Respect the election process

The stage is all set for the panchayat and municipal elections in the state on 22 December. Sunday was the last date of campaigning. The...

Stop behaving like dictators

Itanagar MLA Techi Kaso on Thursday while addressing an election rally alleged that government officials are being threatened with transfer and termination from their...

Mockery of democracy

The government of India has taken a strange decision to cancel the winter session of the parliament citing Covid-19 pandemic. This move comes as...

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...

Ensure transparency, accountability

Chief Minister Pema Khandu has asked the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) to ensure utmost transparency and fairness in conducting recruitment examinations. "When it...

Resolve Vijaynagar issue

The burning down of government properties in Vijayanagar is really unfortunate. It is alleged that around 400 people under the leadership of the All...

Accept farmers’ demand

The agitation against the farm laws is going to get bigger with farmers refusing to accept anything other than complete withdrawal of the bill....

Karnataka’s regressive cattle bill

One of India's most progressive states, Karnataka has passed the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill, 2020, in the assembly on...

Unnecessary expenditure

Even as the country struggles with a crumbling economy the government of India is going ahead with the plan to construct a new parliament...

Let democracy prevail

The CEO of NITI Aayog, Mr Amitabh Kant gave a strange statement on Tuesday saying "tough reforms" are difficult in India because "we are...

Ensure fair elections

With the last date of withdrawal of nominations over, the stage is all set for a bitter political battle in the coming panchayat and...

Avoid violence during polls

Monday was the last date for withdrawal of nomination for the panchayat and municipal elections. The real election battle will start now. The threat...

Deal with farmers’ protest carefully

Even as farmers, especially those led by prosperous Sikh farmers of Punjab, are engaged in a large-scale protest against a farm law, supporters of...

Time to shake up PPA

Close on the heels of the JD (U) suspending its three MLAs for anti-party activities last month, the state's lone regional party, the PPA...

Work out a solution

After strong protest by student organizations, the state BJP has withdrawn a non-APST candidate from the forthcoming panchayat election in the Vijoynagar panchayat segment...

CM’s reassurance on secularism

Chief Minister Pema Khandu has sent out a strong message of unity during the indigenous faith day celebration. He termed religion as a personal...

Support for farmers’ protest

The protest launched by farmers against the central government's new farm laws has taken on an international dimension. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau weighed...

Fight crimes against women

Crimes against women are rising at an alarming rate in the state. Even as Arunachal is still coming to terms with the brutal murder...

BJP playing Congress’ game

The political atmosphere is heating up in the state because of the coming panchayat and municipal elections. The ruling BJP has already issued party...

Party-hopping begins

There is a buzz in the state capital that six out of the seven Janata Dal (United) MLAs will soon join the BJP. The...