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 lifts mobile internet suspension in violence-affected districts as situation improves: OfficialsMobile internet services have been restored in Assam's Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong districts after a week of violence that claimed...
28 Dec, 2025, 01.46 PM IST
After evictions, thousands in Assam face fresh hurdles to get on voter rollsAs the Election Commission starts the process of special revision of electoral rolls in Assam, hundreds of people evicted during the evicti...
19 Nov, 2025, 04.31 PM IST
Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind President visits Assam in the wake of eviction driveMaulana Mahmood Madani, President of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, led a delegation to Assam to support families displaced by recent eviction drives...
01 Sep, 2025, 08.00 PM 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
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
Arms licences to indigenous people will only be given after proper evaluation: HimantaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma defended the government's decision to provide arms licenses to indigenous people in vulnerable are...
10 Aug, 2025, 06.51 PM IST
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says govt has not issued any 'special' directive to drop cases of non-Muslim illegal foreignersAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has denied issuing any special state directive to drop Foreigners’ Tribunal (FT) cases against non...
08 Aug, 2025, 06.19 PM IST
Assam: Amid eviction drives, vigilante groups spread in search of suspected illegal Bangladeshi immigrantsIn Assam, a wave of vigilance is sweeping through as community groups mobilise to identify suspected illegal immigrants following governmen...
05 Aug, 2025, 06.56 PM IST
Nagaland govt orders heightened vigilance to prevent influx of illegal immigrants amid eviction drive in AssamFollowing eviction drives in Assam, Nagaland is on high alert. The Nagaland government has instructed officials to increase vigilance. This...
22 Jul, 2025, 06.45 PM IST
Assam eviction drive turns violent in Dhubri; CM vows to clear all encroachmentsAssam government's eviction drive to clear illegal encroachment faces criticism and resistance. Dhubri district witnessed a violent clash d...
09 Jul, 2025, 09.55 PM IST
Congress hampering Assam eviction drive by inciting people: CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that fundamentalism influenced the eviction drive in Sonapur's Kosutoli locality, with prot...
14 Sep, 2024, 12.32 AM IST
Assam: Protests in West Karbi Anglong over illegal settlements, eviction drive imminentMassive protests in West Karbi Anglong district, Assam demand eviction of illegal settlers in PGR/VGR land. The Karbi Anglong Autonomous Co...
21 Feb, 2024, 01.11 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
Massive eviction drive underway in Assam's Sonitpur amid heavy securityA massive eviction drive to clear 330 acres of land in Assam's Sonitpur district began on Saturday morning amid heavy security, police said...
03 Sep, 2022, 11.03 AM IST
Two killed in police firing on Assam "encroachers", govt orders judicial probeThe incident drew condemnation, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi calling the police action "state-sponsored fire".
24 Sep, 2021, 10.54 AM IST
Immigrant Muslim population must adopt decent family planning norms: Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam CM Himanta Biswa sarma said that the immigrant Muslim population must adopt decent family planning norms as land and resources are li...
10 Jun, 2021, 11.00 PM IST