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Police to examine if Kharge, Rahul Gandhi's speeches incited Paikan violence, says Assam CMAssam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that police will investigate whether speeches by Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi i...
One killed in police firing as Assam eviction drive turns violentIn Goalpara district, Assam, an eviction drive turned violent, resulting in one death after police opened fire on protestors. The clash occ...
Violence erupts at Sonapur eviction site in Assam: Two dead, dozens injuredTwo people were killed and over 30 injured in violent clashes between police and residents during an eviction drive in Sonapur’s Kosutoli, ...
Manipur violence explained: History of suspicion between ethnic groups escalates violenceThe escalation in violence in Manipur has its roots in an over 10-year-old demand by the Meitei community for a Scheduled Tribe tag. The im...
Eviction drive to clear 500 hectares of forest land in Assam's Lakhimpur: OfficialsOut of 2,560.25 hectares of Pava reserved forest, only 29 hectares are currently free of any encroachment. In the first phase, 500 hectares...
Never wanted to live at Janpath bungalow permanently, disappointed with manner of eviction, says Chirag Paswan"We had to vacate this sooner or later. I do, however, slightly object to the way it has been done," he said. The ministerial bungalow was ...
There were no illegal foreigners among those evicted: A committee report on the eviction drive at DhalpurThe report titled, "Dhalpur: The Truth Behind" was prepared by two organizations Centre for Minority Studies, Research and Development and ...
Assam to clear illegal encroachment from government land from 12 placesChief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told media persons that the government has identified 12 sites which are illegally occupied. “In two pla...
After Gorukhuti, Assam government has begun an eviction drive in Lumding Reserve forestCM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that from 2012 trees falling started in the forest and ginger cultivation started. Yearly around 25 Crore ginge...
Assam government asks those settled in Lumding and in the forest areas to voluntarily evictSarma said, “We had discussion with minority organisations, we have asked the people to leave. These people were doing ginger cultivation b...
There is a definite blueprint to capture power in Assam by 2050 by certain groups: Himanta Biswa SarmaEarlier, during the eviction drive at Gorukhuti, there were violent clashes between local people and police which caused death of two peopl...
Assam eviction drive: Police arrests two over last week's violenceCM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the government has evidence that PFI had a role to play in the violence that erupted on Thursday during th...
Assam: Two arrested in connection with Gorukhuti ViolenceAccording to reports, the eviction drive, conducted amid stiff resistance by the local people, also left two dead in police firing on Septe...
Tension continues to prevail in Assam's Darrang districtChief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said a third force had incited the people at Dholpur in the district, even as several organisations obse...
12-hour bandh to protest eviction drive deaths hits normal life in Assam's DarrangNo untoward incident has been reported so far in the bandh called by the All Minority Organisations Coordination Committee, which includes ...
I will fight your battle: Rahul Gandhi to Shakur Basti slum dwellersRahul Gandhi attacked the Centre and Kejriwal government over the razing of a slum cluster by railways where a baby died.
Infant's death in Shakur Basti: Opposition parties attack Delhi governmentOpposition parties today attacked Delhi government over the death of a six-month-old baby in the Shakur Basti area of west Delhi, saying it...
Campa Cola demolition to be filmedAt the first stage of eviction, the MCGM will cut off electricity, water and gas supplies to the illegally built flats.
- 'Don't use jumbos for demolition of structures'
Animal welfare activists have brought in a new dimension to the anti-eviction stir in the city launched by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KM...
- Two killed in protest march in Guwahati
Violent protest by a mob in Guwahati resulted in death of two persons, including a nine year old child, and injury to another 30, of which ...