Leaders who buy votes can’t deliver
Monday Musing
Money plays a key role in determining the shape and results of elections. A candidate who pumps out the most cash generally wins...
The NERIST unrest
The North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) took centre stage this past week.
When we first followed the story of the NERIST...
National events and festivities
Monday Musing
In our country, festivals and festivities play a significant role in our personal and social lives. Different festivals are celebrated almost every month...
Time to reassess and rejuvenate
A petition challenging the validity of Article 35A is causing restlessness in the troubled state of Jammu & Kashmir. The article bars outsiders from...
My journey with the Times
Monday Musing
I joined this daily as a proofreader in 1999. Since I didn't have the basic knowledge of journalism, I struggled with my job...
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...
Monsoon menace: Time to dam the Siang?
Flights Of Fantasy
Every year, the rampaging Siang river devastates large areas of prime, fertile land in many areas of East Siang, Siang and Upper...
Drug menace: Isn’t it enough to wake the state’s collective conscience?
Monday Musing
The recent arrest of a government official from the civil secretariat in Itanagar reveals that the drug menace has infiltrated the state's highest...
Human-elephant conflicts
The elephant population in Arunachal Pradesh has remarkably increased from 890 in 2012 to 1,614 in 2017. As per the elephant census report of...
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...
State government-run bus stations need improvement
Monday Musing
With the holidays approaching, many of us are preparing to leave for our hometowns to spend time with our families. There is a...
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...
Mega dam, mega damage
Monday Musing
Mega dams have always been criticised by experts because of their negative and immitigable environmental and social impacts. You build mega dams, there...
Away from home
Monday Musing
The concept of sending children away from home has been in practice since time immemorial. Among other reasons, it has always been mainly...
APST women: Identity and gender inequality
The status of a child born to an Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribe (APST) woman and a non-APST man has been challenged time and again...
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...
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...
We’re in this together
Monday Musing
As the entire world battles the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), Arunachal too has joined the war. The state government announced complete lockdown of the...
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...
My Covid-19 experience
Monday Musing
On 8 September, I started feeling unwell. I had severe body pain, fever, and cough. Immediately, I went for a rapid antigen test...