Tension in Dikom Tea Estate following death of woman inside premises; authorities intervene to bring situation under control

The situation in Dikom tea estate in upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district has improved with the formation of a peace committee after a meeting was held under the aegis of ATTSA and ACMS at the Puja field of the garden today. The meeting demanded that the garden management should lift the lock out immediately which was […]

PM to inaugurate India’s longest bridge Bogibeel on December 25

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Bogibeel Bridge on December 25, India’s longest rail-road bridge over the river Brahmaputra. The 4.94 km long Bogibeel Bridge connects north and south banks of Brahmaputra in eastern Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. December 25 is observed as good governance day annually to celebrate the birth anniversary of former […]

Bogibeel bridge set to be operational soon; first passenger train cruises through bridge

In a historic moment for the entire state the first passenger train was seen cruising at a speed of 120 km per hour over Bogibeel bridge on Monday. The passenger train travelled from Dhomol village in Dibrugarh district to Tengani in Dhemaji district on an experimental basis conducted by the Commissioner of Railway Safety. It […]

China flood warning: Things normal in Assam

Dibrugarh district Disaster Management Authority has negated any kind of threat to the people downstream in Dibrugarh stating that the present water level of the Brahmaputra in Dibrugarh is 2.26 metres below the danger level. According to a CWC official, the present level of the Brahmaputra in Dibrugarh at 6 am today was 103.44 metres […]