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Parties Calling Bandhs Over CAA Could Lose Registrations: Himanta Sarma
Political parties could lose their registrations if they call bandhs in violation of court orders, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today.
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Assam Students Union Gets Legal Notice From Cops Over Bandh Call
AASU had called a 24-hours bandh after their members were arrested by the Dibrugarh police for allegedly assaulting members of the BJP-linked Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.
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12-Hour "Bandh" To Protest Eviction Drive Deaths Hits Normal Life In Assam
A 12-hour bandh called by various organisations to protest the death of two persons in police firing affected normal life in Assam's Darrang district on Friday.
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Bandh After Assam-Mizoram Border Clashes Affect Normal Life In Barak Valley
Normal life in the three districts of Assam's Barak Valley was completely affected on Wednesday due to a 12-hour bandh called to protest the killing of seven people, including six policemen, in a recent inter-state border clash with Mizoram.
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Assam Students' Body Withdraws Tea Garden Bandh Call On Monday
The Assam Tea Tribe Students' Association (ATTSA) has withdrawn its tea garden bandh on Monday.
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Amid Indefinite Shutdown In Assam District, 5 Injured In Clashes
Violence broke out on Tuesday in Assam's Dima Hasao district, a tribal-dominated area, amid a call for indefinite shutdown by the North Cachar Hill Indigenous Peoples' Forum (NCHIPF). The NCHIPF have called for an indefinite shutdown as they demand a separate autonomous council by bifurcating the Dima Hasao district.
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Citizenship Amendment Act: Transport Affected In Bihar; Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya Peaceful
West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya were peaceful on Thursday while agitators blocked rail and road traffic during a bandh called by Left-wing student organisations in Bihar against the new citizenship law.
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Naseeruddin Shah Stranded At Assam Airport For 2 Hours
Actor Naseeruddin Shah was among a host of air passengers who were stranded for hours at the airports across Assam for hours due to non-availability of public transport following an 11-hour bandh called by various organisations on Tuesday.
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Northeast Bandh Against Assam's Citizen List Begins Amid Heavy Security
An 11-hour North East bandh called by a number of students' organisations and political parties on Tuesday, to protest against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, began amid tight security.
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Shutdown Against Tinsukia Killings Evokes Mixed Response In Assam
A day-long shutdown called to protest the killing of five people by a terrorist group two days ago evoked a mixed response in Assam today. It was successful in the Barak Valley region, parts of lower Assam and certain pockets of the Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts.
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12-Hour Bandh Affects Normal Life In Assam
Protestors squatted on railway tracks, pelted stones at vehicles and burnt tyres on roads in some districts in Assam during a 12-hour state-wide bandh Saturday called to protest the gunning down of five men in Tinsukia district.
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Shutdown, Protests In Assam After 5 Killed By Suspected ULFA Terrorists
After five persons of the Bengali community were shot dead by suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) terrorists in Assam's Tinsukia district, several political parties took to the streets to protest the killings. A dawn-to-dusk bandh called by several Bengali organisations is already in place. While vehicles remained off the roads, shops...
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Assam Shutdown: Protesters Try To Obstruct Trains Over Citizenship Bill
Protesters tried to put up blockades on railway tracks this morning in order to disrupt train services across Assam, as part of the 12-hour state-wide 'bandh' or shutdown called by 46 organisations protesting against the Citizenship Bill.
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Assam Shutdown Today Over Citizenship Bill Can't Be Allowed: Minister
Citing a Gauhati High Court ruling, Assam Finance and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the 12-hour shutdown called against the centre's bid to pass the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill today cannot be allowed. In 2013, the court had banned shutdowns or bandhs in the state and called them "unconstitutional and illegal".
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Activist Alleges Inconvenience To People Amid Bandh, Files Complaint
A human rights activist in Assam on Monday, filed a police complaint against Congress president Rahul Gandhi, alleging that inconvenience was caused to people because of Congress' nationwide bandh call.
