Tag: Bangladesh

How Will Children of Detained Foreigners Be Protected: Karnataka HC Asks Govt.

Source – thewire.in New Delhi: The Karnataka high court on Thursday asked the state government how children of alleged undocumented immigrants will be protected if their parents are detained. Hearing the bail plea of an alleged undocumented Bangladeshi immigrant and his daughter, the single-judge bench of Justice K.N. Phaneendra asked what would happen if kids are

3 held for cop attack at Salt Lake stadium

Source: telegraphindia.com policewoman was allegedly grabbed from behind after a clash broke out in the stand of Salt Lake stadium during a World Cup qualifier match on Tuesday night. At least three men were arrested for attacking the policewoman and exchanging blows with cops who tried to stop them from breaking chairs of the gallery,

India says illegal immigrants from Bangladesh becoming citizens

Source: news.yahoo.com NEW DELHI, July 19 (Reuters) – India said on Friday thousands of illegal immigrants from neighbouring Muslim-majority Bangladesh had produced false documents to become citizens in the far-eastern Indian state of Assam. The Supreme Court had ordered the citizenship tally for Assam following years of campaigns against immigrants from Bangladesh who ethnic Assamese

Tripura: Two Rohingya men arrested near Bangladesh border

Source: scroll.in The Tripura Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested two Rohingya men near the India-Bangladesh border after local people tipped them off, PTI reported. Mohammad Salim, a 21-year-old, and 20-year-old Jahangir Alam were arrested from Rajnagar village in West Tripura district the day before. “It was found during preliminary investigation that they had

PIL in Supreme Court challenges DVC exporting concessional coal power to Bangladesh

Source – indiatimes.com NEW DELHI: A public interest litigation has been filed in Supreme Court, challenging state-run Damodar Valley Corporation’s proposal to supply power to Bangladesh from power plants using concessional domestic coal. The PIL, filed by advocate Piyush Joshi, questions DVC’s plan to use domestic coal for power at a time when the commodity is