A well laid-out procedure in this regard will be issued by the home ministry
Broadband internet services were also suspended in some cities, including Lucknow and Ghaziabad
The offer of the government came amid ongoing protests against the recently-enacted legislation
According to the 2004 amendments of the Citizenship Act, people of the country, barring those in Assam, whose one parent is an Indian and neither is an illegal immigrant are also considered Indian cit
Banerjee's comment drew sharp reactions from the BJP leadership which asked the TMC supremo not to make herself "a laughing stock"
Addressing a rally in Kolkata on Thursday, Banerjee had dared the ruling BJP to go for a UN-monitored referendum on the matter
Curfew imposed on Sadar and Lumdiengjri police station areas in Shillong was eased from 5 am to 9 pm in view of the improved law-and-order situation
The women can be seen painting graffiti on university walls, organising rallies and gathering funds for posters and food for protesters
The police also used drones to keep a tab on the law and order situation in the area, while Delhi Metro gates for some stations in the Old Delhi area were closed.
Additional Chief Secretary Awanish Kumar Awasthi had Thursday night issued an order to suspend the services till Saturday noon
The police also used drones to keep a tab on the law and order situation in the area
A red alert was sounded and the city put under a heavy security cover in view of the first Friday prayers since the police crackdown on the students of Aligarh Muslim University protesting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act earlier this week. A senior official said that District Magistrate Chandra Bhushan Singh has issued a red alert, and 10 companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and four companies of Rapid Action Force (RAF) have been deployed as a precautionary measure. The heavy security measures are in view of the Friday prayers, officials said. Internet services remained suspended for the fifth consecutive day while banking services and businesses have been badly hit. The city has been witnessing continued demonstrations for the past few days, with the situation turning violent on Sunday when hundreds of AMU students protesting the amended Citizenship Act clashed with the police at a campus gate, leaving 60 injured. Teachers from AMU took out a protest march on Thursda
A senior official of private telecom operator Airtel said the ban was lifted from 9 am on Friday
He said those damaging property have been captured in video and CCTV footage and he will take revenge from them by seizing their property.
Protests in Indian cities against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens have attracted young people of all faiths and none.
Reports of violence also came from BJP-ruled Karnataka and Gujarat, and Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is visiting Washington for 2+2 talks, defends Citizenship Amendment Act.
While prohibitory orders under CrPC section 144 were in place in Uttar Pradesh's Noida, a massive traffic snarl trapped thousands of commuters on NH-48, the Gurgaon-Delhi road.
Broadband services have already resumed in Assam