Mau: Nineteen people have been arrested in connection with Monday night's violence, which erupted over police action in Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia, officials said. Protesters on Monday had vandalised a police station and torched vehicles as a demonstration against the amended Citizenship Act and police action at Jamia Millia Islamia turned violent here, prompting police to fire in the air.
Anti-CAA protest LIVE: 19 arrested over violence in UP's Mau
CAA protest
23:45 December 17
19 arrested over violence in UP's Mau
21:58 December 17
West Bengal: Deputy Commissioner of Police (HQ), Howrah Ajeet Singh Yadav injured, after a bomb was hurled at police while they were trying to disperse the protesters in Sankrail Manikpur area, today. He has been admitted to a hospital.
21:55 December 17
Eastern Railway on Tuesday cancelled as many as 19 trains due to the ongoing unrest across the country over newly-enacted Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
"In connection with law and order problem in the jurisdiction of Northeast Frontier Railway and in New Farakka-Azimganj and Krishnanagar-Lalgola Sections of Eastern Railway, 19 trains have been cancelled for today," Public Relations Officer of Eastern Railway said in a release.
21:11 December 17
Students protesting against CAA detained
Five college students were arrested in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Tuesday for allegedly making objectionable graffiti, which included the word 'Modi', to protest the new Citizenship Act, police said.
They made the 'swastika' sign with charcoal in place of 'o' in the word 'Modi', a police official said.
20:29 December 17
5 students held for painting graffiti against citizenship act
Thiruvananthapuram: The dawn-to-dusk statewide shutdown called by around 33 organisations to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 in Kerala was by and large peaceful even as the police arrested 278 people while taking another 184 into preventive custody from various parts of the state.
However, at a few places in the state protesters turned violent stoning public transport buses and forcing shops to down their shutters. Attendance at government and private offices was also reported to be low.
State Police chief Loknath Behra had said on Monday that the police will take strong action against law breakers and it happened with 278 arrests and 184 people being taken into preventive custody.
While shutdowns in Kerala have always been a regular feature, this is the first time that the police has acted tough.
19:14 December 17
Kerala shutdown largely peaceful, 278 arrested
Srinagar: There were protests by students at the Islamia college against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC).
The police used force to disperse the protesters, following a clash that erupted between them.
"The students started pelting stones on the police to which they resorted to action and dispersed them", said Haseeb Mughal, SSP Srinagar.
However, a group of scribes were allegedly roughed up by the police soon after the violence broke out.
"We were just trying to take videos of some of the boys who we thought were detained by the police. That's when the police thrashed us and confiscated my phone", said Aazan Javed, a correspondent of the Print based in Srinagar.
"My phone is still with the police and I was performing my duty when the incident took place," he added.
18:36 December 17
Protests in Srinagar over CAA, NRC
CAA protests broke out in Rajasthan as people spilled out into the streets raising their voices against CAA and Delhi police atrocities on Jamia students.
18:11 December 17
CAA protests broke out in Rajasthan
CAA protests broke out in Rajasthan as people spilled out into the streets raising their voices against CAA and Delhi police atrocities on Jamia students.
17:12 December 17
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मेरी सभी दिल्लीवासियो से अपील है कि शांति बनाए रखें। एक सभ्य समाज में किसी भी तरह की हिंसा बर्दाश्त नहीं की जा सकती। हिंसा से कुछ हासिल नहीं होगा। अपनी बात शांति से कहनी है।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 17, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">मेरी सभी दिल्लीवासियो से अपील है कि शांति बनाए रखें। एक सभ्य समाज में किसी भी तरह की हिंसा बर्दाश्त नहीं की जा सकती। हिंसा से कुछ हासिल नहीं होगा। अपनी बात शांति से कहनी है।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 17, 2019मेरी सभी दिल्लीवासियो से अपील है कि शांति बनाए रखें। एक सभ्य समाज में किसी भी तरह की हिंसा बर्दाश्त नहीं की जा सकती। हिंसा से कुछ हासिल नहीं होगा। अपनी बात शांति से कहनी है।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 17, 2019
AMU Registrar in a letter to Aligarh Dist Magistrate: Admininstration got information through sources that anti-social elements in the garb of protest may enter Admin block of AMU & cause damage. So, you are requested to deploy security forces outside the Admin block to prevent untoward incident.
