Gogoi added that the Assam Police's move to obstruct the two journalists from exercising their right to free expression amounted to misuse of legal provisions and was unconstitutional
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that no coercive action be taken against The Wire Editor Siddharth Varadarajan in connection with the FIR registered by the Assam Police over an article on Operation Sindoor.
In an intensified action amidst the ongoing illegal eviction drive in Assam, the state police in the early hours of Friday pushed back 10 illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators from the Sribhumi sector.
Police recovered and seized 20,000 Yaba tablets and 216 grams of heroin in Assam's Cachar district, officials said. Five people have been arrested by the police in the case.
SaveLIFE Foundation, in partnership with Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited, organised a one-day workshop in Guwahati on Tuesday aimed at sensitising and equipping government stakeholders and school representatives with effective strategies to enhance safety around school zones.
Assam Police, under its flagship Sishu Mitra Programme, convened a State-Level Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue aimed at strengthening coordination and bridging systemic gaps within the child protection ecosystem.
The objective of the initiative was to strengthen institutional response mechanism
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday applauded the Assam Police for arresting an individual after 30,000 YABA tablets worth Rs 6 crore were recovered from him.
Miscreants attacked several police personnel at Paikan area in Assam's Goalpara district, where the administration carried out a massive eviction drive a few days back.
According to officials, the special Anti-NDPS operation was launched following a tip-off about a large consignment of narcotics being transported by bus. Acting on specific intelligence, police set up a naka checkpoint at Sonapur along the HM Road under the supervision of the Additional Supe