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"Freed Area More Than Size Of Chandigarh": Himanta Sarma On Eviction Drive
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday defended the state's ongoing eviction drives, stating it is essential to curb illegal encroachment, and warned the indigenous people about a growing demographic shift in the Upper Assam region.
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In Crackdown On Illegal Immigrants, Assam Plans To Allow Only Top District Officials To Issue Aadhaar: Himanta Sarma
The Assam government is considering empowering only district commissioners (DCs) to issue Aadhaar to adults in a bid to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining the unique biometric identity number.
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Explained: The 1950 Act That Lets Assam Expel Foreigners Directly
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the state was actively considering using a long-forgotten law from 1950 to directly expel illegal migrants without going through the courts.
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In Assam's 'Verification Drive', 50 Citizens Detained Without Any Clarity
The 'verification drive' was based on a central directive to act against Bangladeshi citizens who are staying in India illegally.
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5 Bangladeshi Citizens Arrested For Illegal Infiltration In Assam
At least five Bangladeshi citizens were arrested and later pushed back by security personnel on Tuesday in Assam's South Salmara district on the charges of illegal infiltration.
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Assam Rifles Refutes Maring Tribe Body's Allegations On Illegal Immigrants In Manipur
The Assam Rifles in a statement on Tuesday refuted allegations by a tribal group that said refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been found allegedly building houses in Manipur's Tengnoupal district without informing the state authorities.
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Tribal Group Alleges Myanmar Refugees Building Settlement; Not True, Says Assam Rifles
Refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been found allegedly building houses in Manipur's Tengnoupal district without informing the state authorities, a Maring tribe group has said. The Assam Rifles in a statement on Tuesday, however, denied it.
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Assam Illegal Immigrants: Supreme Court Examines Validity Of Citizenship Act Section 6A
A five-judge Supreme Court bench today commenced hearing on 17 petitions to examine the constitutional validity of section 6A of the Citizenship Act relating to illegal immigrants in Assam.
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Supreme Court To Hear Validity Of Citizenship Law In Assam On December 5
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will commence hearing on December 5 to examine the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act relating to illegal immigrants in Assam.
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Assam Woman Declared Indian After 6 Years Following Name Mismatch In Voter List
A name mismatch in multiple voters' list had led to the declaration of a woman in Assam as an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh in 2017, only to be acknowledged as an Indian citizen based on circumstantial evidence six years later, officials said.
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As Audit Finds Holes In Assam Citizen Register (NRC), Ex-Chief's "Told You So"
In NRC draft published in August 2019, over 19 lakh people were left out in an exercise originally billed as a check on illegal immigration
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Not Getting Bengal's Support To Stop Illegal Immigration: Amit Shah
Addressing a massive BJP rally in Guwahati to mark the first anniversary of the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government in Assam, Amit Shah hit out at Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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1.4 Lakh Illegal Immigrants Detected In Assam, 30,000 Deported: Minister
Nearly 1.4 lakh illegal immigrants have been identified according to the Assam Accord so far and the authorities have deported around 30,000 of them, the Assembly was informed today.
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BJP Will Win More Than 200 Seats In Bengal, Improve Tally In Assam: Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah said Tuesday the Congress' tie-up with the AIUDF will be a factor in the BJP-led alliance's win in the Assam assembly polls as voters will back the party decisively because its main rival cannot stop the influx of illegal immigrants by joining hands with Badruddin Ajmal, accused by the ruling bloc of protecting infiltrators.
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Assam NRC Data Disappears From Cloud. Home Ministry Says Technical Issue
The data of the final citizens' list in Assam, published last August, has vanished from the website of the state National Register of Citizens (NRC) where the data was published as mandated by the Supreme Court. The Union Home Ministry said the NRC data is safe and cited "some technical issue in visibility on cloud". The ministry said the problem i...
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"Freed Area More Than Size Of Chandigarh": Himanta Sarma On Eviction Drive
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday defended the state's ongoing eviction drives, stating it is essential to curb illegal encroachment, and warned the indigenous people about a growing demographic shift in the Upper Assam region.
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In Crackdown On Illegal Immigrants, Assam Plans To Allow Only Top District Officials To Issue Aadhaar: Himanta Sarma
The Assam government is considering empowering only district commissioners (DCs) to issue Aadhaar to adults in a bid to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining the unique biometric identity number.
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Explained: The 1950 Act That Lets Assam Expel Foreigners Directly
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the state was actively considering using a long-forgotten law from 1950 to directly expel illegal migrants without going through the courts.
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In Assam's 'Verification Drive', 50 Citizens Detained Without Any Clarity
The 'verification drive' was based on a central directive to act against Bangladeshi citizens who are staying in India illegally.
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5 Bangladeshi Citizens Arrested For Illegal Infiltration In Assam
At least five Bangladeshi citizens were arrested and later pushed back by security personnel on Tuesday in Assam's South Salmara district on the charges of illegal infiltration.
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Assam Rifles Refutes Maring Tribe Body's Allegations On Illegal Immigrants In Manipur
The Assam Rifles in a statement on Tuesday refuted allegations by a tribal group that said refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been found allegedly building houses in Manipur's Tengnoupal district without informing the state authorities.
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Tribal Group Alleges Myanmar Refugees Building Settlement; Not True, Says Assam Rifles
Refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been found allegedly building houses in Manipur's Tengnoupal district without informing the state authorities, a Maring tribe group has said. The Assam Rifles in a statement on Tuesday, however, denied it.
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Assam Illegal Immigrants: Supreme Court Examines Validity Of Citizenship Act Section 6A
A five-judge Supreme Court bench today commenced hearing on 17 petitions to examine the constitutional validity of section 6A of the Citizenship Act relating to illegal immigrants in Assam.
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Supreme Court To Hear Validity Of Citizenship Law In Assam On December 5
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will commence hearing on December 5 to examine the constitutional validity of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act relating to illegal immigrants in Assam.
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Assam Woman Declared Indian After 6 Years Following Name Mismatch In Voter List
A name mismatch in multiple voters' list had led to the declaration of a woman in Assam as an illegal immigrant from Bangladesh in 2017, only to be acknowledged as an Indian citizen based on circumstantial evidence six years later, officials said.
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As Audit Finds Holes In Assam Citizen Register (NRC), Ex-Chief's "Told You So"
In NRC draft published in August 2019, over 19 lakh people were left out in an exercise originally billed as a check on illegal immigration
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Not Getting Bengal's Support To Stop Illegal Immigration: Amit Shah
Addressing a massive BJP rally in Guwahati to mark the first anniversary of the Himanta Biswa Sarma-led government in Assam, Amit Shah hit out at Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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1.4 Lakh Illegal Immigrants Detected In Assam, 30,000 Deported: Minister
Nearly 1.4 lakh illegal immigrants have been identified according to the Assam Accord so far and the authorities have deported around 30,000 of them, the Assembly was informed today.
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BJP Will Win More Than 200 Seats In Bengal, Improve Tally In Assam: Amit Shah
Home Minister Amit Shah said Tuesday the Congress' tie-up with the AIUDF will be a factor in the BJP-led alliance's win in the Assam assembly polls as voters will back the party decisively because its main rival cannot stop the influx of illegal immigrants by joining hands with Badruddin Ajmal, accused by the ruling bloc of protecting infiltrators.
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Assam NRC Data Disappears From Cloud. Home Ministry Says Technical Issue
The data of the final citizens' list in Assam, published last August, has vanished from the website of the state National Register of Citizens (NRC) where the data was published as mandated by the Supreme Court. The Union Home Ministry said the NRC data is safe and cited "some technical issue in visibility on cloud". The ministry said the problem i...
