Readers Forum

16 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Change seating arrangement for TGT exam

Editor, I would like to congratulate the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission on the successful completion of the long awaited postgraduate teacher (PGT) examination, and to all the selected candidates. The…

15 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Release PGT 2025 mark statements before TGT 2026

Editor, We would like to draw the attention of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) towards early release of the mark statements of the PGT Examination 2025. Many unsuccessful candidates who appeared…

15 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

No PRT/JT recruitment since 2014

Editor, No regular PRT/JT recruitment has been held in Arunachal Pradesh since 2014. Ten years, zero advertisements. Yet DIETs churn out DElEd graduates every year. Hundreds of us are trained, qualified, and jobless.…

15 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Compensate affected villagers

Editor, I wish to draw the attention of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh towards the Indo-Myanmar border-affected Jagan village in Pongchau circle of Longding district. Jagan village has a population of 1,845 as of…

15 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Ensure strict exam conditions

Editor, Firstly, I would like to congratulate the APPSC, under the chairmanship of Professor Pradip Lingfa, for successfully conducting the long-awaited PGT examination and adding another milestone to the commission’s…

13 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

AI-based teachers’ rationalisation a welcome reform

Editor, The ongoing rationali-sation of teachers in the Education Department under the leadership of Education Minister PD Sona deserves appreciation. Despite having adequate number of teachers in the state, many…

12 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

Suggestions for Rijiju

Editor, Through the columns of your esteemed daily, I would like to address Union Parliamentary and Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju: You have been representing Arunachal Pradesh in the Parliament of India from…

12 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Can APFRA really protect indigenous identity?

Editor, The recent submission of the draft rules under the Arunachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act (APFRA), 1978, has reignited public debate across the state. Many believe that implementing the Act will help protect…

12 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Overspeeding fines in Assam: Time for a review

Editor, The increasing imposition of overspeeding fines on national highways in Assam has become a matter of concern for many law-abiding motorists. While no one disputes the importance of road safety, the logic behind…

11 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Appeal for transparency and academic integrity

Editor, I wish to draw the kind attention of the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) towards certain important aspects of the ongoing Assistant Professor Recruitment process (Advertisement No. 01/2026),…

11 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Conduct regular recruitment exams of Nursing Officers

Editor , For many of us who pursued nursing as a profession, the dream was never merely about securing government jobs. It was about serving humanity, caring for the sick, and contributing to the healthcare system of…

11 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Abuse of workers cannot be ignored

Editor, The reports regarding the abuse of Mising workers from Assam in Arunachal Pradesh are grave and cannot be brushed aside. A comprehensive, independent, and transparent investigation is imperative, and those…

10 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

APPSC must strictly follow 1:3 ratio

Editor, I would like to appeal to the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) to strictly uphold the notified 1:3 interview ratio for shortlisting the final candidate to be called for the assistant professor…

10 Jun 2026 · 3 min read

APFRA and the freedom to seek the unseen

Editor, Death is the one certainty that binds all human beings. Regardless of our ethnicity, language, status, or beliefs, each of us will one day leave this world and embark on a journey into the unseen and the…

9 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Appeal for renaming Dufflaghur tea estate

Editor, The term ‘Dafla’ was officially replaced with ‘Nyishi’ in the Scheduled Tribe list for Arunachal Pradesh through the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Act, 2008 (Act No 14 of 2008). The Act…

9 Jun 2026 · 1 min read

Delay in induction training

Editor, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities concerned towards the undue delay in conducting induction training for the newly appointed assistant engineers under the Arunachal Engineering Services (AES)…

8 Jun 2026 · 2 min read

Request for scrutiny of academic timelines

Editor, We wish to draw the attention of the APPSC chairman towards the matter concerning the verification of academic qualifications submitted by candidates appearing for recruitment to teaching posts under the…

8 Jun 2026 · 4 min read

Need for inquiry into incomplete annexe building

Editor, I wish to draw the attention of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh and the minister for education to a matter of serious public concern involving a half-constructed annexe building situated behind the…

8 Jun 2026 · 7 min read

Legalised stagnation and undue promotions

Editor, 5 June: the day I was born twice and buried once. The same chair; the undue promotions that buried APPWD junior engineers. I’m often haunted by the thought of what could’ve been if we knew then what we know now…

6 Jun 2026 · 4 min read

Prolonged water crisis in Roing

Editor, Roing in Lower Dibang Valley district has been gripped by a structural, prolonged drinking water crisis. In a region where the average annual rainfall ranks among the highest in the subcontinent, and where…