Bandh disrupts life in Assam

A 12-hour bandh called by the All Assam Students' Union disrupted normal life in Assam on Wednesday. No untoward incident was, however, reported from any part of the state.

Also Read Assam to honour children killed in blast

All shops, business establishments, schools and colleges remained closed. Attendance in government offices and banks was thin.

All private buses and autorickshaws remained off the roads.

Railway and air services were not affected by the bandh.

The bandh began at 0500 IST to protest the killing of 17 people in a blast at an Independence Day function in Dhemaji district.

AASU advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya said the bandh was "total, spontaneous and peaceful."