Assam: Heavy thunderstrike kills a Chirang college student

A college student of Bengtal College in Chirang district, Assam was killed late night due to a heavy thunderstrike. The deceased was identified as Fwilao Mwshahary(20) of Bardangi village under Runikhata police station along the Indo-Bhutan border area. He was a student of HS second year at Bengtal College.

The incident took place at 11.30 pm at his sleeping hour. He died due to thunderstruck when he was sleeping with his brother. The body sent to Kajalgaon for post mortem.

Meanwhile in BTR

The political heatwave ahead of the ensuing general election of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) has begun blowing in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) in Assam amid the coronavirus pandemic. All the political parties have pulled their socks up to give a tough fight in the election to pocket the council.

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Hundreds of workers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) have joined the BPF on June 7^th, 2020. At the same time, the BPF has also faced erosion in the party. The two-time former MLA and senior BPF leader Hemendra Nath Brahma joined the UPPL along with hundreds of workers while Tamulpur MLA Emmanuel Moshahary quit BPF recently. This can be termed as biggest blow for the BPF ahead of the election.

The country as well as Assam is now under Unlock 1.0 since June 1^st, 2020. The nationwide lockdown was enforced to prevent the spread of the lethal virus by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 25^th, 2020 initially for 21 days; which was later extended phase-wise to May 31^st, 2020.

At this juncture, rallying for elections and voting might prove deadly for the locals. However, due to the lack of a local govt, things in certain areas seem troubling for BTR as the Corona pandemic requires heavy administrative guidance. Can BTR sustain the pandemic without a government or should it hold elections?

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