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1d ago · 1 min read

Child rights awareness and community sensitisation prog

TUTING, 15 Oct: A two-day child rights awareness and community sensitisation programme under the theme 'Know Your Rights - Protect Every Child', was jointly conducted by the Department of Women and Child Development and…

1d ago · 2 min read

Does tourism department have sufficient personnel in districts?

Editor, For many years, unemployed tourism youths have been requesting for the advertisement of DTO (tourism) and TIO posts, but the Tourism Department has taken no action in this matter. We thought that maybe the…

1d ago · 1 min read

Rectify technical error in APPSC website

Editor, I wish draw the attention of the authority concerned of APPSC office to rectify errors in filling up the APPSCCE 2026 form. We do not receive the OTP which the website says it has sent to our mobile numbers and…

2d ago · 2 min read

In solidarity with the Adi people of Siang Valley

Editor, The Siang Upper Multipurpose Project (SUMP) is a massive hydroelectric dam proposed for the Siang River with an installed capacity of approximately 11,000-12,500 MW, its construction would pose an existential…

2d ago · 3 min read

CM is betraying the trust of people on SUMP

Editor, It is deeply disheartening and utterly frustrating to witness Chief Minister Pema Khandu callously playing with the emotions and lives of the Adi people, particularly those of Upper Siang and Siang districts,…

2d ago · 1 min read

When the summit of development is a road beyond repair

Editor, The smooth, black ribbon of the Assam highway breaks, From Khonsa's steady hum, a sudden nightmare wakes. A violent thud, a rattle deep within the spine-Welcome to the capital, the end of the steady line. I am…

2d ago · 4 min read

The Tears of the Siang: An Adi plea against the shadow of the Mega-Dam

Editor, The Siang has always been our life, beating in time with the quiet rhythm of our mountains and the steady pulse of our community. For as long as our grandfathers can remember, our songs, our stories, and our…

4d ago · 2 min read

Anomalies in shortlisting and recruitment process

Editor, We wish to draw the attention of the chairman, Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC), and the director of higher and technical education to certain concerns regarding the shortlisting and…

4d ago · 3 min read

Need for rigid action over CMYKY

Editor, I respectfully submit this repeat follow-up representation to the chief minister regarding the continuing serious concerns surrounding the implementation of the Chief Minister Yuva Kaushal Yojana (CMYKY) under…

5d ago · 2 min read

A generation robbed of time and trust

Editor, I wish to pen down the plight of a generation of aspirants whose precious years were consumed by examination controversies, paper leak scandals and uncertainty surrounding the recruitment system. The pre-2021…

5d ago · 1 min read

Best solution to mega dam issue

Editor, The Siang is one of the largest and fastest rivers in the world, flowing in the one of the most mega earthquake prone regions of the world. So, building a conventional dam is too risky for overall environment…

5d ago · 2 min read

Appeal for framing separate recruitment criteria for forestry graduates

Editor, I wish to draw the attention of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh to the genuine concerns and demands raised by the Forestry Students' Association of Arunachal (FoSAA) during its peaceful dharna held at IG…

5d ago · 3 min read

Are we ready to ask why?

Editor, In recent weeks, public discourse has been flooded with slandering young women involved in extramarital affairs. Society has been quick to brand them as 'home-wreckers', dismissing their actions as mere greed or…

10 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Fair opportunity for life science graduates in forestry service recruitment

Editor, I wish to express my concern over the ongoing demands of the Forestry Students' Association concerning forestry service recruitment. While their demand to include forestry as a subject in the APPSCCE syllabus…

9 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

SPICMACAY takes Indian classical heritage to schools in Leparada

BASAR, 8 Oct: T he Society for the Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst the Youth (SPICMACAY) is taking Indian classical music and dance closer to students in remote, rural and border areas of…

9 Oct 2026 · 3 min read

Amendment to FAO/STO eligibility criteria and exam syllabus

Editor, I am writing this letter to the chairman of the APPSC with great disappointment and anguish over the recent amendment to the eligibility criteria for the FAO/STO recruitment. By amending the criteria, the…

9 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

Response to CM's statement on SUMP PFR

Editor, This is regarding the press briefing given by the chief minister on the sidelines of the public consultation meeting in Pasighat on 5 October, 2026. I do not know whether the chief minister is genuinely baffled…

9 Oct 2026 · 5 min read

Open letter to education minister

Hon'ble sir, When the Teachers Registry Portal (TRP) was launched, teachers across Arunachal Pradesh welcomed it with hope. You assured the state that transfers and postings would henceforth be objective, tenure-based…

9 Oct 2026 · 1 min read

Make maths graduates eligible for STO post

Editor, Through your esteemed daily, we would like to ask the APPSC why and how the mathematics graduates are not eligible for sub-treasury officer's (STO) post when they are eligible for treasury officer (TO) post.…

9 Oct 2026 · 2 min read

Why did it take so long to issue modified transfer orders?

Editor, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned to a matter of serious concern regarding the recently modified transfer orders. The modified transfer order was issued on Tuesday evening, after…