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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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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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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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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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Assam Team In Border Village To Verify Claims Of Encroachment By Mizoram
The Assam government on Wednesday sent an official team to a remote village in Hailakandi district along its border with Mizoram to verify claims that people from the neighbouring state were allegedly encroaching land in Assam and cutting down trees
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"Evictions Will Continue In Assam": Himanta Biswa Sarma After BJP Wins Big In Northeast
Himanta Biswa Sarma reiterated that Assam will continue the eviction drives in areas where the government and forest lands have been encroached upon, but the government will also 'survey' lands available to resettle those evicted.
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2 Dead In Assam Protests; Man Beaten With Sticks, Shot On Camera
Two civilians were killed and nine policemen injured on Thursday when an anti-encroachment drive in Assam's Darrang district blew up into a brutal clash between the police and people protesting eviction.
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Assam Says 20 Police Outposts Set Up Along Border With Mizoram
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that the state has set up 20 new police outposts along the border with Mizoram and recovered at least 200 hectares of land allegedly encroached by the neighboring state following clashes.
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Nearly 1,800 Hectares Of Assam Encroached By Mizoram People: Chief Minister
People of neighbouring Mizoram have encroached on nearly 1,800 hectares of Assam land spread across three districts, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in the assembly on Monday.
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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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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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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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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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Assam Team In Border Village To Verify Claims Of Encroachment By Mizoram
The Assam government on Wednesday sent an official team to a remote village in Hailakandi district along its border with Mizoram to verify claims that people from the neighbouring state were allegedly encroaching land in Assam and cutting down trees
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"Evictions Will Continue In Assam": Himanta Biswa Sarma After BJP Wins Big In Northeast
Himanta Biswa Sarma reiterated that Assam will continue the eviction drives in areas where the government and forest lands have been encroached upon, but the government will also 'survey' lands available to resettle those evicted.
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2 Dead In Assam Protests; Man Beaten With Sticks, Shot On Camera
Two civilians were killed and nine policemen injured on Thursday when an anti-encroachment drive in Assam's Darrang district blew up into a brutal clash between the police and people protesting eviction.
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Assam Says 20 Police Outposts Set Up Along Border With Mizoram
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today said that the state has set up 20 new police outposts along the border with Mizoram and recovered at least 200 hectares of land allegedly encroached by the neighboring state following clashes.
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Nearly 1,800 Hectares Of Assam Encroached By Mizoram People: Chief Minister
People of neighbouring Mizoram have encroached on nearly 1,800 hectares of Assam land spread across three districts, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in the assembly on Monday.