17:10 December 17
Alok Kumar, Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police
DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran in Chennai on the party's state-wide protest against CAA said, "We condemn this Act. This Act is against minorities. AIADMK government has let people of Tamil Nadu and people of Sri Lanka down."
16:31 December 17
Delhi: Police take away protesters from the spot in Seelampur-Jaffrabad area where a clash broke out between police and protesters, during protest against Citizenship Amendment Act today. Police has also used tear gas shells to disperse the protesters.
16:08 December 17
26 arrested people released, situation improves in AMU
As many as 26 people, including eight students, arrested in connection with violence at Aligarh Muslim University and surrounding areas have been released as the situation in the University showed marked signs of improvement on Tuesday, officials said.
The University has been witnessing violent protests over the amended Citizenship Act.
The process of evacuation of hostels at the AMU continued overnight, and according to latest figures provided by the AMU administration, about 9,500 out of 11,500 inmates have left for home, university officials said.
16:02 December 17
Police take away protesters from the spot in Jafrabad area
Reminded of Jallianwala Bagh: Uddhav on Jamia crackdown
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday compared the police crackdown on students
of Jamia Millia Islamia to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Talking to reporters outside the Vidhan Bhawan in Nagpur, he said an "atmosphere of fear" was being created with such actions.
The Delhi-based university virtually turned into a battlefield on Sunday after police entered the campus and also used force, following protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Reacting to it, Thackeray said, "There is a deliberate attempt to create an atmosphere of unrest in society. The way police opened fire on students by forcefully entering the compound, it appeared like the Jalianwala Bagh massacre."
15:06 December 17
Mamata Banerjee begins protest march in Bengal
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee leads protest march from Jadavpur to Jadu Babu's Bazar.
The CM says, "Our slogan is 'No CAB, No NRC in Bengal".
15:03 December 17
Kerala : 30 outfits hold protest against CCA, 233 arrested across state
As many as 30 organisations in Kerala under the umbrella of Joint Action Committee held a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 across the state.
According to police, at least 233 preventive arrests were made till 11 am on Tuesday.
Several incidents of stone pelting on state-run KSRTC buses have been reported from various parts of Kerala as the dawn-to-dusk hartal called against the Citizenship Amendment Act and police action on students of Jamia university in Delhi, began on Tuesday.
Private buses have been kept off roads due to incidents of stone-pelting.
13:33 December 17
Mamata Banerjee begins protest march in Bengal
UP CM directs officials to keep tab on fake news
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday held a video conference with the state officials and directed them to keep an eye on people spreading fake news about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019.
The video conference was attended by all the ADGs, Commissioners, IGs, DIGs, DMs, and SSPs.
13:21 December 17
Anti-CAA hartal in Kerala: Over 233 people taken into preventive custody
Sec 144 imposed in Prayagraj; admin warns against holding protests
The district administration in Prayagraj on Tuesday said that Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), prohibiting the gathering of five or more persons, was imposed in the region and warned against holding rallies, protests, and demonstrations without prior permission.
"Section 144 is in place in Prayagraj district and holding any rally, protests, demonstration and public meeting without permission is strictly prohibited," the administration said.
12:54 December 17
Mayawati demands CAA rollback, says 'BJP shouldn't create Emergency-like situation'
Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) chief Mayawati demanded the rollback of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 and added that its implementation would leave a negative impact on society in the near future.
"I demand the central government to take back this unconstitutional law, otherwise it may lead to negative consequences in the future. They should not create an Emergency-like situation, " said BSP supremo Mayawati.
