Govt should take locals into confidence before signing HEP MoAs

Just a day ahead of the signing of 13 memorandums of agreement (MoA) between the government of Arunachal Pradesh and four major central public...

SC brings relief to violence-hit Manipur citizens

Yet again the judiciary is coming to the rescue of the citizens. This time it is the people of Manipur who are looking upto...

Restore electoral democracy in Jammu and Kashmir

The government of India is treading a very risky path by not conducting the election in Jammu and Kashmir. Four years after the abrogation...

Recommendation on PRC for APPSC exams welcome

A high-level committee constituted for examining whether permanent residential certificate (PRC) of Arunachal Pradesh should be a prerequisite for appearing in the examinations conducted...

Drug tests: Start with government employees in the secretariat

Days after making it mandatory for all the government employees and civilians of the district to mandatorily go through drug tests, the Changlang district...

Data protection bill is biased against citizens

More than six years after the Supreme Court declared privacy as a fundamental right, the government's move to put in place a credible data...

Focused attention and community involvement needed for tiger conservation

The latest Tiger Census report, showing an increase in the big cat's population from 2,967 in 2018 to 3,682, is a reflection of the...

Stern action needed against absentee teachers

The Changlang district administration has taken action against the teachers who were found absent from duty. This action has been initiated after the officials...

Lessons from Pakistan

Like a Frankenstein monster, terrorism nurtured by the Pakistani deep state for decades is coming back to bite it with devastating effects. The recent...

Country being divided ahead of 2024 election

As the 2024 election is nearing, communal frenzy is rising in the country. The religious clashes along with targetting of people based on their...

Need for united front to tackle child labour

A report compiled by Games24x7 and the Kailash Satyarthi Children's Foundation on child trafficking has found that 80% of the rescued children are in...

Forest amendment bill self-defeating in nature 

The way the Centre hurried through the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill-2023 in the Lok Sabha has raised questions over its commitment to the conservation...

POCSO Act should not be misused

The report of a woman being convicted for misusing the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in East Siang district shows how...

Protecting Namdapha National Park is a duty

The officials of the Namdapha National Park & Tiger Reserve on Wednesday dismantled two structures which were reported to be illegally constructed inside the...

Onus is on PM Modi

It looks like the monsoon session of parliament too will be completely washed out. The opposition and ruling party are refusing to back off...

Need to create awareness on conjunctivitis

Conjunctivitis cases are spreading very quickly across the state. For now the worst affected districts are Longding, Tirap and parts of Papum Pare and...

Shut down vehicles stealing racket

Three Delhi Police and two Naharlagun police officials have been suspended in relation to a case involving stolen Fortuner cars. It has been alleged...

Manipur CM should be sacked to heal the state  

The effect of Manipur violence is now being felt in other NE states. An 'advisory' from a former militants' association in Mizoram triggered the...

Blame game over highway project will serve no purpose

It seems the blame game between the Itanagar district administration and M/s TK Engineering & Consortium Pvt Ltd has started over the construction of...

Manipur: Sickening silence of Meitei community

After a national outrage, two men have been arrested in connection with the horrific case of two women being paraded naked in Manipur. The...