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Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 1 (ANI): Shyamkanu Mahanta, organiser of the North East Music Festival in Singapore, and Siddharth Sharma, manager of singer Zubeen Garg, were sent to 14 days' police custody by the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Kamrup on Wednesday in connection with the death of the singer. Earlier in the day, Assam Police arrested Shyamkanu and Sidhartha Sharma in relation to the death of the iconic singer. The 52-year-old Assamese music icon died on September 19 follow ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 1 (ANI): The ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 opener between India and Sri Lanka set a new milestone in women's cricket, as Guwahati's Barsapara Cricket Stadium recorded more than 20,000 fans in the stadium at any Women's Cricket World Cup event. The game drew 22,843 fans at the ACA Stadium, a record for the most attended group stage fixture at any Women's World Cup. The previous record of 15,935 was set during the India-Pakistan ICC Women's T20 World Cup Gro ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Twelve days after rock star Zubeen Garg's death in Singapore while swimming on September 19, Assam Police SIT detained North East India Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and the singer's manager Siddharth Sharma in the wee hours of Wednesday. The duo had been absconding.According to sources, Mahanta was caught at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi at around 12.30 am while Sharma was caught at around at in Gurgaon at around 1.30 am.The 9-member SIT team last Friday ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge was admitted to MS Ramaiah Hospital in Bengaluru after developing a fever late Tuesday night, sparking concern among party workers and political leaders across the country. Doctors at the hospital are closely monitoring his condition and have assured that there is no immediate cause for alarm. Kharge, 83, was reportedly brought to the renowned medical facility after he complained of persistent fever. A medical team quickly initiated a series of d ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 1 (ANI): Assam Police on Wednesday arrested Shyamkanu Mahanta-the event organiser of the North East Music Festival in Singapore and Sidhartha Sharma who managed superstar Zubeen Garg in relation to the death of the iconic singer. The 52-year-old Assamese music icon died on September 19 following a scuba diving accident in Singapore. His mortal remains were first flown to Delhi and later transported to Guwahati on Sunday morning by a commercial flight. Also Rea ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 1 (ANI): Durga Puja celebrations in Assam, usually marked by colour, festivity and large gatherings, were subdued this year as the state mourned the death of cultural icon and the son of the soil Zubeen Garg. The singer, often called Assam's most loved son, drowned in a tragic incident at Lazarus Island in Singapore on September 19. Even after 12 days of his untimely passing, the shock and grief have not subsided. On Maha Ashtami, puja pandals in Guwahati that ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 1 (ANI): Assam Police on Wednesday arrested Shyamkanu Mahanta-the event organiser of the North East Music Festival in Singapore and Sidhartha Sharma who managed superstar Zubeen Garg in relation to the death of the iconic singer. The 52-year-old Assamese music icon died on September 19 following a scuba diving accident in Singapore. His mortal remains were first flown to Delhi and later transported to Guwahati on Sunday morning by a commercial flight. Earlier ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 1 (ANI): Durga Puja celebrations in Assam, usually marked by colour, festivity and large gatherings, were subdued this year as the state mourned the death of cultural icon and the son of the soil Zubeen Garg. The singer, often called Assam most loved son, drowned in a tragic incident at Lazarus Island in Singapore on September 19. Even after 12 days of his untimely passing, the shock and grief have not subsided. On Maha Ashtami, puja pandals in Guwahati that ar ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], October 1 (ANI): Durga Puja celebrations in Assam, usually marked by colour, festivity and large gatherings, were subdued this year as the state mourned the death of cultural icon and the son of the soil Zubeen Garg. The singer, often called Assam's most loved son, drowned in a tragic incident at Lazarus Island in Singapore on September 19. Even after 12 days of his untimely passing, the shock and grief have not subsided. On Maha Ashtami, puja pandals in Guwahati that ...Read More >
