Late-night construction, noisy workers shattering peace
Editor,
This letter pertains to the ongoing construction work near Hotel Infinity in E Sector. The late-night construction activities, often extending past 10 pm, have...
Disappearing dreams
Editor,
A few days ago, I came across Anudeep Durishetty's book My UPSC Journey: From Despair to Destiny. Durishetty, the IAS topper of 2018, shares...
The poor are weighed down under India’s tax policies
Editor,
Rising inequality is the most pressing problem India is facing now. The French economist, Thomas Piketty and others observed, "The Billionaire Raj headed by...
The desperate Left Front
Editor,
The zealous assertion of the Left parties, equating the BJP with the TMC on the scale of communalism, is absolutely foolish, to say the...
Bird population on the decline
Editor,
Birds today are steadily facing a decline in their population due to various factors, such as exposed electrical wires, mobile towers, and poor management...
Rampant earth-cutting in and around ICR
Editor,
I would like to bring to your attention the rampant earth-cutting occurring in and around the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR).
This practice has led to...
Judicial endorsement of communalism
Editor,
Apparently, accounts of riots and events in Ayodhya would create depressed and violent citizens' and those chapters must be excluded from the school syllabus....
Deaths of polling personnel
Editor,
As many as 33 polling personnel died from heat stroke in Uttar Pradesh during the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha election on 1...
PET should be conducted under viable conditions
Editor,
The IMD has issued an alert for heavy rainfall in our state. And against the backdrop of this, there is the PST/PET for recruitment...
Women should stop wearing gold ornaments
Editor,
With gold prices on an upward spiral, women in the country are under constant threat from chain-snatchers. Keeping in mind the rising cases of...
Increase intake capacity of MBBS seats in THRIMS Medical College
Editor,
I am writing to request the honourable chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh to consider increasing the intake capacity of MBBS seats in Tomo Riba...
Step up action against alcohol
Editor,
Alcohol destroys families and leads to violence. The tragedy last week in Gujarat's Botad district, involving spurious liquor, which claimed more than 40 lives,...
Conduct departmental exams for Groups B and A posts
Editor,
Through this esteemed daily, we would like to bring to the notice of the newly formed government and the CoSAAP the voiceless pain of...
Stop vulgar propaganda, serve the commoners
Editor,
When precious money, time and energy get invested upon grand temples, gigantic statues, sky-kissing flags, glittering extravagant mansions, spectacle of mass yoga, Hindi imposition...
Weakened mandate
Editor,
The election to the 18th Lok Sabha, which saw over 600 million voters exercising their franchise, was the largest in democratic history. Although Narendra...
No crossing signals for pedestrians in Itanagar
Editor,
The first pedestrian crossing signal was installed in London in December 1869, on Bridge Street in Westminster, as a way to safely allow pedestrians...
Is Polo Park worth the entry fee?
Editor,
Polo Park in Naharlagun has been a place of solace and rejuvenation for the residents of Naharlagun. It is the only place in Naharlagun...
The RSS’ about-turn
Editor,
So the RSS has 'sternly admonished' its political wing, the BJP, and its leader for expressing arrogance and indulgence in bitter election campaign endangering...
Revamping Itanagar’s traffic management
Editor,
Recent developments in Itanagar with regard to road construction are monumental. The completion of the four-lane road construction under Package A, from Hollongi to...
Crimes against children reflect the state’s failure
Editor,
In view of the recent rise in crimes against children - from molestation to physical abuse, child labour, sex trafficking and manhandling in schools,...