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Zubeen Garg drowned in Singapore, where he had travelled to perform at the North East India Festival.

Zubeen Garg death case: SIT identifies 'murder' suspect

November 26, 2025, 03:03 PM - 3 min read

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma told the Assembly that the SIT now treats Zubeen Garg’s death as murder and has identified a suspect, with a chargesheet likely by December.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma - file image.

Assam govt tables bill to ban polygamy

November 25, 2025, 04:25 PM - 2 min read

The bill, introduced on the first day of the Winter Session, will be taken up for detailed discussion and passage on a later date.

Women artists from Assam perform a traditional Bihu dance, a vibrant expression of the state’s agricultural and festive traditions, during the programme.

Assam showcases culture, growth push at International Trade Fair

November 21, 2025, 04:04 PM - 3 min read

Assam showcased its cultural strength and emerging economic ambitions at the 44th India International Trade Fair in New Delhi, with state leaders detailing its reform-driven push toward becoming a major investment hub in Northeast India under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

A file photo of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addressing supporters in the state.

Special Revision to weed out illegal immigrants Assam: Himanta

November 19, 2025, 03:09 PM - 2 min read

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the Special Intensive Revision of the electoral rolls has been deferred as the NRC remains unnotified, adding that the Election Commission’s newly ordered Special Revision will still help identify and remove illegal voters ahead of next year’s Assembly polls.

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, with his wife Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, at Zubeen Garg’s residence in Kahilipara, Guwahati, interacting with the late singer’s wife Garima Saikia Garg.

Chargesheet to detail how Zubeen was made to drink, looted: Sarma

November 19, 2025, 02:57 PM - 3 min read

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has alleged that late singer Zubeen Garg was routinely intoxicated by individuals close to him who exploited his wealth, claiming the forthcoming chargesheet will reveal how the artist was “made to drink and looted” in the years before his death.

MHA clears sanction to advance probe into Zubeen's death: Himanta

November 18, 2025, 08:36 PM - 2 min read

Sarma added that this approval now allows the state to file the charge sheet and proceed “firmly and lawfully” towards trial. He also reiterated the government’s commitment to submit the charge sheet by December 10.

Migrants await verification before being deported at a designated border gate in Assam during a late-night push-back operation conducted by security agencies.

Assam tightens vigil, pushes back 10 Rohingyas, 6 Bangladeshis

November 14, 2025, 03:46 PM - 2 min read

Security forces in Assam have pushed back 16 individuals, including 10 Rohingyas and six Bangladesh nationals, in a late night operation on Friday.

Assam to host CRPF’s annual parade in 2026

November 13, 2025, 01:34 PM - 1 min read

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held initial discussions on the matter with senior officials, including CRPF's Director General G P Singh at the Lok Sewa Bhawan on Wednesday, it said.

Voters stand in a queue at a polling station in Assam during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, waiting to cast their ballots amid heavy turnout across the state.

80 lakh 'foreigners' included in Assam voter roll: Ex-BJP MLA Dev

November 10, 2025, 04:16 PM - 3 min read

Former BJP MLA Shiladitya Dev alleged that Assam’s voter list is flawed and claimed the NRC failed to detect large-scale irregularities, renewing calls for a nationwide verification exercise.

Assam cuts cost of kitchen staples for ration card families

November 10, 2025, 02:45 PM - 3 min read

Assam has launched a subsidised food scheme under the NFSA, offering lentils, sugar and salt at sharply reduced prices, with even lower rates promised from January.

An excavator being used to demolish encroachments from the forest land, in Golaghat district, Assam.

Assam starts eviction drive to clear 375 acres of encroached land

November 8, 2025, 08:57 PM - 2 min read

Assam is set to begin a two-day eviction drive in Goalpara district to reclaim over 375 acres of encroached forest land, with most households already vacating after notices.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visits the under-construction Tata Electronics semiconductor facility at Jagiroad, Assam, on Friday and interacts with project officials.

Tata chip plant to make Assam driver of Viksit Bharat: Sitharaman

November 7, 2025, 09:11 PM - 3 min read

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Assam’s upcoming Rs 27,000-crore Tata semiconductor plant will make the state the “driver of the engine” for a developed India.