Day: December 10, 2019

Protest march against Citizenship (Amendment) Act

Slew of protests against Citizenship Bill in Delhi

3:11 pm December 10, 2019

New Delhi: The national capital is slated to witness protest demonstrations by political parties, students’ bodies and civil society groups over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill on Tuesday. The Northeast Students’ Union is staging a protest against the bill at Jantar Mantar. People from various walks of life and across organisations have joined the stir. […]

Internet-dependent commercial activities hit in Assam

Anti-CAB bandh: Agitators set market on fire in Tripura

3:09 pm December 10, 2019

Agartala: Agitators participating in a bandh called by NESO against the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha set a market, where shops were owned mostly by non-tribals, on fire in Tripura’s Dhalai district on Tuesday, police said. However, no one was injured in the incident and the blaze at Manughat market […]

Night curfew imposed in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district

Bandh affects normal life in Meghalaya

3:07 pm December 10, 2019

Shillong: Normal life was affected in Meghalaya on Tuesday due a statewide called by the Khasi Students Union (KSU), a constituent of the NESO, to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill. Shops, markets and business establishments kept shutters down, while educational and financial institutions remained closed for the day, officials said. Government offices were open […]

Woman naxal killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh

Top Maoist leader Ramanna ‘dead’: Chhattisgarh Police

3:04 pm December 10, 2019

Raipur: A top Maoist leader, who was at the helm of Naxal activities in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region and carried a reward of Rs 40 lakh on his head, has died of a heart attack, a senior police said on Tuesday. Ravulu Srinivas alias Ramanna, who was in his late 50s, died at a forest in […]

84 infiitration attempts in J-K since Aug, 19

3:02 pm December 10, 2019

New Delhi: As many as 84 infiltration attempts were made along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and 59 terrorists could have entered the valley since August 2019, Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. In a written reply to a starred question in the […]