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Guwahati: The members of Assam Police SIT probing the death of Zubeen Garg have returned from Singapore after visiting key locations and holding a "fruitful meeting" with the island nation's police. Special DGP and SIT chief MP Gupta said Singapore Police would provide all assistance, including sharing CCTV footage and statements from the pilots of the yacht where Zubeen and others were present on the day of the incident. The information is expected within the next 10 days.Addressing a press con ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) A grand event is being planned by the Union Home Ministry on the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas on October 31 in Ekta Nagar in Gujarat to highlight the spirit of harmony and patriotism while celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, an official said on Friday. The day underscores India's unity, integrity, and national solidarity, while paying tribute to Patel's pivotal role in uniting 562 princely states and laying the foundation of modern Ind ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Police on Thursday paid tribute to IPS Ravi Kant Singh, an officer who was killed in Tinsukia in 1996 during operations against insurgent groups. In a post on X, the police said, "Remembering Ravi Kant Singh, IPS, who made the Supreme Sacrifice in Tinsukia in 1996 while confronting extremism. His service demonstrated duty, integrity, and commitment." Singh had led multiple operations against ULFA hideouts across the Tinsukia district. On the day of his death, suspected ULFA mil ...Read More >
The Assam government had set up a one-man judicial commission, headed by Justice Soumitra Saikia of the Gauhati High Court, to probe Zubeen Garg's death.Source : PTI Guwahati, Oct 22 (PTI) Leader of the Opposition in Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia on Wednesday urged the Gauhati High Court to ask the state government to abolish the one-man judicial commission set up to probe the death of Zubeen Garg, as it contradicts several aspects of the ongoing probe by SIT. In a letter to the Chief Justic ...Read More >
Guwahati: In a bold assertion of Assam's border security policy, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday announced that 18 illegal infiltrators were pushed back from Sribhumi early in the morning a move that underscores his government's uncompromising stand on infiltration. "Just like Kohli's iconic straight drive, we are also executing PUSHBACKS straight back to the territory of illegal infiltrators. such pitch invaders have been pushed back early this morning from Sribhumi. Diwali is rea ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 22: Assam's Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Debabrata Saikia has urged the Gauhati High Court to direct the state government to abolish the one-man judicial commission probing the death of singer Zubeen Garg, arguing that it conflicts with and duplicates the ongoing Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe. In a detailed letter addressed to the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, the senior Congress leader called for the formation of a Special Bench to supervise and monitor the inve ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 22 (ANI): Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya paid a heartfelt tribute to the brave police personnel on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day on Tuesday. During the ceremony, the Assam Governor highlighted that Police Commemoration Day serves as a reminder of the courage and selfless dedication of police personnel who put their lives on the line to safeguard others. Also Read | Gujarati New Year 2025: Date and Significance of Nutan Varshabhinandan, Also ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 21 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma offered prayers at the Bhootnath Mandir in Guwahati on Tuesday. Taking to social media platform X, the Chief Minister wrote, "Jai Maa Kali. Prayed at the Bhootnath Mandir, Guwahati." A day earlier, the Chief Minister announced a three per cent reservation for the Tea and Adivasi communities in government jobs, and said a bill will also be introduced in the Assembly in November to grant ownership of land in tea ...Read More >
Two senior Assam Police officials have arrived in Singapore. They are investigating the death of singer Zubeen Garg. Garg died last month under mysterious circumstances. He was swimming in the sea. The officials will visit the location where Garg passed away. They will also meet with Singaporean counterparts to discuss the case. Two senior officials of the Assam Police reached Singapore on Monday to investigate the death of singer Zubeen Garg in the island country last month, an official said. ...Read More >
Guwahati: Two high-ranking officers from the Assam Police, Special DGP and SIT chief MP Gupta, along with Titabor Co-District SP Tarun Goel, travelled to Singapore from Guwahati on Monday to investigate the death of Zubeen Garg, who died in the island country last month.The investigation is being conducted by the SIT formed under the CID of Assam Police, after more than 60 FIRs were filed across the state concerning the incident. Gupta is leading the nine-member SIT, with Goel as one of its memb ...Read More >
