Former SC judges raise questions over mega NRC exercise

Amidst the NRC row, former judges of the Supreme Court have raised serious questions over the mega exercise that has just been completed. The three former judges comprising – Joseph Kurien, AP Shah and Modun Lokur have casted serious doubts over the entire exercise which was monitored by the Supreme Court. The former judges said […]

Inclusion of illegal immigrants in final NRC; APW seeks inquiry against NSK official

Three Bangladeshis are understood to have made it to the National Register of Citizens or NRC in Assam. It is despite the fact that the Morigaon foreigners tribunal had declared these people – a mother, her son and daughter as foreigners way back in 2016. Assam Public Works (APW), a Guwahati-based NGO, has lodged an […]

Assam: FIRs filed against NRC coordinator for deliberate exclusion of genuine Indian citizens’

At least, two FIRs have been lodged against state NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela for alleged deliberate exclusion of genuine Indian citizens from the final list. While one FIR has been filed in Guwahati, the second has been filed in Dibrugarh. The first complaint has been filed by the Asom Garia-Maria Yuba Chhatra Parishad at the […]

HYC meets Meghalaya DGP, urges to reinforce Directorate of Infiltration

Following the final publication of NRC in Assam where over 19 lakh people did not make it to the registry on August 31, the Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) of Meghalaya urged the Director General of Police R Chandranathan to strengthen the Directorate of Infiltration to prevent illegal entry and settlement of foreign nationals in Meghalaya. […]

Assam NRC final list released, over 19 lakh people left out

The final list of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam was published on Saturday excluding over 19 lakh people. Over 3 crore people have been found eligible for the inclusion in the final NRC, Prateek Hajela, the State Coordinator of the NRC, said in an official statement. “A total of 3,11,21,004 persons are found […]

NRC authorities, Assam Police issues joint statement; urges people not to believe in rumours

The NRC authorities and the Assam Police have issued a joint statement urging the people to be careful and not fall prey to any rumours. The statement reiterated Centre’s recent statement that non-inclusion of a person in the final NRC would not amount to a person being declared a foreigner and that there is scope […]

Less than 24 hours left to publish final NRC in Assam

The Supreme Court monitored mega citizens list updation exercise, that began in 2013, is set to include names of all Indian Citizens and thus help in the identification of illegal immigrants in Assam. Although, the entire exercise is a Supreme Court monitored one, many have been complaining that the exercise carried out by a set […]

People whose names figure in complete draft need not worry, NRC authorities issues public notice

The NRC authorities have issued a fresh public notice saying all those people whose names figure in the complete draft, or those whose names have not appeared in the additional exclusion list, besides those who have not been called for hearings from July 5, 2019 onwards have nothing to worry as their names will certainly […]

Final NRC to be published before noon on August 31

The final NRC will be published before noon on August 31 with an estimated 70 thousand personnel engaged in the 15 hundred crore mega exercise giving finishing touches to the citizens list. The Assam Government on its part has gone out of its way to remove apprehensions among people by stating clearly in a notification […]