AI a potential threat to individuals
There has been this fear that artificial intelligence can be utterly misused. Events unfolding in recent days show that the fear is not unfounded....
Politics of patronage
Even as parties' campaigns are on in full swing and candidates have been announced in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Telangana, one...
Privacy is a concern for every citizen
In the midst of the election season, another snooping scandal reflecting new age authoritarianism recently hit the country, raising questions over the conduct of...
Probe how persons went missing in landslide at SLHEP
Recently, a person identified as Waru Nito, a resident of Boginadi village in Kakoi circle of Papum Pare district, reportedly went missing from the...
APPSC paper leak scam: PAJSC deserves justice
The four-day sit-in protest staged by the Pan Arunachal Joint Steering Committee (PAJSC) at the tennis court in Itanagar ended last Tuesday. The PAJSC...
GoAP should rethink looping of interstate land
The people of Durpai village in Lower Siang district have knocked the door of the Supreme Court of India, opposing the MoU signed on...
It’s a ticking time bomb
India is in the middle of the worst water crisis, with groundwater getting depleted at unsustainable rates. The latest United Nations report indicates that...
Take locals into confidence before creating new districts
The creation of new districts is always fraught with risk, especially in the areas where more than one tribe lives together. This time the...
GoAP should seek dialogue with PAJSC
The Pan Arunachal Joint Steering Committee (PAJSC) is going to organise a dharna at the tennis court here from 28 to 31 October. The...
Restore pre-independence infrastructures
Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday announced that all government schools of the state established before independence will be declared as 'heritage schools' and...
Don’t shield criminals
In yet another shocking incident, a 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Yazali. In response to this, the Lower Subansiri police have arrested one...
AITF has to unite people, fight drug menace
The Arunachal Indigenous Tribes Forum (AITF), the apex tribal body of the state, reelected Dr Bengia Tolum as the president and engineer Tapi Tai...
Need for healing touch
The death of hundreds of people in an explosion at a crowded hospital in Gaza may well become an inflection point in the ongoing...
Respect the right to religion
The Tripura High Court on Tuesday reprimanded certain Chakma community groups for allegedly calling for a social boycott of a Chakma man (petitioner) and...
Probe allegation of discrimination
The Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) has raised a very serious issue by stating that Scheduled Tribe (ST) faculty members of Himalayan University (HU)...
Commendable step by Law Commission
Anomalies in the existing laws regarding rape in India have often resulted in the exploitation of minor girls. Human traffickers frequently use the marriage...
Refrain from controlling the media
A free and independent media is the bedrock of democracy. Despite disagreements with the content, those in power must, at all times, refrain from...
Tightrope Walk
A nuanced position on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, articulated by the External Affairs Ministry, reflects India's delicate balancing act concerning an issue that is...
Regularise jobs
The Arunachal Pradesh Samagra Shiksha Contractual Employees' Association has once again raised the demand for regularisation of the jobs of non-teaching staffers in the...
Fill the gaps in police dept
The absence of female officers at the Seppa women's police station is a concerning issue that highlights a systemic problem in police stations across...