KOKRAJHAR, Jan 9: The All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) and the Bodo People's Action Committee (BPAC) are bracing up for a long and vigorous movement for achieving their long-cherished goal of a separate state of Bodoland. Talking to The Assam Tribune here, the president of the ABSU, Sri Urkhau Gwra Brahma, revealed that they gave a deadline of December 31 to the Central Government to initiate fresh political dialogue on the issue of a separate state but the Centre failed to respond positively. He said that the ABSU and the BPAC have now decided to launch a fresh movement for achieving their goal and the phases of the agitation would be announced soon. He expressed the view that they are mentally prepared for another long agitation as "we are not expecting positive results immediately." [AT]

ABSU, BPAC call for 24-hour 'rail, NH roko'

GUWAHATI, Jan 13: The All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) and the Bodo People's Action Committee (BPAC) have given a call for a 24-hour 'rail and National Highway roko' from 5 am of January 17 in protest against the apathetic attitude of the Central Government towards the Bodoland issue. [AT]

KSU threatens to take arms GUWAHATI, Jan 19: The 24th annual conference of the Karbi Students Union (KSU) held at Sariohjar from January 7-10 opted for armed struggle in supports of its demand for an autonomous state. [S]

Protest demonstration by TSF on Jan 24

GUWAHATI, Jan 21: The Tribal Students Federation (TSF) will stage protest demonstrations in front of offices of all Deputy Commissioners,Sub-Deputy Collectors, Sub-Divisional Officers and Block DevelopmentOfficers in the State on January 24 next against the 'anti-tribal attitude' of the present State Government. [AT]

NESO's millennium call to rebels : bid adieu to arms

SHILLONG, Jan 24: The North East Students' Organisation (NESO) has made a millennium appeal to all the insurgent outfits of the north-east to come forward to the negotiating table for the sake of peace and tranquillity in the region. [NED]

Corruption responsible for backwardness of north-eastern states

GUWAHATI, Jan 30 (UNI): Corruption and gross misuse of public funds were some of the primary reasons found responsible for the backwardness of the North-east, and not the Centre's apathy. An opinion poll, conducted by the North-east Girl Students' Coordination Committee, also found that the inability of political leaders from the North-east to properly highlight the problems and convince the Centre for adequate funding was the second most important factor. [S]

ATTSA's threat to launch movement

GUWAHATI, Jan 30: Assam Tea Tribes Students' Association, (ATTSA) has threatened to launch a massive agitation in protest against alleged lackadaisical attitude of the State Government to enhance the daily wage of the tea garden labourers. [AT]

Demand for judicial probe into killing

DIBRUGARH, Jan 31: Several organizations including the All Dibrugarh Students Union (ADSU) condemned the killing of Mr Soneswar Deka and injuries to three of his kin by Army jawans reportedly in an encounter with United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants at Guijan area in Tinsukia district yesterday. [S]

Youths burn copies of Sadin TINSUKIA, Feb 10: Some youths burned nine packets containing copies of Sadin, a weekly published from Guwahati, in Tinsukia today. The Moran Students' Union has termed the incident as a reaction to the publication of a poem containing derogatory references to the Moran community in the weekly's last edition, and reiterated that unless the weekly issued a written apology, burning of the paper would continue. Expressing surprise at the Axom Xahitya Xabha's silence over the matter, the students' body threatened to boycott the Dibrugarh session of the Xabha. [S]

Self-immolation bids foiled

IMPHAL, Feb 11: Police on Thursday foiled self-immolation bids by four students at different points in Imphal, reports UNI. The students decided to kill themselves demanding release of All Manipur Students Union leaders who are believed to be behind the bars under various sections of criminal laws. [AT]

Bandh hits Karbi Anglong district

GUWAHATI, Feb 14 (PTI): Normal life has been adversely hit in Karbi Anglong district of central Assam by the 24-hour bandh today jointly called by the Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) and Karbi Students Association (KSA). [AT]

36-hour Manipur Bandh from today

IMPHAL, Feb 16 (PTI): A newly-formed students body has called a 36-hour Manipur bandh from tomorrow morning to press its demand for release of some arrested students and their supporters. [S]

ABSU firm on separate Bodoland state

GUWAHATI, Feb 18: The All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) is sticking to its gun on the issue of carving out a separate Bodoland State for the Bodos of the State. [AT]