The family of Assam's cultural icon Zubeen Garg filed a complaint with the state CID. They seek a thorough probe into his death by drowning in Singapore. Garg's uncle, wife, and sister are signatories to the complaint. A Special Investigating Team is already probing the singer-composer's death. The team visited Garg's residence to record statements from the family members. The family of Assam's cultural icon Zubeen Garg filed a complaint with the state CID over his death by drowning in Singapor ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Centre has sent an official request to the authorities in Singapore for a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), in connection with the investigation into the death of singer Zubeen Garg. In a post on X, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said, "Ministry of Home Affairs has now formally invoked the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) in connection with the FIR lodged by Assam Police regarding the unfortunate demise of our beloved Zubeen." Zubeen died during a yacht trip in Singapore o ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 30 (ANI): Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a transparent and urgent probe into the death of singer Zubeen Garg, who passed away in Singapore. The 52-year-old Assamese music icon died on September 19 following a scuba diving accident in Singapore. His mortal remains were first flown to Delhi and later transported to Guwahati on Sunday morning by a commercial flight. In his letter, Gogoi requested t ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Union Minister Suresh Gopi stirred controversy on Tuesday by claiming that those elected by "corpses" are now serving the state. Speaking at a neighbourhood meet called "Kalungu" in Idukki district, he alleged that cadavers from 25 years ago had cast votes in Kerala elections. Media reports have previously highlighted incidents of deceased voters being listed as active in Kerala's voter list, he said, while indirectly referring to the accusations of "scientific rigging " aga ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging his direct intervention and oversight in the investigation into the sudden and tragic death of celebrated singer Zubeen Garg. In his letter on Tuesday, Gogoi called for an urgent, transparent, and impartial probe, monitored by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), to ensure justice is delivered. Gogoi specifically requested that the Special Investigation Team (SIT), formed by the Assam Police to in ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sep 30 (PTI) Assam Pradesh Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting for ''urgent and transparent investigation into the untimely and tragic death'' of Zubeen Garg and its monitoring by the PM's office. In a letter to the PM, Gogoi urged that the probe by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Assam Police into the death of Garg be placed under the ''monitoring and review of your esteemed office''. He also demanded that protection be ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the Centre has formally invoked the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore, seeking cooperation in the investigation into the death of singer Zubeen Garg in the southeast Asian country. The Assam government had submitted a request on Monday to the Ministry of Home Affairs, seeking the invocation of the treaty with Singapore in connection with the singer's death in the island country. 'The Ministry of Home Aff ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 30 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has formally invoked the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore in connection with the ongoing investigation into the death of Assamese superstar Zubeen Garg. In a post on social media platform X, the Assam CM stated, "Ministry of Home Affairs has now formally invoked the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) in connection with the FIR lodg ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sep 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Assam Police, assisted by the Crime Investigation Department (CID), has intensified its probe into the mysterious death of iconic singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore, summoning several individuals linked to the North East Festival for questioning. On Tuesday, Deputy Superintendent of Police Sandipan Garg appeared before CID officials in Guwahati. According to investigators, he was among the people present aboard the yach ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday announced that the state govt has formally initiated the process to invoke the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore in connection with the death of singer Zubeen Garg, paving the way for cross-border legal cooperation."We have requested MHA to invoke the MLAT. Once invoked, this will ensure full cooperation from Singaporean authorities -- giving us access to case details and assistance to bring back the accused and secu ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 29 (ANI): Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Monday targeted Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the probe concerning the death of singer Zubeen Garg, saying ten days have passed and "we still don't know" where are his manager and chief event organizer. "The role of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is extremely dubious. From the beginning of the case, we still don't know where his manager is. Where is his chief event organiser? These two people ha ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Assam government has submitted a