A time for reckoning
Monday Musing
The last few days of July and the beginning of August were so unbearably hot this year. The extreme heat and hating that...
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...
Don’t let money culture win the race yet again
Monday Musing
As the election nears, the issue of money culture is once again becoming a hot topic in the state. Literally, every sitting MLA...
Dictating tribal kitchens
Monday Musing
Arunachal Pradesh deserves special care from the Centre, especially with the Hindu majority at the helm. The state is unique in its diversity...
Ghost villages of human greed
Monday Musing
They say that when greed takes over one's conscience and sense of responsibility, corruption is inevitable. The Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH) compensation scam is...
Our fault lines
Monday Musing
Globally, humankind is experiencing an extraordinary situation - it is as if we were in a biological fiction Hollywood movie - ever since...
Rationalization of teachers
Monday Musing
Even though Arunachal Pradesh is doing its best in the education sector, it has been observed that government policies received a setback due...
The unfading force of honesty
Monday Musing
The maxim, 'Honesty is the best policy', which my parents used to sermonize to me during my student life, used to irritate me...
Govt schemes, research and tourism
Arunachal Pradesh, being a developing state and a late starter, needs effective coordination between various departments for implementation of flagship programmes of both the...
A step towards social redemption
Revenge system that continues to prevail has been the 'curse of East Kameng district. It hangs like the proverbial sword that everyone is scared...
Many facets in the face of adversity
Monday Musing
A virus has exposed many facets of our society - some disturbing revelations, some ugly, and some heartwarming.
Our first reaction to the Covid-19...
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...
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...
Silent suffering
Monday Musing
In July this year, when Health & Family Welfare Minister Biyuram Wahge informed the state assembly that Arunachal Pradesh had been placed among...
Look east and learn
Monday Musing
During a recent meeting in New Delhi to review the progress of the highway projects funded by the central government in the Northeast...
Lokayukta: A toothless cub among ravenous hyenas
Monday Musing
Truth be told, Lokayukta, the anti-corruption ombudsman organisation, is an unwelcome entity in every Indian state - at least in the states where...
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...
Mind the mining
Monday Musing
Kharsang circle in Changlang district is currently abuzz following the state government's decision to approve the mining lease of the Namchik-Namphuk coal mines...
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...
An awkward nyida story
Monday Musing
There is so much hype and talk about big fat Indian weddings, even on international grounds. If we look closely, our very own...
