Northeast Shutdown

All Tribals Students' Union Manipur starts 24-hour protest as government did not table Bill for autonomy as drafted by Hill Areas Committee last year

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.

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.

The Biplab Deb government has blocked mobile internet and SMS services across Tripura for 48 hours in view of violent protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill. The move came amid violence that erupted during an 11-hour shutdown called by influential student groups in the Northeast to protest the central government's move which,...

The 11-hour shutdown called by an umbrella body of students' organisations in the northeast to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill began at 5 am today. The North East Students' Organisation (NESO), backed by other organisations and political parties, will observe the shutdown till 4 pm against the bill that was passed in the Lok Sabha ...

The 11-hour shutdown called by an umbrella body of students' organisations in the north-east to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill began at 5 am today. The North East Students' Organisation (NESO), backed by other organisations and political parties, will observe the shutdown till 4 pm against the bill that was passed in the Lok Sabha...

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.

Citizens Amendment Bill, 2016: Several student bodies of the north-eastern region have decided to observe a shutdown on Tuesday in support of the call given by a students' union to protest the proposed Bill.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused the Congress of ignoring development in Mizoram and said that the northeast has moved beyond shutdowns, guns and blockades.

All Tribals Students' Union Manipur starts 24-hour protest as government did not table Bill for autonomy as drafted by Hill Areas Committee last year

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.

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.

The Biplab Deb government has blocked mobile internet and SMS services across Tripura for 48 hours in view of violent protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill. The move came amid violence that erupted during an 11-hour shutdown called by influential student groups in the Northeast to protest the central government's move which,...

The 11-hour shutdown called by an umbrella body of students' organisations in the northeast to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill began at 5 am today. The North East Students' Organisation (NESO), backed by other organisations and political parties, will observe the shutdown till 4 pm against the bill that was passed in the Lok Sabha ...

The 11-hour shutdown called by an umbrella body of students' organisations in the north-east to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill began at 5 am today. The North East Students' Organisation (NESO), backed by other organisations and political parties, will observe the shutdown till 4 pm against the bill that was passed in the Lok Sabha...

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.

Citizens Amendment Bill, 2016: Several student bodies of the north-eastern region have decided to observe a shutdown on Tuesday in support of the call given by a students' union to protest the proposed Bill.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused the Congress of ignoring development in Mizoram and said that the northeast has moved beyond shutdowns, guns and blockades.