Police doing commendable job against drug smuggling
In a major drug haul, the Naharlagun police seized cannabis (ganja) worth over Rs 50 lakhs from a house in Naharlagun, and arrested a...
Citizens should join the battle against drug abuse
Chief Minister Pema Khandu while addressing the closing ceremony of the annual conference of the SPs and commandants of the AAPBn, the IBRn and...
China is not trustworthy in recognising LAC
The decision on phased withdrawal of Indian and Chinese troops from one of the friction areas in the Ladakh region is a positive development,...
Need to streamline reservation for APSTs in TRIHMS
The Junior Doctors' Association of Arunachal Pradesh has raised a very pertinent issue of how the indigenous tribal people of the state are being...
Judiciary and executive on verge of collision
While the collegium system of appointment of judges may not be a perfect one, it should not be used as an excuse by the...
GoAP should learn from Joshimath incident
In what can be termed a huge warning to Himalayan states, including Arunachal Pradesh, Joshimath, a popular tourist destination in Uttarakhand and a place...
Laudable move by P&L department
In a first of its kind in the state, the planning & investment (P&I) department has set a record by handing over the pension...
Carry out background check before issuing ST certificates
A group of agriculture development officer (ADO) aspirants have made a serious allegation against a serving ADO, identified as one Tiprami Manlong. The aspirants...
Way forward
The Itanagar Capital Region was hit by the 72-hour bandh recently, crippling life as the bandh callers as well as the government were adamant...
A hard lesson for Putin
If the attempted coup in Russia by a private militia raised hopes of an end to the vexed war in Ukraine, it did not...
Lessons from Pakistan
Like a Frankenstein monster, terrorism nurtured by the Pakistani deep state for decades is coming back to bite it with devastating effects. The recent...
GoAP should rethink the interstate looping method
The people of Durpai village in Lower Siang district are consistently opposing the looping method to resolve the Assam-Arunachal boundary issue. On Saturday, they...
Probe allegation of discrimination
The Human Rights Law Network (HRLN) has raised a very serious issue by stating that Scheduled Tribe (ST) faculty members of Himalayan University (HU)...
Keep politics away from arts, sports
The Supreme Court on Tuesday very rightly rejected a plea to ban Pakistani artists from working in India and advised the petitioner against being...
Strategic road project in Arunachal will boost development
The sanctioning of Rs. 1,782 crore for construction of a strategic road project in Arunachal Pradesh is a significant development. The ministry of road...
It is time to explore ideas for bringing transparency in political funding
The Supreme Court in recent past had scrapped the electoral bonds scheme of anonymous political funding. The top court called it "unconstitutional" and ordered...
Friction within the PAJSC
The anti-corruption movement that had started over the APPSCE paper leak scam is now turning political and has created deep division among the members....
Sexual exploitation racket exposes moral degradation of society
The arrest of 15 persons in connection with a sexual exploitation racket involving minor girls aged 10, 12, and 15 by the Itanagar police...
Wake-up call
The monsoon rains have started to hit the state hard. Reports of large-scale damage to infrastructure are pouring in from various parts of the...
NIT Jote in mess
The students of National Institute of Technology (NIT), the Arunachal's premier technical education institute are up in arm against the college authorities. For the...