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Assam's Himanta Biswa Sarma Meets Rebel Groups Over Manipur Violence
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a closed-door meeting with some Kuki tribal leaders and rebel groups under Suspension Of Operations in Guwahati last night, sources close to the Chief Minister said.
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Meghalaya To Set Up More Outposts Along Assam Border, Internet Ban Lifted
Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has assured that his government is taking all necessary steps to ensure the safety and security of residents in the border areas of the state
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Interstate Border Violence "Perpetrated By Mizoram Police": Assam Team
The recent violence in Cachar district, along the Assam-Mizoram border, was "perpetrated" by the police force in the neighbouring state, an all-party delegation of the Assembly in Guwahati that had visited the site of the incident said on Friday.
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Supreme Court Rejects Activist Akhil Gogoi's Bail Plea In Anti-CAA Violence Case
The Supreme Court today denied bail to activist Akhil Gogoi, who is lodged in a Guwahati jail for his alleged role in the violent anti-CAA protests in Assam.
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IIT-Guwahati Professor Questioned For Fourth Time In Maoism Case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday questioned IIT-Guwahati professor Arupjyoti Saikia for the fourth time in a week in connection with the violence during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Guwahati last month.
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"We're Feeling Helpless," Assam 5th Grader Writes To UN Secretary-General
A fifth-grade student in Assam has written an open letter to the UN Secretary-General over the violence that has gripped his state following protests against the newly amended citizenship law. The student's emotional letter, written amid violence and curfew, urges the United Nations to intervene and restore normalcy to his state.
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Questions Raised Over Charges Against PFI Group For Guwahati Violence
The BJP government in Assam has claimed that last week's violent protests in Guwahati were a conspiracy not by the groups who had originally planned demonstrations against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act but a nexus of "urban Naxals".
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Day Curfew Relaxed In Guwahati From Tomorrow, 3 More Deaths In Protests
Two more protesters injured in police firing during demonstrations against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA have died in Guwahati, taking the total number of deaths in violence in Assam over the controversial law to four. Curfew was relaxed for several hours today in the state capital and several other parts of Assam as situation improved ami...
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Citizenship Act Protests Highlights: Students Detained Amid Delhi Protests Against Citizenship Act, Released
Violence erupted on Mathura Road in southeast Delhi following a clash between police and Jamia Millia Islamia students who were protesting against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act.
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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Promises "Strong Action" Against Violent Protesters
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday blamed the opposition Congress and "communal forces" for the widespread violence in the state over the last two days, saying strong action will be taken against those who resorted to arson and vandalism during the anti-citizenship bill protests.
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"Exercise Caution": US, UK, Canada Issue Travel Advisories For Northeast
As violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act continued in the northeast, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada on Friday issued travel advisoriesasking their citizens to "exercise caution" while travelling to the region for any purpose.
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2 Dead In Police Firing In Guwahati Amid Protests Over Citizenship Bill
Two protesters were killed and many others injured in police firing in Assam's Guwahati amid a raging agitation against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill on Thursday evening. The incident occurred even as thousands of protesters descended on the streets in defiance of a curfew imposed on the city after parliament cleared the contentious legislation ...
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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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Trains Blocked For 2 Days, Curfew In Assam Town As Police Firing Kills Two
Over 2,000 passengers in Assam were stranded as trains headed for Silchar and Guwahati were stopped midway amid an indefinite curfew imposed in the Maibang area of Dima Hasao district after two people were killed in police firing on Thursday.
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Assam Violence: Army Chief to Hold Close-Door Strategy Meeting With Officials
Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag will hold a closed-door strategy meeting with senior Army officials in Guwahati to review the situation in Assam where more than 80 people have been killed following attacks by Bodo militants.
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Assam's Himanta Biswa Sarma Meets Rebel Groups Over Manipur Violence
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a closed-door meeting with some Kuki tribal leaders and rebel groups under Suspension Of Operations in Guwahati last night, sources close to the Chief Minister said.
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Meghalaya To Set Up More Outposts Along Assam Border, Internet Ban Lifted
Chief Minister Conrad Sangma has assured that his government is taking all necessary steps to ensure the safety and security of residents in the border areas of the state
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Interstate Border Violence "Perpetrated By Mizoram Police": Assam Team
The recent violence in Cachar district, along the Assam-Mizoram border, was "perpetrated" by the police force in the neighbouring state, an all-party delegation of the Assembly in Guwahati that had visited the site of the incident said on Friday.
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Supreme Court Rejects Activist Akhil Gogoi's Bail Plea In Anti-CAA Violence Case
The Supreme Court today denied bail to activist Akhil Gogoi, who is lodged in a Guwahati jail for his alleged role in the violent anti-CAA protests in Assam.
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IIT-Guwahati Professor Questioned For Fourth Time In Maoism Case
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday questioned IIT-Guwahati professor Arupjyoti Saikia for the fourth time in a week in connection with the violence during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Guwahati last month.
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"We're Feeling Helpless," Assam 5th Grader Writes To UN Secretary-General
A fifth-grade student in Assam has written an open letter to the UN Secretary-General over the violence that has gripped his state following protests against the newly amended citizenship law. The student's emotional letter, written amid violence and curfew, urges the United Nations to intervene and restore normalcy to his state.
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Questions Raised Over Charges Against PFI Group For Guwahati Violence
The BJP government in Assam has claimed that last week's violent protests in Guwahati were a conspiracy not by the groups who had originally planned demonstrations against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act but a nexus of "urban Naxals".
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Day Curfew Relaxed In Guwahati From Tomorrow, 3 More Deaths In Protests
Two more protesters injured in police firing during demonstrations against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA have died in Guwahati, taking the total number of deaths in violence in Assam over the controversial law to four. Curfew was relaxed for several hours today in the state capital and several other parts of Assam as situation improved ami...
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Citizenship Act Protests Highlights: Students Detained Amid Delhi Protests Against Citizenship Act, Released
Violence erupted on Mathura Road in southeast Delhi following a clash between police and Jamia Millia Islamia students who were protesting against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act.
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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Promises "Strong Action" Against Violent Protesters
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday blamed the opposition Congress and "communal forces" for the widespread violence in the state over the last two days, saying strong action will be taken against those who resorted to arson and vandalism during the anti-citizenship bill protests.
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"Exercise Caution": US, UK, Canada Issue Travel Advisories For Northeast
As violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act continued in the northeast, the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada on Friday issued travel advisoriesasking their citizens to "exercise caution" while travelling to the region for any purpose.
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2 Dead In Police Firing In Guwahati Amid Protests Over Citizenship Bill
Two protesters were killed and many others injured in police firing in Assam's Guwahati amid a raging agitation against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill on Thursday evening. The incident occurred even as thousands of protesters descended on the streets in defiance of a curfew imposed on the city after parliament cleared the contentious legislation ...
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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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Trains Blocked For 2 Days, Curfew In Assam Town As Police Firing Kills Two
Over 2,000 passengers in Assam were stranded as trains headed for Silchar and Guwahati were stopped midway amid an indefinite curfew imposed in the Maibang area of Dima Hasao district after two people were killed in police firing on Thursday.
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Assam Violence: Army Chief to Hold Close-Door Strategy Meeting With Officials
Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag will hold a closed-door strategy meeting with senior Army officials in Guwahati to review the situation in Assam where more than 80 people have been killed following attacks by Bodo militants.
