Is RT-PCR machine reliable?
Monday Musing
Going by data from the Covid-19 bulletin, which is updated every evening by the directorate of health services, the reports from three districts...
A king size life
Monday Musing
Julius Caesar's famous Latin quote, 'Veni, Vidi, Vici' ('I came, I saw, I conquered') would aptly resonate with some of the Indian Administrative...
UTA’s rise should worry govt
Monday Musing
The entire state was shocked when an organisation named the United Tani Army (UTA) recently issued a statement to the media, opposing the...
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,...
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,...
Unchecked influx of refugees and illegal immigrants
Monday Musing
Recently, the All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) appealed to the Arunachal Pradesh government to conduct rigorous checking drives at the state's various...
Reh
Monday Musing
Reh - the most important festival of the Idu-Mishmi community of Arunachal Pradesh - is celebrated on the first three days of February...
New hope for cancer patients
As per the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) population-based cancer registry's 2011-14 data, Arunachal Pradesh has registered about 2,500 cancer cases, with Papum...
Hopes from smart city
Monday Musing
There is an air of optimism following the inclusion of Itanagar under the smart city project by the ministry of urban development.
Pasighat town...
Cocktail blues
At about 6:30 in the morning, the bus turns around the last bend on the road on the Assam side, and lumbers slowly upto...
Climate change: Impact & expectation
Monday Musing
The climate change and global warming caused by the rat race of human civilization in the name of development have posed a serious...
Tales of prisoners of war: Naik Balwant Singh Bisht
Flights Of Fantasy
Many Arunachalee old-timers recall the 1962 Sino-India conflict with fear and anger. The Chinese forces entered deep into Arunachal Pradesh along many...
Drug menace: Isn’t it enough to wake the state’s collective conscience?
Monday Musing
The recent arrest of a government official from the civil secretariat in Itanagar reveals that the drug menace has infiltrated the state's highest...
The shorts controversy
Monday Musing
In a move to promote freedom of choice and encourage women to wear what makes them feel comfortable, the women's gymnastics team from...
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...
Need to encourage more people to take Covid-19 vaccine
Monday Musing
According to the union health ministry data, the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country has reached 1,13,59,048. Till Sunday, India reported...
Repetition of a historical blunder
Monday Musing
The state government committed a grave mistake by converting Arunachal's first state hospital at Naharlagun into a medical college - the Tomo Riba...
Woes of teacher shortage
Monday Musing
Teacher shortage in schools in the state, especially in remote and far-flung areas, continues to be a worrying issue that has been affecting...
INAL: Let’s football!
Monday Musing
The Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia erupted into wild celebration with ground-shaking, rumbling roars from football fans when Omang Dodum - a home...
Choke drugs supply to eliminate addiction
Monday Musing
The problem of drug abuse in Arunachal has reached an alarming level. Reports of police apprehending drug addicts and peddlers every other day...