Assam: Drone technology helps rescue injured elephant in Goalpara Drone rescue of injured elephant in Goalpara shows how technology enhances wildlife conservation and response in Assam's remote areas.

“We are working to integrate technology with traditional conservation methods so both people and elephants can live without fear,” said a district forest official.
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Assam: Homes of 1,400 Bengali-origin Muslim families bulldozed in Dhubri eviction drive ‘These are erosion-hit people who lost their ancestral homes due to the Brahmaputra,’ said an affected resident.

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear contempt plea against demolitions in Assam’s #Goalpara

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In the last one month, Assam government has evicted over 2400 families, most of them belonging to Bengali-origin Muslims.

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A bench led by Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran issued notices to the chief secretary and other officials, seeking their responses in the matter within two weeks.

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Assam: 10 arrested for attack on police during eviction drive in Paikan reserve forest 10 individuals arrested in connection with attack on police, forest dept personnel during eviction drive in Assam's Paikan reserve forest

Officials said around 1,080 families were residing in the area prior to the eviction
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#Assam | The violence on Thursday resulted in the death of a 19-year-old identified as Shakaur Ali, whose home was demolished when authorities in #Goalpara cleared 140 hectares of land in the Paikan Reserve Forest.

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The police firing led to chaos among the displaced residents, many of whom fled the tents. More commandos have been deployed in the area.

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Authorities in #Goalpara cleared 140 hectares of land in the Paikan Reserve Forest, displacing 1,080 families.

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Assam: One killed, one injured in police firing during Paikan eviction An eviction drive carried out by the Assam Police and Forest Department in the Paikan Reserve Forest under Krishnai Range in Goalpara dist

The eviction operation, aimed at clearing over 140 hectares of encroached land, reportedly met with resistance from residents of Bidyapara and Betbari
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Authorities in #Assam’s #Goalpara district on Saturday cleared 140 hectares of land in the Paikan Reserve Forest, displacing 1,080 families, most of whom are Muslims of Bengali origin, officials told Scroll. scroll.in/latest/10844...

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Assam: Eviction drive begins in Goalpara’s Paikan Reserve Forest An eviction drive to remove encroachments from approximately 135 hectares of land in the Paikan Reserve Forest in Assam’s Goalpara district

Goalpara Divisional Forest Officer Tejas Mariswamy said the eviction was aimed at clearing encroachments in the Paikan Reserve Forest under the Krishnai Range
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Assam: 95% encroachers vacate Paikan Reserve Forest before eviction begins in Goalpara Assam's Goalpara District officials confirmed that nearly 95% of alleged encroachers have vacated forest land ahead of eviction drive.

Goalpara Deputy Commissioner Khanindra Choudhury reported that the district administration stands ready to support the forest department’s operation.
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Assam: Forest official and his son killed in elephant attack in Goalpara A man and his minor son were killed in a wild elephant attack late Wednesday in Kashibari village under the Lakhipur Forest Division of Assam

Officials said the animals had been frequently entering nearby farmlands during the day, damaging crops and causing concern among local residents
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