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Beware of BJP’s NRC, NPR agenda, Mamata Banerjee tells coal belt voters
Although no senior leader of the BJP has made any comment on National Population Register and the National Register of Citizens in recent days, Mamata Banejee said that the saffron party plans to enforce the NRC and NPR.
Published on Dec 08, 2020 10:14 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent
Census, NPR unlikely in 2020 due to Covid-19 pandemic: Official
An official said no final decision has been taken on when the first phase of the Census 2021 and NPR update would take place, but it is almost certain that it would not be held in 2020.
Updated on Aug 30, 2020 07:18 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
Andhra Pradesh assembly adopts resolution opposing NRC and NPR
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and minister for minority welfare Amzad Basha who moved the resolution said the NRC was creating a sort of fear psychosis and insecurity among the minorities.
Updated on Jun 17, 2020 11:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderrabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
IIT Ropar develops design of negative pressure room to check spread of COVID-19
The design and modelling of the NPR took shape after a group of professors, including that of IIT Ropar, decided to come up with a solution to protect the frontline health staff working at coronavirus isolation wards.
Updated on Apr 06, 2020 06:31 PM IST
Chandigarh | Press Trust of India
Screening team for Covid-19 face resistance over ‘NPR rumour’ in Ranchi
Suspecting data being collected from every household for NPR, some residents halted the teams. However, they became ready for covid-19 screening in the evening after assurance from the administration.
Updated on Apr 03, 2020 04:22 PM IST
Ranchi, Hindustan Times | Sanjoy Dey
NPR, Census suspended indefinitely due to coronavirus outbreak
Several states and politicians had also requested for the suspension of the two exercises citing the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and the need for channelising all government efforts in combating it.
Updated on Mar 25, 2020 04:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Two months on, Ranchi’s ‘Shaheen Bagh’ stir suspended till April 5
Parliamentary affairs minister Alamgir Alam, finance minister Ramehswar Oraon and agriculture minister Badal Patralekh had called a delegation of protesting women on Friday evening at Alam’s office.
Updated on Apr 03, 2020 04:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ranchi | Sanjoy Dey
Naveen Patnaik writes to Centre for deferment of Census, NPR
The first phase of Census 2020 – houses are listed in this – and the updating of NPR was to start from April 1 and end on 30 September.
Published on Mar 21, 2020 04:07 AM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Centre must talk to states to clear CAA, NPR doubts: RSS
The CAA’s passage in December to fast-track the citizenship process for non-Muslims, who have entered India from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh before December 31, 2014, triggered protests across the country.
Updated on Mar 17, 2020 05:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Delhi Assembly passes resolution against implementation of NPR, NRC
At the one-day special session, which was held to discuss the NPR and the NRC, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal requested the Centre to withdraw them.
Updated on Mar 13, 2020 06:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Tamil Nadu puts NPR on hold, says Centre has not responded on concerns
AIADMK is the second ally of BJP to raise concerns over NPR after the assembly in NDA-ruled Bihar passed an unanimous resolution that it would be carried out strictly according to the 2010 format.
Updated on Mar 12, 2020 10:58 PM IST
Chennai | Press Trust of India
News updates from Hindustan Times at 9 PM: Amit Shah clarifies on NPR, says no one will be put in the ‘doubtful’ category and all the latest news at this hour
Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion at 9 PM. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Updated on Mar 12, 2020 09:03 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Amit Shah clarifies on NPR, says no one will be put in the ‘doubtful’ category
Shah and Kapil Sibal, who is also a senior lawyer of the Supreme Court, had a side debate over the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act during the minister’s reply to the discussion on Delhi riots in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Updated on Mar 12, 2020 09:37 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
No mention of CAA, NPR in Telangana governor’s speech on Day 1 of budget session
However, in her speech, Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan only made an indirect reference to these contentious issues of CAA and NPR , saying that the state government would act tough against the attempts to create communal tensions and suppress such attempts with an iron hand.
Updated on Mar 07, 2020 07:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu
States, Union Territories need to be ‘fully convinced’ on NPR: Panel
The Union government has maintained that there is no plan for an all-India NRC for now.
