Himanta Biswa Sarma to take oath on May 12, says Assam NDA 3.0 will unveil ‘full picture’Himanta Biswa Sarma is set to be sworn in as the Chief Minister of Assam on May 12, embarking on his second term. He described his first te...
12 May, 2026, 01.02 PM IST
Will carry out eviction in 5 lakh bighas of land after Assam polls: Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaDuring the BJP's Jan Ashirwad Yatra, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma unveiled a plan for eviction drives spanning five lakh bighas...
01 Mar, 2026, 08.11 PM IST
Scuffle between police and Azara people breaks out over eviction noticesA scuffle erupted in Azara, Guwahati, as police served eviction notices on land occupants. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma stated 16 people we...
27 Feb, 2026, 10.41 PM IST
Assam can be infiltrator-free like naxal-free regions: Union Home Minister Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah stated that Assam can be freed of illegal infiltrators, similar to how large parts of the country were made N...
21 Feb, 2026, 11.33 PM IST
Encroachment crackdown in Uriamghat: Assam CM reviews eviction drive, promises actionAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma inspected encroached lands in Uriamghat. The government issued eviction notices and aims to clear ...
25 Jul, 2025, 08.57 PM IST
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma bats for starting Skill University Academic session from July 2025Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited the construction sites of Assam Skill University, Mangaldai Bypass, and Darrang Medical Co...
20 Jun, 2024, 09.19 PM IST
Tribals can hold 50 bighas of land under Assam's new tribal land policyChief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “Tribal land policy is expected to be launched on October 2 this year and it will increase the lan...
02 Aug, 2022, 10.02 AM IST
Assam Cabinet extendeds the scope of the economically weaker section quotaThe Assam Cabinet on July 18 extended the scope of the EWS (Economically weaker section) quota.
18 Jul, 2022, 09.54 PM IST
Around 43,01,335.043 bighas of Assam's land is under encroachment: GovtAssam’s Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Jogen Mohan said Mizoram has encroached 18,242.33 bighas of Assam’s forest land while Arun...
25 Dec, 2021, 09.54 AM IST
Assam: Starting 2021, no government jobs for those with more than two kidsThe important decision was taken at the Assam Cabinet meeting that also adopted a New Land Policy, which will give three bighas of agricult...
22 Oct, 2019, 10.55 AM IST
West Bengal starts project for supplementing farmers’ agricultural income with income from fish cultivationThe state agriculture and fisheries departments have jointly taken up this project in Malda district which will subsequently spread to othe...
30 Aug, 2019, 01.17 PM IST
Nitish Kumar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and a tale of two villagesNitish Kumar's native village has everything it could ask for and is, perhaps, more developed than that of former CM and RJD chief Lalu Pra...
13 May, 2019, 10.40 AM IST
Bikaner Land scandal: ED attaches assets worth Rs 4.62 crores of Robert Vadra’s company and othersAssets of others allegedly involved in the Bikaner, Rajasthan land scam have also been attached.
15 Feb, 2019, 07.44 PM IST
Bangladesh-India land swap: Dahagram-Angorpota enclave kept out of dealFifty one Bangladeshi enclaves in India and 111 Indian enclaves in Bangladesh — a 68-year-old "aberration" was rectified. But with one exce...
02 Aug, 2015, 10.20 AM IST
Singur: Legal war over land between Mamata Banerjee government and Tata Motors leaves youth and farmers in lurchThe battles of Singur recast the political map of West Bengal, helping bring to an end of rule of Left Front and the start of Mamata’s tenu...
20 Jul, 2015, 05.56 AM IST
Rs 1,000 crore land grab case returns to haunt sacked Mizoram governor Kamla BeniwalThough court notices were issued to other accused in November 2012, Beniwal was exempted for the immunity she enjoyed as governor under Art...
08 Aug, 2014, 12.38 PM IST
- Land-losers begin to dream again in Singur
Ashok Ghosh, who owns 1.5 bighas said he had never supported the Tata Motors project. "Outsiders had good jobs and not the poor people."
15 May, 2011, 11.26 AM IST