Shillong curfew eased off, govt to call Assembly session on Citizenship Act

Curfew was eased in Shillong Saturday from 10am to 7pm as the city returned to peace after violent protests against the Citizenship Act.

Offices and a few shops have opened in the state capital, said East Khasi Hills district deputy commissioner M W Nongbri.

She said traffic has been normal since morning in the city and there was no report of any untoward incident in the past 12 hours. Curfew was relaxed on Friday for 12 hours, beginning 10 am.

The Meghalaya government has decided to convene a special one-day session of the assembly to bring in a resolution to implement the Inner