Govt needs more courage to implement major projects
Monday Musing
Just when everyone thought that deck has been cleared for the start of much awaited medical college from 2018 academic session, the controversy...
Riken Ngomle’s theatrical safarnama
Monday Musing
Theatre actor Riken Ngomle has come a long way since he started his theatrical journey in 2010 and has seen his share of...
Live life off the wall
Monday Musing
Dear readers, let me begin with wishing everyone a very happy new year. May you all have a wonderful and prosperous year ahead.
Hope...
Human-elephant conflicts
The elephant population in Arunachal Pradesh has remarkably increased from 890 in 2012 to 1,614 in 2017. As per the elephant census report of...
Connections frivolous
The good old days and ways of dating have been replaced by online dating apps that try to convince us that love does not...
The dirtiest state
Monday Musing
It seems that the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, launched 10 years ago, has hardly been able to make any impact in Arunachal Pradesh, as...
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...
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...
Breaking rules is the new normal
Monday Musing
We are law-abiding citizens and we should be. But we often break the rules, and we are proving it practically with our actions.
We...
Budgetonomics
Flights Of Fantasy
Rs 578 crore deficit annual budget for 2021-22 for Arunachal Pradesh was presented on 3 March, 2021. The projected total receipts for...
Cost of lack of governance
Monday Musing
The first spell of heavy rain this year has already claimed four lives after a wall of a house under construction collapsed following...
APST women: Identity and gender inequality
The status of a child born to an Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe (APST) woman and a non-APST man has been challenged time and again...
An equal music
Monday Musing
Whenever any guest arrives at our home and sees my husband working in the kitchen, it is like they have seen a ghost...
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,...
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...
Fire: Turning festivity into tragedy
Monday Musing
Winter months bring festivities home. These are the days we spend time with family and friends, eat special food and treats. But the...
Valentine’s Day: a slice for all
Monday Musing
Dear readers, before anything else, let us give ourselves a pat on our backs to have survived a pandemic. With such a negative...
Alarming rate of drug addiction among youths
According to a government report, Arunachal has emerged as the top among illegal opium producers in the country given its geographical closeness to the...
Covid-19 is not over yet
Monday Musing
It was mid-February this year when I had to face an unexpected situation during my journey home to Assam. When I had boarded...
Poor state of RFG College
Monday Musing
Established in 1996, the Rang-Frah Government College (RFGC) was the lone government institute of higher education in the entire Changlang district till recently.
For...