Incomplete NH415: A testimony of complacent and irresponsible governance

Monday Musing Nothing seems to motivate M/s TK Consortium Pvt Ltd, M/s Woodhill Shivam (Joint Venture), or the state government -particularly the state Public Works...

Is RT-PCR machine reliable?

Monday Musing Going by data from the Covid-19 bulletin, which is updated every evening by the directorate of health services, the reports from three districts...

Season of promises and money

These days almost every conversation centres on the impending state elections. The elections are scheduled to be held in May 2019, but as the...

Panchayat season has arrived

Monday Musing With the announcement of the BJP's official candidates for the panchayat elections and for the municipal corporations of Pasighat and Itanagar, the other...

Will the misguided return to mainstream?

Monday Musing The revelation by Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Chukhu Apa that some youths have reportedly been recruited into the self-styled outlaw...

Power at what price?

Monday Musing Development comes at a price. And when it is human life that is at stake, it is a hefty price we have to...

Is RSS commanding influence in Arunachal policy decisions?

Is the Rashtriya Swayam-sevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing nationalist organization and ideological mentor of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dictating terms to the...

Mining activities a double-edged sword

Monday Musing There have been protests over the government's decision to auction the proposed Namchik east and Namchik west coal blocks, which are extensions of...

Incubation of corruption

Monday Musing At a time when the entire world is grappling with a deep economic crisis in the face of a ravaging global pandemic, the...

Sonam Wangchuk: Silenced for giving Ladakh a voice?

Monday Musing In popular mainstream culture, Sonam Wangchuk is known as the inspiration behind a cult Bollywood film. In the Himalayan region, however, he is...

Not our battle

Monday Musing The Arunachal society is passing through a difficult phase post-2014. Once known for its peaceful and secular way of life, today the tribal...

The saga of political instability

Though nothing is being stated officially, the political circle of the state is abuzz with the possibility of yet another political coup. No one...

‘Unspoken words’ inspire young poets to speak up 

Monday Musing Poetry does magic with its sublime words; so does art, to those who have a taste for it. Many great poets have translated...

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...

A learning centre with a difference

Twelve-year-old A wants to be a professional painter when she grows up. But I don't have enough time, she says while comparing her prize...

It’s not over yet

Monday Musing It has been nearly 21 months since the first case of coronavirus was officially detected in India on 27 January, 2019, and it...

Tage Hailyang (07/02/1997)

Monday Musing I saw a portrait of smiling Hailyang. Was it a pic taken on his wedding, or last Myoko? The women surrounding the kitchen. This must...

Digital dependency

Monday Musing Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu, who was on a three-day visit to Arunachal Pradesh, desperately felt the need for generating awareness...

No more a minnow

Arunachal Pradesh is not a minnow any more in the regional and national sports arenas. By claiming the third spot in the just-concluded first...

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...