India’s engagement with Taliban significant
India has decided to invite the Taliban regime of Afghanistan to participate in an online training course being conducted by the external affairs ministry....
SC’ a significant reminder to Governors
The Supreme Court's unequivocal ruling that the State Governors must give assent or return the Bills 'as soon as possible,' as mandated by Article...
Take locals into confidence before building dams
Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein on Sunday informed that the state government has terminated 44 memorandums of agreements with various private power developers as...
Drastic measures needed to combat climate change
Excessive rains, frequent floods and intense forest fires are all happening simultaneously in different places. Even north India is experiencing very unpredictable weather. Places...
Sedition law: Old wine in new bottle
Sedition by any other name sounds equally draconian in its intent and scope of application. Though union Home Minister Amit Shah claimed in Parliament...
Probe Lokhi Wangsu’s killing
The killing of Lokhi Wangsu at the hands of the Assam Forest Department has once again brought to the fore a violent confrontation in...
APPSC paper leak scam: PAJSC deserves justice
The four-day sit-in protest staged by the Pan Arunachal Joint Steering Committee (PAJSC) at the tennis court in Itanagar ended last Tuesday. The PAJSC...
Raj Bhavan, AR department failed media
The decision not to allow journalists inside the Raj Bhavan during the recent swearing in of two new members of the Arunachal Pradesh Public...
Sexual molestation of minors should be dealt with strictly
In a shocking incident, two minor girls were sexually assaulted by four adult men, including an IRBn constable. All four suspects, three of them...
Improve football infrastructure at grassroots level
The 77th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy ended on a fascinating note with Services emerging the champion after defeating Goa by a solitary...
Govt must walk the talk
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's latest outreach to the people of Jammu & Kashmir, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, strikes the right chord but...
Climate change is posing a direct threat to food security
A steady decline in biodiversity due to climate change is posing a threat to food security. This is particularly alarming in developing countries in...
INDIA and ruling NDA need to work together
The first few sittings of the 18th Lok Sabha and the new session of Parliament have indicated things to come in the future. There...
Kashmir bleeding
The Kashmir valley was once again rocked by terrorist attack on Tuesday early morning. What is one of Kashmir’s most sanitized and protected areas...
Together fight the pollution menace
The air quality level in national capital has slid further and touched calamitous levels. Apart from Delhi, neighbouring Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon and Noida are...
Source of inspiration
The year ending saw one of the positive news emerging out of the state. On the last day of the year state government claimed...
A step in right direction
For the last few days Development Commissioner Ashish Kundra has been conducting pre budget consultation meeting across the state. This is a good exercise...
Spare educational institutes
The encroachment malaise has reached Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU). As per the reports the university land is being encroached upon. Sadly some of the...
Strange decision
The decision of State Election Commission (SEC) to defer elections to the Itanagar and Pasighat municipalities is strange and seems to have been done...
State shamed
The land compensation issue under Lower Subansiri district is getting murkier with each passing days. Allegations and counter allegations are flying thick and fast....