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...