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VHP bandh affects normal life in Assam
Guwahati, Sept 26: Normal life has been hit in Assam during a day-long `Bharat bandh` called by the VHP today.
Guwahati, Sept 26: Normal life has been hit in Assam
during a day-long 'Bharat bandh' called by the VHP today.
Inspector General of Police, (Special Branch), Khagen Sarma told a news agency that banks, educational institutions, markets and schools were closed in most parts of the state.
No untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the state, Sarma said.
Trains and government-run long distance buses plied normally, he said.
Attendance in government offices was thin and private establishments remained closed, he said.
Meanwhile, security was put on maximum alert throughout the state particularly in the famed Kamakhya temple, Balaji and Iskcon temples besides other places of worship.
Bureau Report
Inspector General of Police, (Special Branch), Khagen Sarma told a news agency that banks, educational institutions, markets and schools were closed in most parts of the state.
No untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the state, Sarma said.
Trains and government-run long distance buses plied normally, he said.
Attendance in government offices was thin and private establishments remained closed, he said.
Meanwhile, security was put on maximum alert throughout the state particularly in the famed Kamakhya temple, Balaji and Iskcon temples besides other places of worship.
Bureau Report