Readers Forum

24 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Unsatisfactory number of assistant professors’ posts

Editor, I would like to draw the attention of the directorate of higher and technical education and the Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) to the unsatisfactory number of assistant professors’ posts…

23 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Posting of teachers for non-teaching duties

Editor, I wish to draw the attention of the government and the authorities concerned towards a highly disturbing issue in the Education Department -posting of school teachers for non-teaching posts, especially in…

23 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Plight of AWWs and AWHs

Editor, I would like to draw the attention of the state government and Chief Minister Pema Khandu towards the plight of the thousands of anganwadi workers (AWWs) and anganwadi helpers (AWHs) working under the Integrated…

21 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Concern over bagless days

Editor, We, the citizens of Arunachal Pradesh, express our concern over the proposed mandatory bagless day on Saturdays in schools. While the intention to alleviate academic burden is commendable, implementing it every…

20 Jan 2026 · 4 min read

An open letter to the chief minister

Editor With deep sense of regard to the young, energetic, farsighted and one of the best performing chief ministers of Arunachal Pradesh since the NEFA days, I appreciate your uninterrupted rule of the state with an…

20 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Another month lost to official apathy

Editor, I wish to draw the attention of the authorities and the general public to the continued and painful delay in the declaration of the AESE (civil) examination results, which has now been stalled for yet another…

20 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

The 5%

Editor, I have been thinking deeply about the state of our home, Arunachal. We call it the Land of the Rising Sun, but sometimes, looking at the way things work – or don’t work – it feels like we are walking…

17 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Praying for rain

Editor, Travel on the winding roads of Arunachal Pradesh to the plains of Assam, or land in the heart of the national capital, and the story remains tragically identical. A thick, choking haze of dust has become the…

17 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

A lifeline crippled by neglect and corruption

Editor, I wish to draw the attention of the authorities and the general public to the alarming and deplorable condition of the Pasighat-Remi road (approximately 20 km). According to available sources, a substantial…

16 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Concern over compromise in quality

Editor, I would like to voice the deep anguish and concern of the public regarding the ongoing infrastructure development in Lower Siang’s permanent headquarters in Siji. Recent ground reports and videos brought to…

15 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

Qualification criteria for the PGT

Editor, With the PGT Mains examination just a month away, an issue once highlighted in this column needs to be re-emphasised regarding the qualification criteria for the PGT examination in the state. On October 28,…

13 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

We are not ‘tax-free’

Editor, I wish to address a deeply ingrained misconception among our people. There is a false sense of inferiority – or sometimes complacency – that because the indigenous people of Arunachal Pradesh are…

13 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Itanagar: An unplanned and dishevelled town

Editor, I wish to draw the attention of the hopeless authorities and the general public to the alarming state of unchecked construction activities in Itanagar, which is steadily turning the capital into an…

13 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Waiting list and department allocation

Editor, I wish to highlight a public concern regarding the junior engineer (JE) recruitment, in view of the pending assistant engineer (AE) civil engineering process. Since AE civil recruitment is delayed due to a court…

12 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

On Swami Vivekananda

Editor, Regarded as one of the greatest modern Indian thinkers, philosopher and social reformer, Swami Vivekananda believed that the future of any nation depends upon its human resources, especially the youths. In order…

12 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

For planned development

Editor, The Government of Arunachal Pradesh, under the leadership of Pema Khandu, has emphasised on decentralised development. In fact, the government under Khandu’s visionary leadership has brought about the kind of…

12 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Are we paying for teaching or just attendance?

Editor, In Arunachal Pradesh, the teaching profession is increasingly viewed not as a calling, but as the ultimate ‘safe haven’ – a job with high salaries, immense social status, and seemingly minimal…

12 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Foreigners are safer than Hindi-speaking Arunachalees

Editor, In 2014, Nido Tania was beaten to death in Delhi after racial abuse. In 2026, Arjun Rimo was assaulted in Karol Bagh under eerily familiar circumstances: an argument, racial slurs, and violence. Twelve years…

10 Jan 2026 · 1 min read

Delay in conducting medical test

Editor, We would like to reach out to the department concerned regarding the medical fitness test under the combined secondary level (CSL) exam which was supposed to be conducted from 15 December, 2025 onwards by the…

7 Jan 2026 · 2 min read

Aspirants seek clarity, not reassurance alone

Editor, The recent release of admit cards for the Junior Engineer Common Recruitment Examination (JECRE-2025), scheduled for 24 January has once again brought mixed emotions among engineering aspirants in Arunachal…