A question of conscience
With the voting day for the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections just a few days away, the political atmosphere in the state is...
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...
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,...
Who would bear Arunachal’s burden?
Monday Musing
Barely days after union Law & Justice Minister Kiren Rijiju's divulgement of the Centre's plan to relocate the Chakma-Hajong (CH) refugees from Arunachal,...
Demand for ADCs in Arunachal
Monday Musing
Governor KT Parnaik recently concluded his visit to Tirap, Changlang and Longding (TCL) districts, and on the sidelines of his tour, the people...
The plight of state’s small tea growers
Monday Musing
Tea plantation is one of the primary and reliable sources of livelihood for the people of our state. A number of people in...
APLS, an emerging literary force
The Arunachal Pradesh Literary Society (APLS) has become a literary force to be reckoned with. Within a decade, the Society has made a mark...
A bagful of IG Park
Monday Musing
The other day, when I was in the peak hours of my morning chores, I made up my mind to get some mental...
The shrinking park that was ours once
They say that power corrupts, and that absolute power corrupts absolutely.
No one knows it better than the BJP, the party in power in Arunachal,...
The saga of political instability
Though nothing is being stated officially, the political circle of the state is abuzz with the possibility of yet another political coup. No one...
A decade in journalism
Monday Musing
As 2021 is dragging its feet towards its fag end, yours truly has scribbled down his personal experience in journalism for the last...
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...
Saving the queen bee
Monday Musing
In a democracy, it's too early to celebrate or grieve over anything, be it electoral success or failure.
The wild jubilation of the Bharatiya...
Incubation of corruption
Monday Musing
At a time when the entire world is grappling with a deep economic crisis in the face of a ravaging global pandemic, the...
Looking back in sorrow
The violence which was witnessed in the capital last week has left a deep sense of anger in the heart of every right-thinking Arunachalee....
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...
Ailing school education
Yet again, Arunachalee students have not done well in the Central Board of Secondary Education examination. The score is well below 50 percent in...
Avoiding delay of justice in child abuse cases
Despite the existence of strong laws, crimes against children in the state are rampant, while on the other hand the conviction rate in such...
Democracy bleeds
Monday Musing
From a national political perspective, getting off with 10 unopposed elected MLAs is a mammoth political score, as the electoral game has just...
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,...