11.   Four chicken farmers were arrested after they refused to collect their wandering hens, the newspaper said.

12.   On Thursday, some farmers were arrested when they defied orders to leave their land for safer areas, said Relief Commissioner H.S. Brahmma.

13.   Police arrested one farmer and detained another for questioning in connection with the fires and threatened heavy penalties against those found guilty.

14.   The farmers were arrested for illegally carrying weapons and for rioting, officials said, speaking on customary condition of anonymity.

15.   The farmer was immediately arrested.

16.   The farmers were arrested on a Friday, meaning they would spend the weekend in jail until a court hearing could be held.

17.   There were no reports of fresh assaults Wednesday in the town near where the farmers were arrested Monday.

18.   They arrested a farmer in March, and later arrested other members of the group in Guizhou province, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region and other areas, it added.

19.   Three farmers were arrested and another was being sought, the reports said.