Stop crackdown on dissenting voices
India is fast becoming a very dangerous place for journalists. In a clear deterioration of democratic norms, the journalists who are doing real journalism...
Do not perpetuate gender stereotypes
Raising concern over the declining trend of participation of women in the labour force, the NITI Aayog recently recommended various steps to boost female...
Lessons from monsoon destruction
The Itanagar capital region (ICR) along with the rest of the state has been hit hard by the monsoon rain. The heavy rainfall witnessed...
Preserve and promote tribal languages
In what can be termed as a piece of refreshing news, teaching of the Tagin language has started in the schools in the Tagin...
ICR needs more parking spaces
The Techi Takar parking complex located in Bank Tinali, Itanagar, was inaugurated on Wednesday. It has been inaugurated at a time when Itanagar is...
Religious animosity needs to curbed
The chilling murder of Kanhaiya Lal at Udaipur in Rajasthan is an act of terror committed in the name of religion. The killers -...
Project-affected people should be included in LADCs
A notification issued on 15 June by the state government, informing about the creation of a local area development fund (LADF) for the hydropower...
Police doing commendable job against drug smuggling
In a major drug haul, the Naharlagun police seized cannabis (ganja) worth over Rs 50 lakhs from a house in Naharlagun, and arrested a...
Khandu deserves appreciation for streamlining CMAAY
The decision of the state government to empanel the Tata Memorial Centre in Mumbai and the ACTREC in Kharghar under the Chief Minister Arogya...
MLAs should visit their constituencies regularly
Tali MLA Jikke Tako while inspecting the ongoing bridge construction work over the Kumey river in Kra Daadi district told the media that every...
Need for proper implementation of Union and State flagship programmes
The home minister of Arunachal Pradesh Bamang Felix on Tuesday, while reviewing the implementation of all union and state govt.'s flagship programmes of the...
Govt should formulate a policy for mithuns rearers
Yet again, foot and mouth disease (FMD) has hit one of the most important domestic animals of the state, the mithun. As per reports,...
Dismantling of illegal structures necessary
The move of the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) district administration to dismantle more than 40 temporary and semi-permanent structures in the Gohpur Tinali area...
Lesson for BJP
India is known all over the world for its centuries-old syncretic culture, religious diversity and ethos of assimilation. They define the essence of the...
GoAP should address lack of promotion avenues for APCS officers
Chief Minister Pema Khandu while attending the meeting of the Arunachal Pradesh Civil Service Officers' Association recently urged the civil servants to become agents...
Victims of domestic violence should act
Beyond the personal results for Johnny Depp and Amber Heard, after a jury decided the high profile case on Wednesday, some domestic violence experts...
Sex work must be fully legalised
The Supreme Court of India's recent direction, declaring prostitution as a profession, is a welcome development. Hopefully the decision of the apex court will...
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...
After CBI, others, NCB comes under public scanner
In the last few years, the functioning of some of the major investigating agencies of the country like the CBI, the ED, the IT...
ICR DA should take steps to stop illegal earth-cutting
The ICR district administration (DA) recently carried out a drive to remove all illegal hoardings, signboards and posters along the RoW of NH 415....