Tag: NRC

NRC Updation Exercise: Supreme Court hearing today; stakeholders look for definite direction.

Source – sentinelassam.com GUWAHATI: With the Supreme Court going to have its hearing on the petitions filed on the updation exercise of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) on Monday, the stakeholders are looking forward for a definite direction from the apex Court. This is especially because several key issues concerning the citizens’ register still remain

Telangana High Court witnesses anti, pro-CAA protests by different groups of advocates.

Source – telegraphindia.com Telangana High Court witnessed two differing protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019,  in Hyderabad on Wednesday. A group of advocates staged a protest against the act while another group organised celebrations over it, police said. The former raised slogans like “We want Justice” and “Save India and Save Constitution” and held

Supreme Court refuses to stay Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Source – thehindu.com The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, which fast-tracks citizenship by naturalisation process for “illegal” migrants from six religious communities, other than Muslims, who have fled persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad A. Bobde instead orally suggested

India blasts Pakistan’s false narrative over Kashmir, Assam NRC in heated UNHRC session

Source: indiatoday.in Despite its efforts, Pakistan failed to garner enough support at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to even file a request for an “urgent debate” at the world body meeting. Before leaving for Geneva, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had promised his domestic constituency that he would move a “resolution” on

NRC: ‘D’ (Doubtful) Voters Tag Against Missing Names

Source: sentinelassam.com GUWAHATI: Post-publication of final NRC (National Register of Citizens) on August 31, the ‘D’ (Doubtful) voters tag in photo electoral rolls will be applied to all those people who are found ineligible for inclusion in the NRC, a source in the Assam Home and Political department said. The ‘D’ voters do not have the

Rohingya In National Register of Citizens (NRC), Now Cooling Heels In Jail

Source: sentinelassam.com SILCHAR: How fair will the National Register of Citizens (NRC) be? This question has been impinging the minds of individuals and organizations concerned with the preparation of a fault-free and foreigner-free NRC. A person declared foreigner by Foreigners’ Tribunal could get his name enlisted in NRC and when detected dared to challenge it in

200 Additional Foreigners Tribunals To Be Set Up In Six District Headquarters

Source: sentinelassam.com GUWAHATI: The State government will be setting up 200 Additional Foreigners Tribunals (FTs) in the six district headquarters of Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Nagaon, Bongaigaon, and Tezpur to deal with the situation arising in the post-publication phase of the final NRC (National Register of Citizens). These 200 FTs will become operational almost one month