The battle ahead
Monday Musing
The mass movement against the refugees in Arunachal Pradesh gained force after the state government contested the centre's decision to grant citizenship to...
About police and policing
A few decades ago, police personnel in Arunachal Pradesh literally had very little role in maintaining law and order, since the peace-loving people of...
Technology’s shady underbelly
Easy and inexpensive access to technology, coupled with the Jio revolution, has resulted in a drastic increase in the number of users over the...
Silent bystanders
Monday Musing
"He pulled her by the hair and dragged her to the end of the road, and then he kicked her in the stomach."
This...
Many facets in the face of adversity
Monday Musing
A virus has exposed many facets of our society - some disturbing revelations, some ugly, and some heartwarming.
Our first reaction to the Covid-19...
Budgetonomics
Flights Of Fantasy
Rs 578 crore deficit annual budget for 2021-22 for Arunachal Pradesh was presented on 3 March, 2021. The projected total receipts for...
Tales of prisoners of war: Naik Balwant Singh Bisht
Flights Of Fantasy
Many Arunachalee old-timers recall the 1962 Sino-India conflict with fear and anger. The Chinese forces entered deep into Arunachal Pradesh along many...
Marriage of traditions
Monday Musing
Marriages are made in heaven - this saying holds so much truth to it. Well, some marriages do make onlookers believe that they...
A relatable addiction
Monday Musing
Don't know whether it was the same for everyone, or if it was just the school that I went to, but the most...
Dingdung: A traditional way of seeking truth and justice thrives
Monday Musing
The tribal way of life and beliefs is as fascinating as its judicial system. Certain ancient practices, such as dingdung and sori, in...
Democracy bleeds
Monday Musing
From a national political perspective, getting off with 10 unopposed elected MLAs is a mammoth political score, as the electoral game has just...
Electrocution, house fires etc
Monday Musing
Every now and then, we hear news of deaths due to electrocution, while doing maintenance works.
In October this year, two workers of the...
Lack of parking sense and space
Monday Musing
Ever since the earthcutting process began for the construction of the four-lane highway in the Capital, there has been a drastic dearth of...
Time to go tough on drugs menace
It is said that sharing is caring. But what happens when a teacher does not hesitate to ask his pupil to share some tobacco...
Watching ‘Neverland’
As a kid growing up in the ‘80s, I was, like millions across the globe, a star-struck Michael Jackson fan. As if mirroring Wade...
When multilingual writers and poets meet
Flights Of Fantasy
For the first time in Arunachal Pradesh, an all India level multilingual writers and poets meet was organised at Pasighat on 2-3...
Is RT-PCR machine reliable?
Monday Musing
Going by data from the Covid-19 bulletin, which is updated every evening by the directorate of health services, the reports from three districts...
Valentine’s Day: a slice for all
Monday Musing
Dear readers, before anything else, let us give ourselves a pat on our backs to have survived a pandemic. With such a negative...
Monsoon menace: Time to dam the Siang?
Flights Of Fantasy
Every year, the rampaging Siang river devastates large areas of prime, fertile land in many areas of East Siang, Siang and Upper...
Untold stories of sportspersons and associations
Monday Musing
We feel so proud of our athletes when they win on big stages and bring glory to the state and the nation.
In the...