Good intentions are not enough

Monday Musing On 3 May, the Indian armed forces extended their gratitude to all healthcare workers and 'corona warriors' across the country by organizing fly-pasts...

Moonlight and Valentino

(A farce) Monday Musing In the shelter of your eyes, I have finally learned my song; It took so long to realize, I just can't make it all alone… That's...

On responsible feminism

Monday Musing People who have small children know how outright they speak their minds and how brutally honest they can be. The other day, after all...

In defence of the RTI Act

Monday Musing Witnessing the short duration discussion initiated by Congress MLA Ninong Ering on the Right to Information (RTI) Act on day three of the...

Events that boost morale

While Arunachal Pradesh is passing through an unpleasant situation due to job examinations scam involving APPSC and death of prominent public leaders and achievers,...

Is the APPSC paper leak scandal turning into the next PDS scam?

Monday Musing The one thing that is worrying the majority of Arunachalees is the possibility of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) paper leak...

Perils of festival of elections

Monday Musing As the festival of elections hits Arunachal Pradesh, unconfirmed reports are coming in that candidates and their supporters are luring voters not only...

Silent suffering

Monday Musing In July this year, when Health & Family Welfare Minister Biyuram Wahge informed the state assembly that Arunachal Pradesh had been placed among...

‘Unspoken words’ inspire young poets to speak up 

Monday Musing Poetry does magic with its sublime words; so does art, to those who have a taste for it. Many great poets have translated...

Season of promises and money

These days almost every conversation centres on the impending state elections. The elections are scheduled to be held in May 2019, but as the...

Is the State Entrepreneurship Act working?

As the number of the state's educated unemployed people is increasing day by day, the avenues of income for the upcoming generation are becoming...

Skeletons in our closets

Monday Musing Some of the most interesting things to watch on television these days, other than the screaming and shouting wannabes of reality shows, are...

Unfair but true

Monday Musing Transfer and posting of Arunachal government employees are being done in some departments. Though transfers and postings are a regular affair, the timing...

A lament for my passion

Monday Musing Journalism has been my passion ever since I started learning the core values of this profession. I proudly drove around on my bike...

Who would bear Arunachal’s burden?

Monday Musing Barely days after union Law & Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju's divulgement of the Centre's plan to relocate the Chakma-Hajong (CH) refugees from Arunachal,...

Bundles of joy and panic

Monday Musing Have kids, they said. It will be so much fun, they said. Have you ever heard of the Russian sleep experiment where they wanted...

The APPSC imbroglio

Monday Musing The state was recently witness to a mass outpouring of anger and agitation by people who sought changes in the Arunachal Pradesh Public...

Stapled Visa and Arunachal Athletes

Monday Musing It is truly heartbreaking that three athletes from Arunachal Pradesh could not participate in the ongoing Hangzhou Asian Games through no fault of...

Time to stop manmade disasters

Monday Musing Merely two hours of heavy downpour of 40 millimetres was enough to wreak havoc in Itanagar and Naharlagun, leaving trails of destruction, on...

Long-term planning needed to produce world-class athletes

Monday Musing Arunachal Pradesh' gold medal count decreased to four in the 38th National Games from the six they had won in the two previous...