The war on drugs

Monday Musing On 16 July, the state cabinet approved the Policy on Psychoactive Substances 2021-26 to fight the drug menace in Arunachal. The policy, as...

Breaking the vicious cycle

Monday Musing The Narcotics Control Bureau of India has in its recent finding identified 272 districts across the country which are most affected by the...

Budding sportspersons and SLSA’s Maggi noodles

Monday Musing Recently, seven students of the Sangay Lhaden Sports Academy (SLSA), the premier sports academy which has trained some of the finest players of...

Priorities

Monday Musing Expressing an opinion is not the same as taking a stand. Taking a stand and being adamant may not altogether be in the...

Has the Centre given up on land captured by China?

Monday Musing Recently, when a report of the Chinese constructing a new village in Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal made headlines in the national media,...

Summing up the pandemic

Monday Musing Being a mother in the time of the Covid-19 lockdown is no child's play. While others complain of boredom, we are only tired...

Walking a tightrope

Monday Musing Nobody would have thought that Pema Khandu, who led the BJP to a convincing win in the 2019 election as the chief ministerial...

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...

Crimes against women

Monday Musing "When we hear about the incidents of rape, our heads hang in shame," Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said in his first Independence...

INAL: Let’s football!

Monday Musing The Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia erupted into wild celebration with ground-shaking, rumbling roars from football fans when Omang Dodum - a home...

Decades of disparity and deprivation

Monday Musing The departmental promotion of inspectors as deputy superintendents or assistant commandants in the three different units of the Arunachal Pradesh Police (APP) -...

Unchecked influx of refugees and illegal immigrants

Monday Musing Recently, the All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) appealed to the Arunachal Pradesh government to conduct rigorous checking drives at the state's various...

The APPSC imbroglio

Monday Musing The state was recently witness to a mass outpouring of anger and agitation by people who sought changes in the Arunachal Pradesh Public...

Onus is upon us

Monday Musing We all need to be prepared for tougher times ahead as the Covid crisis in our country continues, prompting most of the states,...

New hope for cancer patients

As per the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) population-based cancer registry's 2011-14 data, Arunachal Pradesh has registered about 2,500 cancer cases, with Papum...

Rejuvenate industrial estates

Flights Of Fantasy Hamara Arunachal is the largest state in the Northeast and also one of the least developed industrialised states of the country. Despite...

Flexing muscle with the red dragon

Monday Musing When it comes to China and Chinese policy, the Indian government, regardless of which political party is at the Centre, always adopts a...

Grappling with shortage of coaches

Monday Musing While the state government is working hard for development of sports infrastructures in the state, the young players are grappling with an acute...

Uncertain times ahead

Monday Musing The Indian state has militarized Assam, following protests against the amended Citizenship Act (CA). Six people are reported dead in police firing and at...

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...