The cost of cultural neglect
Editor,
I write this letter with deep concern and urgency regarding not conducting the Tawang Festival in the past two consecutive years. While this absence...
The Arunachal Times stands out for its dedication to environmental causes
Dear Editor,
I would like to congratulate as well as pay my sincere gratitude to the editorial team and staff members of The Arunachal Times...
Give time to prepare for APPSCCE
Editor,
No other commission announces the topmost examination in any state in such a rush. The aspirants who persisted and the ones who looked for...
Declare Result
Dear Editor,
Through your esteemed daily, I would like to appeal to the concern authority of Guwahati High Court, Itanagar Permanent Bench to declare the...
Why do I need to pay a private agency to get ILP?
Editor,
I am an Indian citizen, my home is in Assam. I and two of my friends had decided to visit Tawang. We had applied...
Agonizing caste hatred in our country
Dear Editor,
This refers to the report, "47,000 cases of crime against SC/ ST registered in 2016 : Govt" (National, April 4, 2018). A week...
Need to formulate intervention strategy against drug abuse
Editor,
I was shocked to read the news that Arunachal Pradesh has become one of the top four states in India for psychoactive substance abuse....
APPSC and its misadventures
Editor,
When the new APPSC body was constituted, its office bearers pledged to ensure transparency and uphold merit-based selection. Much to public curiosity, the commission...
Population is not a liability
Dear Editor,
World Population Day is observed on July 11 every year. It is about time we must acknowledge the fact that population is a...
Conduct PGT mains as scheduled
Editor,
I would like to request the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission to conduct the PGT mains exam as per the schedule mentioned in the...
Hunger and space mission
Dear Editor,
It is really surprising that India remaining at the 100th rank among 119 countries in the global hunger index, is planning to have...
Damn the rule of law
UP 'Encounter'
By Insaf
Same old story of “an encounter”! Gangster Vikas Dubey, history-sheeter, prime accused in killing of 8 cops in Kanpur and carrying a...
PTC quarantine center may become an epicenter
Dear Editor,
We have seen many types of festival and events sponsored by state government where crores of money is spend simply to build temporary...
Worrying trend of vote for cash
Dear Editor,
A recent poll was concluded by this newspaper on the issue of money and voting. The results of the poll must be seen...
Conduct exam
Dear Editor,
Through your esteemed daily, I would like to bring to the kind notice that the Economic and Statistics Department ,Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh...
Trumping Modi-mock
US-Afpak India
By Dr D K Giri
(Prof. International Politics, JMI)
The President of United States Donald Trump's 'mocking' remarks on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mention...
Civil service aspirants in limbo
Editor,
The recent APPSC scam has created a lot of chaos and uncertainty among the aspirants who have been preparing for the various government posts....
Expensive Scholarship forms
Dear Editor,
I would like to bring it to the notice of Director of Social Justice Empowerment and Tribal Affairs (SJETA) scholarship forms for Pre...
NCTE norms does not apply
Dear Editor,
The advertisement published and notified by APPSC dated 7th june 2018 vide Adv. No PSC-R(B)/03/2018 for 127 post of PGTs and 540 post...
District-wise quota a stabilising mechanism
Editor,
The recent developments surrounding the district-wise quota (DWQ) in Arunachal Pradesh, especially the court's decision to admit a writ petition against it, call for...