Aizawl: The Assam Rifles on Saturday arrested two men and seized explosives -- 5,800 pieces of gelignite rods, 10,500 metres of Cordtex, and 6,000 pieces of detonators -- at Vaphai, an Indo-Myanmar border village in Mizoram's Champhai district. The force received an intelligence report regarding the transshipment of a "large quantity of war-like stores and launched an operation at Vaphai," a statement issued by the Assam Rifles said. The Assam Rifles team tried to stop a vehicle, but the occup ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, Oct. 20: A two-member delegation of the special investigation team (SIT) of Assam crime investigation department (CID), probing legendary singer and cultural icon Zubeen Garg's untimely demise, reached Singapore on Monday. The high-level delegation, led by SIT head, Munna Prasad Gupta, is expected to meet Singapore Police authorities on October 21. The probe team's visit, which marks a key phase of the ongoing probe in terms of exchange of crucial evidence and case details between th ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 20: Two senior officials of the Assam Police reached Singapore on Monday to investigate the death of cultural icon Zubeen Garg in the island nation last month. According to a senior official, CID Special DGP Munna Prasad Gupta and Titabor Co-District SP Tarun Goel have already reached Singapore on a direct flight from Guwahati. Gupta is leading the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted under the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), while Goel is one of the nine members ...Read More >
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Jorhat (Assam) [India], October 19 (ANI): Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday announced a three per cent reservation for the Tea and Adivasi communities in government jobs, and said a bill will also be introduced in the Assembly in November to grant ownership of land in tea garden lines to the workers. He said that the government will provide three per cent reservation for tea garden youths in Class I and Class II State government jobs, including the Assam Civil Service (ACS) and Assam ...Read More >
Protests have erupted across Assam following singer Zubeen Garg's death in Singapore. Demonstrations are demanding a swift investigation into the incident. Clashes have occurred as authorities attempt to move accused individuals. The state has imposed prohibitory orders and suspended mobile internet services. The Chief Minister has accused groups of politicizing the death ahead of elections. Protests have erupted across Assam nearly a month after singer Zubeen Garg's mysterious death in Singapo ...Read More >
Investigations into the death of Indian singer Zubeen Garg, who drowned on September 19 off St John's Island in Singapore, may take up to three more months, Singapore police said. Garg, 52, was in Singapore as a cultural brand ambassador for the North East India Festival. Once investigations conclude, findings will be submitted to the State Coroner, who may decide on holding a Coroner's Inquiry. Investigations into the death of popular Indian singer and songwriter Zubeen Garg may take up to ano ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 19 (ANI): Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) president and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday said that people of Assam are still grieving the loss of Zubeen Garg, describing the late singer as a true leader of Assamese society. His remarks came as fans and political leaders gathered in Guwahati on Sunday to pay floral tributes, marking one month since the iconic singer's death in Singapore on September 19. A large number of fans and respected figures pai ...Read More >
Rahul Gandhi arrives in Guwahati to honor the late singer Zubeen Garg. He will visit Garg's resting place and meet his family. Meanwhile, the Baksa region faces unrest after clashes erupted when accused in Garg's death case were moved. Police have cancelled leaves and suspended internet services. The Chief Minister stated a team will travel to Singapore for justice. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will arrive in Guwahati on Friday to pay tribute to the late singer Zubeen Ga ...Read More >
Guwahati: Nine people have been arrested so far in connection with the violence that erupted during the transfer of five individuals accused in the Zubeen Garg death case to a jail in Assam's Baksa district, police said on Saturday. According to Baksa Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ujjal Pratim Baruah, several other people involved in the unrest have been identified, and a search is underway to apprehend them. "We have arrested nine people so far. More have been identified. Some of the ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 18 (PTI) Nine people have been arrested so far in connection with violence during the shifting of five accused in Zubeen Garg's death case to a jail in Assam's Baksa district, police said on Saturday. Several others involved in the violence have been identified, and a search is underway to arrest them, Baksa senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ujjal Pratim Baruah said. "We have arrested nine people so far. More have been identified. Some of the accused are absconding but we wil ...Read More >
