Politics of parties
With elections scheduled for 11 April, it is unlikely that the politics of political parties will leave you alone; even if you do not...
Turbid rivers
Monday Musing
In the last four years, three major rivers turned turbid in Arunachal Pradesh, leading to unconceivable losses of aquatic life, making the rivers...
Old school v/s the new normal
Monday Musing
Students across the country breathed a sigh of relief when Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the nationwide lockdown would come into effect...
One winter evening in Siang
Monday Musing
The warmth near the fireplace in a traditional home is not only soothing during cold winter evenings but also very reassuring. There is...
Seed of positivity
Monday Musing
This pandemic situation that we are facing together globally has, in more ways than one, taught all of us many life lessons. This...
Blatant trampling on merit
Monday Musing
Chief Minister Pema Khandu has been very vocal about fair recruitment for government jobs. He has been consistent in his stand that recruitment...
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...
Faultline of Arunachal society exposed
Monday Musing
The events of the past month have exposed a deep faultline in Arunachal society. It all started with the unfortunate death of 22-year-old...
Let peace prevail along boundary area
Monday Musing
The joint initiative of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to resolve the boundary problem not only deserves admiration, it will also be a golden...
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...
Iron fist for small fish, velvet glove for sharks?
Monday Musing
To prevent and detect crime;
To pursue justice for all;
To uphold law fairly and firmly;
To maintain peace in partnership with the community.
These are the...
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...
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...
Plastic waste polluting our rivers
The World Environment Day celebration on 5 June this year was hosted by India this year. With this year's theme being 'Ban plastic pollution',...
In search of better opportunities
Monday Musing
Aonong (name changed), a 30-year-old woman from a remote village in Arunachal, presently working at a mall in New Delhi, has not been...
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...
Dismal state of freedom, need for law on journalist safety
From the time the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA Government came into power, the Hindu-right wings could be ominously seen resurrecting; imposing radical...
Two faces of controversy
Monday Musing
When reports of the transfer of former chief secretary (CS) Satya Gopal to Delhi started coming in, the people of the state on...
Asseh: the shamanic ritual of the Idu-Mishmis
Monday Musing
Since the very beginning of time, human society was made up of all kinds of people. The good, the evil, and everything in...
We cannot allow our languages to be consumed by Hindi
For any democracy to grow, there needs to be healthy debates among its citizens on issues concerning the citizens. Over the years, since Narendra...