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...

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...

A decade in journalism

Monday Musing As 2021 is dragging its feet towards its fag end, yours truly has scribbled down his personal experience in journalism for the last...

Arunachal and Olympic dream

Monday Musing The 2024 Paris Olympic Games are just four days away. Millions of sports enthusiasts around the world will soon be glued to their...

On overhauling the education system

Monday Musing Every legislator who rose to speak on the floor of the House during the recently concluded Legislative Assembly sessions decried the prevailing education...

Crashing out the cash

Monday Musing To an average middle class salaried person, the last weeks of a month are often tough financially. I am sure every one of...

Overcoming crisis by doing nothing

Monday Musing This is probably the first time in human history that we are trying to overcome a humanitarian crisis by staying indoors and doing...

Convert TRIHMS into AIIMS

Monday Musing   In the month of February, one night at around 11:30, I received a call from my cousin sister, informing that my cousin brother...

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...

Demand for ADCs in Arunachal

Monday Musing Governor KT Parnaik recently concluded his visit to Tirap, Changlang and Longding (TCL) districts, and on the sidelines of his tour, the people...

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...

Bundles of joy and panic

Monday Musing Have kids, they said. It will be so much fun, they said. Have you ever heard of the Russian sleep experiment where they wanted...

A division over null and void demand

Monday Musing Arunachal as a society has never been divided like it is now over the phrase 'null and void', ever since the Arunachal Pradesh...

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...

The grim reality of sports in Arunachal

Monday Musing Lack of support for athletes, dormant sports organisations and insufficient infrastructure paint a grim picture of sports in Arunachal Pradesh. Maintaining a healthy diet...

Asseh: the shamanic ritual of the Idu-Mishmis

Monday Musing Since the very beginning of time, human society was made up of all kinds of people. The good, the evil, and everything in...

Lack of parking sense and space

Monday Musing Ever since the earthcutting process began for the construction of the four-lane highway in the Capital, there has been a drastic dearth of...

Time to stop manmade disasters

Monday Musing Merely two hours of heavy downpour of 40 millimetres was enough to wreak havoc in Itanagar and Naharlagun, leaving trails of destruction, on...

The matter of identity

Monday Musing Have you ever been in a situation where all you wanted to do was have fun and chill with your friends with good...

Democracy bleeds

Monday Musing From a national political perspective, getting off with 10 unopposed elected MLAs is a mammoth political score, as the electoral game has just...