Guwahati, June 23 (IANS) A Guwahati-based businessman was arrested by Assam Police on Tuesday after videos of an alleged birthday celebration held on the newly inaugurated Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu went viral on social media, drawing sharp criticism over the misuse of public infrastructure.The businessman, identified as Gautam Baruah, is accused of organising the event on the bridge to celebrate his wife’s birthday.Visuals widely circulated online showed a section of the flyover transformed into …
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Guwahati, Feb 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated Kumar Bhaskar Varma Setu — a bridge over the Brahmaputra River that connects Guwahati and north Guwahati.The 2.86-kilometre-long bridge was built at a cost of around Rs 3,030 crore. The 6-lane extradosed Prestressed Concrete (PSC) bridge connects Guwahati with North Guwahati and is the first extradosed bridge in Northeast India.It will cut travel time between Guwahati-North Guwahati to 7 minutes. Considering the high …