The move to auction 12 oil fields in Assam runs into a hail of state-wide protests. Announcing a slew of protest, the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad threatens to intensify protest if the Centre refuses to restraint by July 8. Talking to Assam Times, AJYCP leaders in Sivasagar said they are holding a 12-hour strike at the oil field in Sivasagar district on Monday. On Tuesday, the influential organization will further block the national Highway No 37 in protest against the controversial move of the Modi Government. On July 8, they would block the rails opposing the move.
GUWAHATI: Christmas festivity grips the Assam with brisk preparation a couple of hours before the evening in the nook and corner of the north eastern state. Churches across the state are getting a fresh look with many people preparing for the midnight carols. Christmas trees are ready to be installed in every households of the Christians. Markets are teeming with the people for last minute shopping. Some others inside the churches are busy with rehearsal for the carols where people of all ages are participating defying a pinching cold wave at night. In Guwahati, last minute preparations are going on in Christianbast church, Baptist Church in Panbazar and Don Bosco where...
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