violence broke out in Delhi's Jafrabad on Tuesday, stoking tension in the region after massive protests rocked the Jamia Millia Islamia University against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Jamia Milia Islamia has canceled all exams due to student protests against Citizenship Amendment Bill
The district administration of Dibrugarh on Friday relaxed till 1 PM the restrictions placed due to the indefinite curfew, which was put in place in the district and Assam's capital Guwahati on Thursday.
The Jamia Millia Islamia University turned into a battlefield after police and students, who wanted to march to Parliament House to protest, clashed with each other. Fifty students were detained following a clash between police and students after the
Massive protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act rocked the country on Friday. An uneasy calm prevailed in Assam, but things turned violent in other states where widespread protests were witnessed. Assam is reeling under violent protests
Thousands of people from the Muslim community, protesting against the amended Citizenship Act and the proposed NRC, blocked the National Highway 6 at Uluberia in West Bengal's Howrah district. The protestors, with national flags in hands,
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.
Restrictions in Guwahati eased from 6 am to 1 pm. Section 144 has been imposed in several parts of Northeast, including Assam following passage of Citizenship Bill 2019.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, was passed by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Lok Sabha had cleared the Bill on Monday.
Schools, colleges open in Guwahati amid anti-CAB protests across Northeast
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