Convert TRIHMS into AIIMS

Monday Musing   In the month of February, one night at around 11:30, I received a call from my cousin sister, informing that my cousin brother...

Casting for a separate cadre

Monday Musing They say that to develop any state, an effective and dedicated bureaucracy is the key, along with strong political will. Apparently, these key...

Housefires

Monday Musing Housefire is one of the worst manmade disasters. It causes irreversible damages. Apart from property losses, the affected people suffer from hopelessness, shock,...

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...

Woes of teacher shortage

Monday Musing Teacher shortage in schools in the state, especially in remote and far-flung areas, continues to be a worrying issue that has been affecting...

A river that needs special attention

Government agencies took almost two months to reveal the probable cause of the Siang river turning muddy - that too after a biological scientist...

Article 371 (H): A repressive tool of the Centre

Monday Musing Acrimonious, inflammatory, inciting, hateful, prejudicial - all the adjectives that describe hatred don't seem to run out of circulation on social media these...

New hope for cancer patients

As per the Indian Council of Medical Research's (ICMR) population-based cancer registry's 2011-14 data, Arunachal Pradesh has registered about 2,500 cancer cases, with Papum...

The second wave

The second wave of the Covid pandemic has woken up the authorities across the country as they are now hastily issuing travel restrictions and...

Bundles of joy and panic

Monday Musing Have kids, they said. It will be so much fun, they said. Have you ever heard of the Russian sleep experiment where they wanted...

Infrastructure key to development of sports

Monday Musing On nearly every important sports occasion, the people at the helm of affairs talk about abundant talents of the youths of the state...

Devil’s advocate

Monday Musing Well, at least two different entities are killing it right now for different reasons: life insurance salesmen on TV, who are using the...

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...

When multilingual writers and poets meet

Flights Of Fantasy For the first time in Arunachal Pradesh, an all India level multilingual writers and poets meet was organised at Pasighat on 2-3...

Decades of disparity and deprivation

Monday Musing The departmental promotion of inspectors as deputy superintendents or assistant commandants in the three different units of the Arunachal Pradesh Police (APP) -...

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...

AOA sets five gold medals target

Monday Musing Arunachal Olympic Association (AOA) president Taba Tedir urged the state's contingent to return home from the 36th National Games with at least five...

Two pennies’ worth

Monday Musing 1. It's true. People on Twitter are different from those on Facebook. I speak in the context of Arunachal, of course. It's true. I'm a...

Seed of positivity

Monday Musing This pandemic situation that we are facing together globally has, in more ways than one, taught all of us many life lessons. This...

Article 371 H and BEFR: 50th year of legislative assembly  

Monday Musing The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly has turned 50. From a small Assam-style building in congested Naharlagun to a sprawling, hi-tech structure in Itanagar,...