NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela briefs Centre

NRC State Coordinator Prateek Hajela briefed Home ministry and Assam government officials on the family tree that is used to determine citizenship and names included in the NRC. The briefing began at 6 pm at the Home Ministry and is attended by Registrar General of India – Sailesh, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, Attorney General KK […]

NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela to make presentation today

NRC State Coordinator Prateek Hajela will make a power point presentation at the Ministry of Home Affairs on the family tree that is used to determine citizenship and names included in the NRC. The briefing, scheduled to be held at 6 pm at the Home Ministry, is likely to be attended by Registrar General of […]

Call for NRC in Tripura grows louder; APW to file petition in SC

As demand for NRC-like exercise in the Northeast grow louder, Assam Public Work is preparing to file a petition in the Supreme Court to initiate an NRC-like exercise in other Northeastern States. APW president Abhijeet Sharma speaking at Northeast Tonight hosted by Editor-in-Chief Wasbir Hussain said that his organisation is making arrangements to move the […]

NESO reiterates demand for implementation of NRC in entire region

The North East Students Organisation today demanded the Centre to implement the National Register of Citizens in the entire region to detect and deport illegal migrants. The NESO delegation which called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Minister of state for Home Kiren Rijiju also highlighted various issues afflicting the region. Voicing its […]

SC issues notice to Centre on Tripura People’s Front’s plea seeking NRC in state

In a major development, the Supreme Court today issued notice to the Central government and the Election Commission of India in a petition by Tripura People’s Front seeking updation of National Register of Citizens in Tripura. A Bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph heard Senior Counsel Kamal […]

NRC: Process to file claims, objections begins

The process to file claims and objections in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) began on Tuesday. The process will continue for a period of two months till November 29. A person whose name is not included in either the part draft or the complete draft of NRC, will have to submit prescribed documents to get […]

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal attends meet on NRC updation in New Delhi; calls for NRC like exercise in all states

Terming illegal immigrants a challenge for the nation, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal pitched for the implementation of the National Register of Citizens across all states of the country. The Assam Chief Minister while addressing an event in New Delhi on the NRC issue, said that Illegal immigrants are a challenge and to answer this […]