ASHAs need govt support

Accredited social health activists, or ASHAs, as they are popularly known, are an integral part of National Rural Health Mission. According to the mission,...

Increasing Covid cases and the need to stop public gathering

Post the assembly session, several MLAs and a minister, along with their personal staff have tested positive for Covid-19. It seems like many of...

Hope for missing youths

Finally, there is a ray of hope for the five Arunachalee youths who were reportedly captured by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) from Nacho...

Don’t get distracted

On Monday, India became the country with the second most number of Covid-19 cases. India recorded more than 90,000 new cases of Covid-19 in...

Secure early release of abducted youths

The state police on Saturday announced that it is launching a probe following the report of abduction of five people in Upper Subansiri district...

Monitor road works seriously

The state government on Thursday announced that Rs 82.85 crore has been sanctioned for improving the capital's roads, which includes repair and maintenance of...

Irresponsible behaviour during Covid-19

Even as the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise in the state, the citizens are starting to behave very irresponsibly. Recently, in Aalo...

A short visit too late

On Tuesday, a seven member inter-ministerial central team visited flood-affected areas in Lower Dibang Valley district. The team was headed by Joint Secretary in...

Chinese adventurism intensifying

As per intelligence reports, China is controlling 1,000 square kilometres of area in Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The intelligence inputs...

Economy taking a nosedive

The Indian economy is shrinking and the country is officially into recession. The GDP contracted 23.9 percent on a yearly basis in the first...

Unlock 4 can become dangerous

Even though the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise in India and in Arunachal, the government of India has announced Unlock 4, virtually...

Resolution on 6th schedule and Article 371 (H)

The Arunachal legislative assembly adopted a resolution that the state be included in the 6th schedule of the constitution of India to protect the...

Congress in disarray

Four days after the Congress called a wrap on its "dissent letter" crisis after a meeting where leaders reaffirmed the Gandhis' leadership, there are...

Media trial of a tragic suicide

The Indian media is behaving very irresponsibly in the suicide case of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. The extensive debates on news channels have...

Wise decision to defer bandh call

Much to the relief of the people of the Itanagar capital region (ICR), the proposed capital bandh on 27 and 28 August by the...

Chaos in the Congress

The Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Monday decided that Sonia Gandhi will continue as interim president of the Congress for another six months. The...

Need to speed up work on airport

Civil Aviation Minister Nakap Nalo while visiting the greenfield airport project site in Hollongi on Saturday informed that the government is making all-out effort...

Govt failing IMC

The result of the Swachh Survekshan-2020 has come as a big shock for the people of the state. State capital Itanagar has been ranked...

CM’s decision on autonomy will shape the state’s future

The majority of the community-based organizations (CBO) that attended the consultative meeting on preservation of culture, tradition, customary practices and protection available within the...

Nagar Van and lessons from other mega projects

Chief Minister Pema Khandu recently announced that the capital, Itanagar has been selected to implement an urban forest scheme launched by the ministry of...