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2 Killed In Police Firing, 30 Injured In Assam Anti-Encroachment Drive: Sources
An encroachment eviction drive faced resistance from locals when a mob allegedly turned violent and attacked police and government officials in Assam's Kamrup (Metro) district today, sources said.
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Himanta Sarma Links Crime Against Women In Assam To "Large Encroachment Strategy"
Amid an uproar over the alleged rape of a minor girl in Assam this week, Chief Minister Hemanta Biswa Sarma today said the crime against women in some parts of the state is "part of a large encroachment strategy".
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Houses Of Rape, Murder Accused In Assam Razed In Anti- Encroachment Drive
Houses of five people, including three rape and murder accused, were demolished in Assam's Goalpara district on Sunday for alleged encroachment on government land, officials said.
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Forest Land Five Times Delhi's Geographical Area Under Encroachment: Data
A total 7,506 square kilometres of recorded forest area -- five times the geographical area of Delhi -- is currently under encroachment in the country, according to government data.
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Boundary Disputes Being Resolved Through Various Means: Assam Minister
More than 82,000 hectares of Assam territory has been encroached by four of its neighbouring states, Border Protection and Development Minister Atul Bora said in the Assembly on Wednesday.
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Women Stage Semi-Nude Protest Against Eviction Drive In Guwahati
Women staged a semi-nude protest in Assam's largest city Guwahati against an eviction drive in Silsako Beel (lake) area on Friday, as excavators ravaged to the ground several houses to clear alleged encroached land of the wetland.
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Eviction Drives, Lathi-Charge, And Protesting "Encroachers" In Assam
A series of eviction drives were conducted in three Assam districts on Wednesday, leaving thousands of alleged encroachers of public land in a quandary.
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Eviction Drive Continues On Second Day In Assam Reserve Forest
The drive to evict encroachers from forest land in Assam's Lakhimpur district continued for the second day on Wednesday, with 299 families residing on a 250-hectare tract left in the lurch.
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Bulldozers In Action As Eviction Drive Begins In Assam Reserve Forest
Bulldozers rolled out in Assam's Lakhimpur district today as part of a massive eviction drive to clear over 500 hectares of encroached forest land.
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Another Massive Eviction Drive In Assam, Opposition MLA Detained
A week after a massive eviction drive in Assam's Nagaon district to clear nearly 400 acres of encroached land, a similar drive has been launched in Barpeta district. A legislator who had come to support the locals was also detained during the drive.
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27 Families Evicted From School Land After Anti-Encroachment Drive In Assam
Twenty-seven families and 17 shops were evicted from a school land, which they allegedly encroached upon, in Assam's Morigaon district on Friday, an official said.
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Assam's Massive Drive To Clear Encroached Government Land
The Assam government has launched a massive eviction drive in Nagaon amid tight security to clear nearly 400 acres of encroached land.
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4,449 Families Evicted Since BJP Returned To Power In Assam
A total of 4,449 families have been evicted across Assam for alleged encroachment since the BJP-led government took charge in May last year, the state Assembly was informed on Monday.
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Assam To Carry Out Major Eviction Drive Today Amid Tight Security
The Assam government is all set to carry out a major eviction drive in Sonitpur district on Saturday to clear encroachments from 330 acres of land, a senior official said.
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Tensions At Assam-Arunachal Border Over Land Encroachment Allegations
A group of people in Assam's Dhemaji district have objected to an alleged land encroachment by some residents of neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, leading to tension in the disputed inter-state border area, police said.
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2 Killed In Police Firing, 30 Injured In Assam Anti-Encroachment Drive: Sources
An encroachment eviction drive faced resistance from locals when a mob allegedly turned violent and attacked police and government officials in Assam's Kamrup (Metro) district today, sources said.
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Himanta Sarma Links Crime Against Women In Assam To "Large Encroachment Strategy"
Amid an uproar over the alleged rape of a minor girl in Assam this week, Chief Minister Hemanta Biswa Sarma today said the crime against women in some parts of the state is "part of a large encroachment strategy".
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Houses Of Rape, Murder Accused In Assam Razed In Anti- Encroachment Drive
Houses of five people, including three rape and murder accused, were demolished in Assam's Goalpara district on Sunday for alleged encroachment on government land, officials said.
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Forest Land Five Times Delhi's Geographical Area Under Encroachment: Data
A total 7,506 square kilometres of recorded forest area -- five times the geographical area of Delhi -- is currently under encroachment in the country, according to government data.
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Boundary Disputes Being Resolved Through Various Means: Assam Minister
More than 82,000 hectares of Assam territory has been encroached by four of its neighbouring states, Border Protection and Development Minister Atul Bora said in the Assembly on Wednesday.
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Women Stage Semi-Nude Protest Against Eviction Drive In Guwahati
Women staged a semi-nude protest in Assam's largest city Guwahati against an eviction drive in Silsako Beel (lake) area on Friday, as excavators ravaged to the ground several houses to clear alleged encroached land of the wetland.
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Eviction Drives, Lathi-Charge, And Protesting "Encroachers" In Assam
A series of eviction drives were conducted in three Assam districts on Wednesday, leaving thousands of alleged encroachers of public land in a quandary.
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Eviction Drive Continues On Second Day In Assam Reserve Forest
The drive to evict encroachers from forest land in Assam's Lakhimpur district continued for the second day on Wednesday, with 299 families residing on a 250-hectare tract left in the lurch.
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Bulldozers In Action As Eviction Drive Begins In Assam Reserve Forest
Bulldozers rolled out in Assam's Lakhimpur district today as part of a massive eviction drive to clear over 500 hectares of encroached forest land.
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Another Massive Eviction Drive In Assam, Opposition MLA Detained
A week after a massive eviction drive in Assam's Nagaon district to clear nearly 400 acres of encroached land, a similar drive has been launched in Barpeta district. A legislator who had come to support the locals was also detained during the drive.
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27 Families Evicted From School Land After Anti-Encroachment Drive In Assam
Twenty-seven families and 17 shops were evicted from a school land, which they allegedly encroached upon, in Assam's Morigaon district on Friday, an official said.
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Assam's Massive Drive To Clear Encroached Government Land
The Assam government has launched a massive eviction drive in Nagaon amid tight security to clear nearly 400 acres of encroached land.
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4,449 Families Evicted Since BJP Returned To Power In Assam
A total of 4,449 families have been evicted across Assam for alleged encroachment since the BJP-led government took charge in May last year, the state Assembly was informed on Monday.
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Assam To Carry Out Major Eviction Drive Today Amid Tight Security
The Assam government is all set to carry out a major eviction drive in Sonitpur district on Saturday to clear encroachments from 330 acres of land, a senior official said.
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Tensions At Assam-Arunachal Border Over Land Encroachment Allegations
A group of people in Assam's Dhemaji district have objected to an alleged land encroachment by some residents of neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, leading to tension in the disputed inter-state border area, police said.
