Sexual exploitation racket exposes moral degradation of society
The arrest of 15 persons in connection with a sexual exploitation racket involving minor girls aged 10, 12, and 15 by the Itanagar police...
Illegal mining must be checked
Illegal mining is threatening the environment of the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR). Many of the rivers of the ICR and nearby areas are facing...
Speed up construction of the highway
On Monday, Itanagar Capital Region Deputy Commissioner Shweta Nagarkoti Mehta asked TK Engineering and Consortium Pvt Ltd (TKECPL) to speed up the work under...
Illegal appointments a vote-for-job scam
Large-scale illegal appointments made in the public health engineering & water supply (PHE&WS) department is a matter of deep concern. The All Arunachal Pradesh...
Inheritance tax is not the cure to wealth inequalities
Growing wealth inequalities and shrinking opportunities for the youths are the harsh realities of India. But the imposition of inheritance tax will turn out...
Frontier Highway will change lives in rural Arunachal
In hugely encouraging news, the Changlang deputy commissioner has started the preliminary hearing on acquisition of land for construction of the 161-km Kharsang-Miao-Vijaynagar Frontier...
Food products should not put health at risk
Once again, possible health hazards related to food products sold in India have emerged in the last few days. Some products of Indian brands...
Can Rijiju be trusted?
For a long time, the politicians in the state have been using the Chakma-Hajong refugee issue for their political benefits. Therefore it was not...
Lowest form of vote-garnering tactic
The election season brings out the worst instincts of political parties nurtured on exclusivist ideology. The higher the political stakes, the murkier the campaign...
Poll violence should be condemned
Re-polling will be held at eight polling stations in Kurung Kumey, Upper Subansiri, Siang, and East Kameng districts on 24 April. The decision was...
Govt must walk the talk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's latest outreach to the people of Jammu & Kashmir, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, strikes the right chord but...
Vote without fear and favour
The people of Arunachal Pradesh will vote on Friday to elect two Lok Sabha members and 50 MLAs. Already, 10 MLAs belonging to the...
Sarma’s announcement on PRCs for Assamese-origin people in Arunachal vague
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during an election rally on Sunday announced that the government of Assam will now issue the people of...
Celebrate elections, avoid violence
An NPP worker, identified as Gedak Bam, sustained grievous injury in poll-related violence that occurred between BJP workers and NPP workers in Leparada headquarters...
People’s movement against polygamy needed
The issue of polygamy is once again in public debate. The recent unnatural death of the wife of a sitting zilla parishad member related...
Move beyond religion
As expected, the campaigning for the 2024 Lok Sabha election is becoming toxic as political parties engage in highly provocative religious campaigning. It all...
Forgo violence
The report of a violent attack on vehicles belonging to NCP candidate Likha Saaya in Namsai is unfortunate. Namsai is a very peaceful district...
BJP, opposition both indulging in ‘money culture’
Chief Minister Pema Khandu while addressing an election rally in Yazali in Keyi Panyor district on Thursday raised the issue of 'money culture'. The...
China’s provocative action
China is back to playing its old tricks. Its latest move to rename parts of Arunachal Pradesh is a crude attempt to reiterate its...
Friction within the PAJSC
The anti-corruption movement that had started over the APPSCE paper leak scam is now turning political and has created deep division among the members....