Mass rally by Bodos on March 2

GUWAHATI, Feb 22 : The All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU), along with other Bodo political parties and organisations including the Bodo People's Action Committee (BPAC), People's Democratic Front (PDF), All Bodo Employees' Federation and All Bodo Women's Welfare Federation will hold a mass rally at the Judges Field here at 10 am on March 2 demanding the creation of a separate state of Bodoland. [AT]

ABSU, NDFB in war of words over Bodo script

GUWAHATI, Feb 23: Controversy over the script issue of Bodo language has taken a serious turn as the All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU), which favoured use of Devanagari as the script for Bodo language, and militant outfit National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) have engaged themselves in a war of words over the issue. [AT]

Nalbari bandh

NALBARI, Feb 27: Nalbari District Committee of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) also called for a 24-hour district bandh from 5 am tomorrow in protest against the killing, our Nalbari Correspondent report. The district unit of All Assam Students' Union has extended morale support to the bandh call. [AT]

ABSU rally urges Centre to take final decision

GUWAHATI, March 2: The president of the All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU), UG Brahma has urged the Centre to take a final decision on separate Bodo hadat (state). [AT]

Bodoland supporters participating in the rally jointly organised by the ABSU and the BPAC at Champawati playground, Dhirenpara at Guwahati on March 2. The Assam Tribune photo.

AASU to launch stir against Sarma's killing

NALBARI, March 2: The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) has also decided to launch an agitation in protest against the killing of the PWD Minister and four others. [AT]

ABSU, PDF to agitate jointly on Bodoland issue

GUWAHATI, March 5: The unity move initiated by All-Bodo Students Union (ABSU) to bring all Bodo political and non-political organisations under one umbrella, has got a boost as People's Democratic Front (PDF) has decided to join hands with the ABSU to launch a ''vigorous movement'' for a separate Bodoland. [AT]

Bishnupriya Manipuris allege harassment

HAILAKANDI, March 9: The Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Students Union and Bishnupriya Manipuri Gana Sangram Parishad have demanded immediate intervention of the Central government to stop the unnecessary harassment of Bishnupriya Manipuri people residing in Jiribam district of Manipur. [AT]

Sit-in-stir

GUWAHATI, March 12: The All Assam Private Schools Teachers' and Employees' Association has decided to go on a day-long sit-in-demonstration on March 14 in front of the Assam Assembly ground (last gate) in protest against the failure of the State government to place a bill in the Assembly governing the conduct of private schools in the state. [AT]

ATTSA sit-in demonstration

Guwahati, March 16: Members of the Assam Tea Tribes' Students Association (ATTSA) staged a sit-in-demonstration at Dispur Lastgate here yesterday demanding increase in wages of tea garden labourers from Rs 31.60 to Rs 49 and provision of proper education for tea community members. [AT]

Students' union denies rebel links

IMPHAL, March 21: The All- Manipur Students' Union (Amsu) has denied having links with any outlawed outfit or extorting money from businessmen. [TT]

AASU burns copies of 'super TADA'

GUWAHATI, March 22: All the Anchalik units of the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) today set ablaze copies of the 'Super TADA', a press release said. AASU said that the 'Super TADA' would bring more repressions on the people in the State in the name of taming insurgency. [S]

Hunger strike

GUWAHATI, March 29: Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Students Union will stage indefinite hunger strike at Dispur from April 2 demanding fulfilment of their long-standing charter of demands which includes introduction of Bishnupriya Manipuri language as medium of introduction in the primary stage of education in the State. [AT]

AASU sit-in stir against Govt policies

GUWAHATI, April 5: Thousands of students and people from various walks of life today staged a four-hour sit-in demonstration at Dispur in protest against 'anti-people' policies of the present State government. The protest was called by the All Assam Students' Union (AASU). [AT]

Protest against 'Super TADA' picks up momentum

NEW DELHI, April 5: The Bill is yet to come, murmurs of protest against its possible promulgation has gathered momentum, with the former All Assam Students' Union (AASU) president Sarbananda Sonowal being latest to join the crusade against what is being described as a 'super TADA'. [AT]

Barpeta bandh today

BARPETA ROAD, April 5: The Barpeta district All Koch-Rajbongshi Students' Union has called for a 12-hour Barpeta bandh from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow in protest against the killing of two persons at Kalpanigaon, about 20 km from here on April 3. [S]

NSF condemns Meitei attacks

GUWAHATI, April 10: The Naga Students Federation has through a press release strongly condemned the atrocities one innocent Nagas by Meitei extremists. It is reported that the armed outfits identifying themselves as MPA (Manipur Peoples Army) has perpetrated inhuman acts upon the Nagas living in Leingangshing Lamkjano Naga village under Chaibel district on March 22 torturing and threatening of dire consequences if Lamkang Nagas do not change their identity from Lamkang Naga to Lamkang Manipuri. [S]

