Assam NRC: SC ‘NO’ to plea on harassment

Petitioner asked to move Gauhati High Court. SC seeks to know about the benefits of the judgment of the High Court.

Aadhaar cards to NRC name holders: SC directs Centre for verification

27 lakh persons in Assam who were added in the supplementary list of NRC published in Aug 2019 have received Aadhar cards. SC asks Centre to look into matter.

Manipur Assembly passes resolution to implement NRC

The Manipur Legislative Assembly has adopted resolution to establish a state population commission and also to implement the National Register of Citizens (NRC). The resolution was adopted following a private members’ resolution moved by MLA Kh. Joykisan. Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh while joining the discussion, said that it will be the desire of […]

Manipur Govt considers launching identity card system: CM Singh

The government will decide if the state should seek measures such as the NRC from the central government.

No decision yet on nationwide NRC: Govt

The government has not taken any decision on preparing a National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) for the whole country, Union minister Nityanand Rai said in Parliament on Tuesday. He, however, said the government has decided to update the National Population Register (NPR) under the Citizenship Act, 1955, along with the first phase of Census […]

Waiting for SC permission to start fresh NRC updation: Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Assam government is waiting for the permission of the Supreme Court to initiate a fresh drive to update National Register of Citizens (NRC), Health, Education and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday. The state NRC Coordinator has already submitted “a very good affidavit” in the Gauhati High Court highlighting why we need […]

Assam NRC published last year not final, Gauhati HC told

The historic National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam published in August last year was only a “supplementary list” and the final document is yet to come out, state coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma has told the Gauhati High Court. In the “supplementary list” of the NRC, over 10,000 names were either wrongly included or excluded […]

APW files case against ex-NRC Coordinator Prateek Hajela with CBI

The Assam Public Works (APW) has filed a case with the CBI against former National Register of Citizens’ (NRC) Coordinator, Prateek Hajela alleging huge misappropriation of government funds. APW President Abhijit Sarma alleged that Hajela along with WIPRO authorities had swindled over Rs 34.70 crore in the name of installing software for facilitating the NRC […]

Assam NRC Coordinator writes to DC, DRCR; seeks details of ‘ineligible persons’ in final list

Assam NRC Coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma has written a letter to Registrars of Citizen Registration of all districts seeking details of “ineligible persons” found in final NRC list. Hitesh Dev Sarma, State Coordinator, NRC, Assam wrote the letter on February 19 to the all Deputy Commissioner (DC) and District Registrar of Citizen Registration (DRCR). “With […]