[ Tongam Rina ] The first few years of my life were spent in a small village in East Siang, where my maternal grandfather often took me to traditional council meetings where elderly men gathered in the community hall. I…
[ Tongam Rina ] The Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission has a rival, if not better, in the Arunachal Pradesh Staff Selection Board. Since the notification which was out in 2017, the commission has not been able…
[ Tongam Rina ] As a student of communication, flow of information and making sure that communication channels are open, no matter how difficult the circumstances, is my priority and lifeline. Who likes a 6 am phone…
[ Tongam Rina ] As we welcome a new year, with or without resolutions, yours truly just wishes that this state is at par with any other developed state, without compromising with our core values, identity and…
[ Tongam Rina ] Home Minister Amit Shah, palpably nervous and angry as he defended the citizenship amendment bill (CAB) on 9 December, said that the northeastern states need not worry as some of the states are under the…
[ Tongam Rina ] The controversial citizenship amendment bill (CAB), amending the Citizenship Act of 1955, is set to make a comeback even as the Northeast of India has made its opposition to the bill clear. Unlike in…
[ Tongam Rina ] During his Independence Day speech at IG Park in Itanagar on 15 August, Chief Minister Pema Khandu said, “I would like to assure the people of my state that the provisions of Article 371 (H) will…
[ Tongam Rina ] On 3 August, Amarnath Yatra, the pilgrimage to the Hindu shrine located some 140 kilometres from Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir, was called off with the government citing possible terror attack along the…
[ Tongam Rina ] The arrest of Anok Wangsa, the NSCN (IM)’s area commander of Longding in Arunachal, Charaideo in Assam and Mon in Nagaland, is a major breakthrough in the case of the Tirap massacre which claimed 11…
[ Tongam Rina ] I wonder how many of you suffer from mental health issues or know someone who does. I wonder how many of you have acknowledged that mental health requires the same attention as physical health. As I…
[ Tongam Rina ] It was not even 7 pm and the shops in Khonsa were all shut. The market area was pitch dark as there was hardly any streetlight. The only shop open was a medical store, but the workers were gearing up to…
[ Tongam Rina ] Sitting in the traditional bamboo kitchen located a short distance away from the main house, Wangjin Hakkun keeps stoking the flames in the fireplace. A retired employee of the education department, he…
[ Tongam Rina ] The brutal killing of Arunachalee politician Tirong Aboh and 10 others, including his son, in Tirap has numbed the state with pain. The sheer brutality has shaken the people to the very core. Everything…
[ Tongam Rina ] 39-year-old former zilla parishad member Seliam Wangsa was killed last Saturday at Nginu village in Longding district. According to his friends, he was killed while he was on his way back home after…
[ Tongam Rina ] We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it. – Mahatma Gandhi As I try to make…
[ Tongam Rina ] The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation’s (NEEPCO) 405 mw Ranganadi hydroelectric project (RHEP) on the Panyor river is on a complete shutdown for maintenance since 9 February. However, it appears…
[ 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…
