The 12-hour middle Assam bandh called by All Tiwa Students' Union (ATSU ) today passed off peacefully at Raha and its neighbouring areas Dharamtul, Ahatguri, Chaparmukh,Barapujia, Phulaguri, Demow without any untoward incident. All government offices, educational institutions and shops and business establishments remained closed as the bandh paralysed normal life here. Talking to the Assam Times police said no untoward incident was reported and the situation remained peaceful because of tight security.The NH 37 wore a deserted look with no vehicle, except those carrying sick people to hospitals, plying on the roads.
Raha: Went through great difficulties as there was no work, food or money during lockdown, a group of 223 stranded persons including children , differntly able persons, returned to Nagaon in an Assam-bound special train from Coimbatore , Tamilnadu on Sunday morning.
The group alighted at the Chaparmukh railway junction at around 5.30 am from the Coimbatore -Dibrugarh Special train. A sense of relief was writ large on the weary faces of the 223 persons who reached their home district after 55-days of lockdown. This was the first batch of stranded persons to return to Nagaon in a train.
Out of the total 223 persons who got down from the train at Chaparmukh...
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