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Shutdown Against Tinsukia Killings Evokes Mixed Response In Assam

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Saturday November 3, 2018

A day-long shutdown called to protest the killing of five people by a terrorist group two days ago evoked a mixed response in Assam today. It was successful in the Barak Valley region, parts of lower Assam and certain pockets of the Tinsukia and Dibrugarh districts.

12-Hour Bandh Affects Normal Life In Assam

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 3, 2018

Protestors squatted on railway tracks, pelted stones at vehicles and burnt tyres on roads in some districts in Assam during a 12-hour state-wide bandh Saturday called to protest the gunning down of five men in Tinsukia district.

Shutdown, Protests In Assam After 5 Killed By Suspected ULFA Terrorists

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Friday November 2, 2018

After five persons of the Bengali community were shot dead by suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) terrorists in Assam's Tinsukia district, several political parties took to the streets to protest the killings. A dawn-to-dusk bandh called by several Bengali organisations is already in place. While vehicles remained off the roads, shops...

BJP's Assam Ally Threatens To Pull Out If Citizenship Bill Isn't Scrapped

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Wednesday October 24, 2018

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.

Assam Shutdown: Protesters Try To Obstruct Trains Over Citizenship Bill

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 23, 2018

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.

Assam Shutdown Today Over Citizenship Bill Can't Be Allowed: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 23, 2018

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".

Sabarimala On Edge A Day After Violence, Women Stopped By Protesters

Kerala News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday October 18, 2018

A day after protests and violence in Kerala against the entry of women of menstruating age at the famous Sabarimala temple, the state government has banned the gathering of more than five people in Sannidhanam, Pamba, Nilakkal, and Elavungal - the base camps from where devotees head to the hill-top shrine. A state-wide shutdown has been called toda...

Protests Over Queue System At Jagannath Temple Turns Violent In Puri

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 3, 2018

Nine policemen were injured as violence broke out in Puri today during a 12-hour bandh called by a socio-cultural organisation protesting introduction of a queue system for devotees visiting the Jagannath Temple, the police said.

Gujarat Town Tense After Two Bajrang Dal Members Attacked

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 27, 2018

A bandh was called Thursday in Halvad town in Gujarat's Morbi district after two Bajrang Dal activists were allegedly attacked by a group of people, police said.

Withdraw Bandh Call, Manipur Chief Minister Appeals To Students

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 27, 2018

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has appealed to several student organisations to withdraw their call for a 48-hourstate-wide bandh beginning from Wednesday midnight, demanding release of the arrested teachers and students of the Manipur University. The chief minister assured that any issue could be resolved through dialogue.

BJP Calls 12-Hour Bandh In Bengal A "Success"; 1 Killed, 1,600 Arrested

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 26, 2018

Scattered incidents of violence, in which a shopkeeper was killed, marked the 12-hour bandh called by the BJP in West Bengal Wednesday to protest the death of two students in North Dinajpur district.

BJP, Trinamool Men Clash During Bengal Bandh. Buses Stoned, Trains Halted

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Wednesday September 26, 2018

The BJP has called a 12-hour bandh today in West Bengal, protesting the death of two youth at North Dinajpur's Islampur. Sporadic incidents of violence have been reported across the state. The police are out in full force in capital Kolkata and other sensitive districts.

BJP, Trinamool In War Of Words A Day Before 12-Hour West Bengal Bandh

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 25, 2018

The Trinamool Congress government has vowed to take stern action against those trying to enforce a 12-hour bandh on Wednesday called by the BJP in West Bengal to protest the killing of two students in a clash with police in North Dinajpur district, while a combative BJP warned of "repercussions" if the ruling party attempted to foil the stir.

Islampur Clashes, Student Deaths Risk Sparking New Political Flashpoint In Bengal

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Sunday September 23, 2018

The BJP in West Bengal has called for a bandh on September 26, protesting the death of two students at Islampur in the Uttar Dinajpur district last Friday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is in Milan in Italy on a government trip, however, said the party won't be allowed to organise the shutdown. The BJP and its ideological mentor Rashtriya Swa...

Haryana Town Where Teen Was Gang-Raped Observes Shutdown In Protest

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 19, 2018

Local traders in the Haryana town where a 19-year-old student was gang-raped observed a bandh today to protest the heinous crime.