Citizenship Amendment Bill becomes Act after Presidential nod even as violence rips through Assam
5 years ago

Citizenship Amendment Bill becomes Act after Presidential nod even as violence rips through Assam

India Today  

Vehicles torched, railway stations set on fire, policemen pelted with stones, houses of politicians attacked, highways and airports blocked and international visits cancelled, the scenario Assam witnessed on Thursday was similar to a country under siege. Protesters violated curfew in several parts of Assam to stage violent protests against amendment in Citizenship Act Areas under two police stations in Meghalaya capital Shillong were placed under curfew. Rail, road, air shut down The Railways has suspended all passenger train services in Tripura and Assam and short-terminated long-distance trains to the region at Guwahati following protests in the two states over the passage of the amendment to Citizenship Act, a railway spokesperson told PTI in New Delhi on Thursday. India Today Insight | Why Assam is protesting against Citizenship Amendment Bill Army rescues passengers after mob attempts to set train afire in Assam The Army said it rescued passengers of an express train from a mob trying to set the carriages on fire at Naharkatia railway station in Assam, reported PTI. Streets of Assam were turned into cantonment as a heavy deployment of army and police forces tried to quell the protests Ranji Trophy match and India Super League game suspended Sporting activities also took a hit in the curfew-struck city of Guwahati where an Indian Super League football game and a Ranji Trophy cricket match were suspended owing to the unrest over the amendment to Citizenship Act.

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Assam: Guwahati Police's warning after CAA copies burnt, ‘hartal’ announced
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Assam: Guwahati Police's warning after CAA copies burnt, ‘hartal’ announced

Hindustan Times  

The Guwahati police issued a legal notice to the organisations which have called for a hartal in Assam to protest against the contentious Citizenship Act. Soon after the Centre announced the implementation of the CAA, protests erupted across Assam with Opposition flaying the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre. Follow live updates on CAA notification In a stern warning …

What is Citizen Amendment Act?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

What is Citizen Amendment Act?

India Today  

The much-debated Citizenship Act, ratified in 2019, has recently seen its regulations officially unveiled, just as the country gears up for upcoming elections. Specifically, an immigrant must have resided in India for at least one year in the preceding 12 months and a cumulative total of at least five years within the past 14 years. This exemption extends to specific …

News18 Afternoon Digest:Don't Need Miya Muslim Vote, Says Himanta Sarma Ahead of Assam Polls; Participating in Protests Can Now Cost You Govt Job, Passport in Bihar, Uttarakhand and Other Stories
3 years, 11 months ago

News18 Afternoon Digest:Don't Need Miya Muslim Vote, Says Himanta Sarma Ahead of Assam Polls; Participating in Protests Can Now Cost You Govt Job, Passport in Bihar, Uttarakhand and Other Stories

News 18  

Don?t Need Miya Muslim Vote, They are Very Communal, Says Himanta Sarma Ahead of Assam Polls Ahead of the assembly polls in Assam, state health, education, and finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that the BJP does not need votes from the Bengali-origin Muslim community in the state elections, often referred to as the ‘Miya’ Muslims to win …

Police detain over 100 anti-CAA protesters in Assam
4 years, 10 months ago

Police detain over 100 anti-CAA protesters in Assam

India Today  

The police on Saturday detained over 100 people who protested against the Citizenship Act in Guwahati. Terming the new citizenship law as "unconstitutional, undemocratic," the protesters raised slogans against the Bharatiya Janata Party -led government at the Centre and state. The protesters also demanded the Assam Legislative Assembly to take a decision against the Act. The protesters also demanded the …

Rajasthan: Muslims burn Ajmer Dargah Diwan’s effigies after he asked them not to fear CAA, Sarwar Chisty demands act be repealed
5 years ago

Rajasthan: Muslims burn Ajmer Dargah Diwan’s effigies after he asked them not to fear CAA, Sarwar Chisty demands act be repealed

Op India  

On Friday, Muslim protestors burnt the effigy of the spiritual head of Ajmer Dargah, Dargah Deewan Syed Zainul Abedin Ali Khan after he said Muslims living in India need not fear the CAA and had appealed to the government not to implement the law till discussions with protestors are held. During the protest, they also burnt an effigy of Deewan …

Citizenship Amendment Act gives no parameters to measure religious persecution; political will needed to mitigate fear among Assamese
5 years ago

Citizenship Amendment Act gives no parameters to measure religious persecution; political will needed to mitigate fear among Assamese

Firstpost  

When the Act says that the persecuted minorities will be given citizenship, it makes one wonder how the level of persecution would be measured. The Assam Accord, signed on 15 August 1985, included the promise by the Central government that it would ensure “constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards…to protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social, linguistic identity and heritage of …

CAA protests: Notice served to over 60 people in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur and Gorakhpur for recovery of damage to property
5 years ago

CAA protests: Notice served to over 60 people in Uttar Pradesh's Rampur and Gorakhpur for recovery of damage to property

Firstpost  

The Rampur administration has issued notices to 28 people ‘identified for violence’ during last week’s anti-citizenship law protests in Rampur, asking them to explain their position or pay for damage caused to public and private property Rampur/Gorakhpur: Over 60 people have been “identified for violence” during last week’s anti-citizenship law protests in Rampur and Gorakhpur and issued notices, asking them …

Opposition steps up protests against CAA: DMK leads massive rally in Chennai, Congress holds 'satyagraha' at Rajghat; Uttar Pradesh PFI chief arrested
5 years ago

Opposition steps up protests against CAA: DMK leads massive rally in Chennai, Congress holds 'satyagraha' at Rajghat; Uttar Pradesh PFI chief arrested

Firstpost  

The opposition on Monday stepped up protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 with the Congress holding a ‘Satyagraha for unity’ at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial Rajghat and its ally DMK leading a massive rally in Chennai, while scattered demonstration were held against the contentious law in several states by students and others New Delhi/Chennai/Guwahati: The opposition on Monday stepped up …

As protests against CAA, NRC continue to simmer, PM Modi says we never discussed all-India NRC
5 years ago

As protests against CAA, NRC continue to simmer, PM Modi says we never discussed all-India NRC

India Today  

As Delhi and other parts of the country continued to see massive protests, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a mega rally in the heart of the city on Sunday and attempted to quell the anger over Citizenship Amendment Act. MODI RALLY IN DELHI Accusing the opposition of pursuing "divide and rule politics" and stoking violence over the amended citizenship law, …

India’s leader defends new citizenship law as protests continue
5 years ago

India’s leader defends new citizenship law as protests continue

LA Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at party headquarters in New Delhi on May 21, 2019. Protesters angered by India’s new citizenship law that excludes Muslims defied a ban against demonstrations on Sunday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a rally for his Hindu nationalist party to defend the legislation, accusing the opposition of pushing …

CAA protests: One dead in UP as violence erupts in Rampur, Kanpur; 15 arrested in Daryaganj violence sent to judicial custody
5 years ago

CAA protests: One dead in UP as violence erupts in Rampur, Kanpur; 15 arrested in Daryaganj violence sent to judicial custody

Firstpost  

The Congress, Left and other Opposition parties led demonstrations in many states including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Nagaland and West Bengal, demanding that the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act be scrapped. Protesters set ablaze Yatimkhana police post in Kanpur and indulged in heavy brick-batting, leading to injuries to many people including policemen, a senior official said. Police and paramilitary personnel carried out …

CAA protest: Binoy Viswam, five other CPI workers detained for defying curfew in Mangaluru; police bars Siddaramaiah from entering city till Sunday midnight
5 years ago

CAA protest: Binoy Viswam, five other CPI workers detained for defying curfew in Mangaluru; police bars Siddaramaiah from entering city till Sunday midnight

