Are we monsoon prepared?

Monday Musing The state of our state, right from the onset of the monsoon rains, raises the fear in our minds - is our state...

Four months since you said two months

Monday Musing In the past three months, we have written a little over 10 times about the four-lane road construction in the capital region. During...

Distortion of local history

Monday Musing A historical correction is being done to the holy Buddhist pilgrimage site of the Memba community, known as Neh-Pema Shelphu, in Shi-Yomi district....

Inaction continues as drug menace thrives

Monday Musing The state government had allocated Rs 10 crore in the last budget for modernizing drug de-addiction centres across Arunachal Pradesh. The budget session for...

Hopes from smart city

Monday Musing There is an air of optimism following the inclusion of Itanagar under the smart city project by the ministry of urban development. Pasighat town...

Mongolia: exploring the enigmatic land

Monday Musing Since childhood, I had a burning desire to visit Mongolia, the world's largest landlocked country. Besides its enigmatic beauty, the fact that most...

Not our battle

Monday Musing The Arunachal society is passing through a difficult phase post-2014. Once known for its peaceful and secular way of life, today the tribal...

Mr Sinha’s beautiful dreams

It was probably just as well that the press was not invited to the ATAL Conclave organised by the state government at the state...

Perils of festival of elections

Monday Musing As the festival of elections hits Arunachal Pradesh, unconfirmed reports are coming in that candidates and their supporters are luring voters not only...

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...

A short stay home for children

Sishu Bhavan is a short stay home for children run by the Missionaries of Charity in Naharlagun. Right now, there are 17 children between...

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...

Money-driven elections

Monday Musing It should not be a matter of discussion that money plays a key role in elections. As we all know by now, money...

Temporary fixes aren’t enough to solve the perennial water shortage in the ICR

Monday Musing   With the arrival of the monsoon, the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) begins to face a drinking water crisis as pipelines are damaged by...

The shorts controversy

Monday Musing In a move to promote freedom of choice and encourage women to wear what makes them feel comfortable, the women's gymnastics team from...

Say no to the greedy minority

First they went for the NERIST, then RGU, then the greenfield airport project - and now the NIT. Some groups of people in the...

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...

The vaccination pass

Monday Musing At the very beginning of the pandemic, parents and guardians were reluctant to send their children to school, but after a complete year...

Sports in Arunachal: The way forward

Monday Musing Arunachal Pradesh is a sports-loving state, where games and sports are deeply ingrained in the local culture. Indigenous games like Dapo Nyernam, Dejuk Jumnam...

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...