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UP Truck Set On Fire, Driver Run Over In Assam's Kokrajhar During Bandh
A flour-laden truck from Uttar Pradesh was set on fire by unidentified miscreants in Assam's Kokrajhar district and its driver knocked down by a passing vehicle as he attempted to flee, a police officer said.
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BJP's Assam Ally Threatens To Pull Out If Citizenship Bill Isn't Scrapped
BJP's ally in Assam, the Asom Gana Parishad, on Tuesday took out a rally against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Guwahati, giving a clear ultimatum that it would break the alliance if the draft legislation is passed.
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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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Union Minister VK Singh Criticises Assam Protests Over Immigrants Issue
Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh today termed the ongoing agitation in Assam against the Centre's decision to regularise stay of non-Muslim immigrants in India as "not normal" and "total misconception".
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12-Hour Bandh Cripples Life in Assam
The 12-hour bandh called by the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) today crippled life in Assam. Reports of stray incidents of violence from districts across the state led to hundreds of bandh supporters being arrested.
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One killed in blast ahead of Sonia's Assam visit
A day ahead of the Congress President Sonia Gandhi's visit to Assam, one person was killed in a bomb blast by anti-talk faction of ULFA in Tinsukia district tonight, police said. The bomb was planted in a roadside at Selabari area. The deceased has been identified as A Agarwal, a local businessman, police said.
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ULFA calls Assam bandh on April 2 to protest PM visit
ULFA has called a 12-hour Assam bandh on April 2 to protest against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's proposed visit to the state to campaign for party candidates for the first phase of Assembly elections, due on April 4. In a statement e-mailed to PTI, Arunodoy Dohotiya, publicity secretary of the Paresh Barua-led faction of ...
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Court declares Assam bandh illegal
The Guwahati High Court has declared as illegal all bandhs in Assam and Meghalaya and said it is violation of the fundamental rights of the citizens.
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UP Truck Set On Fire, Driver Run Over In Assam's Kokrajhar During Bandh
A flour-laden truck from Uttar Pradesh was set on fire by unidentified miscreants in Assam's Kokrajhar district and its driver knocked down by a passing vehicle as he attempted to flee, a police officer said.
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BJP's Assam Ally Threatens To Pull Out If Citizenship Bill Isn't Scrapped
BJP's ally in Assam, the Asom Gana Parishad, on Tuesday took out a rally against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Guwahati, giving a clear ultimatum that it would break the alliance if the draft legislation is passed.
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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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Union Minister VK Singh Criticises Assam Protests Over Immigrants Issue
Minister of State for External Affairs VK Singh today termed the ongoing agitation in Assam against the Centre's decision to regularise stay of non-Muslim immigrants in India as "not normal" and "total misconception".
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12-Hour Bandh Cripples Life in Assam
The 12-hour bandh called by the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) today crippled life in Assam. Reports of stray incidents of violence from districts across the state led to hundreds of bandh supporters being arrested.
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One killed in blast ahead of Sonia's Assam visit
A day ahead of the Congress President Sonia Gandhi's visit to Assam, one person was killed in a bomb blast by anti-talk faction of ULFA in Tinsukia district tonight, police said. The bomb was planted in a roadside at Selabari area. The deceased has been identified as A Agarwal, a local businessman, police said.
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ULFA calls Assam bandh on April 2 to protest PM visit
ULFA has called a 12-hour Assam bandh on April 2 to protest against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's proposed visit to the state to campaign for party candidates for the first phase of Assembly elections, due on April 4. In a statement e-mailed to PTI, Arunodoy Dohotiya, publicity secretary of the Paresh Barua-led faction of ...
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Court declares Assam bandh illegal
The Guwahati High Court has declared as illegal all bandhs in Assam and Meghalaya and said it is violation of the fundamental rights of the citizens.
