DIBRUGARH, April 21 ? First the good news. Railway Minister Nitish Kumar has agreed to restore the original twin BG rail tracks on the Bogibeel bridge, ?as a hearty Bihu gift?, and has also assured that the Rangiya-Murkongselek MG rail section would be converted to BG by the time the bridge is ready to handle traffic. Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, attending the ?Bogibeel bridge commencement of work function asked the insurgent groups of the region to give up arms and pave the way for peace and prosperity.
At exactly five minutes past four this afternoon, the Prime Minister pressed a...