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West Bengal govt to set up two detention centres to house arrested foreigners, claims these camps have 'absolutely no connection' to NRC
• 5 years agoThe West Bengal government will soon set up two detention centres to house foreign nationals arrested on various criminal charges, and these camps have 'absolutely no connection' with the NRC
Amit Shah says govt 'preparing in advance' for nationwide rollout of NRC amid reports of detentions camps in Karnataka, Maharashtra
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe final NRC list, published on 14 September, is an exercise to establish bonafide citizens. The complete list excluded over 19 lakh people, who will now face the quasi-judicial foreigners’ tribunals. People declared foreigners by the FT would be sent to detention centres, in case of absence of deportation.
Rs 1,220-cr and 10 years later, NRC leaves group favouring exercise dissatisfied, raises doubts over migrant numbers in Assam
Syeda Ambia Zahan • 6 years agoThe NRC in Assam, which took ten years, employed 52,000 government employees and cost the government Rs 1,220 crore, is now being considered as a fruitless exercise by the very same people who sought it in order to detect and deport of illegal migrants from the northeastern state
Assam govt to provide legal aid to 'needy people excluded from final NRC list', says MHA; 200 new Foreigner Tribunals set up
• 6 years agoThe Assam government will provide legal aid to the needy people from amongst those who have been excluded from the final list of the National Register of Citizens according to the MHA
TMC to hold protests opposing Assam NRC in West Bengal from 7-8 September, say party sources
• 6 years agoTrinamool Congress leadership on Monday decided to hold mass protests across West Bengal from this week opposing NRC in neighbouring Assam.
Assam NRC final list: MHA says adequate judicial process available to appeal to Foreigners' Tribunals for excluded people
• 6 years agoAccording to the final NRC, out of the total 3.3 crore applicants, 3.11 crore figured in the list and names of about 19 lakh residents were excluded
'Botched up': JD(U) leader Prashant Kishor slams Assam's NRC, claims it has left 'lakhs of people as foreigners in their own country'
• 6 years agoPrashant Kishor on Sunday termed Assam's National Register of Citizens as 'botched up' which has left 'lakhs of people as foreigners in their own country.'
Daily Bulletin: 19 lakh excluded from final NRC list in Assam, Bumrah's hat-trick, Texas shooting; today's top stories
Fp Staff • 6 years agoHere are today's top stories: Assam govt appeals for peace as final NRC list excludes 19 lakh people from list, Motor Vehicles Amendment Act to be implemented today, and more
Assam NRC final list: Hindu, Muslim organisations raise credibility concerns, ethnic groups keep distance
Kangkan Acharyya • 6 years agoEthnic groups in Assam, which have been demanding the NRC update, have kept a safe distance from such concerns.
Assam NRC on 31 August: To mitigate resentment, Sarbananda Sonowal hints at legislation to tackle wrongful inclusion
Kangkan Acharyya • 6 years agoThe worst example of administrative fallacy in the NRC update process was the draft exclusion list published on 26 June by the NRC authorities excluding the people who wrongly made it to the list.