Why banning SUP is so important

Monday Musing The Centre has banned the use of select single-use plastic (SUP) items across the country to combat the rapidly increasing plastic pollution. The banned...

Arunachali heroes of 1962 war: Late Eda Moyong

Flights Of Fantasy During the 1962 Sino-India war, Chinese forces entered deep into Arunachal along many axes, including the Gelling-Tuting axis. Many fierce battles were...

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...

Unusual heat condition

Monday Musing A relatively cooler state like Arunachal Pradesh is experiencing an unusual heat condition this year. According to the India Meteorological Department , last...

A postcard from the edge

Monday Musing Not everything happens by chance. My introduction to journalism came in the form of The Times of India newspaper my father used to subscribe...

Everything is content

Monday Musing As a novice in the kitchen, I often look up recipes online, especially YouTube. Recently, I received a tub full of diced bamboo...

Relevance of Nehru and his ideology

Monday Musing In the month of July, as the US forces started to withdraw from Afghanistan, the Taliban militants started to take over the country...

Challenges and environmental impact of jhum cultivation in Arunachal

Monday Musing Every year, with the approach of summer, we see the hills around us on fire and the clear blue sunny skies turning a...

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...

Iron fist for small fish, velvet glove for sharks?

Monday Musing To prevent and detect crime; To pursue justice for all; To uphold law fairly and firmly; To maintain peace in partnership with the community. These are the...

Journey of a journo

Monday Musing The journey that I began in the mid-90s as a journalist in Arunachal Pradesh fascinated me in various ways. I still remember how...

Ensure adequate fund & community involvement to prevent forest fire

Monday Musing Raging forest fires are the second most dangerous threat to Arunachal Pradesh, which is considered to be one of the forest-rich states, after...

Passing notions

Monday Musing The curious case of Quinton de Kock When South Africa's wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock refused to 'take the knee' prior to his team's Pool...

Smoke and mirrors

Monday Musing 'I must search for wisdom every hour, Deep in my wrathful bosom sore and raw, And find in it the superhuman power To hold me to...

Submitting to toxic masculinity

A group of women were having a conversation. With all the chattering and sounds of laughter, anybody overhearing them could without any doubt tell...

Ailing school education

Yet again, Arunachalee students have not done well in the Central Board of Secondary Education examination. The score is well below 50 percent in...

Height of hypocrisy

Monday Musing Everything about the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government seems to be about larger-than-life publicity and grandiloquent celebrations over their achievements, which often...

A robust sports ecosystem: The need of the hour

Monday Musing The state government's recent budget announcement giving priority to games and sports is a welcome move for the development of the sector. One of...

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...

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...