16-661: The United People's Party Liberal ( abbr. UPPL ) is a regional party of Assam. The party has its headquarters in Kokrajhar Town . The party has significant support in Bodoland Territorial Region . The UPPL was formed on 5 August 2015 and the earlier name was Peoples Co-ordination for Democratic Right (PCDR). The party was formed with the ideology of working for the welfare of the people irrespective of caste, creed and religion. Bharatiya Janata Party announced that it has agreed to support efforts by
32-544: A minimum period of 5 years under ASTC. ASTC has 10 traffic divisions across the state. These are - Tinsukia Division, Nagaon Division, Silchar Division, Jorhat Division, Sivasagar Division, Bongaigaon Division, Lakhimpur Division, Tezpur Division, Greater Guwahati Region City Service Division and ISBT-Guwahati Division. ASTC donated bus for the cancer patients of Assam . They had donated 20 BharatBenz buses to shift cancer patients from Assam to Tata Memorial Hospital , Mumbai . This article about an Indian company
48-791: A suspended leader of the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), an ally of the BJP in Assam , has sparked debate ahead of the Lok Sabha polls after circulating widely on social media. Basumatary, clad only in a traditional "gamosa," is depicted lying on a bed surrounded by Rs 500 notes. UPPL chief Pramod Boro clarified that Basumatary was suspended from the party in January due to allegations of corruption and misuse of funds in government schemes. This article about an Indian political party
64-586: A target to convert all its bus fleets to electric bus by 2030, and starting 2025 will purchase only electric buses. On 1 January 2024, ASTC launched 200 AC electric buses for Guwahati and its adjoining areas. Five charging stations are currently being established at strategic locations including Jagiroad, Baihata Chariali, Mirza, ASTC’s Rupnagar campus, and the ISBT in the Lokhra area of Guwahati. The Rupnagar station, featuring 16 charging points, has been completed and
80-534: Is a state government owned road transport corporation of Assam , India which provides bus services within Assam and adjoining states. Assam State Transport was started as a state government department with only two buses to run between Guwahati and Nagaon . Gradually the transport network of the department expanded throughout the state of Assam. Currently ASTC has 10 divisions, 135 bus stations and 3 Inter State Bus Terminals ( Guwahati , Jorhat and Silchar ) across
96-495: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Assam -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kokrajhar Town Kokrajhar ( ˌkɒkrəˈʤɑ: ) is a town in the Bodoland Territorial Region , an autonomous territory in Assam , one of the North Eastern states of India. Kokrajhar town is located along the bank of the river Gaurang . The North East Indian Railways divides
112-447: Is operational. ASTC is the lifeline of road transport connectivity of the state as it operates buses on highways, city roads and even in the remote rural areas. The present chairperson is Ashok Kumar Bhattarai. It operates a fleet of 585 buses including Hi-Tech Luxury (AC/Non AC) buses for long distances and Hi-Tech semi and mini deluxe bus services for city and rural areas. The subsidiary Assam State Urban Transport Corporation operates
128-610: Is spoken by 2,752 people and Hindi at 4,024. Rupsi Airport is situated 66 kilometres (41 mi) west from Kokrajhar town. Kokrajhar is served by the government owned Assam State Transport Corporation , Bodoland Transport Services and many private bus operators. The Kokrajhar railway station lies on the New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section of Barauni–Guwahati line under the Northeast Frontier Railway with services to important cities of
144-606: The Bhutanese influence and later the areas were merged to undivided Goalpara district of the Indian Union in 1949. Kokrajhar is located at 26°24′N 90°16′E / 26.4°N 90.27°E / 26.4; 90.27 . It has an average elevation of 38 metres (124 feet). Religion in Kokrajhar town (2011) As of 2001 Indian census, Kokrajhar had a population of 31,152. Males constitute 52% of
160-765: The UPPL to form an executive body in Bodoland Territorial Council . The leader of the UPPL, Pramod Boro became the new Chief Executive Member of the Bodoland Territorial Council on 15 December 2020. United People's Party, Liberal has been granted with "Tractor Chalata Kisan" as its reserved symbol in the state of Assam by the Election Commission of India. A controversial photograph of Benjamin Basumatary,
176-457: The city bus services within Guwahati city. There are also many private buses operating under ASTC. Apart from that the corporation also partnered with some private Volvo bus operators to operate on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode. General services Premium services ASTC City Cabs service Uberization scheme was introduced by ASTC on 11 August 2020 to operate private buses for
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#1732786975170192-499: The city into two divisions, north and the south Kokrajhar. Kokrajhar town is the headquarters of Kokrajhar district and the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). Kokrajhar is made of two words: Kok and rajhar . Kok means Koch , rajhar means King ; Kokrajhar means Koch-King . From early 17th-century present-day Kokrajhar district was under the control of Kingdom of Bhutan , till the Duar Wars in 1865 when British removed
208-523: The colleges under the jurisdiction of Bodoland Territorial Council is affiliated under Bodoland University since 2017. Kokrajhar consists of three assembly constituencies: Kokrajhar East , Kokrajhar West and Gossaigaon , which all are part of Kokrajhar (Lok Sabha constituency) . Joyanta Basumatary from United People's Party, Liberal is the current member of Lok Sabha from Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency . Assam State Transport Corporation Assam State Transport Corporation or ASTC
224-413: The country like Guwahati , Kolkata , New Delhi , Mumbai , Chennai etc. Important trains like Rajdhani Express , Kamrup Express , Brahmaputra Mail , North East Express , Vivek Express , Garib Rath Express , Avadh Assam Express etc. have their stoppage at Kokrajhar railway station. The town has many schools and colleges with English being the sole medium of instruction in higher education. All
240-469: The population and females constitute 48% of the population. Kokrajhar has an average literacy rate of 79%, higher than the national average of 71%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 74%. In Kokrajhar, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age. The district has 3 sub divisions Kokrajhar, Gossaigaon and Parbotjhora . Languages spoken in Kokrajhar (2011) Bengali is the most spoken language at 18,130 speakers, followed by Bodo at 8,549, Assamese
256-478: The state. Assam State Transport Corporation was a wing of transport department of Government of Assam before it was a corporation. It was formed as "Road Transport, Assam" under Home Department on 16 January 1948. Assam State Transport was started as a state government department with two buses to run between Guwahati and Nagaon . The state transport department was converted to a Corporation under Road Transport Corporation Act 1950 on 31 March 1970. The state has
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