Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday remembered late singer Zubeen Garg on his birth anniversary and said the Centre has now granted the legal approval needed to move forward with the case relating to his death in Singapore.
The arrested individuals are from various districts in Assam, including Darrang, Goalpara, Nalbari, Chirang, Kamrup, Bongaigaon, Hailakandi, Lakhimpur, Barpeta, Hojai, South Salmara, Bajali, and Dhubri.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday distributed the first instalments of Rs 10,000 each to 32,860 SHG members under the Mukhya Mantri Mahila Udyamita Abhiyan in Sissiborgaon Legislative Assembly Constituency in Dhemaji.
"As of now, we have arrested 17 people, who have directly or indirectly lauded the Delhi blast. We have zero tolerance towards this. We are currently examining over 100 social media posts. We will continue to arrest such people until we crack down the whole ecosystem," he said.
"In connection with the offensive social-media posts following the Delhi blasts, 15 persons have been arrested across Assam so far. In addition to the 6 arrests made yesterday, overnight we have arrested the following persons also: Rafijul Ali (Bongaigaon), Forid Uddin Laskar (Hailakandi)
According to a release, as part of today's initiative, tribal families belonging to the Garo, Rabha, Bodo, and Karbi communities residing in reserved forest areas, such as Lakhra, Bondapara, Kulshi, Loharghat, Bamunigaon, Boko, and Singra, have been included.
The Assam Cabinet on Sunday approved the "The Assam Prohibition of Polygamy Bill, 2025", which aims to prohibit and eliminate the practices of polygamy and polygamous marriage in the state, except in Sixth Scheduled areas.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma flagged off the Amrit Kalash Yatra, which consists of 270 Kalash, to support the construction of Kanaklata Barua State University on Thursday. The event took place at the Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati.
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed gratitude to the Union Home Minister for his continuous guidance and unwavering commitment to strengthening Assam's growth trajectory.
Over Assam's iconic singer Zubeen Garg's death case, Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday said that the SIT will submit the chargesheet before the court by December 17 this year.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Government of India, organised a Regional Workshop on Renewable Energy for the North East Zone in Guwahati to accelerate the renewable energy transition in the region. Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi, inaugurated
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday slammed Congress for performing the national anthem of Bangladesh in place of the national anthem of India by the Congress committee of Sribhumi district. He accused the Congress of dividing the North East part of India and instructed