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What Zubeen Garg Meant To A Generation And How His Death Brought City To Standstill
Zubeen Garg's sudden death has paralysed his home state of Assam. In Guwahati, normal life froze. Shops closed, services stopped, crowds poured into the streets. The grief was not merely of losing an artist but also a cultural icon.
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Assam Direct Recruitment Examination (ADRE) Concludes Successfully Amid Internet Shutdown
On Saturday, the Assam government announced the suspension of mobile internet services across the state on Sunday, from 10am to 1.30pm.
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Temporary Internet Shutdown In Assam Tomorrow To Stop Cheating In Recruitment Exam
The Assam government has announced the suspension of mobile internet services across the state on Sunday between 10 am and 1:30 PM to avoid online cheating in the written examination for Class-III government posts.
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Assam Opposition's Shutdown Call As Citizenship Law CAA Implemented
Protests erupted across Assam with the Opposition parties slamming the Centre's decision to implement the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), paving the way for granting citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh an
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Border Dispute: Meghalaya Extends Internet Shutdown For Another 48 Hours
Meghalaya government on Friday extended the internet suspension for another 48 hours in the seven districts of Meghalaya.
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4 Hour Internet Shutdown In Assam. Reason: To Prevent Cheating In An Exam
As candidates are set to appear for a major recruitment exam in Assam to fill 27,000 government posts in various departments, the state government has suspended mobile internet services around examination centres.
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Assam's Kaziranga Reopens Today After Longest Shutdown In Its History
Assam's iconic Kaziranga National Park reopened today for tourists with all COVID-19 safety norms in place. The almost seven-month-long closure since March because of coronavirus lockdown and then the monsoon has been the longest in its 112-year history.
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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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Students Of 9 North East Universities Call For "Total Shutdown" Over CAA
Students unions of nine universities across the North East have called for a "total shutdown" of all varsities and colleges on Wednesday ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA.
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"Suffered So Much," Say Assam Students On Internet Ban Amid Protests
Roop Jyoti Sarma, a Gauhati University graduate, had to apply for a competitive examination but he missed the deadline because of an internet shutdown in the city.
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Internet Restored In Assam After Over A Week Of Protests Against Citizenship Act
The Assam government today restored mobile internet after nine days of shutdown, bringing relief to people who had to face curfew and violence on the streets during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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Refineries Shut, Fuel Crisis Likely In Northeast If Agitation Continues
Assam and other Northeastern states may face fuel supply issues if the agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act continues for another week, as it has already led to the shutdown of refineries, petrochemical plants and oil-producing facilities in the region.
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48-Hour Shutdown In Assam Against Citizenship Bill, Affects Normal Life
Assam protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Shops, markets and financial institutions kept their shutters down, while schools and colleges were closed in many areas.
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5 injured As Cops Clash With Protesters During Shutdown In Tripura
Even as Northeast India witnessed sporadic violence during the dawn-to-dusk shutdown against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill passed in the Lok Sabha today, at least five protesters were injured in a clash with the police at Khumulwng in Tripura. Two of them reportedly suffered bullet wounds.
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Facing Anger Over Citizenship Bill, Centre Offers Scheduled Tribe Status To 6 Assam Communities
With Assam witnessing shutdowns and massive protests against the Citizen (Amendment) Bill tabled in the Lok Sabha today, the Narendra Modi government is trying to push through a major decision aimed at pleasing its population ahead of the general election next year. It plans to grant the scheduled tribe status to six prominent communities in the st...
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What Zubeen Garg Meant To A Generation And How His Death Brought City To Standstill
Zubeen Garg's sudden death has paralysed his home state of Assam. In Guwahati, normal life froze. Shops closed, services stopped, crowds poured into the streets. The grief was not merely of losing an artist but also a cultural icon.
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Assam Direct Recruitment Examination (ADRE) Concludes Successfully Amid Internet Shutdown
On Saturday, the Assam government announced the suspension of mobile internet services across the state on Sunday, from 10am to 1.30pm.
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Temporary Internet Shutdown In Assam Tomorrow To Stop Cheating In Recruitment Exam
The Assam government has announced the suspension of mobile internet services across the state on Sunday between 10 am and 1:30 PM to avoid online cheating in the written examination for Class-III government posts.
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Assam Opposition's Shutdown Call As Citizenship Law CAA Implemented
Protests erupted across Assam with the Opposition parties slamming the Centre's decision to implement the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), paving the way for granting citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh an
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Border Dispute: Meghalaya Extends Internet Shutdown For Another 48 Hours
Meghalaya government on Friday extended the internet suspension for another 48 hours in the seven districts of Meghalaya.
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4 Hour Internet Shutdown In Assam. Reason: To Prevent Cheating In An Exam
As candidates are set to appear for a major recruitment exam in Assam to fill 27,000 government posts in various departments, the state government has suspended mobile internet services around examination centres.
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Assam's Kaziranga Reopens Today After Longest Shutdown In Its History
Assam's iconic Kaziranga National Park reopened today for tourists with all COVID-19 safety norms in place. The almost seven-month-long closure since March because of coronavirus lockdown and then the monsoon has been the longest in its 112-year history.
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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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Students Of 9 North East Universities Call For "Total Shutdown" Over CAA
Students unions of nine universities across the North East have called for a "total shutdown" of all varsities and colleges on Wednesday ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA.
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"Suffered So Much," Say Assam Students On Internet Ban Amid Protests
Roop Jyoti Sarma, a Gauhati University graduate, had to apply for a competitive examination but he missed the deadline because of an internet shutdown in the city.
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Internet Restored In Assam After Over A Week Of Protests Against Citizenship Act
The Assam government today restored mobile internet after nine days of shutdown, bringing relief to people who had to face curfew and violence on the streets during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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Refineries Shut, Fuel Crisis Likely In Northeast If Agitation Continues
Assam and other Northeastern states may face fuel supply issues if the agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act continues for another week, as it has already led to the shutdown of refineries, petrochemical plants and oil-producing facilities in the region.
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48-Hour Shutdown In Assam Against Citizenship Bill, Affects Normal Life
Assam protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Shops, markets and financial institutions kept their shutters down, while schools and colleges were closed in many areas.
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5 injured As Cops Clash With Protesters During Shutdown In Tripura
Even as Northeast India witnessed sporadic violence during the dawn-to-dusk shutdown against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill passed in the Lok Sabha today, at least five protesters were injured in a clash with the police at Khumulwng in Tripura. Two of them reportedly suffered bullet wounds.
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Facing Anger Over Citizenship Bill, Centre Offers Scheduled Tribe Status To 6 Assam Communities
With Assam witnessing shutdowns and massive protests against the Citizen (Amendment) Bill tabled in the Lok Sabha today, the Narendra Modi government is trying to push through a major decision aimed at pleasing its population ahead of the general election next year. It plans to grant the scheduled tribe status to six prominent communities in the st...
