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Encroachments on VGR, PGR, Satras and forest land to be cleared in systema
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that all unauthorised occupation of VGR (Village Grazing Reserve), PGR (Professional Grazing Reserve), Satras, Naamghars, forest land, and other public areas would be cleared in a phased manner.
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"We are wholeheartedly supporting this move of the CM": Assam Minister Bor
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Assam Minister Atul Bora has support the state's eviction drive against illegal encroachments in tribal areas. He said the move, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, is important to protect tribal land, and praised the CM's visits to districts to monitor the action.
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We remain committed to liberating every inch of Assam's land from encroach
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Chief Minister on Monday attended the fourth Foundation Day celebration of the Gorukhuti Multipurpose Agriculture Project in Darrang district, describing the initiative as a symbol of Assamese self-reliance.
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Himachal Govt to move SC against tree felling in apple belt
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Calling the green felling "environmentally disastrous" and contrary to the principles of ecological conservation. Negi told ANI, "Nowhere in the country is green felling permitted. Eviction of illegal encroachments is being carried out, but cutting decades-old fruit-bearing trees is not just
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"Seeing beginning of democratic invasion in Upper Assam": CM Sarma warns o
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the indigenous people of the state are facing invasion from people from one religion who are now trying to change the demography in Upper Assam.
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Himachal forest encroachment drive: Apple trees felled on HC orders in Kot
Updated : 8 months ago IST
The action, aimed at reclaiming forest land from unauthorised apple cultivation, was carried out in the presence of SDM Kotkhai, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Thiyog, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Thiyog, and the local Tehsildar. Police personnel were deployed to maintain law and o
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Pakistan: Systemic failures, delayed response led to Swat River tragedy, s
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM ordered action against officials after 14 people drowned in a Swat River flood. A probe found major lapses by multiple departments, poor coordination, and weak safety enforcement. Authorities will take disciplinary steps, launch awareness drives, and clear river encroac
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Assam: Goalpara administration conducts eviction drive in Paikan Reserve F
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Tejas Mariswamy, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Goalpara Division, said that there is encroachment in around 140 hectares of land in the Paikan Reserve Forest area, and the High Court has instructed to clear it in order to revive the forest.
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Eviction drive against illegal encroachments will continue: Assam BJP
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
In a statement issued by BJP Assam spokesperson Pankaj Borbora, the party alleged that a large portion of protected land and forest areas had been occupied by "illegal infiltrators of East Bengal origin," posing a threat to the rights and future of the indigenous Assamese population.
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Najafgarh Wetland Encroachment Case: NGT directs DTC to halt construction
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
The bench, comprising Justice Prakash Shrivastava (Chairperson), Sudhir Agarwal (Judicial Member), and Dr A Senthil Vel (Expert Member), in an order passed on July 4, 2025, expressed concern over the absence of a response from the Delhi Transport Corporation, the primary respondent accused o
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Landmark Land Law Reforms: CM Dhami marks 4 years of Uttarakhand govt's pr
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
"People had long-standing expectations about the land law. We have also implemented it. Be it anti-riot law, anti-conversion law to prevent religious conversion, or an encroachment removal campaign, in which we have so far cleared more than 6,500 acres of land from encroachment. The anti-che
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Defence Estates Office reclaims 5 acres of encroached land in Delhi Canton
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In an anti-encroachment operation, the Defence Estates Office, Delhi Circle, reclaimed approximately 5 acres of prime Defence land at Brar Square, Delhi Cantonment, from unauthorised occupation, said a statement from Defence Estates Office, Delhi Circle.
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