ARSU seeks autonomy GUWAHATI, April 11: The All Rabha Students' Union (ARSU) has demanded formation of district council covering the Rabha dominated areas of the Darrang district. [AT]

Diphu bandh

GUWAHATI, April 18: A 10-hour bandh, called jointly by the Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) and Karbi Students Union (KSU), today crippled life in Diphu district headquarters of Karbi Anglong, official sources here said. [AT]

KSA, DSU demo in Delhi on April 27

DIPHU, April 19 (PTI): To demand the immediate introduction of an autonomous state bill for Karbi Anglong and NC Hills in the current parliament session, the Karbi Students' Association (KSA) and Dimasa Students' Union (DSU) have jointly chalked out an agitational programme on April 27 in New Delhi. [S]

Agitation by ATTSA

NAGAON, April 21: Assam Tea Tribes Students' Association (ATTSA) observed a sit-in-dharna in front of the branch offices of Assam Chah Mazdur Sangha on April 19, demanding immediate fixing of daily wages of tea labours at Rs 49 per day along with granting of wages on weekly holidays as recommended by the expert committee set up by the Government of Assam. [S]

Govt move opposed

GUWAHATI, April 22: The All Assam Students Union (AASU) has strongly opposed the State Government's move to abolish 5000 posts in different departments. [AT]

Writ petition against IM(DT) act admitted in Supreme Court

GUWAHATI, April 23: The Supreme Court has admitted a writ petition filed by the former president of the All Assam Students Union (AASU) and the North-East Student's Organization (NESO), Mr Sarbananda Sonowal challenging the constitutional validity of the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) IM(DT) Act. [S]

ATTSA calls for 12-hr Assam Bandh on May 8

GUWAHATI, April 26: Assam Tea Tribes Students' Association (ATTSA) has called for a 12-hour Assam bandh on May 8 next in protest against the killing of tea garden labourers in Darrang district and the State government's alleged failure in increasing daily-wage. [AT]

Karbi protesters lathicharged in Delhi

NEW DELHI, April 27: Over twenty demonstrators belonging to the Karbi Students Association (KSA) and Dimasa Students Union (DSU) sustained injuries when the Delhi Police resorted to lathi charge to prevent them from marching to the Parliament. [AT]

KSU-HNLC links established

SHILLONG, April 28 : The police today claimed to have established irrefutable links between the Khasi Students Union and the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), a militant outfit which is sought to be banned by the Meghalaya Government. [AT]

AASAA calls Assam bandh on May 1

GOSSAIGAON, April 28: The All Adivasi Students' Association of Assam (AASAA) has called a 12-hour Assam bandh on May 1 from 5 a.m. in protest against the killing of four labourers at Borghora Tea Estate in Darrang district. [S]

Arrested Khasi leaders shifted

SHILLONG, April 30: Meghalaya police today shifted the three Khasi Students' Union leaders arrested on Wednesday from Jowai to Khhehriat for "further interrogation". Border Security Force personnel had arrested the student panel's vice-president Gilbert Khongwir, organising secretary Kammon Shallam and assistant publicity secretary Shabor Ranee on charges of having links with the Hynneiwtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC). [TT]

AATTSA calls Assam bandh

KAMPUR, May 6: The All Assam Tea Tribes Students Association (AATTSA) has called a 24-hour Assam bandh from 8 a.m. on May 8 in protest against exploitation, atrocities and killings of tea labourers in the State. [S]

Protest rally by students

GOLAGHAT, May 6: About 10,000 students from various schools and colleges of Golaghat town took out a rally in protest against the failure of the Government to repair the roads and bridges in the district for a long time. [S]

Assam bandh total

KAMPUR, May 9: The Assam bandh call given by the All Assam Tea Tribes Students Association (AATTSA) on May 8, evoked total response in the tea garden areas in Nagaon and Morigaon. Total bandh was witnessed in all the 42 tea garden in the two districts. Nearly 90 AATTSA activists were arrested in Hojai alone. [S]