Updated on Mar 06, 2020 05:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Saubhadra Chatterji and Sudhi Ranjan Sen
Maharashtra panel to study CAA, NPR headed by Sena minister
The constitution of the committee is important given the differences among the coalition partners over the implementation of the CAA and NPR in Maharashtra.
Updated on Mar 05, 2020 08:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Delhi riots offer a warning
Hindu-Muslim relations are fragile. Be careful in other states
Updated on Mar 05, 2020 05:30 PM IST
‘Pushed back Amit Shah 1000 km’: Tejashwi Yadav on Bihar resolution against NRC
Bihar is the first NDA-ruled state, which has demanded tweaking of the revised NPR form.
Updated on Feb 28, 2020 08:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Bihar assembly rejects NRC, says NPR to be rolled out with no new questions
The proposed NPR will be carried out along with the house listing phase of the Census exercise from April 1 to September 30.
Updated on Feb 25, 2020 10:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Anirban Guha Roy
Jaffrabad, Babarpur metro stations closed as anti-CAA stir rocks Delhi
Today is the second day that the entry and exit gates of the metro stations have been closed due to the anti-CAA protest here. While the Jaffrabad metro station had been closed on Sunday morning, the Maujpur-Babarpur metro station was closed in the evening after an incident of stone-pelting occurred between two groups in Maujpur area.
Updated on Feb 24, 2020 10:01 AM IST
New Delhi | Asian News International
CAA, NPR test gets tougher for Uddhav govt as budget session begins on Monday
Conflicting views on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Population Register (NPR) have led to unease in the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) — a coalition between Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress — on the eve of their government’s first budget session, which starts on Monday.
Updated on Feb 23, 2020 01:05 AM IST
Faisal Malik, Mumbai
Opinion makers converge to debate citizenship law at Shikhar Samagam
Politicians, sports stars and entertainment personalities shared the stage to discuss, agree and disagree on important issues at the event themed on development and prosperity.
Updated on Feb 22, 2020 11:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | HT Correspondent
‘All three are divisive’: Bhim Army chief throws CAA, NPR, NRC dare to Centre
Chandrashekhar Azad was addressing a group of people who have been agitating against CAA and NPR in Uttarakhand’s capital Dehradun by staging a Shaheen Bagh style protest in the city’s Parade Ground.
Updated on Feb 20, 2020 07:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Dehradun | Kalyan Das
No NPR in Madhya Pradesh, asserts CM Kamal Nath amid confusion over notification
Madhya Pradesh is the third state after Kerala and West Bengal that has refused to implement NPR and the first Congress-ruled state to say no to the exercise.
Updated on Feb 17, 2020 10:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bhopal | HT Correspondent
Magsaysay awardee Sandeep Pandey among 10 held for anti-CAA protest in Lucknow
Sandeep Pandey has been critical of the CAA, NRC and NPR. He was earlier kept under house arrest during the violent anti-CAA protest in UP in December.
Updated on Feb 17, 2020 10:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | HT Correspondent
154 eminent citizens write to President in favour of CAA, NRC and NPR
The 154 prominent people have termed the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) as a “false and motivated campaign”.
Updated on Feb 17, 2020 09:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Thousands protest at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan against CAA, NRC, NPR
The “maha-morcha” protest was organised by the Maharashtra chapter of the ‘National Alliance Against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR)’.
Published on Feb 15, 2020 08:01 PM IST
Mumbai | Press Trust of India
Tripura to start NPR data collection from May through mobile app
The data for NPR would be collected as part of the census operation in the northeastern state.
Updated on Feb 15, 2020 08:29 AM IST
Agartala | Priyanka Deb Barman
P Chidambaram calls for mass stir if Supreme Court upholds validity of CAA
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said the Centre is trying to shift the basis of citizenship from territory to religion.
Published on Feb 14, 2020 03:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Banks, postal dept being used to conduct NRC surveys, alleges Mamata
After the meeting, she went to the neighbouring West Burdwan district and led a rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR) in Durgapur.
Updated on Feb 12, 2020 06:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent