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Assam, Meghalaya Taxi Standoff Leaves Several Tourists Stranded
Several tourists were left stranded at the Assam and Meghalaya border near Guwahati after taxi operators in Assam banned the entry of vehicles into the state from Meghalaya.
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"Act Without Delay": Thadou Tribe Seeks Action Against Kuki Insurgents In Assam, Writes To Chief Minister
Members of the Thadou tribe held a protest in Assam's Guwahati on Wednesday seeking justice for Thadou leader Nehkam Jomhao, who was tortured and killed by Kuki insurgents in Karbi Anglong last month.
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Protesters, Cops Clash During Bandh Over Renaming Assam's Karimganj District
Violent confrontations broke out between protesters and security forces in Assam's Sribhumi district as a bandh was being observed over changing the district's name from erstwhile Karimganj.
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Assam Congress To Train 29,000 Booth Agents To Check Against Voter List Manipulation
As opposition parties continue their protests against the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, called the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Assam Congress is preparing a strategy to counter any voter list manipulation.
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Assam Students Body Protests Against Government's Directive On Hindu Migrants
The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) staged statewide protests on Friday at district headquarters, strongly opposing the Assam government's reported directive to withdraw all citizenship-related cases against illegal Hindu migrants.
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Man Dies After Being "Beaten Up" By BSF Personnel In Assam
A 30-year-old man died after allegedly being thrashed by a few Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Assam's Cachar district, triggering protests by locals, an official said on Sunday.
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Violence In Assam District After Eviction Drive Leaves Thousands Homeless
Violence was reported during an eviction drive in Assam's Dhubri district, prompting the government to send in more security reinforcements in the area.
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Concerned About "Hobnobbing" Between Bangladesh, Pak: Assam Chief Minister
Bangladesh's turn towards Islamic extremism, its "hobnobbing" with Pakistan and ISIS flags at protest rallies in the country have sparked concern among Indian authorities and members of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League.
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Himanta Sarma Says Won't Allow Waqf Rallies, Asks Protesters To Go To Court
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hardened his stance on protests against the amended Waqf law today, saying his government would not allow any protest or demonstration.
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Amid Bengal Tension, Stone-Throwing At Waqf Act Protest In Assam's Silchar
After West Bengal, protests against the Waqf Amendment Act in Assam witnessed violence today. A demonstration against the new law, which cleared the Parliament a week back, in Assam's Cachar district turned violent
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Key Accused In Nepal Pro-Monarchy Protests Arrested From Assam
Nepal Police said in a statement that Durga Prasai, who was involved in the violent protests of Tinkune, Kathmandu, was arrested from Jhapa district bordering India along with his bodyguard.
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"Held My Thighs, Grabbed Neck": NIT Professor Arrested For Sexual Harassment
An Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Assam's Silchar was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually harassing a female student, police said.
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Man Bathes On Street With Drain Water, Sings To Protest Water Shortage In Guwahati
In an unusual way of protest, a middle-aged man in Guwahati city bathed with dirty drain water on the streets to protest the protracted trouble in water supply across a major part of Assam's main city.
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Protesters Clash With Cops As Gate To Dibrugarh Tea Estate Closed
Several protesters were detained by the police after a tense standoff at the Assam Medical College and Hospital campus on Tuesday.
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Protests To Save Trees In Guwahati Bear Fruit, Assam To Explore Alternative
Protests to save trees - some of them over 200 years old - in an ecologically important area in Guwahati have borne fruit, with the Assam government stating that efforts will be made to protect them while constructing a flyover in the city.
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Assam, Meghalaya Taxi Standoff Leaves Several Tourists Stranded
Several tourists were left stranded at the Assam and Meghalaya border near Guwahati after taxi operators in Assam banned the entry of vehicles into the state from Meghalaya.
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"Act Without Delay": Thadou Tribe Seeks Action Against Kuki Insurgents In Assam, Writes To Chief Minister
Members of the Thadou tribe held a protest in Assam's Guwahati on Wednesday seeking justice for Thadou leader Nehkam Jomhao, who was tortured and killed by Kuki insurgents in Karbi Anglong last month.
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Protesters, Cops Clash During Bandh Over Renaming Assam's Karimganj District
Violent confrontations broke out between protesters and security forces in Assam's Sribhumi district as a bandh was being observed over changing the district's name from erstwhile Karimganj.
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Assam Congress To Train 29,000 Booth Agents To Check Against Voter List Manipulation
As opposition parties continue their protests against the revision of electoral rolls in Bihar, called the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), the Assam Congress is preparing a strategy to counter any voter list manipulation.
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Assam Students Body Protests Against Government's Directive On Hindu Migrants
The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) staged statewide protests on Friday at district headquarters, strongly opposing the Assam government's reported directive to withdraw all citizenship-related cases against illegal Hindu migrants.
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Man Dies After Being "Beaten Up" By BSF Personnel In Assam
A 30-year-old man died after allegedly being thrashed by a few Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Assam's Cachar district, triggering protests by locals, an official said on Sunday.
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Violence In Assam District After Eviction Drive Leaves Thousands Homeless
Violence was reported during an eviction drive in Assam's Dhubri district, prompting the government to send in more security reinforcements in the area.
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Concerned About "Hobnobbing" Between Bangladesh, Pak: Assam Chief Minister
Bangladesh's turn towards Islamic extremism, its "hobnobbing" with Pakistan and ISIS flags at protest rallies in the country have sparked concern among Indian authorities and members of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League.
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Himanta Sarma Says Won't Allow Waqf Rallies, Asks Protesters To Go To Court
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma hardened his stance on protests against the amended Waqf law today, saying his government would not allow any protest or demonstration.
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Amid Bengal Tension, Stone-Throwing At Waqf Act Protest In Assam's Silchar
After West Bengal, protests against the Waqf Amendment Act in Assam witnessed violence today. A demonstration against the new law, which cleared the Parliament a week back, in Assam's Cachar district turned violent
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Key Accused In Nepal Pro-Monarchy Protests Arrested From Assam
Nepal Police said in a statement that Durga Prasai, who was involved in the violent protests of Tinkune, Kathmandu, was arrested from Jhapa district bordering India along with his bodyguard.
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"Held My Thighs, Grabbed Neck": NIT Professor Arrested For Sexual Harassment
An Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Assam's Silchar was arrested on Friday for allegedly sexually harassing a female student, police said.
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Man Bathes On Street With Drain Water, Sings To Protest Water Shortage In Guwahati
In an unusual way of protest, a middle-aged man in Guwahati city bathed with dirty drain water on the streets to protest the protracted trouble in water supply across a major part of Assam's main city.
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Protesters Clash With Cops As Gate To Dibrugarh Tea Estate Closed
Several protesters were detained by the police after a tense standoff at the Assam Medical College and Hospital campus on Tuesday.
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Protests To Save Trees In Guwahati Bear Fruit, Assam To Explore Alternative
Protests to save trees - some of them over 200 years old - in an ecologically important area in Guwahati have borne fruit, with the Assam government stating that efforts will be made to protect them while constructing a flyover in the city.