Aizawl tense over rape SILCHAR, May 25: The Mizo Zirlai Pawl, a student's organisation in Mizoram, will bar movement of non-Mizos in Aizawl for two days from tomorrow to protest against the rape and murder of a Mizo girl. Police said 14-year-old Lalrindiki, daughter of one Abdul Khaleq and Saitingpui, had been missing since May 18. She was killed by one Afzal Hossain, 18, after having been repeatedly raped. Her body, wrapped in a sack, was recovered from the Burrabazar in Aizawl on Sunday morning. Hossain has been arrested and remanded in judicial custody. [TT]

ABSU & Adibasi leaders close ranks to avert fresh ethnic unrest

KOKRAJHAR, May 25: The All Bodo Students' Union president, Urkhao Gwra Brahma and Adivasi Seva Samiti president, Badam Harda have expressed serious concern over stray incidents that have been taking place in Kokrajhar for last few days. They have also criticised the role of a section of the press for publishing the misleading news of possibility of eruption of fresh ethnic clashes between the Bodos and the Adivasis. They were speaking at a press meet in Kokrajhar. [NED]

All Kamrup District Students Union taking out a procession in the city on May 29 protesting against sky rocketing prices of essential commodities. The Assam Tribune photo.

KSU ban on the Shillong Times

SHILLONG, May 31: The Khasi Students' Union (KSU) has slapped an indefinite ban on The Shillong Times, an English daily of the city from tomorrow onwards. [S]

AANSU calls for Assam bandh on June 9

GUWAHATI, May 31: All Assam Nepali Students' Union (AANSU) has called for a 12-hour Assam bandh beginning from 5 am of June 9 in protest against brutal killings of 23 Nepalese in various parts of the State. [AT]

Assam-Bangla border
AASU proposes joint patrolling at border

NEW DELHI, June 1: In a significant development, the All Assam Students Union (AASU) has mooted a proposal for joint patrolling of the Indo-Bangladesh border by the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Assam Police to effectively seal the border form infiltration. [AT]

Students protest against atrocities

DIBRUGARH, June 1: Over 1,000 students of various schools of Naharkotiya took out a procession in the town today in protest against the atrocities committed by a group of miscreants on May 30 here. The processionists, later assembled at Naharkotiya Higher Secondary School premises and hold a protest rally. Meanwhile, the Naharkotiya police arrested three youths -- Mintu Phukan, Suraj Gohain and Bijoy Koch -- and seized a Maruti car (AS-06A 1400) which they had used during the atrocities. [S]

Students gherao PWD office, engineer flees

BARPETA, June 1: Over 1,000 activists of the Barpeta unit of the All Assam Students Union (AASU) gheraoed the Barpeta division office of the PWD (Road) in protest against the failure on the part of the department to repair the roads of the district, and to submit a memorandum to the executive engineer. The executive engineer, however, fled from the office after giving the attendance. When the executive engineer did not return even after three hours the agitated students ransacked the office and broke down some windows. [S]

KSU ban lifted

SHILLONG, June 2: The two-day old ban on The Shillong Times imposed by the Khasi Students' Union was lifted today. [AT]

ATTSA's concern over poor condition of tea labourers, demands privatisation

JORHAT, June 9: The tea garden owned by the multinational companies comparatively take better care for the labourers. The general secretary of the Assam Tea Tribes Students Association, Mr Kamakhya Prasad Tacha alleged that though the tea industry has flourished in the State at the cost of the blood and sweat of the labourer, the plantation owners are indifferent to the welfare of these people. He alleged disparities in the welfare measures for the labourers. He lamented that though the local owners of the gardens were supposed to show more concern for the labourers, their attention to the labourers was remarkably poor. [S]

Protest over pathetic road condition

BARPETA, June 12: A mass protest rally under the auspices of the Barpeta district All Assam Students Union (AASU) was held here in protest against the Public Work Department's apathy which has resulted in pathetic road conditions in the district. Various educational institutions, clubs, workers' associations, press club etc. joined the procession where about 15,000 people participated. [S]

AASU ready to mediate if Govt fails to bring ULFA for talks

JORHAT, June 14: The All Assam Students Union (AASU), in clear terms, said that it was ready to play the role of a mediator between the Government and the ultras active in the State to put an end to the insurgency problem in the State only if the Government announced publicly that it had failed to bring the ultra outfits to the negotiation table. [S]

Language fracas resurfaces

SILCHAR, June 14: After lying low for over a year, the Nikhil Bishnupriya Manipuri Students' Union and the Bishnupriya Manipuri Gana Sangram Parishad have threatened to launch a fresh agitation in protest against the delay in introduction of the Bishnupriya Manipuri language as a medium of instruction in select primary schools in Assam. [TT]

