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...
Infrastructure key to development of sports
Monday Musing
On nearly every important sports occasion, the people at the helm of affairs talk about abundant talents of the youths of the state...
No relief for riot-affected shop owners
Almost four months after massive damages were caused to Takar Complex, the oldest commercial building in Naharlagun, during the anti-Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) riots...
Living on a prayer
Monday Musing
Dear readers, much to everyone's annoyance, the second wave of the horrid Covid-19 has started spreading its wings in our state. Possibilities of...
Alcoholism and Arunachal
Arunachal's culture encourages imbibing alcohol without much reservation against it. Offering apong to guests is a unique tribal custom which is little known...
Time to go tough on drugs menace
It is said that sharing is caring. But what happens when a teacher does not hesitate to ask his pupil to share some tobacco...
Gravity of landlessness
Monday Musing
Recently a bitter land dispute turned violent, resulting in gun-firing and an attack with machetes in Neomi in Tali circle of Kra Daadi...
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...
A case of cutting corners
Monday Musing
They say that school is a temple of learning and the hostel is a second home, where children are nurtured to become better...
Stapled Visa and Arunachal Athletes
Monday Musing
It is truly heartbreaking that three athletes from Arunachal Pradesh could not participate in the ongoing Hangzhou Asian Games through no fault of...
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...
The NERIST unrest
The North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) took centre stage this past week.
When we first followed the story of the NERIST...
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...
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...
Ugly side of a sunny picture
Monday Musing
Hydropower dams look fine and great on paper. Unlike fossil fuel, hydropower doesn't pollute the atmosphere. It is a clean source of energy....
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...
A learning centre with a difference
Twelve-year-old A wants to be a professional painter when she grows up. But I don't have enough time, she says while comparing her prize...
The battle within
The identity of any group of people is through its languages and dialects. Arunachal is a unique state where more than 100 tribes and...
Where will the flags go?
Monday Musing
My nephew has been using my aged car lately. Him being a busy young man, I rarely see him or the car. But...
Mega dam, mega damage
Monday Musing
Mega dams have always been criticised by experts because of their negative and immitigable environmental and social impacts. You build mega dams, there...