Cattle smugglers arrested
Six cattle smugglers were arrested by police at Uttarpara under Gossaigaon PS in Kokrajhar district early Monday morning along with six Buffaloes, which were carried by a auto van.
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Kokrajhar: The Boro Peoples’ Front is decimated in Boroland Territorial Region where BTC poll counting took place on Saturday. The ruling party is losing at the hands of the resurgent UPPL and BJP, which ironically is BPF’s main coalition ally.
UPPL is taking a huge lead and is going to form the BTC with Pramod Boro in the helm while BJP is just waiting to severe its 5 years alliance. According to the trend, UPPL and BJP will form the council while BPF would be thrown to the opposition. The counting took place from 8 in the morning.
Kokrajhar: Around 6.9 voters in Kokrajhar district are exercise their franchise in the second phase of BTC polls on Friday. The district has 19 constituencies where 77 candidates are in the fray.
According to the authorities security forces are heavily guarding the every single booth firmly deal with the possible incidents of rigging and booth capturing. The polling is so far peaceful.
The first phase of the polls in Udalguri and Baksa districts saw a polling turnout of 77. The counting will take place on December 12.
Baksa: A brisk polling is underway in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts of BTR in the final phase of BTC polls on Thursday.
Amid tight security and COVID19 protocol, the voters in Chirang district are waiting in long queue in front of the polling booths from 7 in the morning.
Around 3.68 lakh voters are deciding on the fate of 34 candidates and the most of the seats have witnessed tight triangular contest of BPF, BJP and resurgent UPPL.
The first phase of the polls in Udalguri and Baksa districts saw a polling turnout of 77. The counting will take place on December 12.
KOKRAJHAR: Schools have reopened from Monday after six months in Kokrajhar, heart of BTAD administration. On the opening day, attendance of the students are seen very thin in the schools. Students are allowed to enter the schools after having NOC from parents, wearing masks and hands sanitized. Thermal checking was compulsory.
A strict initiative from health and education departments have been arranged in the school entry gate.
According to source, there are only 35 thermal scanner were used out of the required 93 in the schools across the district.
Inspector of School, Kokrajhar Jagadish Prasad Brahma informed that necessary steps have been made as per the guidelines reached by...
KOKRAJHAR: Amidst the ongoing Governor's Rule in Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), 29 employees of Transport department have been terminated on Friday(7th August, 2020) from their jobs by BTC Secretariat who were allegedly illegally appointed without any interview or examinations during the BPF ruled BTC administration in the council.
Among the terminated employees, 8 are assistant enforcement inspectors and 21 enforcement checkers under the Transport Department of BTC administration.
The employees were appointed in a notification BTC Transport department, vide notification no. JCT/BTC/36/2020/1192(A), dated 05-03-2020 and JPC/BTC/36/2020/1190(A) dated 05-03-2020, had made...
KOKRAJHAR: A Bathow puja was offered to Ganga goddess to get rid of protection from flood and erosion hit at Sikarbil village along the Gongia River in Kokrajhar district on Tuesday. Villagers from greater Sikarbil area under Dotma revenue circle have come out to be part of the offering Puja to the almighty God at the Gongia Riverbank.
The Puja was organized to worship the goddess Ganga as local MLA from Kokrajhar West constituency Rabiram Narzary initiated river channel to divert the Gongia River to control the erosion site along with the Sikarbil village.
At-least 28 families have been eroded due to floodwaters erosion of Gongia River and forced them to be homeless...
KOKRAJHAR: Peoples from all walks of life and organisation remembered Bir Chilagang Basumatary, now defunct founder chairman of Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT), towards the Bodoland movement, who revolt with arms for the separate state of Bodoland within India, on his 23th death anniversary being organised at the burial place Bir Chilagang Puri at Bongshigaon on Sunday in Kokrajhar district.
Local people thronged to paid floral tribute at the cemetery of Basumatary at Bongshigaon, was organized by Bir Chilagang Martyrs Tomb Development Committee, Bongshigaon.
Ramani Basumatary, widow of late Basumatary paid floral tribute followed by...
KOKRAJHAR: Former three-time MLA from Mazbat constituency and senior BPF leader Karendra Basumatary formally joined the United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) at party office in Udalguri district on Wednesday.
Basumatary, who was also former president of All Bodo Students Union(ABSU) and ex chairman of Bodo People's Action Committee(BPAC) has extending support to the implementation of recent signed BTR(Bodoland Territorial Region) joined the UPPL party ahead the general elections of the BTC.
Basumatary was also one of well known Bodo leaders amongst the Bodo society.
Party leaders welcomed and offered warm felicitation to Basumatary with traditional Aronai.
UPPL president Pramod...
KOKRAJHAR: The All Assam Students Union(AASU) has blamed state government and OIL authority over the Baghjan incident for not initiating good measures when it was gas leaked in the upper Assam district.The students union urged concern authorities to take strong steps to stop Baghjan incident.
President of All Assam Students Union(AASU) Dipangka Kumar Nath on Sunday while visiting Saben Roy's house at Salakati in Kokrajhar district to take stock of the health condition of Roy, who was former organising secretary of the students union.
KOKRAJHAR: A two-member delegation team of the All Bodo Students Union(ABSU) met the Administrator of BTC Rajesh Prasad and submitted a memorandum to urge for making enable better administration, speedy development, and equal justice up to grass-roots level during the ongoing Governor's Rule in the council. The delegation team was led by students union president Dipen Boro.
Addressing a Press Conference at Bodofa House in Kokrajhar today, ABSU president Dipen Boro that the students union wants good governance in the region. He said that ABSU and people of the BTR region welcome you Ior taking the charge of Administrator, BTC during this "Governor Rule" on behalf of his Excellency the...
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