Guwahati, Oct 18: The Government of Singapore has formally written to the Centre, expressing concern over a surge of social media messages from Assam targeting its officials and political leaders. It has urged the Government of Assam to appeal to citizens to refrain from such online activity while the investigation into singer Zubeen Garg's death is ongoing. Confirming the development, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told the press that the communication from Singapore was received on Frida ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 18 (ANI): A month after the demise of popular Assamese singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore, the Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma informed that the police have apprehended a man from Nagaon district for posting a controversial video on social media related to Garg's demise. Noted singer Zubeen Garg died in Singapore on September 19, allegedly while swimming, a day before he was scheduled to perform at the Northeast India Festival. In a post on X on Friday, the Ch ...Read More >
"Around 12.30 am, unidentified terrorists fired at the Kakopathar Company location from a moving vehicle. The troops on duty retaliated immediately and effectively took caution to avoid collateral damage to civilian houses in the vicinity," the Army spokesperson said. Three Army personnel were injured when unidentified terrorists fired at the security force's camp in Kakopathar area in Assam's Tinsukia district early on Friday, a defence spokesperson said. The Army and the police have launched ...Read More >
Guwahati: In a major escalation, the banned militant outfit ULFA (Independent) carried out a dreaded attack on an Indian Army camp in Kakopathar, Tinsukia district, shortly after midnight on Wednesday. According to reports, a group of suspected ULFA (I) militants arrived in a truck and launched multiple Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) shells -- estimated to be three or four -- at the camp, followed by indiscriminate gunfire. The assault lasted for nearly 30 minutes before the attackers escaped u ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 17 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday demanded justice for Zubeen Garg and said the investigation into his death should be free and fair, and those responsible must be served exemplary punishment. In a post on X, he said Garg was a beloved cultural icon of India, whose passing has left a profound impact on millions of admirers, especially among the people of Assam. "The Congress party demands justice for his family and fans. The investigation in his death shou ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): A month after the demise of popular Assamese singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) have said that they do not suspect any "foul play" in the case, adding that the investigation is still underway. Noted singer Zubeen Garg died in Singapore on September 19, allegedly while swimming, a day before he was scheduled to perform at the Northeast India Festival. In a statement released by the SPF on Friday, the police force has urged the ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): A month after the demise of popular Assamese singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore, the Singapore Police Force (SPF) have said that they do not suspect any foul play in the case, adding that the investigation is still underway. Noted singer Zubeen Garg died in Singapore on September 19, allegedly while swimming, a day before he was scheduled to perform at the Northeast India Festival. In a statement released by the SPF on Friday, the police force has urged the pu ...Read More >
Guwahati: The state cabinet on Thursday decided to request Gauhati high court chief justice to set up a fast-track court to expedite the trial in Zubeen Garg's death case even as the SIT has said it will file the chargesheet by Nov-end.CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, in the post-cabinet briefing, said a Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) will be apoopointed in consultation with the Advocate General so that he can remain engaged in the case right from the filing of the chargesheet till the judgment is prono ...Read More >
Guwahati: In a major development in the ongoing probe into the mysterious death of Assam's cultural icon Zubeen Garg, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday announced that the Singapore Police authorities will hold a meeting with the Special Investigation Team (SIT) from Assam on October 21. Taking to the social media platform X, Sarma said the meeting signifies a crucial step in the pursuit of justice for the late singer. "Another step forward towards justice for our beloved Zubeen. T ...Read More >
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