Two NRC officials were arrested here Thursday for allegedly accepting bribe from a woman to enter her name in the citizenship list, police said Firstpost - Published
The Supreme Court said it may consider releasing illegal foreigners detained in Assam detention centres' provided they are available whenever required for legal proceedings Firstpost - Published
The Supreme Court has made it clear that it will not extend even by a day the July 31 deadline for finalisation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam and gave "free hand" to the Assam NRC.. IndiaTimes - Published
A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R F Nariman also gave a "free hand" to Prateek Hajela, the Assam NRC coordinator dealing with claims and objections of persons against wrong.. DNA - Published
In 2018, ahead of the release of the second and final draft of NRC on July 30, the Centre had sent over 22,000 central paramilitary troops to step up security in Assam and adjoining States. Zee News - Published
The EC, on Tuesday, was asked by the SC to clarify what action it will take if a person's name is not included in the final Assam NRC but is included in the electoral roll DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
With months to go for the elections, the BJP has got itself embroiled in a host of controversial issues that could swing either way for both the party and the concerned demography, leaving a trail of.. Firstpost - Published
Referring to the Assam NRC, Amit Shah said his party would carry out a similar exercise from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to ensure that every illegal immigrant is thrown out of the country. Firstpost - Published
The Centre told the Supreme Court that 938 people are detained in six detention centres in Assam and 823 of them have been declared as foreigners Firstpost - Published
The top court rapped ministry of home affairs for its plea seeking to stall the NRC work for two weeks keeping in mind the role of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) in the election duty. IndiaTimes - Published
The Supreme Court on Thursday made it clear that the exercise of making the final report of National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam has to be completed by the 31 July, 2019 deadline. Firstpost - Published Also reported by •Zee News
Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Hansraj Ahir said the NRC of 1951 in Assam is being updated under the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955, and the applications for preparation of NRC in.. Firstpost - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
In a notification, the Registrar General of India said the decision has been taken as the exercise to enumerate citizens in the NRC, a list of Assam's residents, could not be completed within the.. Firstpost - Published
The court changed the deadline on an application by the Assam government which had sought one month extension for filing claims and objections. Firstpost - Published
The proposed committee will examine all available options which can be worked out with all undocumented people in Assam after the final NRC list comes out. Firstpost - Published
The draft NRC in Assam was published on 30 July which included the names of 2.9 crore people out of the total applications of 3.29 crore. Firstpost - Published
Mamata Banerjee has been very critical of the BJP-led government at the Centre since the publication of the final draft of Assam's NRC on 30 July. Firstpost - Published
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also allowed claimants for Assam NRC to rely on five documents which were earlier objected to by NRC coordinator. Firstpost - Published
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed December 15 as the deadline for filing of claims and objections for inclusion of names in Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC). IndiaTimes - Published
Assam, which had faced influx of people from Bangladesh since the early 20th century, is the only state having an NRC which was first prepared in 1951. Zee News - Published
A 70-year-old retired teacher and practising lawyer from Darrang district in Assam, Nirode Baran Das, killed himself on Sunday. He left behind a suicide note and with it the notice from Assam’s.. IndiaTimes - Published
The NESO advisor warned that after the NRC updation process began in Assam, some illegal migrants shifted their base to other states of the North East. Firstpost - Published
The former chief minister's suggestion to accept the voter list as a valid document of citizenship is seen as the continuation of the same politics around securing vote bank. Firstpost - Published
BJP president Amit Shah Tuesday said "illegal infiltrators" took away jobs of youths in the country and alleged that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and other opposition parties had opposed the.. Firstpost - Published
Deb said if the Centre decides to approach Tripura for an Assam-like NRC, he will take it forward but until then there is no plan to implement an NRC in Tripura. DNA - Published
Claims can be filed by only those persons who submitted NRC application form till 31 August, 2015 and were issued a valid Application Receipt Number (ARN) while objection can be filed by any person. Firstpost - Published
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