Government fails migrant workers

The migrant labourers have been the worst victims of the nationwide lockdown imposed to contain the spread of the Covid-19. Thousands of them are...

Stop the spread of fake news

Finally the state police have woken up to the danger of fake news being circulated on social media, especially on WhatsApp and Facebook. The...

Time to move ahead

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday laid a 40-kg silver brick for a grand Ram temple at Ayodhya after participating in a ‘Bhoomi Puja’...

Need for govt intervention

Paddy crop in East Siang and Siang districts has been yellowing due to the rice tungro virus. The white-backed hopper, the brown plant hopper...

Be ready to fight the pandemic

While the Covid-19 positive cases in India are going to touch the one crore mark within a few weeks, the Centre is going ahead...

Need to review healthcare status

The 4th health index released by the NITI Aayog has seen Arunachal Pradesh drop by one place to seventh in the overall health performance...

Growing crime against children in Arunachal

Just days after a ten-year-old girl was raped in Longding district, another incident of rape of a minor has been reported from Raga, the...

A warning for the state

The United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (ULFA-I) recently claimed the responsibility for the alleged kidnapping of the two officials of Quippo Oil & Gas...

The statehood act

The People's Party of Arunachal's call for fresh dialogue regarding the Statehood Act of 1987 under Article 371 (H) of the Indian Constitution and...

Assam going to polls

Neighbouring Assam is going to polls on Saturday. This is the first phase of voting. The upper Assam region will be voting in this...

Growing cybercrime in the state

In a shocking incident, morphed pictures of Chief Minister Pema Khandu and a woman, were circulated on WhatsApp. The state police immediately swung into...

Inquire into retaining wall collapse

Heavy rainfall caused large-scale damages to the newly constructed four-lane NH 415 in between Chandranagar and Papu Nallah. On Monday, as rain lashed Itanagar,...

Disparities caused by Covid

The coronavirus pandemic has further accentuated the prevailing urban-rural divide in multiple ways. Of particular concern is the way the pandemic has widened the...

Lay out practical roadmap on resettlement of Chakma refugees

During the Independence Day celebration, Chief Minister Pema Khandu announced that all illegal immigrant Chakmas will be moved and settled in some other places...

Conduct more such visits

Chief Minister Pema Khandu's decision to visit the villages located along the India-China border in Tawang district is a welcome move. He also visited...

Security personnel involved in Nagaland killing should be brought to book

The killing of 14 villagers by Indian security forces in Nagaland in a cold-blooded murder is highly condemnable. Last Saturday, 14 villagers and a...

Implement Covid-19 protocol properly

The number of Covid-19 cases is rising at an alarming rate in the state. The Itanagar capital region (ICR) is the worst affected. Four...

Take strict action in question paper leakage case

The recent incident of leakage of question papers of the Class 8 state board examination is very embarrassing. The leakage forced the education department...

Climate change should be taken seriously

The latest report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sends out a dire warning on the catastrophic consequences of global...

Stop earth cutting to control landslides

The heavy rain is causing mayhem across the state with the Itanagar capital region (ICR) being the worst hit. Till now 5 people have...