BTC election: counting going on
Counting to the 40 member the BTC council election going on starting from 8 am this morning amidth tight security in the four districts.
In Kokrajhar,the counting halls were arranged in three sub-divisions at Kokrajhar,Gossaigaon and Parbatjhora in a vigil security.
Expected that final declaration of the results to the council would be announced by 6 pm.
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Hundreds of people in Kokrajhar hit the streets on Monday in protest against NDFB-S violence and demanded measures to ensure their safety and security. People in large number representing the various local organization joined the missive against the outfit saying that they won’t tolerate bloodbath any more.After shouting slogans against the outfit, the organization submitted a memorandum before the Kokrajhar DC demanding strict action against the insurgent outfits including NDFB-S and KLO and sealing of Indo-Bhutan border and Assam-Arunachal Pradesh to stop movement of the insurgent activists. They further stop the political parties and organizations to...
The security forces on Sunday claimed to have recovered 8 bikes used by NDFB-S rebels in the Korkajhar carnage on Tuesday. The bikes and a vehicle were recovered from Kousi Bazar in Karigaon area in the morning. According to police, these include 7 Pulsar and one CVR bike along with an Indica car which were recovered during the ongoing joint search operation in the dense jungle area of Ripu reserve forest.
Bloodbath is nothing to do with the age old bonhomie between Bodos and the Adivasis. They are still united to thwart any attempt break the bond in the time of violence where both the Adivasi and Bodos are bearing the brunt. In bid to retain unity and solidarity innocent Bodo people rushed to a paddy field and helped an Adivasi family harvest paddy in Sukhanjhora village near Fakiragram on Sunday. The Adivasis also came out in large number to join them. The Adivasi family members told Assam Times that they have no words in their lips to expressing the happiness. They thanks the people. They said that the family members have not been able to harvest their paddy due to recent carnage. People...
A group of ministers visited the relief camps in Kokrajhar district during their stock taking visit on Sunday. Comprising Nilmoni Sen Deka, Prithivi Majhi, Nazrul Islam, the group visited Gossaigaon Boys Higher Secondary & Gossaigaon JB School, Sapkata, Raikhunbari, Maktaigaon camps and took stock of the relief measures for the refugees.Dr Nazrul Islam said that doctors have been working round the clock in the relief camps. He said that the doctors will carry on mobile health services in relief camps. The ministers instructed all the officials to provide every required possibility to the camp inmates & thereby make process to take back the victims to their respective...
Security forces are going all out against NDFB-S n Kokrajahr and Chirang districts five days after the militant outfit killed at least 70 people in Kokrajahr and Sonitpur districts.Police officials told Assam Times that 36 additional forces have arrived in the state. Fifteen companies have been deployed in Kokrajhar,9 in Chirang and 6 companies each in Baksa and Udalguri districts.All the extra companies have been deployed in the operation against NDFB(S) which is being intensified in Ripu Reserve forest, Chirang Reserve and Kachugaon Reserve forest.
The NDFB-S carnage brews blamegame between BPF and BPPF. BPPF president Rabiram Narzary lambasted Hagrama Mohilary on Saturday a day after the BPF boss accused ABSU and BPPF of instigating the killers in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts.Narzary told reporters in Kokrajhar that Mohilary has lost his mass base which was why, he starts making immature statement. He feared that these statement would further compound the situation.He termed Mohilary’s statement as big political conspiracy to mislead the mission of the government to root out the terrorist by saving them. Same condemnation comes from ABSU. The student body has come down heavily on Mohilary for the controversial and baseless...
The Kokrajhar district administration steps up measures to ensure safety and security to the people after the carnage of Adivasi peoples by NDFB (Songbijit). There is no report of any fresh incident during the last 12 hours. Lower Assam Commissioner Shantanu Thakur visited Kokrajhar on Friday and met senior police and civil officials to review the situation. He said that 50 companies of security forces were deployed in the districts and that of them 18 companies have already reached Kokrajhar. According to him, measures are on to restore peace and normalcy in Udalguri, Kokrajhar and Chirang districts.
Caught in a gory cycle of violence, around 10,570 panic stricken people in Kokrajhar district have been taking shelter in 24 relief camps. Gossaigaon sub division has alone 15 camps teeming with Bodos and Adivasi people while Kokrajhar has 9 other relief camps for the refugees. Meanwhile, altogether 15 additional companies of security forces have reached the trouble torn district where 33 people have lost their lives in the on going cycle of violence.
Hundreds of people both from Adivasi and Bodo community have been taking shelter at SSB camps at Saralapara and Ultapani a day after NDFB-S militants unleashed violence in the area killing 25 people on Tuesday evening. Talking to reporters, Kokrajhar police said that 5 bodies were recovered from Pakhriguri in Serfanguri. Twelve in Ultapani along with eight others from Lungsung area bordering Bhutan. At least 10 injured people have been battling for life in the hospitals in Kokrajhar and Bongaigaon. Police on Wednesday morning recovered 2 empty cartridges of AK 47 rifles from Ultapani area.Kokrajhar DC Thaneswar Malakar, MLA Pramila Rani Brahma, BTC executive members Derhasat Basumatary,...
The All Assam Adivasi Students Union on Wednesday blocked the railway in Gossaigaon in protest against the NDFB-S carnage in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur on Tuesday.Hundreds of Adivasi people squatted on the railway tracks and prevented the movement of several trains through Gossaigaon. The blockade ended after nearly four hours disrupting the train service. Similarly, the All Bodo Students Union also took out protest rally in Kokrajhar against the massacre and demanded safety and security of the people.
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