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Amar Sangno

Columnist

12 articles

12 articles

24 Aug 2026 · 4 min read

Reopening an old wound

Monday Musing [ Amar Sangno ] A boundary dispute turned into a violent clash between the natives of Hime village in Kangku circle of Lower Siang district and Bodoti village of Assam, resulting in bullet injuries to…

22 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Permeation of parasites

Monday Musing [ Amar Sangno ] They say history does repeat itself. Sometimes it is not as kind as we expect it to be. The recent episode of the forced resignation of North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and…

1 Jun 2026 · 4 min read

NERIST facing administrative crisis as director resigns

[ Amar Sangno ] NIRJULI, 31 May: The North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) here has plunged into a deep administrative crisis as its director, Prof Narendranath S, reportedly resigned on…

NERIST facing administrative crisis as director resigns
1 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

BJP heavyweights jostling for lone RS seat

[ Amar Sangno ] ITANAGAR, 31 May: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appears to be walking a tightrope in selecting its candidate for the lone Rajya Sabha seat, with as many as 12 aspirants reportedly filing…

BJP heavyweights jostling for lone RS seat
11 May 2026 · 4 min read

Robust ILP checking mechanism required

Monday Musing [Amar Sangno] The recent hullabaloo by activists of the Arunachal Pradesh ST Bachao Andolan (APSTBA) over the alarming rate of illegal immigration in our state and over porous inner line permit (ILP)…

6 Apr 2026 · 4 min read

Chasm of disparity

Monday Musing [ Amar Sangno ] They say that every child deserves a life of dignity, education, and hope. Unfortunately, for scores of children from Tirap, Changlang, and Longding (TCL) districts, the pursuit of better…

2 Mar 2026 · 4 min read

Racism and patriotism: Cosmic irony

Monday Musing [ Amar Sangno ] 20 February, 2026 was a day of ‘cosmic irony’ for the people of Arunachal Pradesh. We went the extra mile to prove our patriotism by playing Vande Mataram, followed by the national anthem,…

27 Feb 2026 · 3 min read

APPSC paper leak scam: BEO terminated from service

[ Amar Sangno ] ITANAGAR, 26 Feb: After three years of legal back-and-forth, Posi Gamlin, block education officer (BEO) and one of the accused in the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) paper leak scam…

23 Feb 2026 · 3 min read

First border pillar between Assam, Arunachal erected

[ Amar Sangno ] SEIJOSA, 22 Feb: In a significant development in the Arunachal Pradesh-Assam boundary dispute resolution, the first official border pillar was erected at Seijosa in Pakke-Kessang district, along…

First border pillar between Assam, Arunachal erected
6 Feb 2026 · 4 min read

Is electoral reformation in AAPSU need of the hour?

[Amar Sangno] The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has always been a beacon of hope for the common people in raising public or students’ welfare-oriented issues since its inception. The AAPSU has always…

26 Jan 2026 · 4 min read

Lada-Sarli Frontier Highway: A scar runs deep along LAC

Monday Musing [ Amar Sangno ] They say that where money flows, corruption shadows its path. The land compensation scams in the Trans-Arunachal Highway and the Frontier Highway projects is a classic case of: where money…

3 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

JNC hostellers surviving on two meals a day

[ Amar Sangno & Saraswati Gao ] PASIGHAT, 2 Jan: Opum (name changed), a 21-year-old BA first-semester student at Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNC) in Pasighat, East Siang district, is hesitant to go back to the boys’…

JNC hostellers surviving on two meals a day