Missing SOP and rising cases

Starting tomorrow, India will enter the 5th phase of the lockdown in the battle against Covid-19. The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday issued...

Lesson for the state from Upper Silatoo and Jona III

As the state is struggling with the issues concerning the institutional quarantine facilities, the decision of the villagers of Upper Silatoo and Jona III...

Impractical proposal for extension of superannuation age

In an unusual move, the health department is proposing increasing the superannuation age of serving doctors from the existing 62 years to 65 years. The...

Give high quality PPE to frontliners

Even after much hue and cry over the poor personal protective equipment (PPE) during the initial period of the battle against Covid-19, the government...

Upgrade testing infrastructure

The labs here are struggling to return the Covid-19 sample results. On Monday, there were more than a thousand samples, which were yet to be...

Timely action necessary to stop fraudulent selling practices

Reports of shopkeepers selling items at exorbitant prices during the lockdown period are pouring in from various parts of the state. The officials of...

Civilian-Army relation

Yet another incident of conflict between the Indian Army and civilians has been reported- this time from West Kameng district. The incident took place...

Recover the encroached land

The state government is all set to construct a new dedicated Covid-19 hospital at Midpu under Papum Pare district. The site is located near...

Amphan and the government’s silence

The effect of super cyclonic storm 'Amphan' is being felt across the North East region, including Arunachal Pradesh. Many districts in Arunachal Pradesh are...

CoE in sports education has potential to change sporting scenario

In welcome news for the state, the ministry of youth affairs & sports under its national centre of sports sciences and research scheme has...

The Army should accept its mistake before it’s too late

There is immense anger among the people of Arunachal at the killing of a civilian, Lamdam Lukham at Pumao in Longding district, by the...

Welcome gesture by the Christian community

The decision of the Christian community of the state to offer schools and churches to the government to be used for the battle against...

Onus on Army to punish the wrongdoers

The killing of a civilian at Pumao under Longding district by the Indian army is deeply troubling. As per reports, the incident happened when commotion...

Crucial time

Chief Minister Pema Khandu announced on Thursday that stranded Arunachalees will be allowed to return in a staggered manner. At present the people of...

Act against trespassing

After the recent incident of trespassing by officials of the Assam forest department in Tarasso, in Papum Pare district, another allegation of trespassing by...

Improve infrastructure at check gates

The government of Arunachal Pradesh has formed committees comprising MLAs, and led by a minister, to look after the affairs of the check gates...

Learn a lesson from Guwahati

In the third-phase lockdown, Arunachal, which has been identified as a green zone, has been given maximum relaxation. It is a good sign that...

Prepare long-term plan

With the state government deciding to test every Arunachalee returning to the state, there is huge pressure on the Covid-19 RT-PCR lab at Tomo...

Need to create awareness on COVID-19 issues to avoid opposition

The people of Lekhi village today protested against the government’s decision to covert the BPL housing complex into an institutional quarantine facility. This comes at...

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...