Law and Order, Crime Reduction Key Focus Areas at Assam SP Conference

  GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday, September 3, said the just concluded two day Superintendents of Police (SP) Conference primarily focused on maintaining law and order in the state and reducing crime rates and occurrences. ALSO READ: New Anti Narcotics Task Force to Be Set Up in Assam to Combat Drug Trafficking…

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Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting Birth Tourism in the United States

  GUWAHATI: US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aimed at ending “birth tourism” in the United States, directing officials to take action against foreign nationals who enter the country on non-immigrant visas for the purpose of giving birth. ALSO READ: Ladakh Plans India’s First High-Altitude Wildlife Safari With Kaziranga-Style Jeeps Under the order,…

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'People Can't Stage Protests?': Bombay HC Upholds Right to Dissent, Cancels Activist's Externment Order

  GUWAHATI: The Bombay High Court has ruled that protesting against government decisions or raising slogans against the government cannot, by itself, justify the externment of a citizen from a particular area. The court quashed an externment order issued against SDPI leader Saeed Ahmad Abdul Wahid Chaudhary, holding that peaceful dissent is protected under the…

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Kamrup Issues Prohibitory Order on River Activities During Monsoon; Bathing, Swimming Banned

  GUWAHATI: The Kamrup district administration has restricted public access to the Brahmaputra and its tributaries to prevent drowning incidents and other water-related accidents during the ongoing monsoon season as water levels continue to rise following days of incessant rainfall. ALSO READ: Garbage Dump Under Guwahati Club Stadium Flyover Raises Sanitation Concerns Kamrup District Magistrate Deba Kumar…

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Gauhati HC Declines to Hear Siddharth Sharma's Bail Plea, Cites Existing Order on Related Cases

  GUWAHATI: The bail plea filed by Siddharth Sharma was not heard by the Gauhati High Court on Thursday, June 4, as the bench of Justice Parthivjyoti Saikia declined to entertain the application. ALSO READ: Food Safety Team Seizes Chemically Ripened Mangoes in Guwahati’s Fancy Bazaar; Stock Destroyed The bail petition was moved before Justice Saikia's bench…

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