AAMSU threatens oil blockade in Tinsukia

TINSUKIA, June 20: The publicity secretary of the All Assam Moran Students' Union Dibyajyoti Moran in a press release has alleged that the Oil India limited has been neglecting the demands of AAMSU to reserve 30 per cent of total employment of oil for the candidates of Moran community. A meeting was held on 10th of June last at Borhapjan HE School in which it was decided to declare closure of all the drilling and pumping stations situated at the Moran unless the oil authority takes necessary steps within June 25. [NED]

Students, transport operators call Manipur bandh today

IMPHAL, June 28: An 18-hour 'Manipur bandh' tomorrow has been called by various groups including Manipur Students' Federation in protest against the killing of ten civilians by unknown gunmen on Sunday last, reports PTI. [AT]

Highway blockade from July 8 in Manipur

IMPHAL, July 3: The Manipur Students' Federation (MSF) has called an indefinite highway blockade from July 8 next to press its demands for identification of killers of civilians on June 25 last, a MSF statement said Monday, reports PTI. The statement blamed the State Government for its failure to identify the killers even after nine days and demanded a high-level inquiry into the incident. [AT]

AKDSU members gherao panchayat office

GUWAHATI, July 20: Members of the All Kamrup District Students' Union (AKDSU) gheraoed the office of the Director of Panchayat and Rural Development located at Bhangagarh today in protest against alleged ongoing corruption at different levels of the department. The irate members later ransacked the office demanding a high level enquiry into the 'rampant corruption'. [AT]

Activists of the All Kamrup District Students Union, who staged a dharna in front of the office of the Director of Panchayat and Rural Development in the city on July 20, seen shouting slogans against corruption in the department. The Sentinet photo.

Bodoland bandh partial

GUWAHATI, July 26 (PTI): The 12-hour bandh by All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) and Bodo People's Action Committee (BPAC) has evoked partial response in the Bodo-dominated areas of lower Assam districts today, official reports said. [S]

Wancho students demand separate dist

ITANAGAR, July 29: The Wancho Students Union and Socialist Syndicate of Tirap district have jointly demanded creation of a separate district for Wancho people of present Tirap district, reports UNI. In a memorandum to the State Governor here on Friday, both the organisations stated that it was a long-felt desire of the entire Wancho population to demand a district, bifurcating the present Tirap district. [AT]

ABSU calls rail, road blockade on Aug 2

GUWAHATI, July 30: A 24-hour blockade of National Highway and railways from 5 a.m. on August 2 has been called jointly by All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) and the Bodo Peoples' Action Committee (BPAC) in protest against discriminatory treatment to the Bodoland issue by the Union Government over the years, informed an ABSU release here this evening. [AT]

AASU gheraoes offices

PATHSALA, July 31: The activists of the All Assam Students Union (AASU), Bajali unit today gheraoed four offices -- PWD, Treasury, Office of the Deputy Inspector of Schools and Office of the Primary Education Officer -- of the subdivision and warned the officers concerned that it would be compelled to take drastic action against the corruption going on unabated in these offices. The angry mob also ransacked the Offices of the Primary Education Officer and Deputy Inspector of Schools. [S]

ABSU, BPAC bracing up for a vigorous movement

GUWAHATI, Aug 2: As the Central Government has initiated steps for the creation of three new States, the All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) and the Bodo People's Action Committee have started bracing up for a fresh vigorous movement for the creation of a separate State of Bodoland. [AT]

ABSU bandh disrupts rail links
Trains cancelled, rescheduled

GUWAHATI, Aug 2: After the two consecutive bomb explosions on railway tracks, it was the 24-hour bandh called by the All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) which disrupted railway communications between the State and the rest of the country. [AT]

10-hour NC Hills bandh today

HAFLONG, Aug 3: The Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC), Dimasa Students' Union (DSU), North Cachar Hills Students' Federation (NCHSF) and Dimasa Woman Society (DWS) called a 10-hour North Cachar Hills bandh on August 4 from 5 a.m. in protest against the indiscriminate firing at Harangajao Bazar on July 26 by unidentified gunmen that had killed two innocent people, and the gangrape of two women by the Army on July 13 at Dimasa village. [S}

12-hr bandh in Karbi Anglong, NC Hills today

GUWAHATI, Aug 4: The Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC), the Karbi Students Association (KSA) and the Dimasa Students Union (DSU) have jointly called a 12-hour Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills bandh from 5 a.m. tomorrow in protest against "Central Government's discriminatory policy of not granting autonomous statehood to Karbi Anglong and NC Hills under the provision of Article 244(A) of the Constitution, says a release. August 15 will also be observed as the Demand Day for autonomous statehood in the two hills districts, the release adds. [S]

