Twenty-one people were arrested for allegedly engaging in violence during an eviction drive in Assam’s Goalpara district.

The Paikan Reserve Forest, long encroached upon by settlers, has been at the center of land conflict, with eviction attempts repeatedly facing resistance from local residents.

After two decades, the vast tract of protected area of Paikan Reserve Forest in Goalpara district now stands free of human occupati.

GUWAHATI: One person was killed and several others injured during a clash between police-forest personnel and evicted people ...

An official said forest guards and police personnel were attacked with sticks by alleged encroachers when they went to cordon ...

Tensions remain high in the Paikan Reserve Forest area of Goalpara following a violent altercation that erupted during an ...

While a 19-year-old civilian died of bullet injuries on Thursday, three civilians were undergoing treatment for bullet wounds ...

Drive affected 1,080 families who had settled on 1,038 bighas of forest land. While over 80% left before the drive, the rest ...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, addressing the media at a press conference in Guwahati today, stated that swift ...

Liberation has called for an immediate stop to eviction drives in Assam, accusing the BJP government of targeting ...

One person died in police firing while several others including policemen were injured today after the ongoing eviction drive ...