"BSP's parliamentary party has also sought time to meet the President (Ram Nath Kovind). Our party will also raise our voice in the Uttar Pradesh assembly against CAA 2019, and crimes against women," former Uttar Pradesh chief minister added.
12:47 December 17
WB CM Mamata Banerjee to lead another protest rally today
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to lead a rally from Jadavpur 8B bus stand to Bhawanipore in south Kolkata area against the citizenship law today.
11:57 December 17
Protests against citizenship law in some parts of Bengal
Protests were reported from some parts of West Bengal for the fifth day on Tuesday against the amended Citizenship Act.
Agitators raised slogans against the new Citizenship Act at Basirhat in North 24 Parganas district.
Police have stepped up vigil across the state and as many as 354 protesters were arrested for violence.
Several trains to north Bengal were either cancelled or delayed, officials said.
10:50 December 17
3,000 anti-CAA protesters detained, 190 arrested, 136 cases registered, says Assam DGP
Director General of Assam Police, Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta on Tuesday said that a total of 136 cases have been registered and 190 people were arrested for violence and hooliganism during the protests held against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) across the state.
"136 cases have been registered so far and 190 protesters have been arrested, while 3,000 protesters have been detained. These were not normal democratic protesters but people who indulged in violence, some conspirators have also been arrested, including some major leaders from various organisation, " Mahanta told reporters.
10:48 December 17
KSRTC buses stoned, roads blocked during hartal against CAA in
Incidents of stone pelting on state-run KSRTC buses have been reported from various parts of Kerala as the dawn-to-dusk hartal called against the Citizenship Amendment Act and police action on students of Jamia university in Delhi, began on Tuesday.
A group of 30 Islamic and political outfits have called the hartal from which major political parties, including the ruling CPI(M) and the opposition Congress and IUML are keeping away.
KSRTC, private buses, four wheelers and autorickshaws were seen plying in the state capital, while in north Kerala, especially Kannur and Kozhikode, roads wore a deserted look in the early hours of the stir.
10:47 December 17
Curfew relaxed in Shillong from 6 am to 7 pm
Curfew was relaxed for 13 hours in Shillong on Tuesday even as the ban on mobile internet services will remain in force, officials said.
The curfew was relaxed from 6 am from areas under Lumdiengjri police station and Sadar police station limits, a statement from the East Khasi Hills district administration said.
Banks, main markets were open and vehicles were plying on the streets. Schools have announced their annual results following which winter vacations have begun in most of the educational institutions.
Mobile internet remained shut for another 48 hours beginning from 5 pm on Monday even as mobile messaging services were relaxed to 5 messages per number that includes OTP services, a senior Home department official said.
10:32 December 17
Curfew to be lifted completely; internet to be restored from today: Assam Min Himanta
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday tweeted that the Assam government has decided to lift completely lift the curfew imposed on Assam from Tuesday (December 17), including night curfew.
10:32 December 17
New Delhi: With unrest over the amendment made to the Citizenship Act spreading throughout the country, internet services in Howrah district of West Bengal have been suspended further till 5 pm on Tuesday.
The internet services were temporarily suspended in some districts of West Bengal as a "precautionary measure".
Meanwhile, the curfew imposed in Dibrugarh district of Assam in the wake of major protests across the state over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, was on Tuesday relaxed from 6 am to 8 pm by the district administration.
So far, police have registered 136 cases and have arrested 190 persons in connection with recent incidents happening in Guwahati and in the entire state, he had added.
Protests had broken out in several parts of Assam following the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in Parliament on Wednesday, and it becoming an Act thereupon after the Presidential assent on Thursday.
As many as 26 Army columns have been deployed in Assam to assist the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to handle the situation.
Meanwhile, internet services continue to remain suspended in several districts of the state.
