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Tezpur University is currently grappling with a major institutional crisis following the abrupt resignation of Samaresh Barman, the university’s Public Relations Officer, who stepped down citing “ethical concerns” and a “clash of conscience.” In his resignation letter addressed to Vice Chancellor Prof. Shambhu Nath Singh, Barman accused the administration of prioritising individual interests over the welfare of the institution and its students, thereby compromising the university’s core values.

“I can no longer be part of a system that stifles voices,” Barman wrote, whil

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