Firstpost  

Mangaluru police commissioner PS Harsha has served notice on Siddaramaiah restraining the latter from entering the city limits till Sunday midnight, police said. Mangaluru: Communist Party of India Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala Binoy Viswam and some party activists who staged a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act on Saturday defying curfew, were detained, police said. City police commissioner PS …

Protests show govt failed to dispel confusion in significant section of society: LJP
5 years ago

Protests show govt failed to dispel confusion in significant section of society: LJP

India TV News  

BJP ally Lok Janshakti Party said on Friday that protests against the amended citizenship law and NRC make it clear that the Union government has "failed" to dispel confusion among a significant section of society. LJP president Chirag Paswan, whose party had backed the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament, noted that the protests are happening in various parts of the …

Citizenship Act Protests LIVE: Over 30 Detained Over Violence in Old Delhi, Protesters Demand Release
5 years ago

Citizenship Act Protests LIVE: Over 30 Detained Over Violence in Old Delhi, Protesters Demand Release

News 18  

Citizenship Act Protests LIVE: Six people have been killed in anti-Citizenship Act protests across Uttar Pradesh today as protesters clashed with the police in several cities, taking the death toll in the last 24 hours to seven. BJP ally and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has, meanwhile, refused to implement the contentious National Register of Citizens in his state amid …

Delhi brought to standstill over CAA; Protest fire rages across country, turns violent in Lucknow, Mangaluru
5 years ago

Delhi brought to standstill over CAA; Protest fire rages across country, turns violent in Lucknow, Mangaluru

India TV News  

Massive demonstrations rocked major cities across the country as protestors hit the streets to vent their anger against the Citizenship Amendment Act, affecting internet and causing traffic disruptions. By Thursday evening, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called for a United Nations referendum on National Register for Citizens and the Citizenship Amendment Act. WEST BENGAL: CM Mamata leads anti-CAA movement; …

Citizenship Act: Life in Assam back on track as the state remains peaceful
5 years ago

Citizenship Act: Life in Assam back on track as the state remains peaceful

India TV News  

Normal life is back on track in Assam with the state remaining peaceful after several days of violent protests against the new citizenship law. Islamic outfit Popular Front of India's Assam unit chief Aminul Haque and another office bearer were arrested on Wednesday for their alleged role in the violence during protests over the citizenship law, police said. Also, the …

Anti-Citizenship Act protests on Dec. 19 | One dies of alleged firearm injury in Lucknow; two die in police firing in Mangaluru
5 years ago

Anti-Citizenship Act protests on Dec. 19 | One dies of alleged firearm injury in Lucknow; two die in police firing in Mangaluru

The Hindu  

Several protesters hit the roads in many parts of the country — defying prohibitory orders in some States — against the proposed nationwide NRC and the recently passed amended citizenship law. Delhi | 9.30 p.m. 1,200 protesters detained in Delhi, released later Around 1,200 protesters, who staged a protest for scrapping of the amended Citizenship Act, were detained on Thursday …

Citizenship Act: life in Assam back on track as State remains peaceful
5 years ago

Citizenship Act: life in Assam back on track as State remains peaceful

The Hindu  

Normal life is back on track in Assam with the state remaining peaceful after several days of violent protests against the Citizenship Act, 2019. Islamic outfit Popular Front of India ’s Assam unit chief Aminul Haque and another office bearer were arrested on Wednesday for their alleged role in the violence during protests over the citizenship law, police said. Also, …

Violent CAA protests take 3 lives in 2 states, internet shutdown, restrictions send ripples in Delhi: Highlights
5 years ago

Violent CAA protests take 3 lives in 2 states, internet shutdown, restrictions send ripples in Delhi: Highlights

India Today  

Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act raged across cities and turned violent in many parts, resulting in vandalism, destruction, arson and the deaths of at least three people. Internet shut down and restrictions that have so long affected other parts of the country reached the national capital on Thursday when protesters agitating against the Citizenship Act were detained in large …

Citizenship Act: Assam govt to bring in law to protect land rights of ethnic people
5 years ago

Citizenship Act: Assam govt to bring in law to protect land rights of ethnic people

India Today  

The growing agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Assam has prompted the state government to come out with safeguards for land rights for the indigenous people. The people in Assam are protesting against the CAA over concerns that the new law allowing citizenship to persecuted minorities from the neighbourhood including Bangladesh will be a threat to Assamese identity. "Assam …

Has India’s Modi has gone too far with citizenship amendment bill?
5 years ago

Has India’s Modi has gone too far with citizenship amendment bill?

CNN  

CNN — Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian government has stripped the country’s only Muslim-majority state of autonomy and rolled out a citizenship check in the northeastern state of Assam that effectively left nearly 2 million people stateless, many of them Muslims. “And it looks like a side, which has been asleep or at least silent, has really woken …

Violent protests over Citizenship Act: How Indian police control riots?
5 years ago

Violent protests over Citizenship Act: How Indian police control riots?

India Today  

Protests over Citizenship Amendment Act, passed last week by Parliament, continue in parts of the country. The Delhi Police entered the Jamia campus on Sunday evening following stone-pelting and arson by a mob, which, police say, had joined the protest march taken out by Jamia students demanding roll back of the Citizenship Amendment Act. Police have taken action in many …

CAA protests: Police detain AASU leaders, over 2,000 protesters in Guwahati
5 years ago

CAA protests: Police detain AASU leaders, over 2,000 protesters in Guwahati

India Today  

Police had detained over 2,000 protesters and the leaders of All Assam Students' Union who took part in a protest rally 'Gana Satyagrah' organised by the students' union in Guwahati on Wednesday. Thousands of people from different communities, artists, cultural activists, and Assam government employees took part in the 'Gana Satyagrah' to protest against the Citizenship Act, 2019 at Latasil …

CAA protests: Agra on high alert amid tensions in neighbouring cities
5 years ago

CAA protests: Agra on high alert amid tensions in neighbouring cities

India TV News  

The Agra district administration has taken a series of measures to stall snowballing of tension from neighbouring Aligarh which was on the boil against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Ravi, Senior Superintendent of Police Bablu Kumar, Inspector General Satish Ganesh, has been visiting different parts of the city late in the night. "If need requires, internet services could be suspended," a …

Internet snapped in 6 Bengal districts as protests against Citizenship Act continue
5 years ago

Internet snapped in 6 Bengal districts as protests against Citizenship Act continue

India TV News  

Internet services in six districts of West Bengal were suspended as protests over the amended Citizenship Act rocked parts of the state for the third consecutive day on Sunday. According to a senior government official, internet services were suspended in Malda, Uttar Dinajpur, Murshidabad, Howrah, North 24 Parganas and parts of South 24 Parganas districts in order to prevent rumor-mongering …

Citizenship Amendment Act: Sarbananda Sonowal risks political apocalypse by ignoring Assamese sub-nationalism
5 years ago

Citizenship Amendment Act: Sarbananda Sonowal risks political apocalypse by ignoring Assamese sub-nationalism

Firstpost  

Today Sarbananda Sonowal is a karyakarta of the BJP, a kindergarten student in the school of Hindutva, an enthusiastic apologist for the Citizenship Amendment Act but he is no longer an Assamese. The ruthless clampdown of the Assam government on the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act that started off peacefully in a democratic manner has only managed to outrage …

Across India, opposition builds against citizenship law
5 years ago

Across India, opposition builds against citizenship law

LA Times  

Students from Jamia Millia Islamia University take part in a protest in New Delhi on Monday. The Citizenship Amendment Bill, which was approved by Parliament last week, has sparked protests across India. Thousands of university students flooded the streets of India’s capital, while a southern state government led a march and demonstrators held a silent protest in the northeast on …

Assam CAA protest: 4 dead in police firing, 175 arrested, more than 1400 detained
5 years ago

Assam CAA protest: 4 dead in police firing, 175 arrested, more than 1400 detained

India Today  

Two more people succumbed to their injuries in Guwahati, taking the death toll in Citizenship Amendment Act related protests to 4 in Assam. The Assam Police has so far arrested 175 people and detained 1,460 protesters for indulging in violent agitations across the Northeastern state. Talking exclusively with India Today TV, the Director-General of Assam Police, Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said, …

People of Assamese community protest in London against citizenship law
5 years ago

People of Assamese community protest in London against citizenship law

India TV News  

People of the Assamese community in London was joined by other Indians to protest against the amended Citizenship Act outside the Indian High Commission. Demanding revocation of the law, they held a protest gathering against the Act that threatens the linguistic and cultural identity of the Assamese people in Assam, Karuna Sagar Das, a prominent face in the diaspora in …

As anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests rock Bengal, BJP goes all out to woo Matuas miffed by Assam NRC
5 years ago

As anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests rock Bengal, BJP goes all out to woo Matuas miffed by Assam NRC

Firstpost  

As West Bengal is rocked by anti-Citizenship Act protests, battle lines have been drawn between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP. The importance of the Matua vote can be gauged by the fact that in 2010, when the Matuas, under their spiritual and community leader Binapani Devi, held a protest demanding citizenship, leaders across the political spectrum — TMC, BJP, …

Anti-Citizenship Act protests: Toll rises to six in Assam; protesters block roads, railway tracks, torch vehicles in West Bengal
5 years ago

Anti-Citizenship Act protests: Toll rises to six in Assam; protesters block roads, railway tracks, torch vehicles in West Bengal

Firstpost  

Protests against the Citizenship Act continued Saturday in various parts of the country, including in Assam, West Bengal, Delhi and Mumbai. An oil tanker driver was killed and his vehicle set ablaze in Assam’s Sonitpur district as protests became increasingly violent on Saturday amid a rail blockade, sit-ins and hunger strikes by different organisations across the state, officials said. West …

BJP to stage protest against Cong for spreading rumours about CAA
5 years ago

BJP to stage protest against Cong for spreading rumours about CAA

India Today  

Amid increasing agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act across the country, Bharatiya Janata Party working President JP Nadda has directed party presidents of a few states to stage protest against the Congress alleging that the party is spreading rumour about the CAA. A circular issued by the BJP alleges that Congress is spreading rumours about the Citizenship Amendment Act that …

CAA protests: Students lay seige to police HQ after violence near Jamia University
5 years ago

CAA protests: Students lay seige to police HQ after violence near Jamia University

India Today  

The protesters agitating against the amended Citizenship Act clashed with police on Sunday evening and set afire DTC buses and a fire tender in New Friends' Colony in south Delhi. pic.twitter.com/mfYIj37YS3 ANI December 15, 2019 09.20 pm: Protest outside police HQ after violence near Jamia University Scores of people gathered outside the old Delhi Police Headquarters to protest the force's …

People of Assamese community protest in London against citizenship law
5 years ago

People of Assamese community protest in London against citizenship law

India Today  

People of the Assamese community in London was joined by other Indians to protest against the amended Citizenship Act outside the Indian High Commission. Demanding revocation of the law, they held a protest gathering against the Act that threatens the linguistic and cultural identity of the Assamese people in Assam, Karuna Sagar Das, a prominent face in the diaspora in …

Assamese in Hyderabad protest new Citizenship Act
5 years ago

Assamese in Hyderabad protest new Citizenship Act

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: People of Assamese origin protested on Sunday at Dharna Chowk against the Citizenship Amendment Act as they fear that 13 lakh Bangladeshi Hindus will be granted citizenship in their state which will dilute the native culture. An Assamese protestor said, “The NRC has clearly shown that there are 19 lakh illegal citizens in Assam. Our culture and our traditions …

Anti-CAB protests: Spiralling violence in West Bengal; curfew relaxed in parts of Assam, Meghalaya
5 years ago

Anti-CAB protests: Spiralling violence in West Bengal; curfew relaxed in parts of Assam, Meghalaya

India TV News  

Protesters torched about five trains, three railway stations and tracks, and at least 25 buses on Saturday amid spiralling violence in West Bengal during the agitation against the amended Citizenship Act, while an oil tanker driver was killed in Assam's Sonitpur district. Citizenship Act: Spiralling violence in West Bengal; curfew relaxed in parts of Assam, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, …

Anti-CAB stir: Vehicles torched in Assam, Bengal; Janpath metro station in Delhi closed
5 years ago

Anti-CAB stir: Vehicles torched in Assam, Bengal; Janpath metro station in Delhi closed

India TV News  

Protests against the Citizenship Act have taken the country by storm. Oil tanker set ablaze in Assam, driver killed An oil tanker was set ablaze in Assam's Sonitpur district, killing its driver. Anti-CAB stir: Vehicles torched in Assam, Bengal The AJYCP has also given call for a 36-hour 'Gana Anshan' from 6 am on December 16 across the state, while …

Violent protests continue in Bengal, several buses, railway station torched
5 years ago

Violent protests continue in Bengal, several buses, railway station torched

India TV News  

Violent agitations continued to rock parts of West Bengal for second consecutive day on Saturday as people protesting against the amended Citizenship Act set several buses on fire and torched portions of a railway station complex, officials said. Angry protestors torched around 15 buses, both public and private, and blocked traffic on the arterial Kona Expressway in Howrah that connect …

Amid protests in North East over Citizenship Amendment Act, US, UK, France, Canada, Israel issue travel advisories
5 years ago

Amid protests in North East over Citizenship Amendment Act, US, UK, France, Canada, Israel issue travel advisories

Firstpost  

Visit of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe scheduled from 15 to 17 December in Guwahati has also been cancelled and Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has also cancelled his three-day visit to India Amid protests in the North East against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the US, UK, France, Canada and Israel have issued travel advisories asking their citizens to …

Protests against citizenship law continue in Bengal, road and rail blockade at several places
5 years ago

Protests against citizenship law continue in Bengal, road and rail blockade at several places

India TV News  

Road and rail blockades continued in different parts of West Bengal on Saturday by people protesting against the amended Citizenship Act. The National Highway 34, one of the arterial roads that connect north and south Bengal, was blocked in Murshidabad. In Howarh district's Domjur area, the National Highway 6 was blocked as protester set tyres ablaze and ransacked several vehicles, …

Watch: Protests against CAB in Jamia Millia Islamia turn violent amidst chants of Allaho Akbar, Nara-e-Taqbeer and La ilahi illilah
5 years ago

Watch: Protests against CAB in Jamia Millia Islamia turn violent amidst chants of Allaho Akbar, Nara-e-Taqbeer and La ilahi illilah

Op India  

Following the historic passing of the Citizenship Amendment Act, there have been protests in some parts of the country, which are being now hijacked by the Muslim groups and are unleashing extreme violence across the country. On Friday, the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act took a communal turn in Delhi after ‘students’ of the controversial Jamia Millia Islamia University …

Assam Opposition Leader Moves SC Against Citizenship Amendment Act [Read Petition]
5 years ago

Assam Opposition Leader Moves SC Against Citizenship Amendment Act [Read Petition]

Live Law  

Amidst a State imposed curfew and protests in Assam over the Citizenship Act, 2019, a petition challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 has been filed in Supreme Court by the Leader of Opposition in Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, along with Abdul Khaleque, a Member of Parliament from Barpeta in Assam and Rupjyoti Kurmi, and MLA from Mariani in the …

CAA protests in West Bengal: Protesters block NH 34 in Murshidabad, stage sit-ins at Shondaliya, Kakra Mirzapur stations to oppose amendments to citizenship laws
5 years ago

CAA protests in West Bengal: Protesters block NH 34 in Murshidabad, stage sit-ins at Shondaliya, Kakra Mirzapur stations to oppose amendments to citizenship laws

Firstpost  

Incidents of violence were reported from Murshidabad and North 24 Paraganas districts, and rural Howrah, police said Kolkata: Road and rail blockades continued in different parts of West Bengal on Saturday by people protesting against the amended Citizenship Act. In Howarh district’s Domjur area, the National Highway 6 was blocked as protester set tyers ablaze and ransacked several vehicles, the …

Anti-CAA Protests In Assam: Curfew Relaxed In Guwahati Today; B'desh Cancels Ministers' Trips To India
5 years ago

Anti-CAA Protests In Assam: Curfew Relaxed In Guwahati Today; B'desh Cancels Ministers' Trips To India

ABP News  

Guwahati: The curfew imposed in the wake of the protest over the Citizenship Act 2019, has been relaxed on Saturday from 9 am to 4 pm by the administration. The protests broke out in Guwahati and other parts of Assam following the passage of Citizenship Bill 2019 in Parliament on Wednesday, and it becoming an Act thereupon after the Presidential …

With Citizenship Act protests refusing to die in Assam, Centre deploys eight columns of Indian Army, Assam Rifles
5 years ago

With Citizenship Act protests refusing to die in Assam, Centre deploys eight columns of Indian Army, Assam Rifles

Firstpost  

A total of eight columns of the Army and Assam Rifles have been deployed in Assam, including capital Guwahati to control the ongoing violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill and the amended Citizenship Act Guwahati: A total of eight columns of the Army and Assam Rifles have been deployed in Assam, including capital Guwahati to control the ongoing violent …

CAB Protest: Long queues at Guwahati markets as locals rush to stock up essentials
5 years ago

CAB Protest: Long queues at Guwahati markets as locals rush to stock up essentials

India TV News  

Goods flew off shelves as locals rushed to stock up essential items after shops and markets in Guwahati opened Friday morning amid reports that curfew has been relaxed, which were later dismissed by the authorities. Long queues were seen outside shops at the Uzan Bazar, Chandmari, Silpukhuri and Zoo Road areas with people coming out in their cars and two-wheelers …

CAB protest: Curfew in Assam's Guwahati, Dibrugarh relaxed for few hours
5 years ago

CAB protest: Curfew in Assam's Guwahati, Dibrugarh relaxed for few hours

India TV News  

Curfew in parts of Assam was relaxed for a several hours on Friday amid protests against Citizenship Bill across Northeast. Restrictions in Assam's Guwahati have been relaxed for 7 hours - from 6 am to 1 pm; while curfew in Dibrugarh has been relaxed from 8 am to 1 pm today. Guwahati and Dibrugarh were placed under indefinite curfew even …

Citizenship Bill becomes Act after presidential nod; protests continue in Northeast
5 years ago

Citizenship Bill becomes Act after presidential nod; protests continue in Northeast

India TV News  

The Citizenship Bill, 2019 has now got the president's nod and has now become an Act. According to the Act, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014, and facing religious persecution there will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship. The Act …

CAB protest: US issues travel advisory for its citizens in Northeast
5 years ago

CAB protest: US issues travel advisory for its citizens in Northeast

India Today  

Live blog Assam and the Northeast are up in arms against the Citizenship Amendment Bill that has now become and Act with the assent of President Ram Nath Kovind late on Thursday night. At least two protesters died on Thursday evening when police opened fire on protesters in Guwahati, the epicentre of the massive protests that have brought Assam to …

Students in Indian capital protest ‘anti-Muslim’ citizenship law
5 years ago

Students in Indian capital protest ‘anti-Muslim’ citizenship law

Al Jazeera  

Police use tear gas and batons to disperse students in New Delhi who marched to Parliament to protest against new law. Clashes have erupted between students and the police in the Indian capital of New Delhi over a contentious new citizenship law, which critics say is “anti-Muslim” and violates India’s secular constitution. “Jamia has turned into a war zone… They …

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