Tales of prisoners of war: Naik Balwant Singh Bisht

Flights Of Fantasy Many Arunachalee old-timers recall the 1962 Sino-India conflict with fear and anger. The Chinese forces entered deep into Arunachal Pradesh along many...

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...

Electrocution, house fires etc

Monday Musing Every now and then, we hear news of deaths due to electrocution, while doing maintenance works. In October this year, two workers of the...

Live life off the wall

Monday Musing Dear readers, let me begin with wishing everyone a very happy new year. May you all have a wonderful and prosperous year ahead. Hope...

How long will NE people suffer from racial abuse?

Monday Musing Students from the Northeastern states go to different cities in the country to pursue higher education with oceans of dreams, while some leave...

The undocumented and e-ILP

Monday Musing The state cabinet has announced the implementation of the electronic inner line permit (e-ILP) system in Arunachal Pradesh, although one already exists. While...

Looking back in sorrow

The violence which was witnessed in the capital last week has left a deep sense of anger in the heart of every right-thinking Arunachalee....

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...

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...

The mountains are calling

Monday Musing Every mountaineer dreams of climbing Mt Everest once. Considered the ultimate mountaineering challenge, the peak continues to attract hundreds of mountaineers every season. Once,...

When we fail children-II

Monday Musing In 2021, several people booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act were let off because the police failed to...

The journey of last decade

Monday Musing The BJP government has completed eight years in office in Delhi. It is time to reflect on the impact of the saffron party...

Alone with social media

Monday Musing I received 27 individual and group text messages on WhatsApp and Instagram yesterday, and a phone call from my mother. On my part, I...

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...

Is the APPSC paper leak scandal turning into the next PDS scam?

Monday Musing The one thing that is worrying the majority of Arunachalees is the possibility of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) paper leak...

Article 371 H and BEFR: 50th year of legislative assembly  

Monday Musing The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly has turned 50. From a small Assam-style building in congested Naharlagun to a sprawling, hi-tech structure in Itanagar,...

Mind the mining

Monday Musing Kharsang circle in Changlang district is currently abuzz following the state government's decision to approve the mining lease of the Namchik-Namphuk coal mines...

A time for reckoning

Monday Musing The last few days of July and the beginning of August were so unbearably hot this year. The extreme heat and hating that...

Trekking the seven lakes

Monday Musing Once considered to be the most difficult district to live in and travel to, Dibang Valley is the new big thing in Arunachal's...

Abhiyans, caps and t-shirts

Monday Musing I am a bit weary of any government campaign, especially if caps and t-shirts are thrown in. No matter how ugly those caps...