Centre rolls out transparency, safety and other state laws for Chandigarh; check what's newChandigarh's legal framework is set for a major upgrade. The Centre has extended five state laws to the Union Territory. These reforms aim ...
07 May, 2026, 09.36 AM IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma brings back BJP for third consecutive term in AssamHimanta Biswa Sarma led the BJP to a historic victory in Assam, winning 82 seats. His aggressive campaign, focusing on welfare schemes like...
04 May, 2026, 08.24 PM IST
Himanta supremacy: BJP is the only party to buck anti-incumbencyAssam Election Results: The BJP is poised to win the Assam Assembly elections, bucking anti-incumbency trends seen elsewhere. Chief Ministe...
04 May, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
Assam Exit Poll Results 2026: Can Himanta Biswa Sarma lead BJP to another win?Assam Exit Poll Results 2026: Exit polls predict a second consecutive term for Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the BJP-led NDA in As...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.05 PM IST
Assam: Tensions rise after violence erupts during eviction drive in Chirang’s Runikhata Forest RangeTensions are high in Assam's Chirang district following violence during an eviction drive. Forest guards cleared encroached land, leading t...
18 Apr, 2026, 07.57 PM IST
Rebels and alliances shaping lower Assam election battleAssembly polls in Lower and Southern Assam feature multi-cornered contests. Key issues include religious divides, recent eviction drives an...
03 Apr, 2026, 11.24 PM IST
Upper Assam poll battle heats up as BJP banks on identity politics and eviction drivesUpper Assam's election campaign centers on identity. The BJP government highlights its role in defending Assamese identity through land rig...
01 Apr, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
Assam eviction drive: Illegal settlers demolish own homes, shops in NagaonIn Assam's Nagaon district, illegal settlers are demolishing their own homes and shops on government land following eviction notices. The g...
27 Aug, 2025, 07.49 PM IST
Guwahati HC directs Assam govt to fence reserved forestsGauhati High Court directed Assam to fence reserved forests. The court warned against new encroachments. Encroachers got 30 days to respond...
19 Aug, 2025, 08.18 PM IST
Government to carry out another round of eviction drive in Assam's Rengma Reserve ForestThe Assam government is set to conduct another eviction drive in the Rengma Reserve Forest, Uriumghat, reclaiming approximately 827 acres o...
18 Aug, 2025, 09.48 AM IST
Himanta Biswa Sarma asks Assam citizens not to shelter evicted families; says govt wants to send them to their 'original place'Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has urged people against sheltering those evicted. The government wants them to return to their or...
05 Aug, 2025, 10.28 AM IST
Assam government starts eviction drive in Goalpara districtAssam government's eviction drive in Goalpara district aims to reclaim 1,040 bighas of encroached land in Paikan Reserve Forest, following ...
12 Jul, 2025, 09.01 PM IST
Assam CM says 25,000 acres cleared of illegal encroachment amid controversy over targeting minoritiesAssam's government, led by Chief Minister Sarma, has cleared 25,000 acres of illegally encroached land in the last four years, initiating e...
11 Jul, 2025, 06.28 PM IST
Assam govt launches eviction drive in Barpeta districtAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had on December 21 asserted that eviction drives to clear government and forest land in the state ...
26 Dec, 2022, 07.44 PM IST
Lower Assam areas will face problems if population not checked: Himanta Biswa SarmaSpeaking at the state assembly on Wednesday, Sarma said that eviction drives to clear government land from encroachers will continue. He sa...
21 Dec, 2022, 08.40 PM IST
Assam: AIUDF stages walkout after Speaker disallows motion against eviction drivesSpeaker Biswajit Daimary informed the House that he has rejected the motion brought by AIUDF. AIUDF members went to the Well of the House, ...
20 Dec, 2022, 09.25 PM IST
Assam clashes: 2 dead, 9 policemen injured in Dholpur villageA senior police official, who does not want to be named, told ET, “At around 1.30 pm people gathered they were demanding settlement before ...
24 Sep, 2021, 10.10 AM IST