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Opposition MLAs in Assam stage walkout from Assembly over Citizenship Amendment Bill, NRC
MLAs of opposition parties staged a walkout from on Thursday, on the first day of the winter session of the Assam Legislative Assembly that began here Thursday and staged a protest demanding cancellation of the question hour and holding a discussion on Citizenship Amendment Bill and National Register of Citizens (NRC). “The reason behind the […]
4 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Centre trying to undermine NRC by introducing CAB: AASU
The All Assam Students’ Union is all set to intensify its opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Bill. AASU Chief Advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya has said that by introducing CAB, the Centre is trying to undermine the NRC. The AASU Chief Advisor said that the students’ body will continue to oppose the Bill as the Bill proposes […]
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Assam Cong MP Gaurav Gogoi slams government over nationwide NRC
After Home Minister Amit Shah announced a nationwide NRC in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, mixed reactions followed up from leaders in the region. Expressing dissatisfaction many questioned the centre on the validity of the existing NRC in Assam, while many welcomed the move. Rejecting Centre’s decision of pan-India NRC, Kaliabor MP Gaurav Gogoi took a […]
4 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
NRC will be implemented across nation, no person of any religion should worry: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that all citizens of India irrespective of religion will figure in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) list and that NRC is different from the Citizenship Amendment Bill. “NRC has no such provision which says that certain religions will be excluded from it. All […]
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Assam: Hitesh Dev Sarma appointed new NRC state coordinator
Assam Civil Services officer Hitesh Dev Sarma has been appointed as the new NRC State Coordinator. The post of the NRC State Coordinator had been lying vacant since Prateek Hajela was transferred by the Supreme Court to Madhya Pradesh on a 3-year deputation. A 1995-batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre, Hajela was tasked with supervising […]
4 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Assam: AKRSU protests over alleged NRC anomalies
Protests have broken out in various parts of Assam over 58 thousand members of the Koch Rajbongshi community being left out of the NRC final list. Members of the All Koch Rajbongshi Students Union (AKRSU) called for a 12-hour long shutdown and held protests in different parts of the state. The protestors demanded that all […]
5 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Full Assam NRC list with all 3.30 crore applicants published online
The complete NRC list that features the individual status of the 3.30 crore people who were part of the NRC exercise in Assam was published online on Saturday. This list includes both the names of those who have been accepted as citizens besides those whose names have been rejected. To check the names in the […]
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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. […]
5 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
200 additional Foreigners’ Tribunals made operational across Assam
As many as 200 new Foreigners’ Tribunals have been made operational across Assam on Monday. The new tribunals are spread across 6 districts in the State in addition to the 100 tribunals already existing taking the present tally to 300. This was informed by the Ministry of Home Affairs. People left out of the NRC […]
5 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
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 […]
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