Amid the ongoing agitation against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill, the Jamia Millia Islamia University has postponed all semester exams scheduled on Saturday.
Schools and colleges were closed, markets were shut and vehicles remained largely off roads in parts of Nagaland on Saturday amid a six-hour shutdown call given by the Naga Students' Federation (NSF), protesting against the amended Citizenship Act, officials said.
"The bandh has been called to express the resentment of the Naga people against the passing of the contentious CAB in the Parliament, much against the interests and the sentiments of the Indigenous people in the North East states," the Naga Students' Federation said.
Several countries including US, UK, France and Canada on Saturday have issued travel advisories for their citizens asking them to "exercise caution" while traveling to India.
The United States is concerned about the implications of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in India, a top American diplomat responsible for monitoring international religious freedom said on Friday.
Massive protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act rocked the country on Friday. An uneasy calm prevailed in Assam, but things turned violent in other states where widespread protests were witnessed.
The Jamia Millia Islamia University turned into a battlefield on Friday after police and students, who wanted to march to Parliament House to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act, clashed with each other prompting AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan to reach the spot to take stock of the situation.
Students of the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University clashed with Delhi police personnel who lathi-charged them outside Jamia Millia Islamia to oppose Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019
Goods flew off shelves as locals rushed to stock up essential items after shops and markets in Guwahati opened Friday morning amid reports that curfew has been relaxed, which were later dismissed by the authorities.
The curfew imposed in parts of Shillong following violent protests was relaxed on Friday for 12 hours, beginning 10 am, with no untoward incident being reported from the areas.
Hitting out at Pakistan, India has said the footprint of every major act of international terrorism passes through this country where terrorists are trained' in safe havens to take innocent lives. India's remarks came after Pakistan raised the issue of Jammu and Kashmir and made references to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the UN General Assembly.
TMC leader Mahua Moitra moved the Supreme Court challenging the amended Citizenship Act, which got Presidential assent on Thursday night. Moitra's counsel mentioned the matter on Friday for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India S A Bobde, who asked him to approach the mentioning officer.
The Citizenship Bill, which was cleared by the Lok Sabha on Monday was passed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. It has now become an Act as President Ram Nath Kovind has given his nod to the Bill.
In a major reshuffle, the Assam government on Thursday replaced the Guwahati Police commissioner and a senior officer responsible for law and order in the state, amid violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
The government accused the Congress on Thursday of instigating violence in the northeast after the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, evoking sharp reaction from the Opposition party.
The officer did not specify the number of people injured in the firing, though the protestors claimed that at least four persons were injured.
Amid the protests in Tripura and Assam, the Railways has suspended all passenger train services in the states and short-terminated long-distance trains on Thursday. The two states are agitating over the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament.
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