Old Saraighat Bridge to Remain Fully Closed Overnight for Emergency Repair Work

  GUWAHATI: Vehicular movement on the old Saraighat Bridge will remain completely suspended for eight hours from Thursday night, May 21, due to emergency repair work being undertaken by the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR). ALSO READ: Ranjeet Kumar Dass Elected Speaker of 16th Assam Legislative Assembly Unanimously According to an official communication issued by the Office…

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Truck Falls Off Saraighat Bridge in Guwahati After Reported Driver Fatigue, Two Hospitalised

  GUWAHATI: A container truck skidded off the Saraighat Bridge and fell to the ground below in the early hours of Wednesday, May 20, after the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle, allegedly due to fatigue. ALSO READ: Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit by Truck in Guwahati’s Zoo Road, Driver Absconding The incident occurred around 4…

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Hoolock Gibbon Uses Canopy Bridge Over Railway Line in Assam’s Hollongapar Sanctuary

  GUWAHATI: In a significant development for wildlife conservation in Assam, a male western hoolock gibbon was documented using a canopy bridge installed over the Lumding–Dibrugarh railway line passing through Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary on the morning of Friday, May 15. ALSO READ: Thief Dies of Electrocution While Attempting Burglary in Assam's Dhubri The development is being…

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Dumper Falls From Bridge in Guwahati’s Palashbari After Losing Control

  GUWAHATI: A major road accident was reported late Thursday night, May 14, at Palashbari in Guwahati after a speeding dumper lost control, crashed through a bridge railing, and plunged into a stream below. ALSO READ: Brief Rain Triggers Artificial Floods Across Guwahati, Traffic Movement Disrupted Speaking to GPlus, a police official said that the heavily loaded…

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