Official sources said the local student bodies stopped vehicles carrying the newspapers at Taralanghshu on the outskirts of the town and set them ablaze.
The police reached the spot and controlled the situation.
At a protest meeting at the Diphu Press Club, journalists condemned the incident and demanded action against the culprits.
Rameswar Chauhan, Karbi Anglong district journalist union president, demanded local news should get prominence and urged the editors of the state and national dailies to publish such news.