Guwahati Strike

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  4.7 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Assam

  An earthquake measuring 4.7 shook Sonitpur district of Assam and Guwahati at 5.54 pm on Wednesday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.

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  India Lose To Oman After Taking Lead In Opening World Cup Qualifier

  India surrendered a one-goal advantage to lose 1-2 to Oman in their opening fixture of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in Guwahati on Thursday.

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  21 Arrested For Mob Killing Of 73-Year-Old Doctor At Tea Estate In Assam

  Two days after the doctor of a tea estate in Assam was beaten to death by a mob of 250, 21 people have been arrested, the police said. The Indian Medical Association has called a strike, including withdrawal of emergency services, on Tuesday. The tea estate in Assam's Jorhat, 300 km from main city Guwahati, has been locked down for now by the manag...

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  In Favour of Reducing Deployment of Central Forces in North East: Home Minister Rajnath Singh

  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is in favour of reducing the deployment of central security forces in the north-eastern region, in view of the improved security situation. He is in Guwahati to discuss a host of issues relating to security and overall development of the region in a meeting with the Chief Ministers of all the North-eastern states.

• In Assam, Narendra Modi describes how Congress 'betrayed' it

  BJP' Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi chose his words carefully as he set out to strike the right note in his maiden rally at Guwahati. Chants of "Joi Aai Assom" filled the Khanapara ground, barely a few kilometers from the capital Dispur, as an encore as Mr Modi repeated the slogan.

• Indefinite transport strike strands commuters in Guwahati

  Commuters in Guwahati faced immense difficulty today as private buses and share taxis went on an indefinite strike following scuffles between transport workers and passengers over revised fares.

• Akhil Gogoi hunger strike gets support from National Alliance of People's Movements

  The health condition of team Anna member Akhil Gogoi turned serious after his indefinite hunger strike entered its fourth day. A team of doctors from the Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) examined Mr Gogoi, an RTI activist, and found his condition to be serious and said that he needed immediate hospitalisation.

• Petroleum workers threaten two-day protest

  Assam Petroleum Mazdoor Union today threatened to stop loading and unloading of petroleum products for two days from May 21 in protest against the alleged failure of the state government to provide adequate security to petroleum workers.

• ULFA calls strike against PM's Assam visit

  The Paresh Baruah faction of ULFA has called a 12-hour Assam bandh this Monday to protest the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to campaign in Assam for the Assembly polls. The Prime Minister has "failed" to keep his written promise to discuss all the core issues for political solution of the Assam-India conflict, the outfit said in an e-...

• After strike, 'chakka bandh' hits life in Guwahati

  Normal life was affected here for the second consecutive day today with public transport keeping off the roads in response to a 24-hour 'Chakka Bandh' called by the All Assam Motor Transport Association to protest the delay by authorities in settling the bus fare hike issue.The countrywide trade unions' strike against price rise yesterday left mark...