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Kokrajhar (Assam) [India], February 17 (ANI): A massive fire broke out on Tuesday in an oil tanker on NH-27 in the Gossaigaon area of Assam's Kokrajhar district. Fire tenders arrived at the site of the incident and all efforts are being made to douse the fire. A thick plume of smoke is emerging from the site of the incident. Further details are awaited. On Monday, at least seven people were burned to death in a fire that broke out in a chemical factory in the Bhiwadi area of Rajasthan's Khairthal-Tijara district, officials said. Rajasthan Minister Sanjay Sharma said seven workers died in the Bhiwadi factory fire. He said the factory, located in a garment zone, was illegally manufacturing fireworks. The plot had been allotted by RIICO to a person who subleased it. No other business is permitted in the area. (ANI)
Guwahati: A Maoist-linked militant, reportedly involved in multiple railway bombings, was killed in a police encounter in Nadanguri in Assam's Kokrajhar district, on October 25. The deceased has been identified as Apil Murmu, also known as Rohit Murmu (40) from Jharkhand. According to Kokrajhar Police, he was one of the main suspects in a recent railway track explosion in Kokrajhar and had previously been involved in a similar incident in Jharkhand. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kokrajhar stated that Murmu carried out a railway track blast in Jharkhand in October last year before mo ...Read More >
A fierce gunfight erupted between security forces and Maoists in the Birhordera forest of Jharkhand's Bokaro district on Wednesday morning, resulting in casualties on both sides. During the encounter, security forces successfully neutralized two Maoists. Tragically, a jawan from the CRPF's CoBRA battalion also lost his life in the exchange of fire, prompting an ongoing search operation in the area. Two Maoists and a CRPF jawan were killed in a gunfight in Jharkhand's Bokaro district on Wednesday ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 27 (ANI): The Hagrama Mohilary-led Bodoland People's Front (BPF) has registered a landslide victory in the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections by winning 28 council seats and is set to form the next council. According to the results shared by the Assam State Election Commission, BPF has won 28 seats, while Pramod Boro-led United People's Party Liberal (UPPL) won 7 seats, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 5 seats. Also Read | India Lampoons Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif's 'Victory' Claims at UNGA; Declares Won't Bow to Nuclear Blackmail (Watch Vide ...Read More >
Jaipur, Jul 19 (PTI) A gang, allegedly involved in the adulteration of coal imported from the US, was busted by the Rajasthan Police, leading to the arrest of an individual, a senior official said on Saturday. The gang was adulterating high-quality coal (petcoke) imported from the US, cheating cement and steel factories out of crores of rupees through this illegal operation, Additional Director General of Police (Crime) Dinesh MN said. A team from the Crime Investigation Branch had been gathering intelligence about the theft of petcoke for some time. They were told by informants about several ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 25: A group of around 20 cadres of the United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) entered India from their Myanmar camp to indulge in acts of violence and stayed in Arunachal Pradesh. Meanwhile, it is believed that the blast on the railway track in Kokrajhar district was a lone wolf attack. Police sources told The Assam Tribune that the group of ULFA(I) cadres, which entered India, was divided into two, and one was involved in the attack on an army camp in Kakopathar. While returning, the same group was engaged in a firefight with the security forces, which led to the death o ...Read More >
Morigaon (Assam) [India], June 27 : The sleuths of Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam on Monday caught red-handed and arrested two government employees in separate operations while they accepted a bribe, police said. The arrested government employees were identified as Nabajyoti Nath, Lot Mandal of Office of the Circle Officer, Morigaon Revenue Circle in Morigaon district and Sabibar Rahman, Junior Engineer of Office of the Block Development Officer, Debitola Development Block, Kazigaon in Kokrajhar district. According to the Assam Police, a complaint was received at the Dir ...Read More >
Guwahati/Kokrajhar/Nalbari, April 8: With Assam set to vote, election authorities across districts on Wednesday stepped up final preparations, including distribution of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), deployment of polling personnel, and tightening of security arrangements to ensure smooth and peaceful polling. In Kamrup Metro, presiding officers from various polling stations assembled at the Maniram Dewan Trade Centre in Guwahati to collect EVMs and ballot materials for polling day. A total of 1,218 polling stations have been set up across the district's five Assembly constituencies, cat ...Read More >
