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...
Technology’s shady underbelly
Easy and inexpensive access to technology, coupled with the Jio revolution, has resulted in a drastic increase in the number of users over the...
Addiction, a precarious issue in Arunachal
Monday Musing
Arunachal Pradesh has been witnessing an increase in the number of HIV positive cases, with a total of 1,122 total positive cases recorded...
It’s not over yet
Monday Musing
It has been nearly 21 months since the first case of coronavirus was officially detected in India on 27 January, 2019, and it...
Panic at the airport
Monday Musing
The airport is an amusing place. Agreed that it makes people happy because, well, who doesn't like travelling, or getting back to the...
In defence of the RTI Act
Monday Musing
Witnessing the short duration discussion initiated by Congress MLA Ninong Ering on the Right to Information (RTI) Act on day three of the...
Learning from experiences
Monday Musing
Once upon a time, I had a mentor in the field of journalism who used to guide me in his own away, which...
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...
When multilingual writers and poets meet
Flights Of Fantasy
For the first time in Arunachal Pradesh, an all India level multilingual writers and poets meet was organised at Pasighat on 2-3...
Closures and mergers of institutions necessary
Monday Musing
In a landmark decision, the Education Department recently shut down 386 schools across the state due to zero student enrolment. This bold move...
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...
From naysayer to admirer
Monday Musing
As the apex student body of state, the All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU), gears up for its election, it made me look...
Cleanliness is a collective responsibility
Monday Musing
As per recent Swachh Survekshan 2020 results, Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal has been ranked 7th among the 10 dirtiest cities of 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...
Is the APPSC paper leak scandal turning into the next PDS scam?
Monday Musing
The one thing that is worrying the majority of Arunachalees is the possibility of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) paper leak...
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...
Time to reclaim our history
Monday Musing
A few years ago, a friend from Delhi wanted to send me stuff and asked me to share my surface mail address. As...
Passing notions
Monday Musing
The curious case of Quinton de Kock
When South Africa's wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock refused to 'take the knee' prior to his team's Pool...
Unfair but true
Monday Musing
Transfer and posting of Arunachal government employees are being done in some departments. Though transfers and postings are a regular affair, the timing...
A postcard from the edge
Monday Musing
Not everything happens by chance.
My introduction to journalism came in the form of The Times of India newspaper my father used to subscribe...