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"Home Ministry Trying To Destroy Process": Court On Assam Citizen's List

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday February 5, 2019

The government cannot push the deadline for releasing the final list of people included in the Assam citizens' list beyond July 31, the Supreme Court said today, as it criticised the Home Ministry for seeking to stop work related to the National Register of Citizens during the Lok Sabha elections due by May.

"Assam Citizens List A Waste Of Paper", Says Ex-Chief Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 28, 2019

Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday described the National Register of Citizens (NRC) a "waste paper" and said it should have been linked to voters list.

PM Modi Says No Indian Will Be Left Out Of Citizen List, But Assam Is Worried

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday January 12, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his 2019 general elections campaign in the northeast with a massive rally in southern Assam's Silchar earlier this month. Besides the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the Prime Minister also spoke about the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which is being updated in Assam to weed out illegal migrants.

"Assure You...": PM's Message To Northeast Amid Citizenship Bill Protests

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday January 9, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a rally in Maharashtra today, reached out to the northeast on the Citizenship Bill, which has caused a rift between the BJP and its allies in the northeastern states. "I want to assure the people of Assam and Northeast that their rights will not be hurt after passage of the Citizenship Bill," the prime minis...

2.6 Lakh Objections Received In Assam Citizen List, Most In Last 3 Days

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Wednesday January 2, 2019

In a major development in Assam's controversial updation process of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the authorities reported receiving 2.6 lakh objections to the names included in the final draft published last July. Barring 600, all the objection forms were received in the last three days of the window period that ended December 31.

"Will Consider": Chief Justice On Assam Citizens' List Deadline Request

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Monday December 10, 2018

As the claims and objections window closes in a few days, just over 10 lakh people out of the total 40 lakh excluded in the draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam have been able to submit applications for the inclusion of their names in the final list.

Man Dies Of Heart Attack, Locals Say He Was Under Stress Over Assam List

Cities | Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday December 6, 2018

An elderly man died of cardiac arrest, the locals alleged, triggered by his wife's name not being included in Assam's National Register of Citizens or NRC.

For Assam Citizens' List, Deadline Extended, 5 More Documents Allowed

India News | Written by A Vaidyanathan and Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday November 1, 2018

The Supreme Court today extended the deadline for filing claims and objections of people not included in the final draft of the new citizen's list in Assam to December 15.

Humiliated Over 'Foreigner' Tag, Retired Assam Teacher Kills Himself

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday October 22, 2018

A retired school teacher-turned-lawyer in Assam, distressed at his name not being included in the controversial citizens' list, committed suicide on Sunday, police said. This is the third case of suicide after the draft National Register of Citizens, that excluded 40 lakh people, was published earlier this year.

People Not On Assam Citizens' List Can File Claims From September 25

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Wednesday September 19, 2018

People whose names are not on the list of the Assam citizens' list can file claims starting September 25, the Supreme Court said today. The filing period has also been extended from 30 to 60 days.

No Money To Fight Mother's Citizenship Case, Assam Man Commits Suicide

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday September 11, 2018

A 37-year-old man in Assam committed suicide purportedly due to frustration because his mother's name is not included in the controversial citizens' list. The daily wage labourer's body was found hanging from a tree.

Assam Citizens' List Coordinator Criticised For Suggestion To Top Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 9, 2018

NRC State Coordinator Prateek Hajela has come under fire from the ruling and opposition parties for suggesting to the Supreme Court to curtail the number of documents required to prove Assamese identity for the claims and objections process.

Actor Adil Hussain's Niece Excluded From NRC List Despite Identity Proof

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 23, 2018

Expressing dismay over exclusion of her name from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) draft, Meghna Shahi, niece of actor Adil Hussain, today said she was marked a 'doubtful' voter despite having valid identity proofs.

Assam Boy, In Viral Video Saluting Flag, Not In Citizens' List: Teacher

Cities | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 16, 2018

A nine-year old boy, whose photograph of saluting the national flag in chest-deep flood water in an Assam school on Independence Day last year had gone viral, has failed to find a place in the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC)

Government To Take Biometrics Of Those Left Out Of Assam Citizens' List

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 15, 2018

The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that distinct IDs will be created by collecting biometric details of 40 lakh people filing claims and objections with respect to Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC).