Six killed in violence at Assam-Meghalaya border; internet suspended in 7 Meghalaya districts
2 years, 1 month ago

Six killed in violence at Assam-Meghalaya border; internet suspended in 7 Meghalaya districts

India TV News  

Six persons, including a forest guard, were killed in violence at the Assam-Meghalaya border in West Karbi Anglong district in the early hours of Tuesday. Following the incident, the Assam police sounded an alert in all the districts bordering Meghalaya to thwart any possible law and order situation, another official said. The Assam forest department team intercepted and stopped the truck at the Mukru area carrying the illegal timber towards the West Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya around 3 am, West Karbi Anglong superintendent of police Imdad Ali said. Image Source : ANI Meghalaya government suspends mobile internet services in seven districts Assam and Meghalaya have a longstanding dispute in 12 areas of the 884.9 km long inter-state border.

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Curfew imposed, internet suspended in 7 Manipur districts after 6 found dead
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Curfew imposed, internet suspended in 7 Manipur districts after 6 found dead

India Today  

A curfew was imposed in Imphal West and Imphal East in violence-hit Manipur and internet services were suspended in seven districts as fresh protests erupted in the Valley districts against the killing of six people, whose bodies were found in Jiribam after they were kidnapped allegedly by militants. Internet was suspended in Imphal West, Imphal East, Bishnupur, Thoubal, Kakching, Kangpokpi …

‘Jharkhand learnt from Assam’, says CM Himanta Sarma on internet suspension during recruitment exam
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Jharkhand learnt from Assam’, says CM Himanta Sarma on internet suspension during recruitment exam

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday asserted that the Jharkhand government has “learnt” from the northeastern State the idea of suspending internet services during recruitment examinations. The suspension of mobile internet services began at 8 am and will continue till 1.30 p.m. on Saturday, and the prohibition will be repeated on Sunday, in a bid to check any …

Internet ban lifted partially, health centre torched in Manipur
4 months ago

Internet ban lifted partially, health centre torched in Manipur

The Hindu  

The Manipur government on Thursday conditionally withdrew the ban on internet broadband services from five districts of a relatively calm Imphal Valley but violence returned to the Jiribam district bordering Assam. An order from the State’s Home Department said the broadband services have been restored as the internet ban affected important offices and institutions, people working from home, health facilities, …

Curfew in eight districts of Manipur, mobile internet services suspended over tribal stir
1 year, 8 months ago

Curfew in eight districts of Manipur, mobile internet services suspended over tribal stir

The Hindu  

Curfew was imposed in eight districts of Manipur and mobile internet services were suspended in the entire northeastern State over violence during a tribal agitation on May 3, officials said. Violence broke out during 'Tribal Solidarity March' called by All Tribal Student Union Manipur in Torbung area of Churachandpur district to protest the demand of non-tribal Meiteis, who dominate the …

People in villages along disputed border with Assam can vote in upcoming Meghalaya polls: CEC
2 years ago

People in villages along disputed border with Assam can vote in upcoming Meghalaya polls: CEC

The Hindu  

Registered voters living in villages along the disputed border with Assam can participate in the upcoming Assembly elections in Meghalaya, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on January 13. "People living in villages along the disputed border can participate in the elections despite what has happened. At least six people, including five tribal villagers from Meghalaya and an Assam forest …

People in villages along disputed border with Assam can vote in Meghalaya polls: CEC
2 years ago

People in villages along disputed border with Assam can vote in Meghalaya polls: CEC

Live Mint  

Registered voters living in villages along the disputed border with Assam can participate in the upcoming assembly elections in Meghalaya, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Friday. "People living in villages along the disputed border can participate in the elections despite what has happened. "Agencies were asked to follow standard operating procedures in doing proper checks of planes and …

Meghalaya extends mobile internet ban, Assam CM slammed for ‘surrender’
2 years, 1 month ago

Meghalaya extends mobile internet ban, Assam CM slammed for ‘surrender’

The Hindu  

The Meghalaya government on Thursday extended the suspension of mobile internet services in seven districts by another 48 hours following stray incidents of arson and attack on Assam-registered vehicles stranded in various parts of the State. The incidents were related to the November 22 firing on the border of Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district and Meghalaya’s West Jaintia Hill district …

