Climate change: Impact & expectation

Monday Musing The climate change and global warming caused by the rat race of human civilization in the name of development have posed a serious...

Another scandalous appointments scam

Monday Musing The Special Investigation Cell (SIC), Itanagar is currently awaiting approval from the government to launch an investigation into the recent reports of illegal...

Let peace prevail along boundary area

Monday Musing The joint initiative of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to resolve the boundary problem not only deserves admiration, it will also be a golden...

When law fails, and the white coat can’t protect

Monday Musing For a long time, Arunachal Pradesh didn't even have an  intensive care unit (ICU). Critically ill patients requiring ICU stay were routinely referred...

Burn after reading

Monday Musing When we reached the cell, the stench hit me like a gale: a miasma of faeces, urine and cigarette and beedi butts pooled...

Need to encourage more people to take Covid-19 vaccine

Monday Musing According to the union health ministry data, the total number of Covid-19 infections in the country has reached 1,13,59,048. Till Sunday, India reported...

Plastic waste polluting our rivers

The World Environment Day celebration on 5 June this year was hosted by India this year. With this year's theme being 'Ban plastic pollution',...

Meet your candidates

Dibang, Lohit and Namsai Monday Musing   The upcoming general elections to the Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh, is all set to witness a total of 143...

Paper leak scam sparks differing opinions

Monday Musing The Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission's (APPSC) paper leak scam, which once appeared to be a 'uniting machine' among the aspirants and student...

Swimming with the sharks

Barely a week after the passing of the Arunachal Pradesh Money Lending Regulation Bill, a group of women money lenders scrambled to the press...

Give wings to development

Chief Minister Pema Khandu has returned for a second innings on the hot seat along with a 40-member team, including 11 first-timers, as BJP...

Lessons from Arunachal

Monday Musing The vandalizing of Durga's idols in Doimukh just a day before the Durga puja festival in October this year had cast a big...

The addictive world of social media

I would rather blame it on Senegalese-born Italian social media personality, Khaby Lame and UFC promoter Dana White for my Instagram reels addiction. If...

Survival of the fittest

Monday Musing When Charles Darwin came up with his theory of the 'survival of the fittest', he most certainly knew that the human race was...

Who will crack down on modified bike exhausts?

Monday Musing Recently, I was jolted awake by a sudden and loud burst of sound in the middle of the night. At first I couldn't...

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,...

No more a minnow

Arunachal Pradesh is not a minnow any more in the regional and national sports arenas. By claiming the third spot in the just-concluded first...

A cult hero called Taro Chatung

Monday Musing In the mid '90s, a sensation called Taro Chatung took the state by storm. When the watch or clock showed 6 pm, the...

For customized education

Monday Musing A child returns home after school. Her mother notices that she is wearing a Spiderman facemask instead of the sunflower mask she had...

Pedestrians’ woes

Are the pedestrians safe on the roads in the Capital Complex? The answer will, of course, be a 'no.' The other day, a speeding bike...