19-year-old missing NERIST student allegedly jumps off Bogibeel Bridge

The chief warden of the NERIST reported to the police and filed a missing person report at around 9.30pm when the student could not be found in the hostel

Cong slams Centre over Bogibeel inauguration

A day after inauguration of the historic Bogibeel Bridge by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress today attacked the Centre for not inviting former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the inauguration. Assam leader of opposition Debabrata Saikia said it is very unfortunate that the BJP led government has not invited former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh […]

Nation witnesses history; PM Modi inaugurates Bogibeel Bridge, India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today inaugurated India’s longest rail-cum-road bridge in Eastern Assam, cutting distance and time for civilians and the military to travel up close to the Chinese border through Arunachal Pradesh. Aside from being a mega infrastructure project costing the nation close to Rs 6000 crore, the Bogibeel bridge, connecting Assam’s Dibrugarh and […]

Stage all set for inauguration of Bogibeel Bridge

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Assam tomorrow on his 30th visit to the Northeast to dedicate to the nation, the country’s longest 5km long road-cum-rail bridge over the Brahmaputra. The stage is all set for inauguration of the longest road-cum-rail bridge in India. The Bogibeel bridge is the second longest bridge in Asia […]

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 […]

Commissioner of Railway Safety inspects Bogibeel Bridge

The Commissioner of Railway Safety On Tuesday conducted an inspection of the Bogibeel Bridge in Assam’s Dibrugarh. The double line rail track was inspected from Dhamalgaon to Tangani and vice versa and a speed trail was also conducted. No abnormality have been noticed during the trial. Incomplete work on the via-duct portion of the road […]

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 […]

Commissioner of Railway Safety to inspect Bogibeel Bridge by mid-October

The 4.94 km Bogibeel Bridge will be ready for inspection by Commissioner of Railway Safety by the second week of this October. This was informed to the Chairman of Railway Board, Ashwini Lohani, by NF Railway General Manager Sanjeev Roy during a review meeting. Roy further informed that the NF Railway has set a target […]