After the cabinet meeting, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "The Supreme Court, through the constitutional bench, has clearly indicated that the government of Assam is free to use the Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act 1950 to detect and deport foreigners.
Amid the tense situation in neighbouring Nepal, several Indian nationals crossed the India-Nepal border at Panitanki in Darjeeling district of West Bengal and returned to India on Wednesday.
A comfortable 45-34 win for the Dabang Delhi K.C. over Bengal Warriorz took them to the top of the Pro Kabaddi League Season 12 table on Tuesday night.
Amid the ongoing violent protests in Nepal's Kathmandu by Gen Z, Sujit Chakraborty, President of West Bengal Custom House Agents Society, expressed concerns over the well-being of Indian staff stationed in Nepal, with uncertainty about how they will return home.
This comes in the wake of escalating unrest in Nepal following Prime Minister KP Oli's resignation amid violent protests that entered their second day across the country.
CM Yadav also virtually addressed the beneficiaries on the occasion, highlighting that Sambal Yojana is a unique scheme of the state Labour Department to help others.
"A police post has been set up here at the round-up with deployment of force. We are in alert mode and monitoring the situation with the help of security agencies and the Nepal police. There's no information about anyone being stuck. The police have heightened patrolling at the border area,"
BJP leader Dilip Ghosh on Tuesday expressed concern over the unrest in Nepal following the protests demanding measures to curb corruption and end the ban on social media applications.
The Armed Forces will host the Combined Commanders' Conference (CCC) 2025 in Kolkata, West Bengal, from September 15 to 17, 2025. The theme for this year's conference is 'Year of Reforms - Transforming for the Future', said a statement from the Ministry of Defence on Monday.
Security agencies in India have stepped up vigilance along the Indo-Nepal border following large-scale violent protests in Nepal against the government over alleged corruption and the government's ban on 26 unregistered social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, YouTube
Acting on specific intelligence, BSF personnel intercepted the suspect and recovered 35 gold biscuits worth over Rs 5 crore concealed around his waist.