Locally known as Thung Thung Karmu, the black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis) is not simply a bird but an emotion for the inhabitants of Sangti and Zemithang valleys in Arunachal Pradesh in northeast India. It is deeply tied with the region’s folklore and it is believed to be connected with the incarnation of the Sixth Dalai […]
Central University in Arunachal Orders Gag on Students and Teachers ‘The university cannot afford to allow laxity in the name of dissent’ ITANAGAR: The Rajiv Gandhi University in Arunachal Pradesh finds itself in the midst of a tussle with a set of students over the lockdown measures it recently imposed. The administration has now issued a gag order against students and staff directing them to refrain from making negative comments about the varsity on social media. The state’s only central university has been embroiled in controversy ever since the decision was taken to close down all campus hostels in the wake of the second wave of Covid-19. The decision was met with opposition from the RGU Research Scholars’ Forum, which requested the university administration to reconsider its decision. On April 28 members of the RGURSF also staged a rally demanding a rollback of the decision.