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 Technology (NERIST) director, Prof Narendranath S, following the suspension of two officials – registrar MK Camdir
Monday Musing [ Prem Chetry ] Social media platforms across the country have recently been flooded with opinions, debates and discussions reflecting public dissatisfaction with governance and highlighting issues that many believe contributed to the emergence of the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) in May. The sudden rise of the CJP has raised several questions. Is
Monday Musing [ Bengia Ajum ] The bandh culture is back with a vengeance in the state, with the Itanagar Capital Region (ICR) in particular bearing the brunt. Just as everyone thought the era of bandhs was over and Arunachal, especially the ICR, was emerging as a cosmopolitan city ready to shine, two bandhs within
Monday Musing [ M Doley ] Arunachal Pradesh is one of India’s most gifted states for fisheries with numerous lakes, ponds, rivers and streams, offering vast resources for fish farming and improving rural livelihoods. The state has extensive water resources, including 11,405 km of rivers and streams with potential for fisheries. In addition, it has
Monday Musing [Tongam Rina] The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to begin the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, and the exercise is likely to be far more complicated than it appears on paper. With algorithms and digital verification systems increasingly determining who stays on the electoral roll and
Monday Musing [ Bengia Ajum ] Often, the government announces schemes to benefit the people, but rarely do they reach the real beneficiaries they are meant for. Whether in education, entrepreneurship, agriculture, horticulture, or health, the state government runs several schemes. It is often seen that, due to political intervention, the actual beneficiaries are deprived,
Monday Musing [ M Doley ] While cleanliness should be a way of life, we have largely failed to keep our towns clean and hygienic,as reflected in the Swachh Survekshan report. The 2024-25 cleanliness survey revealed a grim scenario with only 25 per cent clean public toilets, 15 per cent clean residential areas and zero
Monday Musing [ Tongam Rina ] Though the Supreme Court judgment on the writ petition (civil) No 54 of 2024 regarding allegations of corruption, nepotism, and financial irregularity in awarding public works contracts by the state to the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh and his family is just a direction to the Central Bureau of
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 life and happiness has become like chasing a mirage. Unverified data suggest that a staggering number of children from the
Monday Musing [ Tongam Rina ] The first spell of heavy rain this year has already claimed four lives after a wall of a house under construction collapsed following a landslide in Itanagar. The city is highly vulnerable to landslides, triggered by unregulated earth-cutting by both private players and the government to pave the way
Monday Musing [ M Doley ] The state government’s recent budget announcement giving priority to games and sports is a welcome move for the development of the sector. One of the major announcements made is the CM School Sports Programme. This programme, if implemented in letter and spirit, can help a lot in developing sports
Monday Musing [ Bengia Ajum ] In the past month, three major incidents have caused immense pain to the people of Arunachal Pradesh. These issues deserve deeper debate and discussion if we are serious about building a better future for the state. The first concerns a video of the Nyokum Yullo celebration from Sagalee town
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, during our Statehood Day celebration, unlike our Mizo brethren, who wouldn’t have played Vande Mataram, except
Monday Musing [Bengia Ajum] As the apex student body of state, the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU), gears up for its election, it made me look back to my own rendezvous with the AAPSU. On 5 October, 2009, I joined The Arunachal Times, and soon my tryst with the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union
Monday Musing [M Doley] In March 2025, a report was published in this daily about a tiger captured on a camera trap in the Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary by a survey team. The report had drawn much attention from wildlife activists and enthusiasts. The survey team had also released an image of the tiger. Nearly a
Monday Musing [ Tongam Rina ] The state cabinet has announced the implementation of the electronic inner line permit (e-ILP) system in Arunachal Pradesh, although one already exists. While no details have been provided about the new system – which is expected to replace the existing one, also called e-ILP – the cabinet stated in
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 goes, corruption follows. All these national highway projects have been marred by multi-crore land compensation scams, resulting in inordinate
Monday Musing [ M Doley ] Students from the Northeastern states go to different cities in the country to pursue higher education with oceans of dreams, while some leave in search of better opportunities. Parents spend their hard-earned money educating their children to secure a bright future, and so that their children can stand on
