Holidays of the mentioned days will be observed in various regions according to the state declared holidays, however for the gazetted holidays, banks will be closed all over the country.
Protests against CAA resume in Assam as AASU hits the streets Guwahati, Aug. 17 (PTI): After a gap of over two years, protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) resumed across Assam on Monday. Protests by members of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), a part of the North East Students’ Organisation (NESO), was held in all the district headquarters of the state amid heavy security arrangements. In Guwahati, the protests were held outside the ‘Swahid Bhawan’, the AASU headquarters. NESO advisor Samujjal Bhattacharjee told reporters that the people of Assam can never accept the CAA and it has to be repealed. “We had to suspend our protests two years ago due to the prevailing pandemic but have now decided to renew it so that the CAA is not implemented,” he said. “The anger against this unjust law, however, has been burning in the hearts of the Assamese people and our protests against it will continue till it is repealed,&#
Uniindia: Shillong, Aug 17 (UNI) The North East Students Organisation (NESO), an apex student s body of the indigenous student groups across the seven Northeastern states, staged sit-in protests in Meghalaya on Wednesday, demanding the repeal of Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).