A request to APPSC

Editor, I would like to highlight an issue concerning the sequence of recruitment examinations to be conducted by the APPSC for posts under the Education...

Poor academic results: Address the root cause

Dear Editor, The dismal but expected academic results of Classes 10 and 12 exams in Arunachal Pradesh have started a blame game and, ultimately, the...

Adopt a balanced approach to education

Editor, The subject pertains to the prevailing trend among Class 12 pass students in the state, where the pursuit of the NEET entrance exam has...

Properly cross-verify documents

Editor, I wish to place on record my appreciation for the present incumbency of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) for adopting Appendix-II (Table...

Safeguarding our children in schools

Editor, The news of sexual assault on minors at Mount Carmel Mission School in Roing in Lower Dibang Valley has sent a shockwave throughout the...

Request for adequate time between ad, prelims and mains

Editor, I am writing to express my concerns regarding the scheduling of the upcoming assistant engineer (AE) examination being conducted by the Arunachal Pradesh Public...

Incorrigible APPSC

Dear Editor, I request the Commission (APPSC) to conduct the APPSCCE Main on time, save the High Court decree otherwise. Enough time has been given...

On retirement, praise, and responsibility

Editor, As one steps into retirement from a position of immense institutional responsibility, it is perhaps inevitable that words of appreciation, gratitude, and even reverence...

Protect fundamental rights of the candidates

Dear Editor, As a senior citizen and daily reader of this daily, I would like to say a few things about the conduct of the...

Social media/news outlets need to be more sensitive

Editor, In a very disturbing and condemnable turn of events that happened in the state's only sports academy, Sangay Lhaden Sports Academy, we as responsible...

State health in jeopardy

Dear Editor, This is to create awareness amongst the people of Arunachal Pradesh regarding the scarcity of doctors in remote areas of our State. Although...

Mental Health

Dear Editor, The objective of World Mental Health Day observed on October 10th is to raise awareness of mental health issues & mobilize efforts in...

Qualification criteria for the PGT

Editor, With the PGT Mains examination just a month away, an issue once highlighted in this column needs to be re-emphasised regarding the qualification criteria...

West Bengal will not forget

Editor, It is nice to see a mighty political heavyweight sparing his precious time in this hectic electioneering season to pay homage to Sarada Debi...

Justice Gupta’s balm

Dear Editor, Indeed, what a speech delivered by Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta at a workshop of lawyers in Ahmedabad! It resembles manna from...

Need for 50-50 recruitment structure for nursing tutor positions

Editor, We wish to express our deep concern and frustration over the forthcoming recruitment process for the 54 Group A (gazetted, level-10) nursing tutor positions....

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...

Shortage of teachers and excess schools

Dear Editor, The problem of teachers’ shortage is a common problem all over the state. And it will go on; it's an unending problem. As...

Time to segregate rich and poor APSTs

Editor, If fairness is the goal, equality and equity are two processes through which we can achieve it. Equality simply means everyone is treated the...

Towards improving education system

Dear Editor, The performance in the recently declared results of the All India Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (AISSCE) by the students of government schools of...