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Assam CM orders treason case after Congress leaders sing Bangladesh anthem
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said he has instructed the police to register a case of treason against Congress leaders of Sribhumi district for singing the national anthem…
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Video: IIT Guwahati students engage in fire cracker ‘battle’ on Diwali
What started as a festive Diwali celebration quickly escalated to a firecracker ‘battle’ between hostel students at IIT Guwahati. The incident occurred on October 22. A video of the incident has gone…
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Assam: IED blast on railway track disrupts train services
Kokrajhar: Railway services across Lower Assam and parts of north Bengal were disrupted early on Thursday after unidentified miscreants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) on a railway track in Kokrajhar district,…
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Assam govt to introduce bills ‘love jihad’, polygamy: CM Himanta
Nagaon: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday stated that the state government will introduce several bills addressing issues such as ‘love jihad’ and polygamy during the upcoming Assembly session, scheduled…
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Assam Police team reaches Singapore to probe Zubeen Garg’s death
Guwahati: Two senior officers of the Assam Police reached Singapore on Monday to investigate the death of singer Zubeen Garg in the island nation last month, officials said. A Special Investigation Team…
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Zubeen’s death: 9 held over violence near Baksa jail in Assam
Guwahati: 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…
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Zubeen Garg case: Rahul Gandhi to visit Assam to pay homage to iconic singer
Guwahati: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Assam on October 17 to pay homage to the state’s legendary singer and cultural icon, Zubeen Garg, an official…
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Assam: 5 accused in Zubeen Garg’s death remanded to judicial custody
Guwahati: Five people, who have been arrested in connection with the death of singer Zubeen Garg in Singapore last month, have been sent to judicial custody on Wednesday after their police remand…
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14-month-old raped, killed in Tripura, accused arrested
Agartala: A 14-month-old child was allegedly raped and killed in North Tripura’s Panisagar area, police said on Sunday. The accused, a daily wager, has been arrested from Nilambazar in Assam, they said.…
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Assamese-Hindus now only about 40 pc of state’s population, claims CM Biswa
Guwahati: Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday claimed that Assamese Hindus now make up only around 40 percent of the state’s population, about the same as that of Muslims. Speaking to…
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SC issues notices to X, Assam BJP over viral Islamophobic video
The Supreme Court has issued notices to micro-blogging platform ‘X’ and Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Assam Unit over a plea seeking the removal of a controversial AI-generated video posted by the latter.The…
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Zubeen Garg poisoned in Singapore, claims arrested bandmate
Guwahati: In a shocking claim regarding the death of Zubeen Garg, his band member Shekhar Jyoti Goswami has alleged that the singer was poisoned by his manager Siddharth Sharma and festival organiser…
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22 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants ‘pushed back’ from Assam, says CM
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said 22 Bangladeshi nationals were “pushed back” after being apprehended in the state for allegedly entering India illegally. He, however, did not share…
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Union cabinet approves 3 pc hike in Dearness Allowance, other projects
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday hailed the Union Cabinet’s decision to increase the Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) by 3 per cent, saying it is a…
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Festival organiser, Zubeen Garg’s manager arrested in Delhi
Guwahati: North East India Festival (NEIF) chief organiser Shyamkanu Mahanta and Zubeen Garg’s manager Siddhartha Sharma have been arrested in connection with the singer’s death in Singapore, police said on Wednesday. Mahanta…
