Learn from Uttarakhand to avoid disasters

Last month, around a 100-metre stretch of the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway, a part of the controversial Rs 12,000 crore projects in the hill state that...

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...

Climate crisis and the Himalayas

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development's 2017 study serves as a stark reminder of the impending crisis in the Himalayan region, where a...

Action needed against people giving communal colour to Namsai incident

In what can be termed an unfortunate incident of road rage that turned into a violent clash between two groups recently in Namsai forced...

Need to keep an eye on chaotic Pakistan

Neighbouring Pakistan is in chaos, and India should be ready for any eventuality. Usually, whenever Pakistan is in chaos, the military tries to divert...

India should emulate Japan and Taiwan’s earthquake response models

Taiwan was recently hit by an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale - the most powerful in 25 years - but the island...

Govt, people need to protect state’s rich biodiversity

In a huge boost to Arunachal Pradesh, for the first time in India, a giant shrike bird species has been spotted in Tawang district....

Learn from Sunday’s mayhem

A sudden surge of heavy rainfall on Sunday exposed everything that is wrong with the Itanagar capital region (ICR). The heavy rainfall caused blockages,...

Indigenous communities are deeply worried

The government of India is fighting hard to ensure early deportation of Rohingya refugees from India. The Centre today told the Supreme Court that...

PWD Doimukh owe explanation to the state

For the last few days the people of Sangdupota circle under Papum Pare district have launched ‘Rasta Roko’ movement demanding immediate repairing of Itanagar...

Ray of hope for opposition

The result of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh election has proved that Prime Minister Narendra Modi continues to be the neta no.1 of the country....

Major setback

The street violence is returning to Kashmir valley with vengeance. Protest has erupted across valley after army killed two local youths in a firing....

Strictly monitor the progress

The sanctioning of Rs 33619.50 lakh to Government of Arunachal Pradesh by National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) in order to develop...

Tap the potential

The state government has taken a forward looking decision by entrusting Dibrugarh University to carry out a study on how to market local beverages...

EC has to earn trust

The complaints of EVM malfunctioning once again surfaced during the recent by-elections. As soon as voting began reports of EVM malfunctioning started pouring in...

Respect SC ruling

Just as everyone thought that the bitter turf war between Lt Governor Anil Baijal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Delhi has ended...

Give proper training to teachers

The decision of Itanagar capital complex district administration to give training to the in service government school teachers is a very good move. The...

Conservation and development

A team of scientists from the Wildlife Institution of India (WII), Dehradun, is in the Siang valley to conduct research on wildlife in the...

Grab the opportunity

After a long period of hostility, the India-Pakistan relation is finally showing sign of improvement. The groundbreaking ceremony for the corridor to Kartarpur Sahib,...

Bureaucratic hurdle

Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Wednesday announced that his government will grant 'Tough Location Allowance (TLA)' to the government employees of the state. CM...