NRC
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 […]
5 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
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 […]
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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 […]
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North East Linguistic and Ethnic Coordination Committee submits memorandum to Assam CM
A team of the North East Linguistic and Ethnic Coordination Committee Assam met Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal day at the Administrative Staff College in Guwahati in the presence of Silchar MP Rajdeep Roy and MLA Dilip Paul. During the meeting, the NELECC delegation submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister demanding the government’s intervention to […]
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Assam NRC is India’s internal matter, says Foreign Minister S Jaishankar during Bangladesh visit
Days after the Centre had raised concerns over illegal immigration from Bangladesh to the Northeast, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has termed the process of documenting and identifying illegal immigrants in Assam as India’s internal matter. Jaishankar’s remarks came after he held talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart AK Abdul Memon in Dhaka. The remark comes […]
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MHA clears air, says people not included in final NRC can be declared foreigners only by Tribunals
The Home Ministry has made it amply clear on Tuesday that any person whose name does not appear in the NRC to be published on August 31, can be declared a foreigner only by a Tribunal. People who find their names missing in the final NRC will be allowed to appeal against the non inclusion. […]
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Lakhs of illegal immigrants included in Assam NRC: SG Tushar Mehta tells SC
With less than two weeks to go for the publication of the final NRC on July 31, Solicitor General of India, Tushar Mehta in a startling disclosure before the Supreme Court has said names of many non-Indian citizens have been included in the draft NRC particularly those living in the bordering areas of Assam. Appearing […]
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Nagaland govt holds consultative meet on RIIN; NPF, Naga Hoho boycott meet
In line with the assurance provided by the Nagaland state government that the local population would be a key party to the implementation of an Assam type NRC exercise in the state, a consultative meeting on the creation of the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN) was held between legislators, NGOs, Government officials, Tribal […]
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Centre pushing for extension of NRC deadline; Will identify, deport every illegal immigrant, Amit Shah tells Rajya Sabha
It is clear now that the Centre is pushing hard to get the NRC deadline extended so that the process is implemented properly without any faults. Confirming this, Union Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai said a petition signed by 25 lakh applicants submitted to the Centre demanded extension of the deadline to correct […]
5 years ago#Northeast Live Digital Desk
Govt seeks SC’s permission to re-verify draft NRC list
In a fresh twist to the NRC updation issue, the government has moved the Supreme Court for permission to undertake a re-verification of a certain percentage of names from the final draft list published on December 31, 2018. Informed sources told Northeast Live that the government has filed an affidavit before the apex court proposing […]
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