The real fight begins

Monday Musing Whenever a new vaccine is rolled out, new misconceptions and rumours about the vaccine do the rounds. Myths associated with vaccines sometimes cause...

Of memories and potatoes

Monday Musing This is about Nyikam an old woman and a grandmother, my first teacher who spoke no Hindi, English or Assamese. The trusted weather-woman, brilliant...

Homestay operation: A win-win business

Monday Musing When one speaks of places to visit in Arunachal, Roing and Anini are two names that will surely make it to the list,...

The dying coins

Monday Musing It is frustrating when shopkeepers refuse to accept coins as payment, despite coins being legal tender. In Arunachal Pradesh, particularly in the capital region,...

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...

Tangled up in traffic troubles

Monday Musing As Monday approaches, the capital's dwellers brace themselves up for the agonizing time they have to face while getting on the road for...

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...

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...

Stop trying to create religious divisions in Arunachal

Monday Musing On 1 December, as the whole state was celebrating the Indigenous Faith Day, pictures of people holding placards, seeking cancellation of the scheduled...

Season of promises and money

These days almost every conversation centres on the impending state elections. The elections are scheduled to be held in May 2019, but as the...

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...

A ticking bomb waiting to explode

Monday Musing The formation of three natural dams on the Yorlung-Tsangpo river in Tibet has created panic among the people downstream in Arunachal Pradesh. As...

National events and festivities

Monday Musing In our country, festivals and festivities play a significant role in our personal and social lives. Different festivals are celebrated almost every month...

Fishy business

Abhijit (name changed) is a fishmonger in Itanagar. He is an Assamese-speaking Bihari from Assam who makes a living in Itanagar. Abhijit procures his fishes...

A commentary on assembly election-2024

Monday Musing As the upcoming 2024 assembly elections are drawing near, most of the political parties and prospective candidates are engaging in hectic political activities...

Covid-19: Time to strategize

Monday Musing Few weeks ago, most of the northeastern states were declared coronavirus (Covid-19)-free states, but all of that changed after the beginning of the...

Unmasking corruption: A closer look

Monday Musing Starting from the APPSC scam, our state has been witnessing a continuous unfolding of similar cases of nepotism and cash-for-job scandals in recent...

Uncertain times in TCL region

Monday Musing Recently, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IM) sent out a diktat to the legislators of Tirap, Changlang and Longding (TCL) districts to...

Money lending: the culture of 10%

Unauthorised money lending culture in Arunachal Pradesh has ostensibly become an uncontrollable social menace. Over the years, this culture has maimed hundreds of families,...

Mining activities a double-edged sword

Monday Musing There have been protests over the government's decision to auction the proposed Namchik east and Namchik west coal blocks, which are extensions of...