Agitators at Tezpur University on Sunday (December 7, 2025) vowed to enforce a shutdown at the institution, which has been witnessing sustained protests since mid-September against alleged irregularities by Vice-Chancellor Shambhu Nath Singh , till a formal communication from the Centre regarding the V-C’s removal is received.

The picturesque campus on the north bank of the Brahmaputra in Sonitpur district of Assam witnessed high voltage drama from Saturday (December 6, 2025) afternoon till early on Sunday (December 7, 2025) as a top delegation from the Union Ministry of Education, led by Secretary Vineet Joshi, could not leave the premises around midnight and was stuck inside their vehicles for more than three hours.

The high-level team was allowed to leave post midnight following a w

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