Peaceful BTC polling in Chirang
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.
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BTC Chief Hagrama Mohilary, who is also finance in-charge, presented the BTC Budget Rs. 4668 crores with a surplus of Rs.43 crore of normal budget for the year 2019-2020 on Tuesday.
At least 120 litres of illicit liquors have been destroyed at Tulideepa area near Kokrajhar tea estate during the search operation in Kokrajhar district on Sunday.
Post Hooch tragedy in Golaghat district, the excise department has initiated strong measures against illicit liquor in Kokrajhar district.
Rajya Sabha MP Biswajit Daimary told the media on Monday at Kokrajhar that their party BPF is fully prepared to contest in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections.
Party is totally prepared to put candidate in the Kokrajhar seat. Fr Mangaldoi seat, they rare onsidering a good candidate. He said that in some seats, their party may extend support to alliance partner.
He also claimed that BPF has majority supports to win the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha seat.
The current Lok Sabha MP, Naba Kumar Sarania (Hira) of the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha seat, Daimary said that Sarania become MP without surrendering from banned outfit ULFA.
In recognition to their hard work and to boost their moral to uplift their competitive spirit, the District Administration, Kokrajhar in association with Inspector of Schools on Monday presented laptops to the students, on Monday in Kokrajhar, who secured more than 75% marks in the last HSLC and AHM Examinations conducted by SEBA under Anundoram Borooah Award Scheme.
Speaking on the occasion as Chief Guest, the minister for Social Welfare, Soil Conservation etc. said the programme serves as an inspirational platform for those who aspire to achieve success in future. She congratulated students for bringing honour to Kokrajhar district especially teachers and parents for their...
Barama football Club (FC), Baksa lifted the 3rd BTC-Army football league trophy defeating the Kokrajhar Blues by 1-0 in the final match held at KDSA stadium ground in Kokrajhar on Sunday.
For Barama FC, Pingkul Basumatary scored lone goal against Kokrajhar in 45 minutes of the first half which led the team to win the football league and lifted the championship trophy. The final match created strong sporting amusement among the spectators.
Mithinga Narzary of Kokrajhar was adjusted as best player in the championship.
Champion team was awarded a trophy and cash 2 lakh while runners up team awarded trophy and cash one lakh respectively.
BTC executive members Doneswar...
A Bathou Prayer and candle lighting programme was organized at Bathou Thansali in Kokrajhar on Saturday evening to offer prayer for CRPF jawans who lost their lives in militants attack at Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir on February 14 last.
Hundreds of Bathou devotees and followers participated the prayer and offered their worship for the eternal peace of the martyrs.
'We are with citizens of the country. So, today we organize prayer programme for the martyrs ', said a Bathou followers
Kokrajhar police arrested five cattle smugglers along with a truck of cows from Karigaon national highway on Thursday morning in Kokrajhar district.
The cattles were illegally brought to South Salmara from Dinajpur Sonapur of West Bengal in a truck, bearing registration AS01GC-2244.
An FIR has been lodged with police in this regard. The arrested persons are identified as Ashadat Jaman (38) of Pundimari , WB, Anisu Jaman (42) of Mankachar South Salmara,Kurshed Alom Ranjipura, Uttar Dinajpur WB, Najimuddin Ahmed (23), Sipajhar Darrang, Tahed Alom, Punjipara Uttar Dinajpur WB.
Nearly 7000 students are appearing in the HS final examination which beings from Tuesday in 25 centres across the Kokrajhar district.
The examination is conducted under strict observation of CCTV and security deployment across the district. Students appeared in the final examination in a healthy discipline and peaceful as today is English subject on the first day of the final examination. Nearly 6103 students appeared in Arts stream, 759 in Science and 162 in Commerce stream respectively.
Principal of Kokrajhar Govt HS & MP school, Jayanta Kumar Roy told that the final examination is started from today in a strict observation of CCTV and security deployment. He said that the...
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