Bandh hits life in Karbi Anglong, North Cachar

GUWAHATI, Aug 5 (PTI): Normal life was affected in Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills districts in the wake of a 12-hour bandh call given in the two districts by the Autonomous State Demand Committee, Dimasa Students' Union and Karbi Students Association. [S]

Stir by Sonowal Kacharis

DIBRUGARH, Aug 7: The workers of the Sonowal Kachari Autonomy Demand Committee, the All Assam Sonowal Kachari Students Union and the All Sonowal Kachari Jatiya Parishad squatted before the Deputy Commissioner's office in protest against the State Govt's indifferent attitude towards their demand of Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council. [S]

24-hour Jagiroad Paper Mill bandh

JAGIROAD, Aug 10: As many as nine organizations including the Tiwa Students' Union, the Jagiroad Anchalik Chatra Santha, the Jagiroad Regional Unemployed Association etc., called a 24-hour Nagaon Paper Mill bandh from 5 a.m. tomorrow in protest against the HPC's move to appoint 88 new engineers (instructors). [S]

24-hr Tinsukia district bandh on Aug 21

TINSUKIA, Aug 18: The All Assam Moran Students' Union, (AAMSU), calls for a 24-hour Tinsukia district bandh on August 21, in protest against the lackadaisical attitude of the Government to its 21 point demands. [S]

Students plan economic blockade for development of Dibrugarh

DIBRUGARH, Aug 24: Piqued at the lack of development efforts in the Dibrugarh district, the All Dibrugarh District Students' Union has decided to launch an economic blockade whereby outward movement of products and goods from the district will be blocked for an indefinite period. [AT]

AASKSU sit-in-strike

DIBRUGARH, Sept 2: The All Assam Sonowal - Kachari Students Union (AASKSU), in support of their 23 points charter of demands has started a series of agitational programme from today. As a part of their agitational programme, the AASKSU, Dibrugarh district today observed 'sit-in-strike stir in front of Deputy Commissioner's office. The AASKSU has called for 24 hours upper Assam bandh on September 6 from 5 a.m. in protest against State Government's apathy towards their demands including granting of autonomy to Sonowal - Kachari community under 6th Schedule of Indian Constitution. [S]

Upper Assam bandh peaceful

DIBRUGARH, Sept 6: The first 12 hours of the 24-hour upper Assam bandh called by the All Assam Sonowal Kachari Students' Union passed off peacefully today. [S]

Students gherao Udalguri ASEB office for poor service

UDALGURI, Sept 7: The Udalguri Regional Students' Union (an AASU unit) gheraoed the Assam State Electricity Board office here on August 29 last alleging utter failure of the Board in meeting the consumers' problems. More than 300 students under the banner of AASU's Udalguri regional unit went to the ASEB office in front of Udalguri police statio with banners and playcards in the their hands. They shouted slogans against the inaction of the ASEB authority in solving the consumers' grievances. [AT]

120-hr 'oil blockade' from today

GUWAHATI, Sept 10: The proposed 120-hour oil blockade programme of the Dibrugarh District Students' Union from September 11, will affect transportation of crude oil to the five refineries at Digboi, Guwahati, Numaligarh, Bongaigaon and Barauni and gas supply to the Assam State Electricity Board and NEEPCO power plants and the HFCL's fertilizer plants, besides crude oil and gas production of the Oil India Ltd, said an OIL press release here yesterday. [AT]

Itanagar bandh hits normal life

ITANAGAR, Sept 12: Normal life was hit in the State capital and adjacent areas during the 12-hour "Itanagar bandh" on Tuesday. The bandh called by the All Nyishi Students Union (ANSU) from 6.00 am was against the State government's failure to publish the enquiry report on the Rs 1.24 crore Sports scam early this year and for not suspending the officials involved. [AT]

Goalpara bandh observed

DUDHNOI, Sept 19: The 36-hour Goalpara district bandh called by All Assam Rava Students' Union and Rava Hasong Coordination Committee from 5 am of Sep 18 to 5 pm today severely affected normal life in Dudhnoi, Amjonga, Darrangiri, Rongjuli and Dhupdhara areas. [AT]

