Central forces deployed in Assam will not be withdrawn during LS polls: Centre tells SC

In view of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Centre told the Supreme court that the Central forces deployed in Assam for National Register of Citizens (NRC) work will not be withdrawn. A bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R F Nariman said the NRC work and Lok Sabha polls can go simultaneously […]

SC seeks EC’s clarity on names in electoral list but not included in Assam NRC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday has asked the Election Commission to clarify about the action to be taken regarding the names in the electoral roll. The apex court specifically asked the EC about the action for those names which are in the electoral roll but not in the Assam NRC to be published on July […]

Centre committed to complete NRC within stipulated time: HM Rajnath Singh

After the Supreme Court came down heavily on Centre over the NRC process in Assam, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the government is committed to complete the NRC process in Assam within the stipulated time and ensure that neither any Indian national’s name is excluded nor any foreigner’s name is included in the final […]

Himanta Biswa Sarma to lead Group of Ministers (GoM) on ST status to 6 communities in Assam

The Centre has constituted a five-member Group of Ministers under the chairmanship of Assam Finance, Health & PWD Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to look into modalities to implement the constitutional amendment bill to award tribal status to six communities of Assam namely Matak, Moran, Chutia, Koch-Rajbangshi, Tai-Ahom and the Adivasi Tea Tribes. While Chandan Brahma […]

Lok Sabha passes Citizenship Amendment Bill amid protests

The contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has been passed in Lok Sabha paving the way for the enactment of a new citizenship law. Home Minister Rajnath Singh had moved the bill in the Lok Sabha earlier in the day amid a massive protest and bandh in the Northeast. The bill that seeks to provide citizenship to […]

No plans to extend Assam’s NRC to other states, says Centre

Putting all speculations to rest, the Centre has clarified that there is no plan to extend Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) to other parts of the country. Replying to a question in Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said that the NRC is being updated under the provisions of the […]

Supreme Court extends deadline for filing NRC claims and objections to December 31

The Supreme Court has extended the last date of filing claims and objections for the inclusion of names in the draft NRC from December 15 to December 31. #BREAKING | SC extends last date of filing claims and objections on inclusion of names in the draft #NRC from December 15 to December 31, 2018. pic.twitter.com/tKsMEM9U2P […]

40 lakh excluded, only 9 lakh file claims for inclusion of names as NRC deadline nears

With less than 10 days to go for the December 15 Supreme Court deadline for filing claims and objections to the NRC updation process, only 9 lakh out of the 40 lakh people left out of the list have staked claim for inclusion of their names in the Citizenship list. The number of objections challenging […]

AASU slams Assam government on NRC issue

The All Assam Students’ Union today slammed the Assam government on the NRC issue. AASU General Secretary Lurin Jyoti Gogoi alleged that the Assam Government is working on a hidden agenda of derailing the entire NRC Update Process. The students organisation reiterated its stand of a Bangladeshi free NRC. Speaking on the issue Chief Advisor […]