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Himanta Biswa Sarma sets new condition for Aadhaar card applicants in Assam
The chief minister said that the move will "stop the influx of illegal foreigners" and the state government will be ''very strict" in issuing Aadhaar cards.
Updated on Sep 07, 2024 06:11 PM IST
Are CAA-NRC going against the BJP in Barak Valley? The Opposition says it will
Activist Kamal Chakraborty said that most among those declared foreigners end up voting for ruling parties hoping that they'll be accepted as Indians in return.
Published on Apr 23, 2024 08:28 PM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
At Eid prayer, Bengal CM says ‘ready to shed blood for country', no to CAA, NRC
Mamata Banerjee said Bengal will not accept the CAA, NRC, Uniform Civil Code. "Don't fall prey to the plot,” chief minister said at an Eid prayer in Kolkata.
Updated on Apr 11, 2024 11:18 AM IST
Amid Assam protest over CAA, CM Himanta Sarma's ‘will resign if…' vow on NRC
Protesters claimed that lakhs will enter Assam after CAA's implementation. “If this happens, I will be the first to protest,” Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
Updated on Mar 12, 2024 04:11 PM IST
Manipur assembly reaffirms resolution seeking implementation of NRC in state
Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh said the sudden mushrooming of new villages at an alarming rate directly poses an existential threat to the indigenous population
Published on Mar 01, 2024 07:19 PM IST
Delhi Police fears communal incident in city, keeps eye on ‘select group’
The advisory has been issued in view of recent developments such as the consecration of the Ayodhya Ram Temple the Gyanvapi prayer order
Updated on Feb 07, 2024 05:40 AM IST
Activist sheds light on Manipur’s plight; urges immediate action against Kuki militants
Addressing a press conference here in Lucknow on Monday, Thounaojam said, “May 3, 2023, the day when the ethnic violence erupted, will remain a dark day in Manipur.”
Published on Sep 18, 2023 06:42 PM IST
Uniform code, NRC in BJP’s K’taka promises
Party chief JP Nadda said the manifesto was centred around six As — anna (food security), akshara (quality education), arogya (affordable health), aadaya (assured income), abhaya (social justice for all), and abhivruddhi (development)
Updated on May 02, 2023 12:03 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Bengaluru
Muslims must unite in 2024 to oust BJP: Mamata at Eid gathering
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday urged all Muslims to unite and ensure that the BJP at the Centre is defeated in the Lok Sabha elections next year.
Updated on Apr 22, 2023 11:52 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Kolkata
Former state NRC coordinator to face probe for alleged irregularities: Assam CM
Hajela, a native of Madhya Pradesh and a 1995 batch IAS officer of the Assam-Meghalaya cadre, was appointed the NRC coordinator by the Supreme Court in 2019 to oversee the exercise of finalising and publication of Assam NRC data
Updated on Apr 13, 2023 12:09 PM IST
Manipur has set up population commission to identify illegal immigrants: Singh
In 2019-2020, Manipur was the fourth state after Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram where the Inner Line Permit regime was introduced
Updated on Mar 31, 2023 09:25 PM IST
Sobhapati Samom
Afternoon brief: No decision on national level NRC, Centre informs parliament
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Published on Mar 22, 2023 01:04 PM IST
Morning brief: CAG flags ‘risk’ of data tampering in Assam NRC updation process
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Published on Dec 26, 2022 08:57 AM IST
CAG detects anomalies in updating NRC for Assam
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India tabled its report in the Assam state Assembly on Friday.
Updated on Dec 25, 2022 07:22 PM IST
Flood waters raise fear of lost identity for many
In July 2018, when the National Register of Citizens published its first list, Asma’s name was missing. Panicked, she submitted their papers again, and went through an extensive verification process, to finally find her name in the second NRC list published on August 31, 2019.
