Digital dependency
Monday Musing
Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu, who was on a three-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh, desperately felt the need for generating awareness...
Inter-school sports fest a breath of fresh air
Monday Musing
The recently held Inter-School District Sports Fest in Lower Dibang Valley (LDV) felt like a breath of fresh air and a much needed...
Not our battle
Monday Musing
The Arunachal society is passing through a difficult phase post-2014. Once known for its peaceful and secular way of life, today the tribal...
Tage Hailyang (07/02/1997)
Monday Musing
I saw a portrait of smiling Hailyang. Was it a pic taken on his wedding, or last Myoko?
The women surrounding the kitchen.
This must...
It’s not over yet
Monday Musing
It has been nearly 21 months since the first case of coronavirus was officially detected in India on 27 January, 2019, and it...
Nyigam: An example of courage and toil
Your backache is going to get worse, said my travelling companion, reluctant to take me along as she made plans for a visit to...
When justice can be twisted
Monday Musing
When we speak of violence against humans, it's very convenient for us to believe that such criminal activities are limited only to mainland...
Three facets of trouble
Monday Musing
In the past month, three major incidents have caused immense pain to the people of Arunachal Pradesh. These issues deserve deeper debate and...
Talent pool and crumbling sports infrastructure
India, for the first time in its football history, organized the U-17 World Cup last month. Being a host country, the country got the...
Rampant destruction of forests in Namdang
The rampant logging of trees being carried out for the last couple of years within the unclassified 42.77 sq km Namdang forest area in...
Distortion of local history
Monday Musing
A historical correction is being done to the holy Buddhist pilgrimage site of the Memba community, known as Neh-Pema Shelphu, in Shi-Yomi district....
Shooting prices, falling sales
Monday Musing
The stiff rise in the prices of vegetables in the markets of the capital complex in the recent past put the consumers' budgets...
Of things past
Monday Musing
Did you know that however passionate you are about writing, there are times when your mind can go blank? Completely blank. So many...
From bad to worse
Travelling on NH 415 between Itanagar and Naharlagun has become a nightmare for the capital's dwellers, and it seems that there will be no...
Chinese democracy ?
Arunachal Pradesh requires a term of its own to define adult franchise and democracy as seen during elections in the state. The election fervour...
The addictive world of social media
I would rather blame it on Senegalese-born Italian social media personality, Khaby Lame and UFC promoter Dana White for my Instagram reels addiction. If...
Playing with fire
Monday Musing
"We will present a demand before the central government that converted Christians and Muslims should not get the benefits reserved for the SC,...
Reluctant government employees
If you notice, a lot of private job advertisements in this daily specify that only non-tribal candidates need to apply. Elsewhere in the world,...
A festival full of promises
The recently held three-day Arunachal Literature Festival - 2018 could well be termed the beginning of a new era of literary activities in the...
Housefires
Monday Musing
Housefire is one of the worst manmade disasters. It causes irreversible damages. Apart from property losses, the affected people suffer from hopelessness, shock,...