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...

Two pennies’ worth

Monday Musing 1. It's true. People on Twitter are different from those on Facebook. I speak in the context of Arunachal, of course. It's true. I'm a...

Dismal state of freedom, need for law on journalist safety

From the time the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA Government came into power, the Hindu-right wings could be ominously seen resurrecting; imposing radical...

Killing fields

Monday Musing With state and parliamentary elections in a few months, Tirap has descended into the familiar cycle of violence and tragedy. Former MLA Yumsen...

Blatant trampling on merit

Monday Musing Chief Minister Pema Khandu has been very vocal about fair recruitment for government jobs. He has been consistent in his stand that recruitment...

Lessons from Arunachal

Monday Musing The vandalizing of Durga's idols in Doimukh just a day before the Durga puja festival in October this year had cast a big...

Unmasking corruption: A closer look

Monday Musing Starting from the APPSC scam, our state has been witnessing a continuous unfolding of similar cases of nepotism and cash-for-job scandals in recent...

Unsafe city

Monday Musing Papum Pare is becoming the most unsafe place in the state with the highest number of crimes recorded in the city during...

Stop Arunachal from turning into another Hindi heartland state

Monday Musing The events of the last few days show that Arunachal Pradesh is truly on its way to becoming one of those Hindi heartland...

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...

Duty, responsibility and fire mishaps

How many fire mishaps occurred in the state during the month of January this year? I know it is a bit of an awkward...

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...

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...

Money lending: the culture of 10%

Unauthorised money lending culture in Arunachal Pradesh has ostensibly become an uncontrollable social menace. Over the years, this culture has maimed hundreds of families,...

Of weak political and bureaucratic leadership

Monday Musing The lockdown of the Itanagar capital region has been extended upto 3 August. The capital-specific lockdown was imposed first on 6 July, when...

The battle within

The identity of any group of people is through its languages and dialects. Arunachal is a unique state where more than 100 tribes and...

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....

Closures and mergers of institutions necessary

Monday Musing In a landmark decision, the Education Department recently shut down 386 schools across the state due to zero student enrolment. This bold move...

Orchids: Beautiful, mysterious, vulnerable

Monday Musing Did you know that there is a species of orchid known as Schoenorchis mishmensis, named after the Mishmi Hills of Lower Dibang Valley...

Khandu & Co contract trail: A quiet SC indictment

Monday Musing Though the Supreme Court judgment on the writ petition (civil) No 54 of 2024 regarding allegations of corruption, nepotism, and financial irregularity in...