Budget wish list
While many good initiatives were introduced in the last budget, the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic messed up the economy of the world, including India and...
Compulsory NCC for students?
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Recently, a 10-day combined annual training camp for the National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadets was conducted by the 22 Arunachal Pradesh (I)...
Hello, 2023
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Yet another new year dawns! The sun's rays over Dong in Arunachal Pradesh ushered in another New Year: 2023. The world bid...
Arunachal of our dreams
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Hamara Arunachal has undergone enormous transformation since the NEFA days. The population increased from 3.5 lakhs in 1961 to about 14 lakhs...
Budgetonomics
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The annual budget for Arunachal Pradesh was presented on 8 July. The projected total revenue and capital receipts for 2019-20 is Rs...
Expensive living in Arunachal
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Many Arunachalees will agree that almost everything is more expensive in our state compared to neighbouring states. The cost of most items...
Vanishing tribal ethos
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World over, many people consider tribal lifestyle as nearest to living in consonance with nature. Most tribal people lived in harmony with...
Why are Covid cases not coming down?
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Covid-19 has spread to all corners of the world, infecting more than 18 crore persons, with 40 lakh plus fatalities. India has...
One Arunachal and Paras
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Recent regional news and social media have been dominated by a YouTuber/online gamer named Paras and his distasteful tweet about Arunachal. The...
Time to repeal AFSPA ?
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One of the most contentious socio-political issues confronting people from North East India is the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act or AFSPA.
The...
Chandrayaan: Voyage to ‘Polo’
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Recently, Chandrayaan-3 was successfully launched on 14 July, 2023. Presently, Chandrayaan-3 is orbiting Earth and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully...
Hindi: Arunachal’s new mother tongue
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Almost all the states of India comprise largely of people who speak one common language. Bengal has Bengali, Maharashtra has Marathi, Gujarat...
Clean elections
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The ongoing simultaneous elections in 'peace loving' Arunachal Pradesh have been fiercely contested amid reports of violent incidents, arson, assault on government...
Tackling Covid with positivity
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The worldwide Covid-19 pandemic has infected 173 lakh and killed 6.74 lakh people. Indian figures are 16.4 lakh infected, with 35,700 deaths....
Dreams unlimited
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Everyone sees dreams. Dreams are explained as a succession of images, ideas, remotions and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind...
Smile and laugh, please
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As a society, are we too serious in life? It appears that Northeasterners smile less, laugh less, and appear more serious at...
Siang river devastation to villages of Mebo
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The rampaging Siang river is devastating large areas of prime, fertile land in the left bank areas of Mebo subdivision in East...
Arunachal of our dreams
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Since the NEFA days, Arunachal Pradesh has undergone enormous transformation. The population increased from 3.5 lakhs in 1961 to about 13.8 lakhs,...
Job seeker or job giver?
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"The youth need to be enabled to become job generators from job seekers,"
APJ Abdul Kalam
Parents and elders advise their children to study...
Netaji’s republic
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Recently India celebrated the 73rd Republic Day with pomp and gaiety. This year also marks the 75th year of India's independence being...