formal request to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to invoke the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore in connection with singer Zubeen Garg's death in the Southeast Asian country, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. "Once invoked, this will ensure full cooperation from Singaporean authorities -- giving us access to case details and assistance to bring back the accused and secure justice," Sarma said in an X post. T ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sep 29 (PTI) The Assam government has submitted a formal request to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to invoke the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Singapore in connection with singer Zubeen Garg's death in the Southeast Asian country, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. "Once invoked, this will ensure full cooperation from Singaporean authorities -- giving us access to case details and assistance to bring back the accused and secure justice," Sarma said in ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that this is singer Zubeen Garg's Assam, and we cannot let it turn into another Nepal. Following the mysterious death of an iconic singer last week in Singapore Assam is mourning and the state is restive. Social media is full of posts seeking justice for Garg. Recently Nepal witnessed generation z protests. Allegations have been levelled against Shyamkanu Mahanta, Siddharth Sharma and Shekhar Goswami with multiple FIRs filed ag ...Read More >
Assam Police warned against fake messages about an internet shutdown, assuring no such plans exist and vowing action against misinformation spreaders. This comes as the state mourns singer Zubeen Garg's mysterious death, prompting multiple FIRs and a SIT probe, with musician Shekhar Jyoti Goswami detained for questioning. Guwahati: The Assam Police on Friday warned against "fake messages" being circulated by mischief mongers about the internet shutdown in the state and said that people should n ...Read More >
GUWAHATI: The All Assam Lawyers' Association on Friday appealed to members of the legal fraternity not to represent individuals accused in the mysterious death of music legend Zubeen Garg. In a statement, the association said Garg's untimely demise while swimming in Singapore on September 19 had created an unbearable and unacceptable atmosphere in society. "The death under mysterious circumstances has given rise to suspicion, mystery and a sense of conspiracy. FIRs have been lodged with the po ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam CID on Friday sent notices to people present during or aware of the circumstances surrounding singer Zubeen Garg's death in Singapore. They have been directed to to appear within 10 days, a senior official said. The Special Investigating Team (SIT), searched the residence of North East India Festival organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta for the second consecutive day. "Investigation into Garg's death is continuing. Today, we served notices to all persons familiar with the incidents lea ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], September 26 (ANI): The Special Investigation Team (SIT) and Crime Investigation Team (CID) team of Assam conducted a raid at the residence of Shyamkanu Mahanta in Guwahati on Friday in connection with the case of Singer Zubeen Garg's untimely demise in Singapore. Shyamkanu Mahanta was the main organiser of the North East India Festival, responsible for the participation of singer Zubeen Garg in the festival. Also Read | 'The Ba***ds of Bollywood': Delhi High Court As ...Read More >
Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Guwahati, the capital of the northeastern state of Assam, to mourn the death of singer-composer Zubeen Garg. Garg, 52, drowned on 19 September in Singapore, where he had gone to perform at a live concert. He was a cultural icon in Assam, singing in more than 40 languages and dialects in a career spanning 33 years. His hit Hindi language song Ya Ali from the 2006 film Gangster made him nationally famous. Garg's cremation will be held on Tuesday ...Read More >
The Assam police has arrested Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer Nupur Bora for allegedly possession wealth disproportionate to her income. The Assam Police Chief Minister's Vigilance team on Monday raided Bora's residence in Guwahati, seizing approximately ₹90 lakh in cash and over ₹1 crore worth of gold ornaments. The total value of the recovery is estimated at ₹2 crore. Besides, Rs 10 lakh cash was recovered during a raid at her rented house in Barpeta. According to an officer, Bora was arre ...Read More >
Guwahati, Sep 16 (UNI) In a shocking incident, an anti corruption raid in Assam has exposed how certain corrupt officers have been transferring lands belonging to Hindus to suspected illegal foreigners. The expose came yesterday when the Chief Minister's Vigilance Cell raided the houses of a Circle officer in Guwahati and Barpeta, recovering a huge sum of cash and diamond jewellery worth over Rs 1 crore. CM Vigilance Officials said that cash and jewellery worth over Rs 1 crore have been seized ...Read More >
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