Meghalaya killings not tied to Assam boundary row: Centre
2 years, 1 month ago

Meghalaya killings not tied to Assam boundary row: Centre

The Hindu  

A day after five Meghalaya villagers and an Assam forest guard were killed in a firing incident on the Assam-Meghalaya border, a Union Home Ministry official said on Wednesday that the incident was not related to the border dispute between the two States. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said in Delhi that Assam forest guards and villagers clashed over …

Border violence: Assam forest office torched, two vehicles in Meghalaya set on fire
2 years, 1 month ago

Border violence: Assam forest office torched, two vehicles in Meghalaya set on fire

Deccan Chronicle  

MUKROH/GUWAHATI: A group of villagers from Meghalaya allegedly vandalised and burnt down a forest office in Assam's West Karbi Anglong district, following the killing of six people in violence that occurred in a disputed area along the border between the two states, officials claimed on Wednesday. The influential Khasi Students' Union took responsibility for the torching of the forest beat …

Boundary violence | Assam opts for CBI probe into clash with Meghalaya villagers
2 years, 1 month ago

Boundary violence | Assam opts for CBI probe into clash with Meghalaya villagers

The Hindu  

In the backdrop of violent clashes with villagers from Meghalaya, the Assam Cabinet on Wednesday decided to hand over the investigation to the Central Bureau of Investigation, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. The Ministers expressed concern and condolences at the death of six persons in an “unfortunate police-civilian conflict situation” in West Karbi Anglong district, Mr. Sarma added. Earlier, …

Assam-Meghalaya border violence | Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge says BJP's NEDA failed Northeast
2 years, 1 month ago

Assam-Meghalaya border violence | Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge says BJP's NEDA failed Northeast

The Hindu  

A day after violence at the Assam-Meghalaya border, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on November 23 alleged that the BJP's North-East Democratic Alliance has failed the Northeast and called on Home Minister Amit Shah to resolve the border dispute between the two States. Six people, including a forest guard, were killed in violence at the disputed Assam-Meghalaya border in the early …

Six killed in firing; Meghalaya, Assam differ on details of clash
2 years, 1 month ago

Six killed in firing; Meghalaya, Assam differ on details of clash

The Hindu  

Six people were killed and several others injured in a firing incident on the Assam-Meghalaya boundary early on November 22 morning. According to a statement issued by the Assam government, a probe by a retired Judge of the Gauhati High Court has been ordered into the firing between Assam Forest officials and unknown miscreants at Mukhrow under Jirikinding police station …

Internet services suspended in parts of Meghalaya after 4 people killed in violence on border dispute with Assam
2 years, 1 month ago

Internet services suspended in parts of Meghalaya after 4 people killed in violence on border dispute with Assam

Firstpost  

Following the incident, the Assam police sounded an alert in all the districts bordering Meghalaya to thwart any possible law and order situation New Delhi: Following the firing incident in Meghalaya’s Mukoh where four persons were killed, the state government has suspended mobile internet services in 7 districts for 48 hours. According to Meghalaya DGP LR Bishnoi, “Four persons, including …

Mobile internet suspended in 7 Meghalaya districts after Mukroh firing
2 years, 1 month ago

Mobile internet suspended in 7 Meghalaya districts after Mukroh firing

Live Mint  

The Meghalaya government has suspended mobile internet services in seven districts of the state following a firing incident in the Mukroh area of West Jaintia Hills District where four people were killed. At least four persons, including three people from West Jaintia Hills and an Assam forest guard, were killed in a firing incident that took place at the Mukroh …

Assam: Mobile Internet Services To Be Suspended For 4 Hours Today For Exam In Govt Departments
2 years, 4 months ago

Assam: Mobile Internet Services To Be Suspended For 4 Hours Today For Exam In Govt Departments

ABP News  

Guwahati, Aug 27 Mobile internet services in several districts of Assam will be suspended for four hours for the second time this month on Sunday for conducting free and fair written examination for grade III posts of various government departments. Mobile internet services had been suspended on August 21 in 25 districts of the state when the written examination for …

Internet services suspended again in Lakhimpur Kheri
3 years, 3 months ago

Internet services suspended again in Lakhimpur Kheri

India Today  

Amid heightened tensions in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri, the district administration on Friday suspended internet services in the area. Eight people were killed during violent clashes in Lakhimpur Kheri district on October 3. Two FIRs have been filed in the case, which alleges that Union minister Ajay Misra Teni's son Ashish was inside the vehicle that ran over the farmers. …

