Silchar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2016, will be passed in Parliament soon even as he said that the government will make sure that no genuine Indian citizen is left out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). “Our government is going ahead with[Read More…]
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Assam killings: TMC links deaths to NRC, protests in Bengal
Kolkata: West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Friday held protests across the state against the killing of five Bengalis in Assam’s Tinsukia as it put the blame on the Assam government and their NRC move. The Trinamool claimed that the discriminatory attitude of Assam towards the Bengali-speaking population in the[Read More…]
Bengal will give shelter to all those who have been wronged: Mamata
Siliguri (West Bengal): Targeting the ruling BJP at the Centre on the issue of National Register of Citizens (NRC), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said Bengal does not bow before anyone and will provide shelter to all those people who have been wronged and face discrimination. “Bengal[Read More…]
Assam: Retired teacher commits suicide to avoid humiliation over foreigner tag
Guwahati: Nirod Kumar Das 74, a retired teacher and practicing lawyer was in deep distress after his name was excluded in the National Register of Citizens (NRC), committed suicide to avoid humiliation. This is the third case of suicide after the NRC excluded over 40 lakh people in the state. His[Read More…]
Jharkhand needs NRC: CM Raghubar Das
With BJP deciding to focus on identity issues in the coming elections, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das says there is a need for a National Register of Citizens (NRC) in his state also to check infiltration from Bangladesh because Hindus have become a minority in some districts. He also favours[Read More…]
All you need to know about the first Chief Justice of India from Northeast
Chief Justice Dipak Misra on Tuesday recommended the Supreme Court ‘s judge Justice Ranjan Gogoi as the new Chief Justice of the country. Chief Justice Dipak Misra is retiring on October 2. The 46th Chief Judge of the country will be sworn in on October 3. Justice Gogoi hails from Assam will be the first[Read More…]
National Register of Citizens: Weak, fickle politicans costing Indian sovereignty, says Arun Jaitley
Territory and citizens are the two most important aspects of a sovereign State. The principal duty of any Government is to defend the borders of the country, prevent any trespass and make the life of its citizens safe and secure. Independent India has faced a major challenge to protect its[Read More…]
Don’t politicise NRC, it is not right: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the first complete draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) that was published on the day, is not the final list, and urged the opposition not to politicise it. Whatever work is going on in the NRC, is happening[Read More…]
Make impossible possible, complete NRC by May 31: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Assam government to complete the work on upgradation of the National Register of Citizens by May 31 as it rejected the plea for time till June 30, saying its job is to make impossible possible. Refusing to extend time, Justice Ranjan Gogoi,[Read More…]