Practice self-restraint, become Covid volunteers

Monday Musing Arunachal Pradesh witnessed a receding trend in the raging coronavirus cases with the state recording 402 people who recovered from the Covid-19 disease...

A ticking bomb waiting to explode

Monday Musing The formation of three natural dams on the Yorlung-Tsangpo river in Tibet has created panic among the people downstream in Arunachal Pradesh. As...

Trekking the seven lakes

Monday Musing Once considered to be the most difficult district to live in and travel to, Dibang Valley is the new big thing in Arunachal's...

Arunachal readies for SAFF U-19 C’ship

Monday Musing The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) U-19 Championship-2025 is just around the corner, set to kick off on 9 May at the Golden...

AOA sets five gold medals target

Monday Musing Arunachal Olympic Association (AOA) president Taba Tedir urged the state's contingent to return home from the 36th National Games with at least five...

Where are the elephants going?

Monday Musing Elephants are travellers. They walk far and wide. But not all elephants are as lucky. Enslaved by humans, they are forced to travel...

Word to the wordsmiths, with a smile and a wink

It's easy, after reading a dozen novels, to decide to become a writer. But getting down to the brass tacks of the job and...

Religious spats over APFRA

Monday Musing Religious spats indeed have no ending, but rather possess the potential to create disharmony in the society. The dispute over the Arunachal Pradesh...

Dingdung: A traditional way of seeking truth and justice thrives

Monday Musing The tribal way of life and beliefs is as fascinating as its judicial system. Certain ancient practices, such as dingdung and sori, in...

CBI in the news for wrong reasons

Monday Musing The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) - the agency investigating the discrepancies in the examinations conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission...

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...

Mongolia: exploring the enigmatic land

Monday Musing Since childhood, I had a burning desire to visit Mongolia, the world's largest landlocked country. Besides its enigmatic beauty, the fact that most...

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...

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,...

Put children’s safety first

Monday Musing There is much anger among people following rising cases of crimes against children in the state and a growing sense of distrust has...

We all need a Gwan-sik

Monday Musing The one thing that has women (and probably some men too) all over the world craving for right now is most definitely the...

Uncertain times in TCL region

Monday Musing Recently, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IM) sent out a diktat to the legislators of Tirap, Changlang and Longding (TCL) districts to...

The things we least deserve

Technical institutes such as the North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) and the National Institute of Technology (NIT) are precious assets...

The sports policy of Arunachal Pradesh

The sports policy of the state has finally been notified. The vision is to make Arunachal Pradesh a vibrant and leading state in the...

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...