ATTSA resents govt apathy, threatens to launch stir

GUWAHATI, Oct 9: Disappointed by the State government's inaction in taking a concrete decision regarding daily wage of the tea garden labourers, the Assam Tea Tribes Students Association (ATTSA) has threatened to launch a vigorous agitation soon. [AT]

ABSU will not take things lying down: Brahma

KOKRAJHAR, Oct 10: The situation in the Bodo-dominated areas of Assam may deteriorate soon as the difference between the Bodo organisations has been widening with each passing day and the president of the All Bodo Students' Union Urkhau Gwra Brahma has warned that if the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) continued to attack them, "we will not take things lying down." [AT]

AASU dharna against appointment ban

GUWAHATI, Oct 11: Over 600 activists of the All Guwahati Subdivisional Students' Union (AGSSU) resorted to a dharna in front of the Kamrup Deputy Commissioner's office in the city today demanding immediate lifting of the appointment ban and solution to the flood and erosion problems in the State. [S]

The activists of the All Guwahati Subdivisional Students' Union staging a dharna in front of the DC office in the city on October 11 demanding immediate lifting of the appointment ban and solution to the flood and erosion problems in the State. The Sentinel photo.

Sonowal Kacharis' stir threat if 'Gas cracker victims' not rehabilitated

DIBRUGARH, Oct 10: Three associations of the Sonowal Kachari community of the State, the All Assam Sonowal Kachari Students' Union, the Sonowal Kachari Autonomy Demand Committee and the Lepetkatta Regional Krishak Dabi Samiti on Monday stressed that unless adequate resettlement and rehabilitation measures are taken for the proposed evacuees of the gas cracker plant at Lepetkatta near here, they would "have no option but to resort to a democratic agitation". All the three associations reiterated that they are not against the gas cracker plant coming up at Lepetkatta in the district, "but we are definitely against the victimisation of indigenous people in the name of industrialisation," said Milan Sonowal, secretary of the Autonomy Demand Committee. [AT]

AASU memo to EC
Take special measures to correct voters' list

GUWAHATI, Oct 15: The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) today called upon the Chief Election Commissioner Dr MS Gill to take special measures to prepare a correct voters' list in Assam. [AT]

Allotment of land to non-tribals protested

GUWAHATI, Oct 16: Karbi Students Union in association with Karbi Urls Achem and Karbi Cultural Society took out a procession in the city today in protest against allotment of land to an 'unknown' organisation by depriving poor tribal farmers. [AT]

Meghalaya bandh

SHILLONG, Oct 22: A dawn-to-dusk Meghalaya bandh has been called by the Meghalaya Students' Federation (MSF) comprising Khasi Students' Union (KSU), Jaintia Students' Union (JSU) and Garo Students' Union (GSU) on October 25 and not on October 24, KSU sources here have clarified. The bandh has been called demanding introduction of Innerline permit (ILP) and solution to the problem of influx of foreigners. [AT]

ONGC suspends activities along Assam-Nagaland border

KOHIMA, Nov 3 : The Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC) has suspended all its activities along the Nagaland-Assam border following threats from the Naga Students Federation (NSF), reports UNI. An ONGC spokesman said as per the NSF's warning and directive the ONGC had completely winded up its operations along the disputed Nagaland-Assam border near Golaghat district of Assam. [AT]

17-hour Manipur bandh called

IMPHAL, Nov 5 (PTI): A 17-hour Manipur bandh has been called from midnight tomorrow by six organizations, including All Manipur Students Union (AMSU) to protest against the killing of ten civilians and alleged security excesses. [S]

6, including 2 policemen, hurt in lathicharge

GUWAHATI, Nov 6: Four National Students' Union of India (NSUI) activists and the DSP (Traffic), Mr B.N. Sarma and the in-charge of the Panbazar women police cell Ms Deepali Buragohain today received injuries during an incident of lathicharge and stone pelting when NSUI activists, who after staging a dharna at the Judges' Field tried to put up a blockade on the Mahatma Gandhi Road, to press for their demand for roll-back of petro prices, retention of the IM(DT) Act and against anti-student policy of the Government, etc. [S]

AASU demands deletion of aliens' names from rolls

NEW DELHI, Nov 8: The forthcoming Assembly elections in Assam is again likely to be marked by the controversy over electoral rolls, with the All Assam Students Union again planning to raise a hue and cry for deletion of names of illegal foreigners from the rolls. [AT]

Dimasas renew statehood stir

SILCHAR, Nov 18: The North Cachar Hills district in south Assam is on the verge of fresh trouble with the All-Dimasa Students' Union (ADSU) and the Dimasa Revival Demand Committee (DRDC) -- the two frontline organisations in the district -- planning largescale stir for a separate "Dimasaraji state". The proposed state is to be carved out of the 4888-sq-km district and its adjoining tribal areas. To kick-start an agitation, the two cadre-based organisations yesterday announced a 72-hour district bandh beginning from 5 am on November 20. [TT]

All Assam Students' Union (AASU), the All Guwahati Students' Union (AGSU) activists burning copies of the IM(DT) Act at Judges' Field in the city on November 20. The Sentinel photo.

