JUST IN: ISL match between NorthEast United FC and Bengaluru FC will now be open to spectators in Guwahati at 6 pm on Wednesday
Delhi metro update: Seelampur, Welcome, Gokulpuri, Johri Enclave and Shiv Vihar stations reopened
Security Update
All entry & exit gates of Welcome, Gokulpuri, Johri Enclave and Shiv Vihar are open.
— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialDMRC) December 17, 2019
Seelampur violence: Quick look at what has happened so far
Protestors demanding to scrap the amended Citizenship Act clashed with security forces in Northeast Delhi’s Seelampur area.
To control the situation and stop the frenzied crowd from moving ahead, police resorted to lathi-charge and fired tear gas shells.
The agitation affected traffic routes and several metro stations were closed down.
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation update: Several metro stations closed
The entry and exit gates of the following stations of DMRC have been closed, trains will not be halting at these stations:
1. Welcome, Jaffrabad and Maujpur-Babarpur
2. Seelampur and Gokulpuri
3. Johri Enclave and Shiv Vihar
During anti-CAA protest, clash breaks out between police and protesters in Jafrabad area of New Delhi
VISUALS: Massive protest in Tinsukia
Harvard students write open letter to Government of India condemning “violent suppression of student protestors”
Short distance train services resumed in Assam
Civil rights activists move SC challenging the constitutional validity of CAA
Civil rights activists Harsh Mander, Aruna Roy, Prabhat Patnaik, Irfaan Habib and Nikhil Dey move Supreme Court of Indian challenging the constitutional validity of the amended Citizenship Act
Nagaland governor RN Ravi to take oath as Meghalaya governor today
We welcome the Hon’ble Governor of Nagaland Sh. R N Ravi, who will be sworn in also as the Governor of Meghalaya. @rashtrapatibhvn @Neiphiu_Rio pic.twitter.com/4bZqtmYaqq
— Conrad Sangma (@SangmaConrad) December 17, 2019
Curfew completely lifted in Guwahati, inlcuding night curfew; broadband services restored
CM Shri @sarbanandsonwal reviewed the law and order situation in a meeting this evening and decided to completely lift curfew in Guwahati from 6 AM tomorrow.
Further, it was also decided to resume broadband internet services in the state from tomorrow morning.
— Chief Minister Assam (@CMOfficeAssam) December 16, 2019