Unchecked influx of refugees and illegal immigrants
Monday Musing
Recently, the All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) appealed to the Arunachal Pradesh government to conduct rigorous checking drives at the state's various...
India’s struggle for medals at Olympics continues
Monday Musing
Experts had predicted that India would finally breach the double-digit medal mark in the Paris Olympics, 2024. Unfortunately, the world's most populous country...
Temporary fixes aren’t enough to solve the perennial water shortage in the ICR
Monday Musing
With the arrival of the monsoon, the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) begins to face a drinking water crisis as pipelines are damaged by...
No end in sight
Monday Musing
Every day one gets to read about rape in India. The National Crime Report Bureau in its 2022 report said that rape averages...
Power at what price?
Monday Musing
Development comes at a price. And when it is human life that is at stake, it is a hefty price we have to...
On overhauling the education system
Monday Musing
Every legislator who rose to speak on the floor of the House during the recently concluded Legislative Assembly sessions decried the prevailing education...
Arunachal and Olympic dream
Monday Musing
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are just four days away. Millions of sports enthusiasts around the world will soon be glued to their...
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...
Arunachali heroes of 1962 war: Late Eda Moyong
Flights Of Fantasy
During the 1962 Sino-India war, Chinese forces entered deep into Arunachal along many axes, including the Gelling-Tuting axis. Many fierce battles were...
A flooded hill town
Monday Musing
Once, Itanagar was a beautiful town with trees on both sides of the roads, a two-lane road that had potholes but did not...
Carnatic music: The melodic journey of the Wakro Sisters
Monday Musing
Arunachal Pradesh has produced many a talent in various fields, be it sports or art. Many artists have represented the state even in...
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...
Primary education in dire need of improvement
Monday Musing
Recently, the school education department launched a series of critical educational initiatives as part of Mission Learning Enhancement Arunachal Pradesh (LEAP) for the...
Unusual heat condition
Monday Musing
A relatively cooler state like Arunachal Pradesh is experiencing an unusual heat condition this year. According to the India Meteorological Department , last...
Shaking the state’s conscience
Monday Musing
The recent child prostitution and human trafficking racket unravelled by the Itanagar police, involving five minor victims, has deeply shaken the state's conscience....
Are we monsoon prepared?
Monday Musing
The state of our state, right from the onset of the monsoon rains, raises the fear in our minds - is our state...
Another scandalous appointments scam
Monday Musing
The Special Investigation Cell (SIC), Itanagar is currently awaiting approval from the government to launch an investigation into the recent reports of illegal...
Grappling with shortage of coaches
Monday Musing
While the state government is working hard for development of sports infrastructures in the state, the young players are grappling with an acute...
Back to square one
Monday Musing
When the APPSC paper leakage scam hit the state, there was a huge uproar against the corrupt practice in the state. A genuine...
Sold to the highest bidder
Monday Musing
There are four kinds of voters in Arunachal: first are those people who take money to vote, in the second category are those...