Tag: Assam NRC
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Ex-official booked over disappearance of Assam NRC data, mails ‘wilfully deleted’
The disappearance of data has created panic in the public, mostly among the people excluded from the list as the rejection certificates were yet to be issued.
February 14, 2020 -
Assam NRC data goes offline from official website; Home Ministry says ‘technical issue’
Meanwhile, NRC State Coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma has accepted that the data have been made offline, but refuted the allegation of any 'malafide' intent in it, as claimed by the Congress.
February 12, 2020 -
‘No decision yet to prepare NRC at national level’: Govt to Parliament amid protests
The clarification is seen as an effort by the BJP government at the Centre to defuse anger and protests over the NRC and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that has erupted over the past two months.
February 4, 2020 -
Children not in NRC won’t be separated from parents: Centre to SC
This came in response to a petition that stated around 60 children have been excluded from the NRC but their parents have been granted citizenship through NRC.
January 6, 2020 -
SC seeks explanation from Assam govt on allegations of communal statements by NRC coordinator
The NRC is a list of all citizens domiciled in Assam and is being updated at present to retain bonafide citizens within the state and evict illegal settlers, purportedly migrants from Bangladesh.
January 6, 2020 -
No detention camps in Nagaland for those left out of NRC: Centre in Parliament
This came hours after the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill that seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
December 5, 2019 -
‘A religious test for citizenship’: US panel on Assam NRC
While, the National Register of Citizens (NCR) list was published on August 31, in the state. The NRC had left out more than 19 lakh people from the list.
November 20, 2019 -
SC orders immediate transfer of Assam NRC chief Prateek Hajela to MP, no reasons given
The order comes in the wake of two FIRs having been lodged against Prateek Hajela, for 'discrepancies' in the final NRC list.
October 18, 2019 -
NRC ‘will be implemented across India, every infiltrator will be thrown out’: Amit Shah in Kolkata
Targeting Mamata Banerjee, Amit Shah said the chief minister is keen on keeping infiltrators in the state now to expand her voter base.
October 1, 2019 -
UP Police asked to identify, deport Bangladeshis, ‘other foreigners’; top cop says move not linked to NRC
Earlier this month, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had praised the implementation of NRC in Assam and added that he would introduce a similar drive in his state if needed.
October 1, 2019 -
NRC will ‘not impact’ Bangladesh, PM Modi assures Sheikh Hasina
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said bilateral concerns like the issues of NRC and water-sharing of the common rivers, including the Teesta, were discussed at the meeting.
September 28, 2019 -
Those not included in Assam NRC not to be declared ‘doubtful’, can vote: EC
Doubtful or ‘D’ voters are a category of voters in Assam whose citizenship is uncertain or under dispute.
September 27, 2019 -
Still have to give identity proof? Mamata leads protest march against Assam NRC
Meanwhile, the West Bengal Assembly on Friday passed a resolution opposing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam and ruling out any such exercise in Bengal.
September 12, 2019 -
UN rights chief voices ‘deep concerns’ over restrictions in Kashmir, Assam NRC
The Indian government has affirmed that restrictions in Kashmir are aimed at preventing Pakistan from creating trouble through proxies and terrorists.
September 9, 2019 -
‘No change in Article 371’: Amit Shah assures NE after Centre’s Kashmir move
The Home Minister's remark came during his first visit to Assam after the release of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC).
September 9, 2019 -
‘No illegal migrant will stay in Assam or go to another state, will cleanse country: Amit Shah
Shah said this as Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma had expressed his fears over the excluded people in the Assam citizens' list entering his state.
September 9, 2019 -
After Assam NRC list, Maharashtra govt ‘plans’ detention centre for illegal migrants near Mumbai
The Maharashtra Home Ministry had last week reportedly wrote to the City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) and sought a three-acre plot in Nerul for the detention centre.
September 9, 2019