10:26 December 17
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Assam Government has decided to lift curfew completely from Tuesday December 17, 2019, including the night curfew. The broad band internet connectivity will also stand restored from tomorrow.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 16, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Assam Government has decided to lift curfew completely from Tuesday December 17, 2019, including the night curfew. The broad band internet connectivity will also stand restored from tomorrow.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 16, 2019Assam Government has decided to lift curfew completely from Tuesday December 17, 2019, including the night curfew. The broad band internet connectivity will also stand restored from tomorrow.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 16, 2019
New Delhi: With unrest over the amendment made to the Citizenship Act spreading throughout the country, internet services in Howrah district of West Bengal have been suspended further till 5 pm on Tuesday.
The internet services were temporarily suspended in some districts of West Bengal as a "precautionary measure".
Meanwhile, the curfew imposed in Dibrugarh district of Assam in the wake of major protests across the state over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, was on Tuesday relaxed from 6 am to 8 pm by the district administration.
So far, police have registered 136 cases and have arrested 190 persons in connection with recent incidents happening in Guwahati and in the entire state, he had added.
Protests had broken out in several parts of Assam following the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in Parliament on Wednesday, and it becoming an Act thereupon after the Presidential assent on Thursday.
As many as 26 Army columns have been deployed in Assam to assist the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to handle the situation.
Meanwhile, internet services continue to remain suspended in several districts of the state.
09:29 December 17
Anti-CAA protest LIVE: Over 100 people taken into preventive custody
New Delhi: With unrest over the amendment made to the Citizenship Act spreading throughout the country, internet services in Howrah district of West Bengal have been suspended further till 5 pm on Tuesday.
The internet services were temporarily suspended in some districts of West Bengal as a "precautionary measure".
Meanwhile, the curfew imposed in Dibrugarh district of Assam in the wake of major protests across the state over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, was on Tuesday relaxed from 6 am to 8 pm by the district administration.
So far, police have registered 136 cases and have arrested 190 persons in connection with recent incidents happening in Guwahati and in the entire state, he had added.
Protests had broken out in several parts of Assam following the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in Parliament on Wednesday, and it becoming an Act thereupon after the Presidential assent on Thursday.
As many as 26 Army columns have been deployed in Assam to assist the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to handle the situation.
Meanwhile, internet services continue to remain suspended in several districts of the state.
23:45 December 17
19 arrested over violence in UP's Mau
Mau: Nineteen people have been arrested in connection with Monday night's violence, which erupted over police action in Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia, officials said. Protesters on Monday had vandalised a police station and torched vehicles as a demonstration against the amended Citizenship Act and police action at Jamia Millia Islamia turned violent here, prompting police to fire in the air.
21:58 December 17
West Bengal: Deputy Commissioner of Police (HQ), Howrah Ajeet Singh Yadav injured, after a bomb was hurled at police while they were trying to disperse the protesters in Sankrail Manikpur area, today. He has been admitted to a hospital.
21:55 December 17
Eastern Railway on Tuesday cancelled as many as 19 trains due to the ongoing unrest across the country over newly-enacted Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
"In connection with law and order problem in the jurisdiction of Northeast Frontier Railway and in New Farakka-Azimganj and Krishnanagar-Lalgola Sections of Eastern Railway, 19 trains have been cancelled for today," Public Relations Officer of Eastern Railway said in a release.
21:11 December 17
Students protesting against CAA detained
Five college students were arrested in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Tuesday for allegedly making objectionable graffiti, which included the word 'Modi', to protest the new Citizenship Act, police said.
They made the 'swastika' sign with charcoal in place of 'o' in the word 'Modi', a police official said.
20:29 December 17
5 students held for painting graffiti against citizenship act
Thiruvananthapuram: The dawn-to-dusk statewide shutdown called by around 33 organisations to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 in Kerala was by and large peaceful even as the police arrested 278 people while taking another 184 into preventive custody from various parts of the state.
However, at a few places in the state protesters turned violent stoning public transport buses and forcing shops to down their shutters. Attendance at government and private offices was also reported to be low.
State Police chief Loknath Behra had said on Monday that the police will take strong action against law breakers and it happened with 278 arrests and 184 people being taken into preventive custody.
While shutdowns in Kerala have always been a regular feature, this is the first time that the police has acted tough.