Guwahati, October 25: A dreaded Maoist-linked militant, allegedly involved in multiple railway bomb blasts, was killed during a police encounter in Nadanguri, Kokrajhar district, Assam, on Friday early morning. Militant Identified as Apil Murmu, Key Accused in Blasts The deceased has been identified as Apil Murmu, also known as Rohit Murmu (40) from Jharkhand. According to Kokrajhar Police, Murmu was one of the key accused in a recent railway track bombing in Kokrajhar and had earlier been involved in a similar blast in Jharkhand. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kokrajhar, Pushparaj S ...Read More >
Guwahati: The counting of votes for the fifth general elections of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in Assam began at 8 am on Friday under tight security arrangements. The elections, held on September 22, saw 316 candidates contesting across 40 constituencies in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), which spans the districts of Kokrajhar, Chirang, Udalguri, Baksa, and Tamulpur. Kokrajhar district, which holds 12 of the 40 BTC constituencies, witnessed the highest number of candidates, 100 in total. Among them, 43 candidates contested from the Kokrajhar sub-division, 48 from Gossaigao ...Read More >
Guwahati: The vote counting process for the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election started this morning at 8 AM. Counting began at a total of 3,359 polling stations across five districts under the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) Kokrajhar, Tamulpur, Udalguri, Baksa, and Chirang. Today, the fate of 316 candidates will be decided by over 2.67 million voters. The polls were held on September 22. As per initial trends, Bodoland People's Front (BPF) is leading in 3 seats where as BJP has taken the lead in one seat out of the 40 seats. In the 2025 BTC election, a strong voter turnout was ob ...Read More >
Kokrajhar (Assam) [India], February 17 (ANI): A massive fire broke out on Tuesday in an oil tanker on NH-27 in the Gossaigaon area of Assam's Kokrajhar district. Fire tenders arrived at the site of the incident and all efforts are being made to douse the fire. A thick plume of smoke is emerging from the site of the incident. Further details are awaited. Also Read | Maruti Suzuki e Vitara Launched: Check Price, Specifications, Features and Battery Rental Plan. On Monday, at least seven people were burned to death in a fire that broke out in a chemical factory in the Bhiwadi area of Rajasthan ...Read More >
Guwahati: A suspected Maoist who allegedly carried out the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on a railway track in Kokrajhar in Assam was killed in an encounter. Kokrajhar SP Pushpraj Singh said the encounter took place during an operation in Nadanguri. "Police received information that a few militants were hiding in the area. When police reached the spot, they opened fire. When we retaliated, they fled. Upon searching the place, we found one injured militant, who was taken to hospital. He ...Read More >
Guwahati: A suspected Maoist who allegedly carried out the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on a railway track in Kokrajhar in Assam was killed in an encounter. Kokrajhar SP Pushpraj Singh said the encounter took place during an operation in Nadanguri. "Police received information that a few militants were hiding in the area. When police reached the spot, they opened fire. When we retaliated, they fled. Upon searching the place, we found one injured militant, who was taken to hospital. He was subsequently declared dead." He added that one pistol, two grenades, a voter card and an Aadh ...Read More >
Train operations across Lower Assam and parts of north Bengal were disrupted early Thursday after an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on a railway track in Kokrajhar district, officials said. The blast occurred shortly after midnight, around five kilometres from Kokrajhar railway station on the route towards Salakati. Railway services across Lower Assam and parts of north Bengal were disrupted early on Thursday after unidentified miscreants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED ...Read More >
Kokrajhar (Assam) [India], September 26 (ANI): Counting of votes for the fifth general elections of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) began at 8 am on Friday amid tight security. Kokrajhar district has 12 constituencies out of a total of 40 seats in the BTC. A total of 100 candidates contested elections in these 12 constituencies. Of these, 43 candidates contested from the Kokrajhar sub-division, 48 from the Gossaigaon sub-division, and one from Parbatjhora. Also Read | Kolkata Fatafat Result Today, September 26, 2025: Kolkata FF Live Winning Numbers Released, Know When and Where To Che ...Read More >