Overview

• Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma barred Syamkanu Mahanta and his associated entities from holding events in Assam and said the state will urge the Centre to withhold any support to him.
• The state completed a second post-mortem at Gauhati Medical College and cremated the singer with full honours at Kamarkuchi on Tuesday.
• Singapore authorities initially certified drowning as the cause of death, with the formal autopsy findings still pending review in India.
• The government announced an online portal to request portions of Garg’s ashes and confirmed memorial projects at Kamarkuchi and in Jorhat, as professional bodies proposed a design competition for the site.
• Student groups and civil society renewed demands for an independent investigation, and Tezpur University faced protests over alleged insensitive remarks by the vice chancellor.