19:14 December 17
Kerala shutdown largely peaceful, 278 arrested
Srinagar: There were protests by students at the Islamia college against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC).
The police used force to disperse the protesters, following a clash that erupted between them.
"The students started pelting stones on the police to which they resorted to action and dispersed them", said Haseeb Mughal, SSP Srinagar.
However, a group of scribes were allegedly roughed up by the police soon after the violence broke out.
"We were just trying to take videos of some of the boys who we thought were detained by the police. That's when the police thrashed us and confiscated my phone", said Aazan Javed, a correspondent of the Print based in Srinagar.
"My phone is still with the police and I was performing my duty when the incident took place," he added.
18:36 December 17
Protests in Srinagar over CAA, NRC
CAA protests broke out in Rajasthan as people spilled out into the streets raising their voices against CAA and Delhi police atrocities on Jamia students.
18:11 December 17
CAA protests broke out in Rajasthan
CAA protests broke out in Rajasthan as people spilled out into the streets raising their voices against CAA and Delhi police atrocities on Jamia students.
17:12 December 17
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मेरी सभी दिल्लीवासियो से अपील है कि शांति बनाए रखें। एक सभ्य समाज में किसी भी तरह की हिंसा बर्दाश्त नहीं की जा सकती। हिंसा से कुछ हासिल नहीं होगा। अपनी बात शांति से कहनी है।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 17, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">मेरी सभी दिल्लीवासियो से अपील है कि शांति बनाए रखें। एक सभ्य समाज में किसी भी तरह की हिंसा बर्दाश्त नहीं की जा सकती। हिंसा से कुछ हासिल नहीं होगा। अपनी बात शांति से कहनी है।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 17, 2019मेरी सभी दिल्लीवासियो से अपील है कि शांति बनाए रखें। एक सभ्य समाज में किसी भी तरह की हिंसा बर्दाश्त नहीं की जा सकती। हिंसा से कुछ हासिल नहीं होगा। अपनी बात शांति से कहनी है।
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 17, 2019
AMU Registrar in a letter to Aligarh Dist Magistrate: Admininstration got information through sources that anti-social elements in the garb of protest may enter Admin block of AMU & cause damage. So, you are requested to deploy security forces outside the Admin block to prevent untoward incident.
17:10 December 17
Alok Kumar, Joint Commissioner of Delhi Police
DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran in Chennai on the party's state-wide protest against CAA said, "We condemn this Act. This Act is against minorities. AIADMK government has let people of Tamil Nadu and people of Sri Lanka down."
16:31 December 17
Delhi: Police take away protesters from the spot in Seelampur-Jaffrabad area where a clash broke out between police and protesters, during protest against Citizenship Amendment Act today. Police has also used tear gas shells to disperse the protesters.
16:08 December 17
26 arrested people released, situation improves in AMU
As many as 26 people, including eight students, arrested in connection with violence at Aligarh Muslim University and surrounding areas have been released as the situation in the University showed marked signs of improvement on Tuesday, officials said.
The University has been witnessing violent protests over the amended Citizenship Act.
The process of evacuation of hostels at the AMU continued overnight, and according to latest figures provided by the AMU administration, about 9,500 out of 11,500 inmates have left for home, university officials said.
16:02 December 17
Police take away protesters from the spot in Jafrabad area
Reminded of Jallianwala Bagh: Uddhav on Jamia crackdown
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday compared the police crackdown on students
of Jamia Millia Islamia to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Talking to reporters outside the Vidhan Bhawan in Nagpur, he said an "atmosphere of fear" was being created with such actions.
The Delhi-based university virtually turned into a battlefield on Sunday after police entered the campus and also used force, following protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Reacting to it, Thackeray said, "There is a deliberate attempt to create an atmosphere of unrest in society. The way police opened fire on students by forcefully entering the compound, it appeared like the Jalianwala Bagh massacre."
