Devil’s advocate

Monday Musing Well, at least two different entities are killing it right now for different reasons: life insurance salesmen on TV, who are using the...

Human-elephant conflicts

The elephant population in Arunachal Pradesh has remarkably increased from 890 in 2012 to 1,614 in 2017. As per the elephant census report of...

Submitting to toxic masculinity

A group of women were having a conversation. With all the chattering and sounds of laughter, anybody overhearing them could without any doubt tell...

Uncertain times ahead

Monday Musing The Indian state has militarized Assam, following protests against the amended Citizenship Act (CA). Six people are reported dead in police firing and at...

Three sides to every story

Monday Musing   There are three sides to every story: your side, my side, and the truth... - Robert Evans. The health department has come a long way...

My journey with the Times

Monday Musing I joined this daily as a proofreader in 1999. Since I didn't have the basic knowledge of journalism, I struggled with my job...

On maintaining equilibrium

Monday Musing "If all the beasts are gone, men would die from a great loneliness of spirit, for whatever happens to the beasts also happens...

Better prepared roads can withstand monsoon disasters

Monday Musing The arrival of monsoon every year leaves a trail of death and devastation in the entire Northeast region. Rivers swell up and flood...

Infrastructure key to development of sports

Monday Musing On nearly every important sports occasion, the people at the helm of affairs talk about abundant talents of the youths of the state...

A commentary on assembly election-2024

Monday Musing As the upcoming 2024 assembly elections are drawing near, most of the political parties and prospective candidates are engaging in hectic political activities...

Bopai Puroik: An exemplar of resilience

Monday Musing The entire state erupted in joy when APCS officer Bopai Puroik created history by becoming the first from the Puroik community to be...

Homestay operation: A win-win business

Monday Musing When one speaks of places to visit in Arunachal, Roing and Anini are two names that will surely make it to the list,...

Rationalization of teachers

Monday Musing Even though Arunachal Pradesh is doing its best in the education sector, it has been observed that government policies received a setback due...

The things we least deserve

Technical institutes such as the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) and the National Institute of Technology (NIT) are precious assets...

Arunachal Lit Fest- a way forward

The department of Information and Public Relation, govt of Arunachal Pradesh organized the Arunachal Lit Fest 2018 in Itanagar from Nov 28-30. Three-day event was...

Bohemian rhapsody: The case for irony

Monday Musing There are two kinds of people who use irony to devastating effect: those who have a sense of humour, and those who don't. Witty...

Rising unemployment and corruption

Monday Musing One of my friends has been trying for a government job for the past many years and religiously fills up application forms whenever...

The matter of identity

Monday Musing Have you ever been in a situation where all you wanted to do was have fun and chill with your friends with good...

Burn after reading

Monday Musing When we reached the cell, the stench hit me like a gale: a miasma of faeces, urine and cigarette and beedi butts pooled...

Drug menace: Synergy between govt agencies and NGOs need of the hour

Monday Musing In 2021, the state government launched a series of activities in its war against the drug menace. The government found itself in a...