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Parties Calling Bandhs Over CAA Could Lose Registrations: Himanta Sarma
Political parties could lose their registrations if they call bandhs in violation of court orders, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said today.
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Assam Students Union Gets Legal Notice From Cops Over Bandh Call
AASU had called a 24-hours bandh after their members were arrested by the Dibrugarh police for allegedly assaulting members of the BJP-linked Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad.
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12-Hour "Bandh" To Protest Eviction Drive Deaths Hits Normal Life In Assam
A 12-hour bandh called by various organisations to protest the death of two persons in police firing affected normal life in Assam's Darrang district on Friday.
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Bandh After Assam-Mizoram Border Clashes Affect Normal Life In Barak Valley
Normal life in the three districts of Assam's Barak Valley was completely affected on Wednesday due to a 12-hour bandh called to protest the killing of seven people, including six policemen, in a recent inter-state border clash with Mizoram.
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Assam Students' Body Withdraws Tea Garden Bandh Call On Monday
The Assam Tea Tribe Students' Association (ATTSA) has withdrawn its tea garden bandh on Monday.
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Amid Indefinite Shutdown In Assam District, 5 Injured In Clashes
Violence broke out on Tuesday in Assam's Dima Hasao district, a tribal-dominated area, amid a call for indefinite shutdown by the North Cachar Hill Indigenous Peoples' Forum (NCHIPF). The NCHIPF have called for an indefinite shutdown as they demand a separate autonomous council by bifurcating the Dima Hasao district.
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Citizenship Amendment Act: Transport Affected In Bihar; Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya Peaceful
West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya were peaceful on Thursday while agitators blocked rail and road traffic during a bandh called by Left-wing student organisations in Bihar against the new citizenship law.
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Naseeruddin Shah Stranded At Assam Airport For 2 Hours
Actor Naseeruddin Shah was among a host of air passengers who were stranded for hours at the airports across Assam for hours due to non-availability of public transport following an 11-hour bandh called by various organisations on Tuesday.
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Northeast Bandh Against Assam's Citizen List Begins Amid Heavy Security
An 11-hour North East bandh called by a number of students' organisations and political parties on Tuesday, to protest against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, began amid tight security.
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Shutdown Against Tinsukia Killings Evokes Mixed Response In Assam
A day-long shutdown called to protest the killing of five people by a terrorist group two days ago evoked a mixed response in Assam today. It was successful in the Barak Valley region, parts of lower Assam and certain pockets of the Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts.
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12-Hour Bandh Affects Normal Life In Assam
Protestors squatted on railway tracks, pelted stones at vehicles and burnt tyres on roads in some districts in Assam during a 12-hour state-wide bandh Saturday called to protest the gunning down of five men in Tinsukia district.
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Shutdown, Protests In Assam After 5 Killed By Suspected ULFA Terrorists
After five persons of the Bengali community were shot dead by suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) terrorists in Assam's Tinsukia district, several political parties took to the streets to protest the killings. A dawn-to-dusk bandh called by several Bengali organisations is already in place. While vehicles remained off the roads, shops...
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Assam Shutdown: Protesters Try To Obstruct Trains Over Citizenship Bill
Protesters tried to put up blockades on railway tracks this morning in order to disrupt train services across Assam, as part of the 12-hour state-wide 'bandh' or shutdown called by 46 organisations protesting against the Citizenship Bill.
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Assam Shutdown Today Over Citizenship Bill Can't Be Allowed: Minister
Citing a Gauhati High Court ruling, Assam Finance and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the 12-hour shutdown called against the centre's bid to pass the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill today cannot be allowed. In 2013, the court had banned shutdowns or bandhs in the state and called them "unconstitutional and illegal".
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Activist Alleges Inconvenience To People Amid Bandh, Files Complaint
A human rights activist in Assam on Monday, filed a police complaint against Congress president Rahul Gandhi, alleging that inconvenience was caused to people because of Congress' nationwide bandh call.
