
In a condemnable incident, Kunu Borang, a reporter with Arunachal First News, was reportedly heckled by a protester in Seppa while covering the water...
Prioritize clean drinking water supply
As per the recent media report, Itanagar township will soon get a new 7 mld 'lift water supply project' to meet the growing demand...
Ban on SUP will fail without stakeholders’ participation
Along with the rest of India, the government of Arunachal Pradesh is joining the effort to ban the use of plastics. The success of...
An innovative trial
In a first of its kind, the health department launched a drone service on trial to deliver medicines to the rural communities in the...
Make inquiry reports public
The state government on Thursday announced the formation of a high-level committee to probe into the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) question paper...
Twitter’s future looks uncertain
The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has acquired Twitter, the most influential platform for public conversations in the present time. After closing the $44-billion...
Give more priority to road infrastructure
Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday announced some developmental activities to be taken up in some districts of the state.
If the announcement becomes reality,...
Assam officials attempting to derail boundary talks
The people of Kangu circle have raised banners of revolt against the Assam government's effort to try to capture Durpai, Sogum and Champakchojo. The...