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...
Away from home
Monday Musing
The concept of sending children away from home has been in practice since time immemorial. Among other reasons, it has always been mainly...
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...
An equal music
Monday Musing
Whenever any guest arrives at our home and sees my husband working in the kitchen, it is like they have seen a ghost...
The many hues of parenting
Monday Musing
If somebody were to ask you what the toughest job in the world is, many lines of work would pop up in your...
Keepers of Pakke
The Pakke Tiger Reserve is a rehabilitation home for many animals that have been orphaned because of poaching.
One of them is a month-old elephant...
Why banning SUP is so important
Monday Musing
The Centre has banned the use of select single-use plastic (SUP) items across the country to combat the rapidly increasing plastic pollution.
The banned...
Tread carefully on anti-conversion law
Monday Musing
On 30 September, the two judges of the Gauhati High Court (Itanagar bench) ordered the state government to finalise the draft rules of...
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...
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...
Shaking the state’s conscience
Monday Musing
The recent child prostitution and human trafficking racket unravelled by the Itanagar police, involving five minor victims, has deeply shaken the state's conscience....
Untold stories of sportspersons and associations
Monday Musing
We feel so proud of our athletes when they win on big stages and bring glory to the state and the nation.
In the...
Duty, responsibility and fire mishaps
How many fire mishaps occurred in the state during the month of January this year? I know it is a bit of an awkward...
Hard work produces heroes
It is a sad fact that Arunachal Pradesh has in recent times not been able to produce champion athletes of international standards who can...
Submitting to toxic masculinity
A group of women were having a conversation. With all the chattering and sounds of laughter, anybody overhearing them could without any doubt tell...
Need for trade routes in Arunachal
Monday Musing
After the Centre's decision in February this year to discontinue the free movement regime (FMR) due to growing security concerns and illicit trafficking...
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...
The curious case of elusive teachers
Monday Musing
Teachers are often revered and respected for shaping young minds, guiding and mentoring students to navigate academic and personal challenges, and inspiring and...
Sold to the highest bidder
Monday Musing
There are four kinds of voters in Arunachal: first are those people who take money to vote, in the second category are those...
The unique problem of APSSB
Monday Musing
If there is one organization that has consistently been in the news for all the good and not-so-good reasons, undoubtedly it has to...