Fresh tension at Assam-Meghalaya border after faceoff between police, locals of border areas
3 years, 4 months ago

Fresh tension at Assam-Meghalaya border after faceoff between police, locals of border areas

India Today  

Tension has flared up again along the Assam-Meghalaya border following a faceoff between the police forces of the neighbouring states near the inter-state border. The area between Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district and Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi district has been tense since Tuesday and the situation turned critical on Wednesday when some people from Meghalaya along with the local police allegedly tried …

Meghalaya Home Minister quits after mob violence on I-Day
3 years, 4 months ago

Meghalaya Home Minister quits after mob violence on I-Day

The Hindu  

Meghalaya Home Minister Lakhmen Rymbui resigned after mob violence and arson in Shillong on Independence Day forced the local authorities to enforce an indefinite curfew and suspend Internet services for 48 hours in four districts. As the situation went beyond the control of the police, East Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner Isawanda Laloo issued an order clamping “total curfew” from 8 …

Assam Has Most Inter-State Border Disputes in India, Home Ministry Data Shows
3 years, 5 months ago

Assam Has Most Inter-State Border Disputes in India, Home Ministry Data Shows

News 18  

Assam is part of four of at least seven border disputes India is currently witnessing, the Union Home Ministry data shows. Assam has border disputes with Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Mizoram, Rai pointed out. At least five Assam police personnel were killed and more than 60 injured, including a superintendent of police over escalation of the long-standing border dispute …

Curfew reimposed in some parts of Shillong day after one dies in clashes over CAA; internet services suspended in six Meghalaya districts
4 years, 10 months ago

Curfew reimposed in some parts of Shillong day after one dies in clashes over CAA; internet services suspended in six Meghalaya districts

Firstpost  

Curfew was reimposed Saturday in some areas of Shillong after one person was killed in clashes between KSU members and non-tribals during a meeting on CAA and inner line permit Shillong: Curfew was reimposed Saturday noon in some areas of Shillong town after one person was killed in clashes between KSU members and non-tribals during a meeting on CAA and …

Anti-CAB Protests: Mobile internet, messaging services withdrawn in Meghalaya
5 years, 1 month ago

Anti-CAB Protests: Mobile internet, messaging services withdrawn in Meghalaya

India TV News  

The Meghalaya government on Thursday withdrew mobile Internet and messaging services across the state for the next 48 hours due to deteriorating law and order situation triggered by protests over contentious Citizenship Bill, officials said. The district administration in the state capital has also clamped curfew in areas under two police stations in view of the "serious" deterioration of law …

Anti-CAB protests in Assam: Curfew imposed in Guwahati; mobile internet services suspended in 10 districts after thousands take to streets
5 years, 1 month ago

Anti-CAB protests in Assam: Curfew imposed in Guwahati; mobile internet services suspended in 10 districts after thousands take to streets

Firstpost  

A day after a total shutdown in Assam to protest against the CAB, fresh protests erupted in the state on Wednesday while the legislation was being debated in the Rajya Sabha. Curfew has been imposed in Guwahati for an indefinite period, while mobile internet and data services have been suspended in ten districts including Dibrugarh, Jorhat and Lakhinpur, till 7 …

Violent anti-CAB protest in Assam: Mobile Internet services suspended
5 years, 1 month ago

Violent anti-CAB protest in Assam: Mobile Internet services suspended

Op India  

Even as the upper house of the Indian parliament discusses and deliberates the provisions of the newly proposed Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019, the protest against the legislation have taken an ugly turn in the Northeastern state of Assam. Mobile Internet services have been suspended for 24 hours from 7 pm today to 7 pm December 12 in Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Dhemaji, …

Anti-Citizenship Bill protests: Internet to be suspended in ten districts of Assam for 24 hours
5 years, 1 month ago

Anti-Citizenship Bill protests: Internet to be suspended in ten districts of Assam for 24 hours

The Hindu  

Internet services will be suspended in ten districts of Assam for 24 hours, beginning 7 p.m. on December 11, State government officials said, amid massive protests over the Citizenship Bill. Internet services will be suspended in Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Kamrup and Kamrup, according to a notification issued by Additional Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna. Internet …

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