Is the SIT serving its purpose?

(Monday Musing) They say that to provide impartial and efficient police service, safeguarding the interests of the people and making the police force a professionally...

An awkward nyida story

Monday Musing There is so much hype and talk about big fat Indian weddings, even on international grounds. If we look closely, our very own...

Saving the queen bee

Monday Musing In a democracy, it's too early to celebrate or grieve over anything, be it electoral success or failure. The wild jubilation of the Bharatiya...

The shorts controversy

Monday Musing In a move to promote freedom of choice and encourage women to wear what makes them feel comfortable, the women's gymnastics team from...

Journey of a journo

Monday Musing The journey that I began in the mid-90s as a journalist in Arunachal Pradesh fascinated me in various ways. I still remember how...

State government-run bus stations need improvement

Monday Musing With the holidays approaching, many of us are preparing to leave for our hometowns to spend time with our families. There is a...

TRIHMS: A beacon of hope

Monday Musing The Tomo Riba Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (TRIHMS), established in 2017, started the first academic session in 2018 with 50 students...

Destination Mechukha: A painter’s delight

Monday Musing Someone once said, "It's not about the destination; it's about the journey", but sometimes, it is about the destination, especially if the destination...

Power politics and Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

While the district administrations across Aruna-chal Pradesh are busy with disaster preparedness, the ruling BJP seems to have embarked on poll preparedness ahead of...

Arrows of valentine

This is going to be something of a dampener for those looking forward to Valentine's Day, which is just around the corner. Just so...

Budding sportspersons and SLSA’s Maggi noodles

Monday Musing Recently, seven students of the Sangay Lhaden Sports Academy (SLSA), the premier sports academy which has trained some of the finest players of...

Covid-19: no room for complacency

Monday Musing The onslaught unleashed by the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) upon the humanity is overwhelming and unprecedented. Every country, irrespective of rich and poor, has...

Of weak political and bureaucratic leadership

Monday Musing The lockdown of the Itanagar capital region has been extended upto 3 August. The capital-specific lockdown was imposed first on 6 July, when...

The mountains are calling

Monday Musing Every mountaineer dreams of climbing Mt Everest once. Considered the ultimate mountaineering challenge, the peak continues to attract hundreds of mountaineers every season. Once,...

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...

Ensure adequate fund & community involvement to prevent forest fire

Monday Musing Raging forest fires are the second most dangerous threat to Arunachal Pradesh, which is considered to be one of the forest-rich states, after...

Orchids: Beautiful, mysterious, vulnerable

Monday Musing Did you know that there is a species of orchid known as Schoenorchis mishmensis, named after the Mishmi Hills of Lower Dibang Valley...

From the hallowed grounds

Monday Musing The Arunachal Pradesh Raj Bhavan has seen some interesting occupants in recent years. Of course Gen JJ Singh undoubtedly was the most popular governor....

Cocktail blues

At about 6:30 in the morning, the bus turns around the last bend on the road on the Assam side, and lumbers slowly upto...