Arunachal Pradesh announced cost-cutting and efficiency measures to reduce spending and streamline governance. The official notification bans foreign travel by Ministers and government officials for the next one year. It also orders a 50% reduction in the convoy strength of Ministers, citing efforts to optimize fuel usage and improve the movement of officials across departments.
The Supreme Court refused to directly take up an Indian engineer’s plea from Dubai challenging a travel ban, advising him instead to approach the Indian Embassy in the UAE. Asif Azad appeared by video conference and alleged a drug mafia conspiracy and possible links involving Kerala MLAs, but the court held that diplomatic assistance should be pursued first.
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