The war on drugs
Monday Musing
On 16 July, the state cabinet approved the Policy on Psychoactive Substances 2021-26 to fight the drug menace in Arunachal. The policy, as...
Breaking the vicious cycle
Monday Musing
The Narcotics Control Bureau of India has in its recent finding identified 272 districts across the country which are most affected by the...
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...
Priorities
Monday Musing
Expressing an opinion is not the same as taking a stand. Taking a stand and being adamant may not altogether be in the...
Has the Centre given up on land captured by China?
Monday Musing
Recently, when a report of the Chinese constructing a new village in Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal made headlines in the national media,...
Summing up the pandemic
Monday Musing
Being a mother in the time of the Covid-19 lockdown is no child's play. While others complain of boredom, we are only tired...
Walking a tightrope
Monday Musing
Nobody would have thought that Pema Khandu, who led the BJP to a convincing win in the 2019 election as the chief ministerial...
A king size life
Monday Musing
Julius Caesar's famous Latin quote, 'Veni, Vidi, Vici' ('I came, I saw, I conquered') would aptly resonate with some of the Indian Administrative...
Crimes against women
Monday Musing
"When we hear about the incidents of rape, our heads hang in shame," Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said in his first Independence...
INAL: Let’s football!
Monday Musing
The Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia erupted into wild celebration with ground-shaking, rumbling roars from football fans when Omang Dodum - a home...
Decades of disparity and deprivation
Monday Musing
The departmental promotion of inspectors as deputy superintendents or assistant commandants in the three different units of the Arunachal Pradesh Police (APP) -...
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...
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...
Onus is upon us
Monday Musing
We all need to be prepared for tougher times ahead as the Covid crisis in our country continues, prompting most of the states,...
New hope for cancer patients
As per the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) population-based cancer registry's 2011-14 data, Arunachal Pradesh has registered about 2,500 cancer cases, with Papum...
Rejuvenate industrial estates
Flights Of Fantasy
Hamara Arunachal is the largest state in the Northeast and also one of the least developed industrialised states of the country. Despite...
Flexing muscle with the red dragon
Monday Musing
When it comes to China and Chinese policy, the Indian government, regardless of which political party is at the Centre, always adopts a...
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...
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...
The grim reality of sports in Arunachal
Monday Musing
Lack of support for athletes, dormant sports organisations and insufficient infrastructure paint a grim picture of sports in Arunachal Pradesh.
Maintaining a healthy diet...