Updated on Jul 07, 2022 01:22 PM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
Assam NRC official files police case against predecessor Hajela, alleges treason
According to Hitesh Dev Sarma, Prateek Hajela knowingly disobeyed law, wilfully avoided proper quality checks in the process of updating the NRC and allowed declared foreigners, doubtful voters and their descendants to enlist their names.
Updated on May 21, 2022 04:38 AM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha and Utpal Parashar, Silchar/guwahati
Do not rely on NRC for disposal of cases, Assam tribunals told
The state NRC coordinator, Hitesh Dev Sharma, in a letter issued on April 18, said there are errors in the NRC list published earlier due to wrong data entry in the process of updation.
Updated on May 01, 2022 04:49 AM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha
SC notice on giving Aadhaar to NRC additions in Assam
The first NRC list was prepared in December 2017, following which several persons complained of being excluded from the list
Updated on Apr 12, 2022 04:37 AM IST
Abraham Thomas, New Delhi
Anti-CAA protest not organic or women-driven, Delhi Police tells court
Special public prosecutor Amit Prasad, appearing for the Delhi Police, said the protests were “organised in Muslim-dominated areas” to create a secular facade.
Published on Jan 29, 2022 11:30 PM IST
‘Foreigner’ can register as citizen under CAA: HC
The central government in 2019 brought in the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), but the rules to implement the amendment are yet to be notified
Published on Jan 09, 2022 11:49 PM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
No decision yet on NRC, applications under CAA after rules notified: Centre
The union home ministry on Tuesday reiterated in Parliament that it has not taken any decision yet on preparing a pan-India National Register of Citizens (NRC).
Updated on Dec 01, 2021 12:07 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan, New Delhi
NRC, migrant hardship theme for Kolkata's Barisha Club Durga Puja
Barisha Club has been focusing on the migrant crisis in India for its Durga Puja theme for some time now; last year, too, the event organisers had chosen a similar theme, displaying the goddess as a working-class migrant woman carrying her children in tow.
Published on Oct 09, 2021 10:09 AM IST
Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Meenakshi Ray, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
News updates from HT: Mohan Bhagwat says CAA, NRC will not harm Indian Muslims
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Updated on Jul 21, 2021 04:54 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
NGO files complaint against Assam NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela
Prateek Hajela, a 1995 batch IAS officer, was appointed by the Supreme Court to oversee the process in 2013.
Updated on Jun 23, 2021 07:15 PM IST
hindustantimes.com, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Last detainee in Silchar centre released on bail
Manindra Das, who received a notice from a Foreigners Tribunal in 2015, appeared before it several times but his lawyer died during the process, and he missed some hearings.
Updated on May 30, 2021 12:51 AM IST
Biswa Kalyan Purkayastha, Hindustan Times, Silchar
NRC coordinator moves SC for list re-verification
In his application, Sarma claimed several thousand ineligible people were included in the draft NRC while other genuine applicants were left out.
Updated on May 14, 2021 12:26 AM IST
HT Correspondents, New Delhi, Guwahati
Hear the person in citizenship case: HC
It is to be remembered that citizenship is one of the most important rights of a person, said Gauhati high court.
Updated on Apr 20, 2021 01:35 AM IST
Utpal Parashar, Hindustan Times, Guwahati
BJP promises corrected NRC to protect ‘genuine’ Indian citizens
GUWAHATI The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday promised to initiate the process of correcting the National Register of Citizens (NRC) to “protect genuine Indian citizens and exclude all illegal immigrants” as part of its manifesto for the poll-bound Assam
Published on Mar 24, 2021 02:05 AM IST
Utpal Parashar, Guwahati
No decision yet on nationwide NRC, govt tells Rajya Sabha
The NRC is an Assam-specific data of bonafide Indian citizens living in the state.
Published on Mar 17, 2021 07:03 PM IST
PTI | , New Delhi
'Will never allow': Mamata raises NRC issue again ahead of Bengal polls
The Centre on Tuesday told Parliament that it has not taken any decision on a nationwide roll-out of the National Register of Citizens.
Updated on Feb 03, 2021 03:03 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh