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Patna: Non-vegetarian dishes have made Bihar's politics spicier on several occasions, and so union minister and senior JD (U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh aka Lalan Singh' recent mutton party for party workers and supporters under his Munger constituency was no exception. Lalan Singh listened to problems of common people at Suryagarha in Lakhisarai district of Bihar (part of Munger constituency) to sort them out with local authorities and also threw a mutton party for them, creating a controversy ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 18 (ANI): The Apple Farmers' Federation of India (AFFI) expresses its shock and utter dismay at the ongoing felling of trees by the Himachal Pradesh (HP) forest department at the instructions of a High Court order dated July 17, 2025. According to a release, the state committee of AFFI, HP Seb Utpadak Sangh will mobilise all the affected apple growers for a massive rally to the Shimla Secretariat on July 29 demanding an end to the terrorising evictions an ...Read More >
Bareilly (UP), Jul 17 (PTI) A teacher from Bahedi district, who went viral recently after reciting a poem mentioning Kanwar Yatra, approached the police on Thursday stating a threat to his life from anti-social elements. A case has been registered at Bahedi police station based on a complaint from Dr Rajneesh Kumar Gangwar, a teacher at MGM Inter College in the district. According to Circle Officer Arun Kumar Singh, Gangwar's complaint says that ever since his recitation of the poem 'Tum Kanwa ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday filed a prosecution complaint (equivalent of a charge sheet) against Robert Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and others for their alleged involvement in a money laundering case linked to a land deal in Shikohpur, Haryana. On Wednesday, the agency provisionally attached 43 immovable properties amounting to ₹37.64 crore linked to Vadra and his entities, ie, Sky Light Hospitality Pvt. Ltd. & others, said people in the know ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) The third season of the Oriental Cup, a school football tournament in the national capital, will be held from July 21-29, the organisers said on Thursday. Started by student-athlete Fareed Bakshi, the tournament will take place at the Ambedkar Stadium, bringing together 36 teams from schools across Delhi. Also Read | Which Team Ben Stokes Is Part of in The Hundred 2025? Here's the Franchise England Test Captain Will Play For in 100-Ball Competition. There will be 24 te ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday said that the state government is not in favour of felling apple-laden trees from encroached forest land and that it should be given time to auction the produce. The forest department has begun an eviction drive following a high court order last week, which expressed concern over the re-emergence of encroachments in forest land where encroachers were removed from earlier. Also Read | India Cautions NATO Chi ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday said that the state government is not in favour of felling apple-laden trees from encroached forest land and that it should be given time to auction the produce. The forest department has begun an eviction drive following a high court order last week, which expressed concern over the re-emergence of encroachments in forest land where encroachers were removed from earlier. The high court had directed the for ...Read More >
CHANDIGARH: Amid torrential rains during the ongoing monsoon season in Himachal Pradesh, the state has witnessed large-scale devastation with 32 flash floods, 22 cloudbursts, and 18 landslides reported so far. The total loss has touched Rs 883.15 crore, and the death toll stands at 109. In response, the state government has sought a special relief package from the Union Government to support the rehabilitation of families who have lost their homes, agricultural land, and livelihoods. Chief Min ...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 >
Goalpara, July 17: One person died and several others, including security personnel, were injured after clashes broke out between evictees and police during an eviction drive in the Krishnai range of Paikan Reserved Forest, on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as Shaquar Hussain, a 22-year-old local resident. At least three evictees and one police personnel also sustained serious injuries after evictees clashed with security forces and allegedly attempted to damage excavators. "We had ...Read More >
Himachal Kisan Sabha and the Himachal Seb Utpadak Sangh on Monday condemning the ongoing cutting of trees in various parts of Himachal Pradesh following the orders of the high court, has asked the state to intervene in the matter, while announcing an emergency meeting in Hatkoti Jubbal to plan protests against "illegal evictions." Addressing a press conference, former Theog MLA and Himachal Kisan Sabha member Rakesh Singha termed the ongoing eviction drive, particularly the cutting of apple orc ...Read More >
Assam government has cleared approximately 40,000 acres of encroached land ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said BJP govt reclaimed over 160 sq km of land from encroachers in 4 years * It was found during eviction drives that encroachers often own land elsewhere but settle illegally in Assam * Chief Minister Sarma warned demographic shifts in Upper Assam threaten indigenous Assamese identity Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Ass ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 15 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Tuesday that the indigenous communities of the state are facing "invasion" from people of "one religion", who are allegedly encroaching on land in different parts to alter the demography of those areas. He said the government's eviction drives, through which over 1.19 lakh bighas have been cleared since 2021, are a major step towards checking this alleged attempt by migrants to gain a political foothold in Assamese-major ...Read More >
Pithoragarh: A tragic accident in Pithoragarh has claimed the lives of at least eight people and left several seriously injured after a passenger vehicle reportedly plunged into a river. The incident occurred near Bhandari village in the Muwani area as the vehicle was travelling from Muwani to Bokta in the district. Senior Superintendent of Police Rekha Yadav confirmed the fatalities, stating that eight individuals died at the scene. Rescue operations are currently underway, with the three crit ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 15 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday informed that a total of 1,19,548 bighas of land have been freed from encroachers in the ongoing eviction drive in the state. Assam CM said, "After we formed the government, so far 84,743 bighas of land in forest and national park areas have been freed from encroachers. A total of 1,19,548 bighas of land have been freed from encroachers." Also Read | Guwahati Shocker: Woman Kills Drunk Husband, Digs Pi ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 15 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed on Tuesday that the indigenous communities of the state are facing "invasion" from people of "one religion", who are allegedly encroaching on land in different parts to alter the demography of those areas. He said the government's eviction drives, through which over 1.19 lakh bighas have been cleared since 2021, are a major step towards checking this alleged attempt by migrants to gain a political foothold in Assamese-major ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 15: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Tuesday, defended the state's ongoing eviction drives, calling them a dual-purpose initiative to safeguard Assam's forests and counter what he described as a "conspiracy" to alter the demographic profile of certain regions. Speaking at a press meet at Lok Sewa Bhawan, Dispur, the Chief Minister said the state is facing systematic encroachment -- both environmental and demographic -- and that firm administrative action was necessary. "En ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 13 (ANI): Amid criticisms of the eviction drive carried out by the BJP-led Assam government to evict the encroachers from the government lands, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that there is a concerted effort to change the demography of the state constituencies. From our recent eviction experience, we have seen that people originally from districts 400 km away have encroached upon lands in predominantly Hindu constituencies. There is a concerted effo ...Read More >
The restored version of Bimal Roy's film will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in the Venice Classics section. Meanwhile, Bandini , Devdas and Madhumati are also being restoredDo Bigha Zamin (1953) marked a turning point in Indian cinema. While most films of that era were shot within the confines of a studio, director Bimal Roy broke the mould and took the camera to the streets, paving the way for realism in Indian filmmaking. Now the film, restored by the Film Heritage Founda ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam government has started an eviction drive in Goalpara district. With this eviction the district administration will reclaim around 1,040 bighas of land in Paikan Reserve Forest of Krishnai Forest Range in Goalpara. The encroachers were given a July 10 deadline to vacate the area. The Gauhati High court has earlier asked the government to clear encroachment in the forest land. A senior government officer said, "We are clearing 149 hectares. The process is likely to be completed ...Read More >
Guwahati: Days after evictions in Dhubri, the Goalpara district administration, with the help of forest and police officials, carried out a massive eviction drive on Saturday in settlements by minority community within Paikan Reserve Forest in lower Assam. The forest adjoining Meghalaya's hills, which got the recognition of a reserve forest in 1982, has gone through widespread encroachment over the past 25 years. Authorities cleared 140 hectares of forest land and evicted 1,080 families who had ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 12 (PTI) Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday claimed that there could be a "conspiracy" behind erosion-hit and landless people moving 200-300 kms away from their native places to settle in areas where "Hindus or Assamese Muslims" are in the majority. Sarma also asserted that demographic balance is being threatened due to such migration of people in places where his government carried out eviction drives to clear encroached land. Also Read | Maharashtra Language R ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam government has started an eviction drive in Goalpara district. With this eviction the district administration will reclaim around 1,040 bighas of land in Paikan Reserve Forest of Krishnai Forest Range in Goalpara. The encroachers were given a July 10 deadline to vacate the area. The Gauhati High court has earlier asked the government to clear encroachment in the forest land. A senior government officer said, "We are clearing 149 hectares. The process is likely to be completed ...Read More >
Goalpara (Assam) [India], July 12 (ANI): The Assam administration has started a massive eviction drive in the Paikan Reserve Forest area in Goalpara district on Saturday to evict around 1080 families who illegally encroached on the forest reserve land, officials said on Saturday. A large number of security personnel have been deployed in the area to maintain the law and order situation. Tejas Mariswamy, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Goalpara Division, said that there is encroachment in ar ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jul 12 (PTI) The 2025 edition of the Venice Film Festival is set to showcase a 4K restored version of "Do Bigha Zamin", the 1953 classic directed by acclaimed filmmaker Bimal Roy. The announcement coincides with the legendary filmmaker's 116th birth anniversary. Presented under the Venice Classics section, "Do Bigha Zamin", titled "Two Acres of Land" in English, has been selected among a distinguished lineup of restored cinematic masterpieces, which also includes "Matador" by Pedro Alm ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam's Goalpara District officials confirmed on Friday that nearly 95% of alleged encroachers have vacated over 1,000 bighas of forest land in Paikan Reserve Forest ahead of a scheduled eviction drive. Goalpara Deputy Commissioner Khanindra Choudhury reported that the district administration stands ready to support the forest department's operation. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! "Around 90-95% of the settlers have already moved out, ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that in the last four years as many as 25,000 acres have been cleared of illegal encroachment. The Assam government has initiated a series of eviction drives. Some organisations claimed that this drive is targeted towards Bengali speaking Muslim. Sarma announced that eviction in Goalpara district will start soon. In Goalpara, the district administration is likely to carry out the eviction drive to clear around 1,040 bighas of land in Paika ...Read More >
Goalpara, July 11: A day before a scheduled eviction drive to clear over 1,000 bighas of encroached forest land in Goalpara district's Paikan Reserve Forest, nearly 95% of the alleged encroachers have already vacated the area, district officials confirmed on Friday. Goalpara Deputy Commissioner Khanindra Choudhury said that the district administration is fully prepared to assist the forest department to ensure a smooth anti-encroachment operation. "Around 90-95% of the settlers have already mov ...Read More >
Lucknow: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday registered a money laundering case against Jamaluddin alias Chhangur Baba, the alleged mastermind of an illegal religious conversion syndicate in the state. ED is now preparing to take him into custody.The probe stems from suspected foreign remittances exceeding Rs 100 crore into around 40 bank accounts linked to the accused and his associates.ED has sought the details of income tax returns of all 40 entities of Chhangur Baba in the last 10 y ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 10 (PTI) Asserting that eviction drives will continue in Assam, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said that over 25,000 acres of land have been cleared of encroachment across the state in the last four years. Addressing a press conference after a cabinet meeting here, Sarma announced that an eviction drive will take place in Goalpara on Saturday to clear forest land from alleged encroachment. Also Read | Bengaluru Peeping Tom Case: CM Siddaramaiah Condemns Man Filmin ...Read More >
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