Petroleum Ministry constitutes high-level committee to inquire Baghjan fire

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoPNG) on Thursday constituted a three-member high-level committee to inquire about the circumstances that led to the blowout incident at Baghjan in Assam. The committee has been asked to submit its report within a month. The three-member committee comprising SCL Das, DG of Directorate General of Hydrocarbons, BC […]

Assam CM orders high-level probe into OIL’s Baghjan well tragedy

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Thursday ordered a high-level inquiry into the circumstances that led to a blowout at a gas well of Oil India Limited (OIL) in Tinsukia district and a subsequent fire that killed two persons. The probe will be conducted by Additional Chief Secretary Maninder Singh and the report will be […]

Assam: Two firefighters killed in Baghjan oil well tragedy, fire continues to rage on

The crisis continues at Baghjan in Assam’s Tinsukia district with the massive fire continuing to rage on for the second straight day after it broke out at the site of Oil India Limited’s oilfield yesterday. In the latest move to tackle the situation at hand, army has been deployed at Baghjan. The army has been […]

Assam gas well blowout: OIL to give Rs 30,000 to each affected family

The Oil India authorities have finally bowed down to the pressure from the local villagers of Baghjan, who had been protesting and demanding compensation due to gas blowout in the Baghjan oilfields. Oil exploration major, Oil India Limited (OIL) has decided to give a compensation of Rs. 30,000 to each family affected due to the […]

Assam: Armed robbers kill guard in failed attempt to loot ATM in Tinsukia

One ATM security guard was killed in a shootout with armed miscreants at Doomdooma in Tinsukia district of Assam. The shootout took place when the armed miscreants tried to barge into the ATM and loot the money. 4-5 armed bike borne miscreants had attempted the robbery. One of the robbers from the gang was killed […]

Suspected ULFA-I militants abduct tea garden official in Assam

Suspected ULFA-Independent cadres have allegedly kidnapped a tea garden official of Sankar tea estate from Dhola in Assam’s Tinsukia district. The person abducted has been identified as Gauranga Deb who worked as the head fitter at the garden factory. It has been reported that a four member group armed with AK series rifles along with […]

NIA team arrives in Tinsukia to probe killing of Bhaskar Kalita

A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived at the Bordumsa police station in Assam’s Tinsukia district to conduct an enquiry into the killing of police personnel Bhaskar Kalita. The three-member team is looking into the circumstances under which Kalita died from a bullet wound despite wearing a bullet proof jacket. The case was […]

Tirong Aboh assassination case: NIA picks up slain MLAs close aide for interrogation

The NIA has picked up a businessman based in Eastern Assam’s Tinsukia district in connection with the assassination of Arunachal Pradesh NPP MLA Tirong Aboh and 10 others on May 21. The businessman has been identified as Jaikishan Sharma, who is a close aide of the deceased MLA. Another person who happens to be Tirong […]

Illegal timber worth several lakhs seized in Assam’s Tinsukia

The police in Tinsukia district of Assam swung into action on Wednesday, launching a massive crackdown on alleged illegal timber business in the district. Police seized two vehicles in Philobari near the town of Doomdooma, recovering sawn timber worth lakhs of rupees and arrested two drivers, who allegedly brought the timber from Arunachal Pradesh. The […]