AASU’s 24-hour bandh brings normal life to standstill in Dibrugarh & Tinsukia

Normal life has come to a standstill in the districts of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia after a 24-hour long shutdown called by the All Assam Students Union (AASU). Places like Dibrugarh, Moran and Naharkatia have been particularly affected by the shutdown. The bandh was called by the AASU over the violence that marred the recent elections […]

12-yr-old killed in grenade blast in Assam

A 12-year-old boy has been killed in a grenade blast in eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district. The victim, identified as Sujoy Hajong, was riding a bicycle when he found a grenade lying on the road at Kotha Sema village under Jagun police station area of the district. As per reports, the minor picked up the grenade […]

Snubbing technique unit from Canada to control Assam’s Baghjan blowout

Oil India Limited (OIL) on Monday said that the new technique – snubbing technique unit is being brought from Canada’s Alberta to control Assam’s Baghjan oil well blowout. “Overall impact of the blowout has decreased to a great extent. We’ll use a new technique – snubbing technique unit. It is being brought from Canada’s Alberta. […]

OIL diverts gas from blown out well in Assam’s Baghjan

In order to reduce the surface level well head pressure of the blowout well number 5 at Assam’s Baghjan, the process of restoration of diversion of the flow of gas from the well head to Baghjan EPS and two flare pits successfully implemented on Sunday, Oil India Limited said. “Today’s operation was carried out after […]

NIA files chargesheet against 7 ULFA cadres in Assam cop’s killing case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet in a special NIA court in Guwahati against seven cadres of the United Liberation Front of Assam for the killing of an Assam Police officer. According to the NIA, the accused have been identified as Bijit Gogoi, Kanto Bora, Santosh Gogoi Sadiya, Jushinta Moran, Bubul Moran, […]

Assam: Baghjan blowout well fire doused after 104 days

After multiple failures in capping and killing of Well No. 5 at Baghjan oilfields in eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district, public sector giant Oil India Limited (OIL) has finally managed to douse the blowout well fire on Monday, 104 days after it erupted by diverting the flow of gas from well number 5 to the Early […]

Attempt to kill blowout in Baghjan oil well aborted by OIL

Oil India Limited (OIL) on Wednesday said that an attempt was made to kill the fire in Baghjan oil well by injecting killing fluids but the operation had to be suspended due to rupture of a casing valve. “After successful capping, an attempt was made to kill the well by injecting killing fluids into the […]

Assam: Baghjan OIL well capped successfully in third attempt

In a big development, the capping operations at Well No.5 of Baghjan oilfields in Eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district has been successful with experts on ground managing to place the Blowout Preventer (BoP) stack on the well head in its third attempt on Monday, after 83 days since a major blowout took place on May 27. […]

Assam: Move to cap Baghjan oil well fails after vehicle used in operation overturns

Oil India Limited’s efforts to cap the Baghjan oil well failed today after a crane-fitted vehicle used in the process toppled and fell crashing near the well that has been on fire since June 9 this year. Experts from OIL and Singapore-based firm Alert Disaster Control had expressed optimism about plugging the well number 5 […]