Students' body to issue 'quit India notice'

GUWAHATI, Nov 23: The Hindu Yuba Chatra Parishad, Assam, in a press release issued on the eve of Lachit Divas today, said that it would issue a "quit India notice" to Bangladeshi nationals, who had entered the State illegally, in an open meeting at Sonaram High School field in the city at 1 p.m. tomorrow. [S]

ATTSA stages dharna

GUWAHATI, Dec 2: Disappointed by the State government's inaction, members of the Assam Tea Tribes Students Association (ATTSA) yesterday staged a dharna before Assam Tea Corporation (ATC) office Thursday. Later, talking to The Assam Tribune ATTSA's president and general secretary in-charge Simanchal Dighal and Teras Gowala respectively, said that the ATC had failed to release the pending dues of the employees causing immense hardships for them. [AT]

All Kamrup District Students' Union (AKDSU) members demonstrating in front of Kamrup DC Office to protest the ban of fresh recruitment in State government services. The Assam Tribune photo.

Citizens' register protest against killings

GUWAHATI, Dec 7: A group of noted citizens, litterateure, artistes, and students staged a sit-in demonstration at Judges' Field from 11 am to 2 pm today to register their protest against mindless killings of innocent people by different armed organisations including ULFA and NDFB. The demonstration was organised by All Guwahati Students Union. [AT]

A group of noted citizens, litterateure, artistes, and students staged a sit-in demonstration at Judges' Field on December 7 to register their protest against mindless killings of innocent people by different armed organisations. Asomiya Pratidin photo.

Hooliganism marks AASU bandh

GUWAHATI, Dec 18: Activists and supporters of the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) today resorted to hooliganism to enforce their 11-hour Assam bandh in protest against all forms of violence in the State. The unruly AASU activists, besides breaking the glass panes of several Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) buses, injured an ASTC driver, Deben Chandra Das by pelting stones at him when he was about to drive his bus with full passengers from the Judges' Field here. They did not even spare Don Bosco School and St. Mary's School premises, where admissions were being taken today. [S]

Saraighat Bridge wearing a deserted look during the 11-hour bandh called by the AASU on December 18. The Assam Tribune photo.	A bus damaged by AASU activists in Guwahati during Assam Bandh on December 18. Asomiya Pratidin photo.

No response to bandh call

GUWAHATI, Dec 19: A 10-hour Assam bandh called by four students organisations, including three of minority community, ended without evoking any response today, official reports said. [AT]

Karbi bodies' decision for stir

GUWAHATI, Dec 24: A citizens' meeting jointly organized by the Karbi Students Union (KSU), the Autonomous Demand Movement Committee (ADMC), the Karbi Arlos Assam (KAA) and the Karbi Cultural Society (KCS) at Gopal Boro Government Higher Secondary School here today resolved to launch a democratic movement in protest against the alleged conspiracy hatched by the State Government to evict the tribal people of Assam especially the Karbis from their own land. The meeting lambasted the State Government's attempt to evict the tribal people on the excuse of setting up some industries or other projects at their land. [S]

One abducted

GOLOKGANJ, Dec 24: One Amjad Ali Ahmed of Saraldongagaon under Gauripur police station was kidnapped by a five-member armed gang of militants at around 9.30 last night from his residence. [S]

Sonowal Kacharis to harp on autonomy issue

DIBRUGARH, Dec 25: The next conference of All Assam Sonowal Kachari Students' Union will be held on January 20-21 next year at Digboi. The conference is scheduled to deliberate at length on the union's demand for an autonomous region for the Sonowal Kachari community. [AT]

Special exemptions in ADSU bandh

DIBRUGARH, Dec 27: The All Dibrugarh Students' Union (ADSU) exempted the movement of people for attending the adyashraddha of Syed Abdul Malik, all examinations, the survey work for the gas cracker project at Tengakhat and all essential services from the purview of the December 29 Dibrugarh district bandh it had called in protest against the killings in the district and attack on AASU activists. [S]