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...

Technology’s shady underbelly

Easy and inexpensive access to technology, coupled with the Jio revolution, has resulted in a drastic increase in the number of users over the...

Growth drivers for Arunachal

Flights Of Fantasy Hamara Arunachal... the largest state in the Northeast and also one of the least developed states of the country. Arunachal is one...

The mountains are calling

Monday Musing Every mountaineer dreams of climbing Mt Everest once. Considered the ultimate mountaineering challenge, the peak continues to attract hundreds of mountaineers every season. Once,...

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...

A theatre without an audience

Monday Musing Vacillating between different topics that I could write about, I ruminated long on the pressing issues that have long been confronting our state,...

The vaccination pass

Monday Musing At the very beginning of the pandemic, parents and guardians were reluctant to send their children to school, but after a complete year...

When law fails, and the white coat can’t protect

Monday Musing For a long time, Arunachal Pradesh didn't even have an  intensive care unit (ICU). Critically ill patients requiring ICU stay were routinely referred...

Why do our languages die?

Monday Musing While en route to Naharlagun from the Guwahati airport on a Sky One chopper, I was struck by a three-year-old toddler speaking with...

Look east and learn

Monday Musing During a recent meeting in New Delhi to review the progress of the highway projects funded by the central government in the Northeast...

Tracing my footprints

Monday Musing As a teen, I was fascinated by movie stars and musicians. I didn't want to be them; I simply wanted to meet them...

The unique problem of APSSB

Monday Musing If there is one organization that has consistently been in the news for all the good and not-so-good reasons, undoubtedly it has to...

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...

Time for society to introspect

Monday Musing This month, Chief Minister Pema Khandu launched an online certificate course on drug abuse prevention to tackle substance abuse in the state. In...

Repeal AFSPA

Monday Musing Security forces massacred at least 14 Nagas in Oting, in Mon district of Nagaland, on the evening of 4 December. The civilians were returning...

Overcoming crisis by doing nothing

Monday Musing This is probably the first time in human history that we are trying to overcome a humanitarian crisis by staying indoors and doing...

Arrows of valentine

This is going to be something of a dampener for those looking forward to Valentine's Day, which is just around the corner. Just so...

Covid-19: simple steps to keep Arunachal green

Flights Of Fantasy One question that is in everyone's mind is: 'How do we ensure that Arunachal Pradesh remains a green zone for Covid-19 till...

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...

Reassess indiscriminate issue of licenses for wood based industries

Monday Musing Indiscriminate issuing of license for wood based industries in the state needs to be checked to protect our pristine forest resources which are...