Arunachali youth tricked into fighting for Myanmar army

Monday Musing Some of the youths who joined the United Tani Army (UTA) and went to Myanmar for training were allegedly tricked by their recruiters....

Untold stories of sportspersons and associations

Monday Musing We feel so proud of our athletes when they win on big stages and bring glory to the state and the nation. In the...

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...

A case of cutting corners

Monday Musing They say that school is a temple of learning and the hostel is a second home, where children are nurtured to become better...

Testing the waters

Monday Musing 'Water is very important for living beings. We need water to drink, cook, clean and wash. Without water, there will be no life.' This...

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...

The battle ahead

Monday Musing The mass movement against the refugees in Arunachal Pradesh gained force after the state government contested the centre's decision to grant citizenship to...

The dying coins

Monday Musing It is frustrating when shopkeepers refuse to accept coins as payment, despite coins being legal tender. In Arunachal Pradesh, particularly in the capital region,...

Segregating the deserving

Monday Musing Attending the 76th Independence Day celebration at Dera Natung Government College in Itanagar, I hastily scanned the state awards' list. Finding a lone...

Fishy business

Abhijit (name changed) is a fishmonger in Itanagar. He is an Assamese-speaking Bihari from Assam who makes a living in Itanagar. Abhijit procures his fishes...

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...

Long-term planning needed to produce world-class athletes

Monday Musing Arunachal Pradesh' gold medal count decreased to four in the 38th National Games from the six they had won in the two previous...

The shrinking park that was ours once

They say that power corrupts, and that absolute power corrupts absolutely. No one knows it better than the BJP, the party in power in Arunachal,...

No end in sight

Monday Musing Every day one gets to read about rape in India. The National Crime Report Bureau in its 2022 report said that rape averages...

Talent pool and crumbling sports infrastructure

India, for the first time in its football history, organized the U-17 World Cup last month. Being a host country, the country got the...

BJP’s dilemma as saffron surges in Arunachal

Election mode has nearly set in Arunachal and Arunachalese love to get drenched in the election fervour. The election enthusiasm has already begun in a...

Learning from experiences

Monday Musing Once upon a time, I had a mentor in the field of journalism who used to guide me in his own away, which...

Budding sportspersons and SLSA’s Maggi noodles

Monday Musing Recently, seven students of the Sangay Lhaden Sports Academy (SLSA), the premier sports academy which has trained some of the finest players of...

Govt needs more courage to implement major projects

Monday Musing Just when everyone thought that deck has been cleared for the start of much awaited medical college from 2018 academic session, the controversy...

Rationalization of teachers

Monday Musing Even though Arunachal Pradesh is doing its best in the education sector, it has been observed that government policies received a setback due...