15:06 December 17
Mamata Banerjee begins protest march in Bengal
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee leads protest march from Jadavpur to Jadu Babu's Bazar.
The CM says, "Our slogan is 'No CAB, No NRC in Bengal".
15:03 December 17
Kerala : 30 outfits hold protest against CCA, 233 arrested across state
As many as 30 organisations in Kerala under the umbrella of Joint Action Committee held a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 across the state.
According to police, at least 233 preventive arrests were made till 11 am on Tuesday.
Several incidents of stone pelting on state-run KSRTC buses have been reported from various parts of Kerala as the dawn-to-dusk hartal called against the Citizenship Amendment Act and police action on students of Jamia university in Delhi, began on Tuesday.
Private buses have been kept off roads due to incidents of stone-pelting.
13:33 December 17
Mamata Banerjee begins protest march in Bengal
UP CM directs officials to keep tab on fake news
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday held a video conference with the state officials and directed them to keep an eye on people spreading fake news about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019.
The video conference was attended by all the ADGs, Commissioners, IGs, DIGs, DMs, and SSPs.
13:21 December 17
Anti-CAA hartal in Kerala: Over 233 people taken into preventive custody
Sec 144 imposed in Prayagraj; admin warns against holding protests
The district administration in Prayagraj on Tuesday said that Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), prohibiting the gathering of five or more persons, was imposed in the region and warned against holding rallies, protests, and demonstrations without prior permission.
"Section 144 is in place in Prayagraj district and holding any rally, protests, demonstration and public meeting without permission is strictly prohibited," the administration said.
12:54 December 17
Mayawati demands CAA rollback, says 'BJP shouldn't create Emergency-like situation'
Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) chief Mayawati demanded the rollback of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 and added that its implementation would leave a negative impact on society in the near future.
"I demand the central government to take back this unconstitutional law, otherwise it may lead to negative consequences in the future. They should not create an Emergency-like situation, " said BSP supremo Mayawati.
"BSP's parliamentary party has also sought time to meet the President (Ram Nath Kovind). Our party will also raise our voice in the Uttar Pradesh assembly against CAA 2019, and crimes against women," former Uttar Pradesh chief minister added.
12:47 December 17
WB CM Mamata Banerjee to lead another protest rally today
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee is scheduled to lead a rally from Jadavpur 8B bus stand to Bhawanipore in south Kolkata area against the citizenship law today.
11:57 December 17
Protests against citizenship law in some parts of Bengal
Protests were reported from some parts of West Bengal for the fifth day on Tuesday against the amended Citizenship Act.
Agitators raised slogans against the new Citizenship Act at Basirhat in North 24 Parganas district.
Police have stepped up vigil across the state and as many as 354 protesters were arrested for violence.
Several trains to north Bengal were either cancelled or delayed, officials said.
10:50 December 17
3,000 anti-CAA protesters detained, 190 arrested, 136 cases registered, says Assam DGP
Director General of Assam Police, Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta on Tuesday said that a total of 136 cases have been registered and 190 people were arrested for violence and hooliganism during the protests held against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) across the state.
"136 cases have been registered so far and 190 protesters have been arrested, while 3,000 protesters have been detained. These were not normal democratic protesters but people who indulged in violence, some conspirators have also been arrested, including some major leaders from various organisation, " Mahanta told reporters.
10:48 December 17
KSRTC buses stoned, roads blocked during hartal against CAA in
Incidents of stone pelting on state-run KSRTC buses have been reported from various parts of Kerala as the dawn-to-dusk hartal called against the Citizenship Amendment Act and police action on students of Jamia university in Delhi, began on Tuesday.
A group of 30 Islamic and political outfits have called the hartal from which major political parties, including the ruling CPI(M) and the opposition Congress and IUML are keeping away.
KSRTC, private buses, four wheelers and autorickshaws were seen plying in the state capital, while in north Kerala, especially Kannur and Kozhikode, roads wore a deserted look in the early hours of the stir.
