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 […]

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 […]

Nagaland set to begin its variant of NRC from July 10

After Assam it is Nagaland which is all set to have its variant of National Register of Citizens (NRC). Nagaland’s Home Commissioner R Ramakrishnan issued a notification for setting up of the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN) aimed at preparing a master list of all indigenous people and checking the issuance of fake […]

NRC authorities publish additional draft exclusion list; over one lakh people excluded

The NRC authorities have published the additional draft exclusion list that includes the names of over 1 lakh people, who now have to file claims to prove their citizenship. The additional list contains the names of only those people who figured in the complete draft NRC published on July 30 last year, but were later […]

NRC officials arrested for accepting bribe to include name in citizenship list

Two officials engaged in the mega exercise of updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) were caught red handed while accepting bribe for inclusion of a woman’s name in the citizens register. The two officials identified as Syed Shahjahan and Rahul Parashar were arrested by sleuths of the Anti-corruption and Vigilance Wing of the Assam […]

NRC claims and objections: July 15 deadline set for biometric collection

The Home and Political Department of Assam Government has issued a deadline of July 15 to the Deputy Commissioners of the state for completion of the biometric collection of all cases with reference to the Claims and Objections part of the NRC process. The DCs have been directed to employ additional manpower and machinery to […]

Ensure fair procedure in dealing with NRC claims & objections, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has asked NRC co-ordinator Prateek Hajela to ensure a fair hearing of the claims and objections filed for inclusion of names in the citizens register. Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi also asked the NRC authorities not to rush through the process while reiterating that the deadline for publication of the NRC […]

Top officials led by Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal hold crucial security meet with HM Rajnath Singh

An important security meet was held between Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at the Ministry of Home Affairs in New Delhi on Monday. Security arrangements to be undertaken in the State post the publication of the final draft NRC in July and the recent grenade attack in the State’s Capital […]

Assam govt seeks report of those not filing claims for inclusion in NRC

The Assam government has sought a report from the state NRC coordinator on the status of an estimated 3.8 lakh people who had not filed claims for inclusion of their names in the final NRC despite their names not figuring in the draft list. Once the NRC authorities send a reply with details, the Assam […]