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Monday Musing [Tongam Rina] The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to begin the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state, and the exercise is likely to be far more complicated than it appears on paper. With algorithms and digital verification systems increasingly determining who stays on the electoral roll and
Monday Musing [ Tongam Rina ] Though the Supreme Court judgment on the writ petition (civil) No 54 of 2024 regarding allegations of corruption, nepotism, and financial irregularity in awarding public works contracts by the state to the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh and his family is just a direction to the Central Bureau of
Monday Musing [ Tongam Rina ] The first spell of heavy rain this year has already claimed four lives after a wall of a house under construction collapsed following a landslide in Itanagar. The city is highly vulnerable to landslides, triggered by unregulated earth-cutting by both private players and the government to pave the way
Monday Musing [ Tongam Rina ] The state cabinet has announced the implementation of the electronic inner line permit (e-ILP) system in Arunachal Pradesh, although one already exists. While no details have been provided about the new system – which is expected to replace the existing one, also called e-ILP – the cabinet stated in