10:47 December 17
Curfew relaxed in Shillong from 6 am to 7 pm
Curfew was relaxed for 13 hours in Shillong on Tuesday even as the ban on mobile internet services will remain in force, officials said.
The curfew was relaxed from 6 am from areas under Lumdiengjri police station and Sadar police station limits, a statement from the East Khasi Hills district administration said.
Banks, main markets were open and vehicles were plying on the streets. Schools have announced their annual results following which winter vacations have begun in most of the educational institutions.
Mobile internet remained shut for another 48 hours beginning from 5 pm on Monday even as mobile messaging services were relaxed to 5 messages per number that includes OTP services, a senior Home department official said.
10:32 December 17
Curfew to be lifted completely; internet to be restored from today: Assam Min Himanta
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday tweeted that the Assam government has decided to lift completely lift the curfew imposed on Assam from Tuesday (December 17), including night curfew.
10:32 December 17
New Delhi: With unrest over the amendment made to the Citizenship Act spreading throughout the country, internet services in Howrah district of West Bengal have been suspended further till 5 pm on Tuesday.
The internet services were temporarily suspended in some districts of West Bengal as a "precautionary measure".
Meanwhile, the curfew imposed in Dibrugarh district of Assam in the wake of major protests across the state over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, was on Tuesday relaxed from 6 am to 8 pm by the district administration.
So far, police have registered 136 cases and have arrested 190 persons in connection with recent incidents happening in Guwahati and in the entire state, he had added.
Protests had broken out in several parts of Assam following the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in Parliament on Wednesday, and it becoming an Act thereupon after the Presidential assent on Thursday.
As many as 26 Army columns have been deployed in Assam to assist the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to handle the situation.
Meanwhile, internet services continue to remain suspended in several districts of the state.
10:26 December 17
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Assam Government has decided to lift curfew completely from Tuesday December 17, 2019, including the night curfew. The broad band internet connectivity will also stand restored from tomorrow.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 16, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Assam Government has decided to lift curfew completely from Tuesday December 17, 2019, including the night curfew. The broad band internet connectivity will also stand restored from tomorrow.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 16, 2019Assam Government has decided to lift curfew completely from Tuesday December 17, 2019, including the night curfew. The broad band internet connectivity will also stand restored from tomorrow.
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) December 16, 2019
New Delhi: With unrest over the amendment made to the Citizenship Act spreading throughout the country, internet services in Howrah district of West Bengal have been suspended further till 5 pm on Tuesday.
The internet services were temporarily suspended in some districts of West Bengal as a "precautionary measure".
Meanwhile, the curfew imposed in Dibrugarh district of Assam in the wake of major protests across the state over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, was on Tuesday relaxed from 6 am to 8 pm by the district administration.
So far, police have registered 136 cases and have arrested 190 persons in connection with recent incidents happening in Guwahati and in the entire state, he had added.
Protests had broken out in several parts of Assam following the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in Parliament on Wednesday, and it becoming an Act thereupon after the Presidential assent on Thursday.
As many as 26 Army columns have been deployed in Assam to assist the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to handle the situation.
Meanwhile, internet services continue to remain suspended in several districts of the state.
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New Delhi: With unrest over the amendment made to the Citizenship Act spreading throughout the country, internet services in Howrah district of West Bengal have been suspended further till 5 pm on Tuesday.
The internet services were temporarily suspended in some districts of West Bengal as a "precautionary measure".
Meanwhile, the curfew imposed in Dibrugarh district of Assam in the wake of major protests across the state over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, was on Tuesday relaxed from 6 am to 8 pm by the district administration.
So far, police have registered 136 cases and have arrested 190 persons in connection with recent incidents happening in Guwahati and in the entire state, he had added.
Protests had broken out in several parts of Assam following the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in Parliament on Wednesday, and it becoming an Act thereupon after the Presidential assent on Thursday.
As many as 26 Army columns have been deployed in Assam to assist the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) to handle the situation.
Meanwhile, internet services continue to remain suspended in several districts of the state.
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