Normal Life Affected in Former NC Hills Following Bandh

Haflong, Oct 29 : In Assam, normal life has been partly affected in the Dima Hasao Hills district following a 24-hour district bandh today.

Shops, markets, business establishments, educational and financial institutions remained closed in the district headquarters Haflong and its neighbouring areas.

Attendance in government offices is also thin while vehicles remained off the roads. However, the bandh fails to evoke any response in Maibong, Mahur, Umrangsho and other Dimasa community dominated areas of the district.

AIR Silchar correspondent reports that so far the bandh is peaceful with no untoward incidents have been reported from any parts of the district. Security across the district has been beefed up to prevent any trouble.

The call for the bandh is given jointly by the North Cachar Hills Indigenous Students’ Forum and North Cachar Hills Indigenous Women Forum from five this morning in protest against the bomb blast on Silchar bound Barak Valley Express Passenger train near Haflong rail station on Wednesday by the suspected extremists in which at least ten passengers were injured.

Meanwhile, the direct train services between Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram and Barak Valley of Assam with the rest of the country have been resumed from today.

Running of trains on Silchar- Lumding section of Northeast frontier rail were suspended from Wednesday evening after the bomb blast damaged about 88 metres of rail tracks.