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"NRC Will Have No Implications For Bangladesh, Its People," Says India
India on Monday assured Bangladesh that the updation of the National Register of Citizens will have no implications for its people, asserting that it is a process that is entirely internal to the country.
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Assam Citizens' List Tool To "Target Minorities", Says US Panel
A federal US commission on international religious freedom has alleged that National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam is a tool to "target religious minorities and to render Muslims stateless".
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Assam Citizens' List "Full Of Errors": Congress Leader Tarun Gogoi
The updated final NRC, which validates bonafide Indian citizens of Assam, has left out over 19 lakh applicants.
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Disappointed NRC Being Wrongly Linked With Minority Rights Issue: India At UN
India has said it is disappointed that the citizens' list or NRC in Assam is being "wrongly linked" with the minority rights issue and asserted that one should not jump to conclusions based on "incomplete understanding" after a United Nations expert raised alarm over a potential "humanitarian crisis" due to the exercise.
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200 Foreigners' Tribunals To Be Set Up In 33 Assam Districts: Officials
Assam government has notified setting up of 200 more appellate Foreigners' Tribunals for hearing of appeals of people excluded from the final National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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"Shame On BJP For Creating Panic": Mamata Banerjee On Citizens' List
Accusing the BJP of creating panic over Assam Citizens' List, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed it has led to six deaths in the state.
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Those Left Out Of Assam NRC May Have To Wait Till November For Reason
The window period of 120 days for the 19 lakh people excluded from the final National Register of Citizens or NRC to appeal in the foreigners tribunals might only start in November since authorities would need that much time to get speaking orders ready detailing the cause of every person's exclusion, sources in the NRC have said.
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Congress Tripura Chief Threatens To Resign Amid Differences Within Party
Kirit Pradyot Deb Barman, the president of the Congress's Tripura unit, has threatened to resign over his petition in the Supreme Court in which he has requested implementation of an Assam-like citizens' list in the state. Mr Deb Burman, 41, has alleged that senior Congress leader Luizinho Faleiro is pressuring him to withdraw the petition.
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Those Excluded From Citizens' List Being Harassed Outside Assam: Congress
Congress leader Debabrata Saikia, who is also the leader of the opposition in state assembly, has claimed in a letter to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal that people from Assam are being harassed in other states after the release of final citizens' list last month.
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Names of Many Serving Jawans Missing From Assam Citizens' List
A village in Barpeta district of Assam is known as the Fauji Gaon or the village of defence personnel. Almost 200 families live in this village, out of which over 20 jawans have been posted in Army and paramilitary forces.
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Original Petitioner Unhappy With "Flawed" Assam Citizens' List
The Assam Public Works (APW), the original petitioner in the Supreme Court which led to the updation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) six years ago, said the final NRC turned out to be a "flawed document" because its prayer for reverification of the draft list was rejected by the top court.
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Assam NRC Final List 2019 Highlights: India Is Not Dharamshala, Says Himanta Sarma
Millions in Assam are waiting anxiously for the final National Register of Citizens or NRC - a list intended to identify legal residents and weed out illegal immigrants from Assam - that will be published at 10 am today. Nearly 41 lakh people are expected to be left out.
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"Will I Be Included?": Anxious Assam Family Waits For Citizens' List
A year-long fight for inclusion in the Assam citizen list has left Hitesh Choudhury and his family distraught. He is one of the millions in Assam anxiously waiting for the final list of the National Register of Citizens, which will be published today.
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Don't Believe In Rumours About Assam Citizen List: Home Ministry
The ministry said that if a person's name doesn't appear in the citizen list, it does not mean that the person will be declared a foreigner.
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Officers Working Round The Clock For "Error-Free" Citizen List In Assam
With just three days left for the publication of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, officers are working round-the-clock to ensure an "error-free" final list, official sources said on Wednesday.
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"NRC Will Have No Implications For Bangladesh, Its People," Says India
India on Monday assured Bangladesh that the updation of the National Register of Citizens will have no implications for its people, asserting that it is a process that is entirely internal to the country.
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Assam Citizens' List Tool To "Target Minorities", Says US Panel
A federal US commission on international religious freedom has alleged that National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam is a tool to "target religious minorities and to render Muslims stateless".
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Assam Citizens' List "Full Of Errors": Congress Leader Tarun Gogoi
The updated final NRC, which validates bonafide Indian citizens of Assam, has left out over 19 lakh applicants.
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Disappointed NRC Being Wrongly Linked With Minority Rights Issue: India At UN
India has said it is disappointed that the citizens' list or NRC in Assam is being "wrongly linked" with the minority rights issue and asserted that one should not jump to conclusions based on "incomplete understanding" after a United Nations expert raised alarm over a potential "humanitarian crisis" due to the exercise.
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200 Foreigners' Tribunals To Be Set Up In 33 Assam Districts: Officials
Assam government has notified setting up of 200 more appellate Foreigners' Tribunals for hearing of appeals of people excluded from the final National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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"Shame On BJP For Creating Panic": Mamata Banerjee On Citizens' List
Accusing the BJP of creating panic over Assam Citizens' List, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday claimed it has led to six deaths in the state.
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Those Left Out Of Assam NRC May Have To Wait Till November For Reason
The window period of 120 days for the 19 lakh people excluded from the final National Register of Citizens or NRC to appeal in the foreigners tribunals might only start in November since authorities would need that much time to get speaking orders ready detailing the cause of every person's exclusion, sources in the NRC have said.
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Congress Tripura Chief Threatens To Resign Amid Differences Within Party
Kirit Pradyot Deb Barman, the president of the Congress's Tripura unit, has threatened to resign over his petition in the Supreme Court in which he has requested implementation of an Assam-like citizens' list in the state. Mr Deb Burman, 41, has alleged that senior Congress leader Luizinho Faleiro is pressuring him to withdraw the petition.
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Those Excluded From Citizens' List Being Harassed Outside Assam: Congress
Congress leader Debabrata Saikia, who is also the leader of the opposition in state assembly, has claimed in a letter to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal that people from Assam are being harassed in other states after the release of final citizens' list last month.
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Names of Many Serving Jawans Missing From Assam Citizens' List
A village in Barpeta district of Assam is known as the Fauji Gaon or the village of defence personnel. Almost 200 families live in this village, out of which over 20 jawans have been posted in Army and paramilitary forces.
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Original Petitioner Unhappy With "Flawed" Assam Citizens' List
The Assam Public Works (APW), the original petitioner in the Supreme Court which led to the updation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) six years ago, said the final NRC turned out to be a "flawed document" because its prayer for reverification of the draft list was rejected by the top court.
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Assam NRC Final List 2019 Highlights: India Is Not Dharamshala, Says Himanta Sarma
Millions in Assam are waiting anxiously for the final National Register of Citizens or NRC - a list intended to identify legal residents and weed out illegal immigrants from Assam - that will be published at 10 am today. Nearly 41 lakh people are expected to be left out.
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"Will I Be Included?": Anxious Assam Family Waits For Citizens' List
A year-long fight for inclusion in the Assam citizen list has left Hitesh Choudhury and his family distraught. He is one of the millions in Assam anxiously waiting for the final list of the National Register of Citizens, which will be published today.
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Don't Believe In Rumours About Assam Citizen List: Home Ministry
The ministry said that if a person's name doesn't appear in the citizen list, it does not mean that the person will be declared a foreigner.
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Officers Working Round The Clock For "Error-Free" Citizen List In Assam
With just three days left for the publication of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, officers are working round-the-clock to ensure an "error-free" final list, official sources said on Wednesday.
