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  Kokrajhar Assembly Election 2026: Constituency profile, past winners, margin, party-wise candidates

  Assam | March 30, 2026 12:45 IST

  Kokrajhar Assembly Election 2026: In the 2021 Assam Assembly Elections, United People’s Party, Liberal (UPPL) candidate Lawrence Islary won the Kokrajhar East seat by defeating Pramila Rani Brahma of the BOPF with a margin of 20,095 votes (13.18%).

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  Assam: Train services disrupted after suspected IED blast on railway track in Kokrajhar

  Assam | October 23, 2025 12:01 IST

  Officials said the explosion damaged nearly three feet of the railway line, scattering metal fragments several metres away. Kokrajhar Senior Superintendent of Police Pushpraj Singh confirmed that no casualties or derailments were reported.

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  Assam Police arrests key operative of Bangladeshi terror outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team in Kokrajhar

  Assam | February 04, 2025 11:42 IST

  The arrested accused, identified as Nasim Uddin SK, is a close aide of the prime accused Nur Islam Mandal. Mandalw was previously arrested for his involvement in extremist activities in the same case by STF.

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  PM Modi lauds peace accord in Assam at Bodoland Mahotsav: 'Over 10,000 youths lay down arms'

  Assam | November 16, 2024 8:57 IST

  PM Modi praises Assam's peace accords at Bodoland Mahotsav, highlighting the integration of over 10,000 youths into mainstream society and the region's development.

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  Assam: Five killed, three injured after speeding truck hits devotees in Kokrajhar

  Assam | August 12, 2024 13:06 IST

  According to eyewitnesses, the speeding truck rammed the devotees when they were going to a temple in Kokrajhar. In the holy month of Sawan, people, in a large number, visit the temples to offer prayers.

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  Huge cache of arms, ammunition recovered in Assam's Kokrajhar

  News | December 06, 2020 12:12 IST

  Huge amount of arms and ammunition were recovered by police ahead of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections.

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  NDRF team evacuate villagers, livestock in flood-affected Kokrajhar

  News | August 01, 2020 11:30 IST

  1st Battalion of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) evacuated villagers from flood-affected Gaurang Char village in Kokrajhar district.

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  Won't allow darkness of violence to return Assam: PM Modi

  News | February 07, 2020 18:55 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in an event to celebrate the signing of the Bodo peace deal in Assam's Kokrajhar on Feb 07.

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  PM Narendra Modi addressed a public meeting in Kokrajhar, Assam

  News | February 07, 2020 16:41 IST

  Under the Accord, Rs 1500 crore will be given as a special developmental package to help the Bodos. Every right, culture, language, and development will be ensured. Their protection will be ensured.

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  Assam terror attack: Kokrajhar remains tense, toll rises to 14

  India | August 06, 2016 14:33 IST

  Tension continues to simmer here a day after militants of the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) triggered grenade blasts and shot at civilians, even as the number of dead rose to 14 on Saturday.

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  Militants open fire in Assam's Kokrajhar; 13 civilians killed, 18 injured

  India | August 05, 2016 16:13 IST

  At least 12 people have died and 15 others injured in indiscriminate firing by militants in Assam’s Kokrajhar today.

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  NDFB(S) platoon commander killed in encounter in Kokrajhar

  India | January 11, 2015 8:55 IST

  Kokrajhar (Assam): An NDFB(S) platoon commander, allegedly involved in the recent attack by the outfit on Adivasis, was killed in an encounter in Assam's Kokrajhar district on Saturday, police said.The police and the SSB launched

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  Explosives recovered from militants in Assam

  India | January 07, 2015 11:07 IST

  Guwahati: A huge quantity of explosives were recovered from two NDFB-Songbijit militants and two arms dealers with weapons were arrested in lower Assam's Kokrajhar district on Tuesday, a police official said.Eight kg explosives were recovered

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  Assam attacks: Rajnath discusses relief ops with Gogoi

  Politics | December 29, 2014 7:43 IST

  New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh tonight spoke to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and discussed with him the ongoing relief operations in the violence-hit areas of the state.During the telephonic conversation, the Home

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  Assam govt had info of NDFB(S) attacks, but nothing on target

  India | December 27, 2014 21:46 IST

  Guwahati:  Assam government had received prior intelligence report of an attack by terrorists of NDFB(S) but it did not know about the target and spots, said a senior official today.Addressing a press conference, Assam Commissioner

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  Army chief reviews security situation in Assam, operation intensified

  India | December 27, 2014 21:56 IST

  Guwahati:  Indian Army chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Saturday reviewed the security situation in Assam in the aftermath of the gory killings by Bodo militants, as the security forces intensified operations along the international border with

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  Army to intensify operations against NDFB: Gen Suhag

  India | December 26, 2014 14:18 IST

  New Delhi: Army is going to intensify its operations against the NDFB militants, who carried out a deadly attack on tribals in Assam leaving more than 70 people dead."We are definitely going to intensify our

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  Assam Massacre: Death toll rises to 81, operations launched against NDFB(S)

  India | December 26, 2014 15:14 IST

  Guwahati: Operations were today intensified against NDFB(S) militants along the border with Arunachal Pradesh even as the death toll in the massacre rose to 81.  Normal life was, meanwhile, disrupted by a bandh called by

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  Over 7000 people, including pregnant women, displaced by Assam violence

  India | December 26, 2014 12:40 IST

  New Delhi: Shocking stories of how Bodo militants went on a ruthless killing spree in BTAD areas of Assam are now coming out in open.The people who survived or were able to escape are still

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  Deal with acts of terror with firm hand: President on Assam attacks

  India | December 25, 2014 18:33 IST

  New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday strongly condemned attack by militants in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur districts of Assam and said such acts of terror and violence must be put down with a "firm hand".In