Orange bowl of Arunachal coming undone

Dambuk, a small town in Lower Dibang Valley (LDV) district of Arunachal Pradesh, does not require an introduction. One of the most picturesque places...

Silence: The key to safety for next election

Monday Musing They say that the beauty of a true democracy lies in debates, discussions and disagreements. Democracy is incomplete when these components are missing...

In search of better opportunities

Monday Musing Aonong (name changed), a 30-year-old woman from a remote village in Arunachal, presently working at a mall in New Delhi, has not been...

Don’t let money culture win the race yet again

Monday Musing As the election nears, the issue of money culture is once again becoming a hot topic in the state. Literally, every sitting MLA...

Covid-19: Time to strategize

Monday Musing Few weeks ago, most of the northeastern states were declared coronavirus (Covid-19)-free states, but all of that changed after the beginning of the...

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...

For a country sans hate speech

Monday Musing People of our country are familiar with hate speech, particularly during election period. People do not recall such hate speeches after the election...

Crimes against women

Monday Musing "When we hear about the incidents of rape, our heads hang in shame," Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said in his first Independence...

Rising boundary disputes

Monday Musing Recently, there was a meeting of various stakeholders of Changlang district, including MLAs, members of community-based organizations and government officials, to discuss the...

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...

Marriage of traditions

Monday Musing Marriages are made in heaven - this saying holds so much truth to it. Well, some marriages do make onlookers believe that they...

The mysterious cases of missing files

Instances of government files disappearing mysteriously surface time and again in many departments in the state; but such cases often go unreported and die...

SUMP: Will the govt listen to villagers’ cry?

Monday Musing The chief minister's office on Saturday said that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Riga villagers and the state government...

Riken Ngomle’s theatrical safarnama

Monday Musing Theatre actor Riken Ngomle has come a long way since he started his theatrical journey in 2010 and has seen his share of...

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...

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...

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...

Practice self-restraint, become Covid volunteers

Monday Musing Arunachal Pradesh witnessed a receding trend in the raging coronavirus cases with the state recording 402 people who recovered from the Covid-19 disease...

Living on your own

Monday Musing There will come a time when many of us who have lived sheltered lives with our families will have to finally step out...

The APPSC imbroglio

Monday Musing The state was recently witness to a mass outpouring of anger and agitation by people who sought changes in the Arunachal Pradesh Public...