HIGHLIGHTS-EASTERN REGION 4.30 PM


PTI | Kolkata | Updated: 08-01-2019 22:49 IST | Created: 08-01-2019 22:49 IST
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Following are PTI's top stories

from the eastern region at 4.30 pm.

STORIES ON THE WIRE:

CAL 2 BILL-LD BANDH

Bandh against Citizenship Bill hits normal life in

Assam, other NE states

Guwahati, Jan 8 (PTI) Agitators clashed with the

police, gheraoed Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal's house at

his native place in Dibrugarh, blocked national highways and

damaged vehicles in Assam during an 11-hour "bandh" called by

the AASU to protest against the controversial Citizenship

(Amendment) Bill.

CAL 3 AS-CITIZENSHIP-AGP

AGP accuses Sonowal of 'not cooperating' on

Citizenship Bill

Guwahati: The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Tuesday

accused Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal of "not

cooperating" on the Citizenship Amendment Bill and giving due

respect to the emotions and interests of the Assamese people.

CES 2 STRIKE-LD WB

48-hour strike: Sporadic incidents of vandalism in

West Bengal

Kolkata: Several protesters were arrested as sporadic

incidents of vandalism were reported from parts of West Bengal

on Tuesday during the two-day nationwide strike called by

central trade unions protesting against the "anti-people"

policies of the Centre.

CES 3 STRIKE-ODISHA

Strike disrupts rail and road traffic in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The two-day nationwide strike called by

central trade unions to protest the Centre's alleged

anti-worker policies disrupted rail and road traffic in Odisha

on Tuesday.

CES 4 STRIKE-TRIPURA

Trade unions' strike evokes partial response in

Tripura

Agartala: The nationwide strike called by central

trade unions evoked partial response in Tripura on Tuesday,

with schools and government offices largely functioning

normally even as shops in parts of the state remained closed.

CES 5 AS-CITIZENSHIP-BLOCKADE

Economic blockade to protest citizenship bill in Assam

Guwahati: As many as 70 organisations, led by Krishak

Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), began an indefinite "economic

blockade" in the state on Tuesday protesting against

the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.

CES 6 OD-FARMER-OPP

BJD takes farmers fight to Delhi, Opp agitate in

Odisha

Bhubaneswar: As the ruling BJD held a "Krushak Adhikar

Samavesh" at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, the

opposition Congress and BJP Tuesday separately staged

agitations in Odisha for the rights of the farmers.

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