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Mr Sarma said that the arms licenses would only be granted after proper scrutiny. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Indigenous people in Assam's sensitive areas can apply for arms licences online * Licences granted after multi-layered scrutiny, with no criminal record required * Applicants must be indigenous, mentally stable, and assessed as vulnerable Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursda ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The Bar Council of India (BCI) has approved the Rules of Legal Education, Moratorium (Three-Year Moratorium) 2025, which will remain in force for three years once published. Under this moratorium, no new law colleges will be set up or granted approval anywhere in India. Existing institutions will also not be allowed to start new sections, courses, or batches without prior written permission from the BCI. Pending applications that have already reached the fina ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 14 (ANI): The Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday officially launched the arms licence services but clarified that the government will only provide an arms licence but will not give arms. This initiative aims to provide a sense of security to vulnerable populations and empower them to defend themselves if needed. We have officially launched the arms licence services as a citizen service under the Sewa Setu portal. Under this scheme, the indige ...Read More >
Guwahati: Amid Assam's most aggressive land reclamation drive to date, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he has ordered a sweeping crackdown on forest encroachments across all districts of the state.He said here on Friday that all district commissioners have been tasked with conducting immediate surveys and initiating evictions, sparing only those protected under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 (Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006). T ...Read More >
Guwahati, Aug 3 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the government will never evict "any Indian or Assamese people", a day after he stated that unauthorised occupation of public land by indigenous people is not considered as encroachment. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an election campaign meeting in Bodoland Territorial Region, Sarma tried to alleviate fears in the minds of non-tribal people living in the BTR. "Don't take tension about eviction. It's a dif ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) The government has notified a new framework for the edible oil industry, imposing stricter registration and reporting requirements on producers to enhance transparency and oversight, according to an official release. The 2025 Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (VOPPA) Regulation Order, notified on August 1 by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, amends the Vegetable Oil Products Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 20 ...Read More >
Golaghat (Assam), Aug 3 (PTI) The Assam government on Sunday carried out an eviction drive to clear alleged encroachment from nearly 1,000 bighas (over 133 hectares) of forest land, displacing more than 350 families, in Golaghat district. A day after completing the five-day long first phase of a massive eviction drive to clear alleged encroachments from almost 11,000 bighas (nearly 1,500 hectares) of forest land in Rengma Reserve Forest, the administration began a similar drive inside Nambor So ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 3 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is closely monitoring the flood situation in Uttar Pradesh, issuing timely directives to ensure effective relief efforts. Acting on his instructions, state ministers are inspecting affected areas, while Relief Commissioner Bhanu Chandra Goswami informed that floods have impacted 37 tehsils and 402 villages, affecting 84,392 people. Of these, 47,906 have received assistance, and 2,759 animals have been ...Read More >
Guwahati, Aug 3 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday alleged that the neutrality of the Election Commission is questionable, and that is why the opposition parties want a discussion on the revision of the voter list in Parliament. Speaking to reporters before the start of the Extended Executive Meeting of the Assam unit of the Congress here, Gogoi, who is also the deputy leader of the party in Lok Sabha, also questioned the BJP-led central government's decision not to allow a dis ...Read More >
Bhopal, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's seven-day foreign visits to Dubai and Spain concluded on Saturday, and he is scheduled to return to New Delhi on Sunday, government officials said. Talking to media in Barcelona in Spain on Saturday, Chief Minister Yadav said that his visit has been successful as various memorandums of understanding were signed with investors to increase production, employment opportunity and farmers' income in the state. Speaking at ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has hit back at his West Bengal counterpart, Mamata Banerjee, following her social media allegations that BJP is pursuing a divisive agenda in Assam. Sarma clarified that his administration's stance targets "unchecked" Muslim infiltration from across the border, not its own citizens. In response to Banerjee's claims that the Assam govt is threatening Bengali-speaking residents for asserting their linguistic identity, Sarma accused her of jeopardizing Bengal ...Read More >
Patna, Jul 19 (PTI) The Bihar government on Saturday said that more than 12,000 new polling stations have been created in the state as per the recommendation of the Election Commission, as part of special intensive revision (SIR). According to a release issued by the election department, the total number of polling stations has risen to 90,712 from 77,895, after the establishment of 12,817 new ones. Of these, 12,479 polling stations have been set up "at the same building or premises housing th ...Read More >
Shimla, July 19 (PTI) The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to move Supreme Court against the high court order to cut down fruit-laden apple trees on encroached forest lands in the state, horticulture and revenue minister Jagat Singh Negi said on Saturday. The state government will file a special leave petition in the top court next week and seek a stay on the HC order, Negi told PTI. Also Read | Bihar Special Intensive Revision Exercise: 95.92% Electors Covered; 6 More Days Still Left, ...Read More >
Goalpara, July 19: In the wake of the violent eviction drive in Goalpara's Paikan Reserve Forest -- during which one person was killed and several others, including police personnel, sustained injuries -- several political and student organisations submitted a memorandum to the District Commissioner (DC) on Saturday. The memorandum calls for a judicial inquiry into the incident, compensation of Rs 20 lakh for the family of the deceased, and Rs 5 lakh for each injured person. It also demands an ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate's Dehradun unit on Friday filed a prosecution complaint (chargesheet) against former Uttarakhand Congress minister Harak Singh Rawat in a money laundering case linked to land deals.Harak Singh and his wife Deepti Rawat are among five accused in the case. The others are Birendra Singh Kandari, Laxmi Rana and Poorna Devi Memorial Trust, which runs the Doon Institute of Medical Sciences offering paramedical courses such as BSc nursing.ED said its probe revealed De ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the Assam police will examine if the speeches of Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi incited the evicted people at Paikan that led to the death of one person and left several others injured, including policemen. Sarma said if the police found any impact of their speeches, then they might call both the Congress leaders for questioning. Kharge and Gandhi had addressed a Congress workers' rally at Palasbari on ...Read More >
Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to remove encroachments on forest lands. Shimla: Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to remove encroachments on forest lands, including the fruit-bearing trees, all across the state and not limit it to some areas. The order was passed by a division bench consisting of Justices Vivek Thakur and Bipin C Negi on Wednesday after the Advocate General placed on record fresh instructions issued by Principal Chief ...Read More >
Guwahati: Two people were killed and several injured-on Thursday after police opened fire after the ongoing eviction drive at Paikan in Goalpara district turned violent. Eviction was carried out in the area on Saturday last despite that a group of people have been staying there. They clashed with a team of police and forest department officials who had gone there to carry out the eviction drive. Police said that a group of people pelted stones at the police. "At least five policemen were injur ...Read More >
Amaravathi (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): A Telugu Desam Parliamentary Party meeting was held at the Chief Minister's Camp Office under the leadership of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, in which it was emphasised that the party will focus on issues concerning Andhra Pradesh in the upcoming Parliament session. Andhra Minister Nara Lokesh and several MPs attended the meeting. Also Read | Ganeshotsav Declared 'Rajya Mahotsav': Maharashtra Government Elevates Century-Old Festival to St ...Read More >
12 Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said there is an organised and deliberate pattern of encroachment on govt and forest lands across Assam, with outsiders -- including families from as far as Manipur -- being brought in to establish illegal settlements."In Lakhimpur, where we recently conducted an eviction drive, we found people from Manipur. Today, 12 families from Manipur and Nagaon (in Assam) reached there. Perhaps, they were asked to come by the encroachers earli ...Read More >
Expressing concerns over encroachment on forest land and the ongoing cutting of the apple trees, education minister Rohit Thakur urged for a humanitarian perspective while questioning the timing of the cutting down of the apple trees. "The clearing of the forest land is being done in compliance with the high court orders, but the intention of the government is sensitive towards the poor and landless sections," said Thakur while saying that he will take up the matter with chief minister Sukhvind ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday claimed that illegal land encroachments across the state are part of a deliberate and systematic pattern, with people arriving from as far as Manipur and even Bangladesh to occupy forest and government land. Reiterating his government's zero-tolerance approach, Sarma said all encroachers -- regardless of their origin -- would be evicted. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, the Chief Minister alleged tha ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) Delhi Art, Culture and Tourism Minister Kapil Mishra on Friday visited the Prime Ministers Museum and Library (PMML) at Teen Murti Marg, with singer and music director Himesh Reshammiya accompanying him. The museum, which showcases the lives and contributions of India's former prime ministers, features 14 high-tech galleries equipped with interactive and immersive exhibits, including a 6D helicopter ride, virtual photo booths, a handwriting robot, a time machine and a ki ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Enforcement Directorate (ED), Dehradun, has filed a Prosecution Complaint (PC) before the Special PMLA Court against former Uttarakhand minister Harak Singh Rawat, his wife Deepti Rawat, Birendra Singh Kandari, Laxmi Rana, and Poorna Devi Memorial Trust in connection with a multi-crore land scam under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED initiated its probe based on an FIR registered at Sahaspur Police Station, Dehradun, under multiple se ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The All India Football Federation have congratulated Inter Kashi on being adjudged the I-League Champions following the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). CAS has partially upheld an appeal by Inter Kashi Football Club (Inter Kashi FC) against Churchill Brothers FC Goa, Namdhari FC, Real Kashmir FC, and AIFF. CAS has ruled that the AIFF shall declare Inter Kashi FC as winners of the I-League 2024-25. After an unsuccessful first procedure i ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation demanded on Friday that the ongoing eviction drives in Assam be halted immediately. It also accused the BJP government in the northeastern state of targeting Muslims and other marginalised communities under the guise of forest protection and taking action against "so-called" illegal infiltrators. "CPI(ML) Liberation demands an immediate halt to the ongoing eviction drives and police violence unleashed by the BJP ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation demanded on Friday that the ongoing eviction drives in Assam be halted immediately. It also accused the BJP government in the northeastern state of targeting Muslims and other marginalised communities under the guise of forest protection and taking action against "so-called" illegal infiltrators. Also Read | UP's First Conviction in Digital Arrest Scam: Lucknow Court Sentences Cyber Fraudster to 7 Years in Jail ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 18 (UNI) Assam police are examining if the speeches of Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi in Assam had any impact to incite the mob at Paikan that led to the deaths of civilians and the injury of several others, including policemen. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said this while addressing a press conference in Dispur on Friday and added that if the police found any impact, they might call both the Congress leaders. Congress leaders, including Mallika ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 17: One person died and several others, including forest and security personnel, were injured after clashes broke out between evictees and forest officials during an eviction drive at Bidyapar in the Krishnai range of the Paikan Reserved Forest in Goalpara district on Thursday morning. The deceased has been identified as Shaquar Hussain, a 22-year-old local resident. At least three evictees, one police personnel, and a few forest guards also sustained serious injuries after evict ...Read More >
Clashes erupted in Assam's Goalpara district, leaving several police officers injured as miscreants attacked during a routine patrol following a recent eviction drive. The incident has escalated tensions, prompting additional security measures. Assam's government remains firm on its efforts to reclaim land and counter illegal infiltration. Tensions flared in Assam's Goalpara district after an attack on police during a routine patrol in the Paikan Reserve Forest area. The security personnel, par ...Read More >
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