Stop middlemen from exploiting poor labourers

The report of 19 labourers going missing from Kurung Kumey district should be an eye opener for the people of the state. As per...

Hollongi airport and city dwellers

The first aircraft of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) -- B-350 (King Air), landed at the Hollongi Greenfield Airport on Tuesday morning in...

Transparent information on Chinese activities required

At a time when India is trying to persuade China to withdraw from positions it has occupied in Ladakh since May 2020, NDTV reported...

Unnecessary order over signboards

The recent controversy over the use of the word 'beef' on the signboards of hotels and restaurants in Naharlagun was unnecessary and best avoided....

Namsai Declaration a ray of hope

Finally, it seems like the decades old Assam-Arunachal boundary issue will be resolved outside the ambit of the Supreme Court of India. On Friday,...

Sri Lanka protests a victory for democracy

The surreal images of protestors storming the presidential palace and the prime minister's residence represent the utter chaos that has engulfed Sri Lanka. The...

Conduct DPC meetings regularly

The state cabinet led by Chief Minister Pema Khandu recently announced that the cabinet has taken the decision to cancel all the officiating/functional appointments...

India should stop relying on other countries for defence needs

The Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre has been focusing on Atmanirbhar Bharat to make the country self-reliant in every field. Defence is...

Biased NHRC

The bias of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) towards the Chakma-Hajong refugees in Arunachal Pradesh is becoming very obvious with each passing year....

Upgrade schools’ infrastructure

Even as Arunachal Pradesh is observing 2021-22 as the 'year of education', the recent Performance Grading Index for Districts (PGI-D), which measures the performance...

A pitfall of social media

The capital police recently arrested a rape accused from Leh, Ladakh, after two years of dogged investigation. The police launched the investigation after receiving...

G7 fund can offset China’s BRI

China is increasingly using its financial clout to outmanoeuvre the western world. Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is spreading across the world and...

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...

The BJP’s wily games

Yet another opposition-ruled government has been toppled by the BJP. The MVA government in Maharashtra collapsed after rebellion by the Shiv Sena MLAs. Rebel...

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 -...