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Utpal Parashar

Utpal Parashar

Utpal is a Senior Assistant Editor based in Guwahati. He covers seven states of North-East India and heads the editorial team for the region. He was previously based in Kathmandu, Dehradun and Delhi with Hindustan Times.

Articles by Utpal Parashar

Zubeen Garg was murdered, SIT to file chargesheet by Dec 8: Assam CM

Zubeen Garg (File)

Published on Nov 03, 2025 09:15 PM IST

North East region will be engine of India’s growth: Jyotiraditya Scindia

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. (X / @JM_Scindia)

Published on Nov 02, 2025 08:54 PM IST

Tributes and tears mark Zubeen Garg’s curtain call

Fans arrive to watch Roi Roi Binale, the last film by Assam’s music legend, Zubeen Garg, in Guwahati on Friday.(ANI)

Updated on Nov 01, 2025 03:05 AM IST

Fans throng theatres as Zubeen Garg’s last film releases 42 days after his death

In Guwahati, 179 shows of the film were being screened on the first day. (Sourced)

Published on Oct 31, 2025 03:33 PM IST

Assam govt to give GST share of Zubeen Garg’s upcoming movie to his foundation

Zubeen Garg (File Photo)

Published on Oct 29, 2025 08:58 PM IST

Will bring legislation on ‘love jihad’ and polygamy, says Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (ANI/ FILE)

Published on Oct 22, 2025 09:11 PM IST

Violence as police transfer accused in Zubeen Garg death case

Smoke billows from a vehicle torched during a protest in Baksa on Wednesday. (ANI)

Published on Oct 16, 2025 05:33 AM IST

Prohibitory orders imposed after violence during transfer of Zubeen case accused

A protest erupts outside Baksa district jail after five accused in singer Zubeen Garg's death case were brought (ANI Video Grab)

Updated on Oct 15, 2025 10:56 PM IST

Zubeen Garg death probe: Five accused sent to judicial custody

All five accused have been sent to 14 days judicial custody. (ANI photo)

Updated on Oct 15, 2025 12:00 PM IST

Assam: 2 more NRIs from Singapore join Zubeen Garg death probe

All Assam Students' Union (AASU) members hold posters during a protest demanding justice for late music icon Zubeen Garg, in Guwahati, on Tuesday. (PTI)

Published on Oct 14, 2025 07:06 PM IST

Zubeen death: SIT to visit Singapore after getting permission, say Assam police

Singer Satabdi Borah arrives at the CID office in Guwahati on Monday after she was summoned for investigation linked to singer Zubeen Garg death case. (PTI)

Published on Oct 13, 2025 05:58 PM IST

Zubeen death probe has taken specific direction after viscera report: Assam CM

Assamese singer Zubeen Garg died while swimming in sea in Singapore on September 19. (File Photo)

Published on Oct 12, 2025 10:37 PM IST

‘Miyas’ to be 38% of Assam population in next census, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa)

Published on Oct 10, 2025 10:12 PM IST

Ex-Union minister Rajen Gohain quits BJP, claims indigenous communities betrayed

Gohain said he resigned as the BJP failed to fulfil the promises made to the people of Assam.

Published on Oct 09, 2025 06:53 PM IST

Zubeen Garg's cousin, Assam cop, suspended after arrest in singer's death case

Assam Police Service (APS) officer Sandipan Garg and singer Zubeen Garg (right).

Updated on Oct 09, 2025 04:58 AM IST

Govt will release gist of SIT’s ‘damning, damaging’ report on Gaurav Gogoi: Sarma

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma (ANI)

Published on Oct 06, 2025 04:59 PM IST

Zubeen death: ED, IT to probe irregularities of festival organiser, says Assam CM

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. (PTI)

Published on Oct 06, 2025 03:52 PM IST

Sitting HC judge-led judicial commission to probe Zubeen Garg’s death: Himanta

A pavilion with photographs of deceased singer Zubeen Garg, at the entrance of a community Durga Puja pandal in Guwahati (PTI FILE PHOTO)

Updated on Oct 03, 2025 10:34 PM IST

Zubeen Garg death: Festival organiser, manager arrested, brought to Assam

Shyamkanu Mahanata (right) and Siddhartha Sharma being brought to the CID office, Guwahati, Assam, on Wednesday. (PTI Photos)

Published on Oct 01, 2025 01:40 PM IST

Bodoland People’s Front returns to power with majority in Assam’s BTC, ousts UPPL-BJP alliance

Voting for the 40-member council was held on Monday, and counting of votes took place on Friday and continued until the early hours of Saturday. (Representative photo)

Published on Sep 27, 2025 11:17 AM IST

BPF set to emerge as single largest party in Assam’s Bodoland council polls

People stand in a queue to cast their votes during the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections at a polling station at Urahiloga village of Sonitpur district, Assam, on Sept. 22. (PTI)

Published on Sep 26, 2025 10:05 PM IST

Golden-haired tube-nosed bat species discovered in Mizoram; India’s bat tally rises to 136

Based on a comparative study of specimens kept in several museums abroad and DNA analysis of the Mizoram specimen, the team was able to confirm the bat species as Harpiola isodon. (Zootaxa)

Published on Sep 24, 2025 05:42 PM IST

Assam bids adieu to singer Zubeen Garg, thousands throng cremation site

Mortal remains of Assamese singer Zubeen Garg being taken for his last rites, in Guwahati, on Tuesday. (PTI)

Updated on Sep 23, 2025 01:18 PM IST

Assam govt to conduct 2nd autopsy on Zubeen Garg to rule out foul play: Himanta

People touch the vehicle carrying the mortal remains of singer Zubeen Garg as they are taken to his residence from Guwahati airport.(PTI)

Updated on Sep 22, 2025 07:58 PM IST

Modi lays foundation stones of hydel projects in Arunachal district bordering China

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (PTI)

Updated on Sep 22, 2025 01:55 PM IST

Zubeen Garg's manager, fest organiser booked after singer's death

Diyas lit around a portrait of singer Zubeen Garg, in Guwahati, Assam, Garg, best known for his 'Ya Ali' song, died in Singapore on Friday, while

Updated on Sep 21, 2025 06:18 AM IST

Zubeen Garg death: FIRs against event organiser, controversy angle to be probed

People from Assamese community pay tribute to singer Zubeen Garg after he died while swimming in Singapore(PTI)

Updated on Sep 20, 2025 01:33 PM IST

Zubeen Garg dies after scuba diving in Singapore, was set to perform tomorrow

Singer Zubeen Garg has died after an accident.

Updated on Sep 19, 2025 04:20 PM IST

Row over Assam BJP’s AI video targeting minority; Congress to file police complaint

The AI video depicts a Muslim-majority Assam if there was no BJP. (BJP official website)

Published on Sep 18, 2025 09:48 AM IST

Gauhati HC dismisses plea seeking probe into alleged custodial deaths of 3 Hmar men

Police said the three — Lalunggawi Hmar, Lalbiekung Hmar, and Joshua Lalringson — were arrested with weapons on July 16. (Representative photo)

Updated on Sep 17, 2025 07:48 PM IST

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