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
Supreme Court streamlined eviction process in Feb 10 verdict, says Assam CM Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has declared exciting changes regarding forest land evictions, thanks to a recent Supreme Court ...
11 Feb, 2026, 07.28 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
Assam govt reclaimed 50 acres of land in Negheribil, says CM SarmaThe Assam government has reclaimed 50 acres of encroached land in Negheribil. Authorities demolished 320 illegal structures during the oper...
11 Aug, 2025, 10.13 PM 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
Govt to never evict Indian, Assamese people: Himanta Biswa SarmaAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma assured that no Indian or Assamese people will be evicted, especially non-tribals in the Bodoland ...
03 Aug, 2025, 09.23 PM IST
Assam begins forest encroachment survey, eviction drive to take a decadeThe Assam government has directed Deputy Commissioners to survey forest land encroachment, estimating a decade-long effort for clearance. C...
01 Aug, 2025, 06.03 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
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...
17 Jul, 2025, 08.58 PM IST
One killed, several injured in clash between evicted people, security forces in AssamIn Assam's Goalpara district, a violent clash erupted between evicted people and security forces in the Paikan reserve forest, resulting in...
17 Jul, 2025, 12.16 PM 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
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...
08 Nov, 2021, 07.05 PM IST
Not an inch of forest land will be allowed to be encroached: Parimal SuklabaidyaPolice from both Assam and Mizoram are camping in Aitlang. Recently the Deputy Commissioner of Kolasib held a meeting with his counterpart ...
04 Jul, 2021, 06.28 PM IST
Amit Shah praises Assam government for evicting illegal settlers from Kaziranga National ParkAt the BJP’s national council meet in Kozhikode, Shah praised Sonowal for inspecting the India-Bangladesh border and evicting illegal settl...
25 Sep, 2016, 08.26 PM IST