Punjab and West Bengal governments have expressed apprehension at the extension of the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force (BSF) and said that such a move encroaches upon the powers of the State, Union Minister for State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
Supreme Court has stayed all criminal proceedings against HW News Network and its journalists, Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarnja Jha who were booked by Tripura Police for their reports on recent communal violence in Tripura.