[ Tongam Rina ] On a whim, I decided to attend the Pakke Paga (great Indian hornbill) Festival, which was held at Seijosa in Pakke-Kessang district from 18 to 21 January. However, on the day the event was to be…
Ringside view [Tongam Rina] Seeking permanent resident certificates (PRC) for the non-Arunachal Pradesh Scheduled Tribes (APST) settled in Namsai, Lohit and Changlang districts, the United People’s Movement of Lekang…
[ Tongam Rina ] The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 has been passed by the Lok Sabha even as there was a total shutdown in the Northeast region against the bill on Tuesday. The bill, when it becomes an act, will allow…
[ Tongam Rina ] Defence Minister Nirmala Sitaraman is scheduled to visit Dibang Valley to celebrate Diwali with the Indian Army. But the festive season has been marred by the disgraceful conduct of the 2nd Arunachal…
[Tongam Rina ] The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has been at the forefront of the anti-refugee movement in the state for decades now. As opposed to the flip-flop by the central government on the status…
[ Tongam Rina ] At a cost of Rs 10,000 crore to connect Arunachal, the Trans-Arunachal Highway (TAH), which started in 2008 under the UPA, is the most ambitious road project undertaken by any central government. In…
[Tongam Rina] If you read this newspaper, it is likely that you have read the phrase ‘time-bound completion’ more than once a week. Arunachal is known for not accomplishing anything on time, though the phrase is one of…
[ Tongam Rina ] Call it naivety or a smart political move, Chief Minister Pema Khandu literally stirred a hornet’s nest by stating that the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion (APFR) Act or the Anti-Conversion Law…
[ Tongam Rina ] The engineering departments-PWD, RWD, PHE, Power, APEDA, and UD in the state have a notorious reputation of not doing enough for the people of the state or not doing anything at all, while the engineers…
[ Tongam Rina ] The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) results of Class 10 and Class 12 are a reminder to the government of Arunachal Pradesh, teachers and parents that drastic efforts have to be made to…
[ Tongam Rina ] After years of demand by the Arunachal Pradesh Women’s Welfare Society (APWWS), the Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women (APSCW) was finally formed in 2005 by the Gegong Apang government. The…
[ Tongam Rina ] Getting stuck in the traffic is the new normal in the capital. It could be anywhere from half an hour to hours together. One can’t do anything about it apart from fuming and swearing at everyone in…
[ Tongam Rina ] The President of India has promulgated the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 to amend the Indian Penal Code, the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, the Code of Criminal Procedure,1973 and the Protection…
[ Tongam Rina ] Sudan, world’s last surviving male northern white rhino has died. The 45-year-old rhino was euthanized, following months of ill health on Monday at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. With the passing of…
[ Tongam Rina ] If you overlook the names of the schemes which are in impossibly tough Hindi and named after people, you might need to Google it if you are already not aware who the new heroes of this country are, the…
[ Tongam Rina ] It appears that problems confronting North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) are not over yet even as the centre has appointed a Director following a week of peaceful protest…
[ Tongam Rina ] Since December 23rd, four minors have been raped. Of the four, two were killed. On February 12, a five-year-old kindergarten student went missing from near her home in Namgo Mishmi village in Lohit…
[ Tongam Rina ] As the state was geared up for the festive season of Christmas and New Year, we woke up to the news about the ghastly murder of a young school girl in Empong Village in Namsai who was home from school…
[ Tongam Rina ] Arunachal has a dubious record of calling bandhs. According to information furnished in the legislative assembly in September 2012, Arunachal Pradesh had witnessed 173 days of bandhs between September…
[ Tongam Rina ] The Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) has once again lived up to its reputation of being a professional bungler. The Commission since its constitution in 1988 has a history of…
