The non-teaching staff under the banner of the North Eastern Hill University Non-Teaching Staff Association (NEHUNSA) have extended full support to the ongoing indefinite hunger strike protest led by the students’ union (NEHUSU) for demanding the immediate resignation of the incumbent Vice Chancellor Prof. PS Shukla.
Several protesters were detained following a tense standoff at Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) on Tuesday in Dibrugarh. The situation escalated when authorities used a JCB excavator to completely block access by shutting down a gate near the campus.
Speaking to media persons, president of the NEHU Non-Teaching Staff Association (NEHUNSA) Dr WR Synrem said that the association has been compelled to stage the indefinite protest due to the fact that the strength of the non-teaching staff in both Shillong and Tura campuses has gone down tremendously.
The All Meghalaya SSA School Teachers Association (AMSSASTA) on Monday suspended their 21 days indefinite sit-in-demonstration after the state government assured to enhance the salary of SSA teachers in the state.
Over a hundred parents staged protest at Carmel School in Rani near Guwahati in Kamrup district on Tuesday after Hindu students were allegedly served beef at the school hostel. The parents demanded accountability from the school authorities, particularly the principal.
The protest, held at Manipuri Rajbari in Shillong, saw people carrying placards with messages such as "Restore Internet in Imphal Valley" and "Stop Killing Innocent Meiteis."
The protesters sought Scheduled Tribes (ST) status for Assam's Adivasi population, land rights, correct caste certificates and implementation of the Minimum Wage Act.
Assam tourist taxi drivers on Wednesday opposed the display of black flag on Meghalaya registered tourist vehicles inside Assam, stating such protest must be confined within Meghalaya