Civil society groups in Manipur’s Imphal Valley have intensified protests against the central government, accusing it of failing to curb the ongoing violence in the state. Protesters have begun locking down central government offices and institutions as a symbolic act of defiance.
Students at IIT Guwahati continued their protests for the second consecutive day on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of certain faculty members they accuse of putting severe ‘mental pressure’ on students.
The members of five Mottock organisations are - All Assam Mottock Sanmilan, All Assam Mottock Yuba Chatra Sanmilan, All Assam Mottock Mahila Parishad, All Assam Mottock Yuba Chatra Parishad and All Assam Mottock Students' Union.
Within a fortnight of the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, another horrific incident of rape of a minor has come to light from Assam’s Nagaon district. Hundreds of residents of Dhing village took to streets on Friday to protest the rape, and demanded for immediate arrest of the culprits.
BSF sources have confirmed that the border will be accessible 24 hours a day, allowing continuous movement of students and others seeking to return to India.
Of these 405 students, 80 are from Meghalaya, 131 from other Indian states; 249 students are from Nepal, and 8 from Bhutan. In addition, 4 tourists have also been evacuated.
On Thursday, ten activists of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti and Satra Mukti Sangram Samiti were detained in Dhubri, Tinsukia and Hailakandi districts for staging protests.
On the issue of alleged unfair grading practices by North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), the North Eastern Hill University Students’ Union (NEHUSU) staged a protest at the university campus on Wednesday.
